First Season Runners to Watch

Tara Madgwick - Thursday October 15

First season sires will have runners in races on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, so let’s take a look and see who is in the running to post an all important winner.

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The first race at Randwick on Saturday holds the most interest with Capitalist rolling the dice with two runners and Star Turn  represented by Montana Flash, who was his most expensive yearling when secured by Team Hawkes for $550,000 at Magic Millions.

Montana Flash as a yearling

Star Turn started his career in the corresponding race as a two year-old  finishing third as favourite and then coming out to win the Pierro Plate at his next start by three lengths.
 

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