The Hewitt stable helped themselves to two slightly different hat tricks on Sunday, with both their winners from the day's racing at the Dubbo Harness Racing meet capping off strong runs of forms.
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While Infinity Beach never showed any signs of disappointment in the run-up, coming in as a heavy favourite in the Trump Bloodstock 1720m pace, the two-year-old continued to impress with her third win in a row in Dubbo.
"She's come along really good for us, she was fit and a little bit of a handful to get going, but she's really learnt a lot lately," trainer Bernie Hewitt said.
"I've been really happy with how her education has come along in this last month or so in particular, but we're still not sure what the schedule will be like for her, she'll definitely come back as a three-year-old, which'll mean a step up in grade."
The two-year-old had the benefit of an easy starting barrier, but still blew the competition away on the final stretch, storming home well ahead and clear of Graham Betts' Pom Pay.
The filly will be set for a spell to cap off the strong run of form at Dubbo, which also involved two placings closer to home in Bathurst in her most recent five starts.
"She's come a long way now, I'm not a hundred percent sure yet, but she might get another run, but she's done well getting through these two-year-old wins, she's been getting off the gate really well," Hewitt said.
"She drew well in that most recent barrier and she was racing older horses, but she's definitely got that ability and a little bit of that x-factor about her, Doug took her along a fairly solid section, so we're really happy with her and the progress she's made."
"She'll probably go to the paddock for a spell, it's always good to get them in the paddock when they're in good form rather than let it taper."
Hewitt's other winner on the day, Crazy Shippo, capped off three wins in a row by denying Presidential Dude the same glory, slipping through the field and making the most of the space on track to spark a minor upset after eclipsing the other starters in the Northern Rivers Equine Pace later in the evening.
"Doug was really happy with Shippo after that, he drew terrible in that sixth gate, we were a little worried about how he would get into the race, but things worked out well, he's another one that's come along in leaps and bounds," Hewitt said.
