Tryman, and the reward for his team's hard work in the Clásico General San Martín

Julio Penna always had unwavering faith in the son of Safety Check, who delivered an unforgettable victory on Tuesday at La Plata

LA PLATA.— It was a sunny morning at Training Track 2 at Hipódromo de San IsidroHacer clic para abrir el panel lateral y obtener más información. Julio Penna was hard at work at the fourth wire, as he is every day, when the reporter ran into him. In casual conversation, he mentioned having a juvenile about to debut that he liked very much, though the colt had been driving him crazy with endless complications.

Naturally, the name was written down: Tryman. A few days later he made his racetrack debut and failed to deliver, but soon redeemed himself by scoring by several lengths over the San IsidroHacer clic para abrir el panel lateral y obtener más información main track. His campaign moved forward with its share of highs and lows, and consistency was hardly his strong suit, but step by step he began to settle down, finding his rhythm and providing steady satisfaction to his connections.

This Tuesday, at the racetrack in this city, the son of Safety Check paid back his trainer and his entire stable force for every hour spent ironing out his quirks to bring him to peak condition, capturing the Clásico General José de San Martín (G3-1600m, dirt), one of the premier milestones on the local calendar for the division and a stepping stone toward November's Clásico Joaquín V. González (G2).

Entrusted to the hands of Adrián Giannetti, who is enjoying a phenomenal season, the dark bay representation of Stud Julio Félix uncoiled from off the pace while Storm Sound (Hi Happy) carved out the fractions under persistent pressure from Sabiyano (Fortify).

Inching closer around the far turn, he arrived at the top of the stretch loaded with power, sitting just off the pace but facing a wall of rivals directly ahead that threatened to block his path. Exercising his trademark patience, the jockey waited until an opening developed to the right of the leaders as they drifted inward, and Tryman offered an immediate response.

Launching a powerful surge, he struck first to get the jump on El Ernesto (Señor Candy) and held him off all the way to the wire to prevail by half a length, stopping the clock in a sharp 1m37.10s and fully rewarding his status as the $2.10 betting favorite.

Bred by Carlos Menditeguy at the historic Haras El Turf, and out of an Equal Stripes mare, Tryman secured the sixth victory of his campaign in his 20th start. At age 6, he is enjoying a brilliant patch of form, giving Julio Penna and his connections plenty of reason to dream of similar triumphs down the road.

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