Kilmore jockey Tyson Barton registered his first training win on January 14 with War of Wisdom taking out the Edward Eli Bull Memorial Trophy Race at Balnarring picnic races.
To make the victory even sweeter, Barton rode the mare to victory himself pinching a winning lead on the corner beating Kingdom Fighter and registering his first win as jockey/trainer.
Barton had also won the Phase Two Balnarring Trophy Race with Summerhill earlier in the day.
Having been a jockey since 2021 riding 33 winners, Barton began training in early December with War of Wisdom – a family owned horse – his 10th runner.
“It was a pretty special win. It was really a big achievement for me,” Barton said.
“I’ve been riding for a few years now and I took out my assistant trainer’s licence with my uncle Tony in Kilmore.
“I was doing that for a year and then I wanted to get my trainer’s licence to train my own.
“The main reason is because my weight is starting to get a bit heavy for riding so I’ll probably move onto training once I finish race riding.”
Alongside his racing career, Barton has also signed on to play football at Kilmore this season.
