Kinjina delivered Armidale trainer Ned Coldbeck a series of firsts at Armidale Jockey Club's meet on Monday.
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It was Coldbeck's first win on his home track and first full-TAB winner since joining the training ranks in 2020.
Coldbeck arrived in Armidale last year after working as the stable foreman for former jockey and current trainer Chris Munce, and before that, had a career as a jockey in Western Australia and was steward for Racing South Australia.
Since starting as a trainer himself, Coldbeck trained had two winners - Timely Bel and Keiretsu - at non-TAB and TAB2 meets in Inverell and Kempsey until Kinjina made the full-TAB breakthrough in the final race of the day.
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Matthew McGuren guided the four-year-old mare to the lead in the Fillies and Mares Benchmark 58 over 1100m from barrier nine at the beginning of the race and never lost it.
Scott Singleton's Stellar Blaze surged home to finish second by a nose.
It was McGuren's third winner for the day after riding Moree-based Peter Sinclair's Suvero to the win in the 1900m Class 1 and Maiden, Stirling Osland's Point Counterpoint finished second.
He then guided Brett Dodson's A Million Dreams to the victory in the 1300m Class 2.
Former Tingha local Yvette Lewis rode a double.
Her first win for the day came on Lesley Jeffriess' Call Me Brad in the 1400m Benchmark 66 by half a length in front of Stirling Osland's In Hearts Wake.
She then teamed up with Inverell's Dean Smith and Commander Bamm to take out the 1100m Colts and Geldings Benchmark 58 by nearly four lengths in front of Luke Morgan's Stampede Warrior. The 1100m Maiden Handicap was won by Mel O'Gorman with Tools Down while the 1300m Maiden Plate was won by Stephen Jones with Nana Neddy.