First Winner for Star Turn

Mark Smith - Saturday November 7

Given a solid push in the betting ring, the Kelly Schweida-trained Miss Hipstar made a winning career debut over 1100m at Doomben on Saturday to ring up a milestone first winner for Vinery Stud’s Star Turn.

Sent straight to the front by Larry Cassidy, Miss Hipstar led home a bevy of fillies by first season stallions.

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Odyssey Moon filly Berdini's Girl was beaten half a length in second with a length and a half back to the Defcon filly Alert And Ready who edged out the Maurice (JPN) filly Invinsible Tears for third.

Purchased by her trainer for $150,000 out of the Vinery Stud draft at the 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Miss Hipstar is a half-sister to the Group II ATC Sweet Embrace Stakes runner-up Still Single (More Than Ready) out of the Not a Single Doubt’s Listed  ATC Keith Mackay Hcp winner Single Style.

Miss Hipstar was a $150,000 Magic Millions Yearling

Last season single Style foaled a filly by More Than Ready (USA) and on October 14 delivered her fifth consecutive filly, a daughter of Zoustar.

A glorious looking son of Star Witness, Star Turn covered 158 mares in his first season. He had a slight decrease in service fee from $22,000 to $16,500 in 2020.

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Race Result - Mirvac Tulloch House Hcp 1110m

Doomben Track: Good(3) Time: 1:05.16
1
Miss Hipstar
- 2f Star Turn (AUS) x Single Style (NZ) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: K M Schweida Rdr: L V Cassidy 56.5
2
0.5
Berdini's Girl
- 2f Odyssey Moon (AUS) x Berdini (AUS) (Bernardini (USA))
Tnr: Chris Munce Rdr: M Hellyer 58
3
2.0
Alert And Ready
- 2f Defcon (AUS) x Plumage (AUS) (Red Dazzler (AUS))
Tnr: K R Kemp Rdr: A Mallyon 58
4
3.7
Invinsible Tears
- 2f Maurice (JPN) x Networking (GER) (Invincible Spirit (IRE))
Tnr: Ms G Heinrich Rdr: James Orman 56.5
5
4.5
Canuck
- 2f Vancouver (AUS) x Quack It (NZ) (Ustinov (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Baylee Nothdurft 56.5
6
6.7
You'll Be Mist
- 2f Headwater (AUS) x Dalnabec (AUS) (Arena (AUS))
Tnr: D J Hansen Rdr: Luke Tarrant 56.5
7
8.0
Waltz
- 2f Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Dancer's Tale (NZ) (Tale Of The Cat (USA))
Tnr: A J & T Edmonds Rdr: J Byrne 56.5
8
8.2
Vienna Empress
- 2f Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) x Plachutta (AUS) (Kbenjar (AUS))
Tnr: Melissa Taylor Rdr: Dale Smith 56.5
9
10.4
Rebel Lass
- 2f Rebel Raider (AUS) x Certain Lass (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Matt Boland Rdr: Ms S Thornton 55.5
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