Smart HK Winners for Outreach and Star Witness

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday December 28

Widden Stud sires Outreach and Star Witness both had smart winners at the Sha Tin meeting on Monday with four year-old Carroll Street making it four wins from eight starts, while three year-old Galaxy Witness was a winner on debut.

Widden Stud bred and sold Carroll Street wins at Sha Tin - image HKJC

Trained by Douglas Whyte and ridden by Blake Shinn, Carroll Street again showed his liking for the straight 1000m to win by half a length with all four of his wins to date coming over this trip at this track.
 


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A speedy son of Outreach, Carroll Street was a modest $32,000 Inglis Scone Yearling Sale purchase from the Widden Stud draft for John Foote Bloodstock.

Bred by Widden Stud, he is the first  foal from Manhattan Rain mare Brooklyn Rain, a grand-daughter of blue blood Hanky Panky, who comes from the Singles Bar branch of the
Easy Date family that has produced Group I winners King’s Legacy, Oohood and champion sire Not a Single Doubt.

Brooklyn Rain has a yearling colt by Your Song that will be offered by Widden Stud as Lot 437 at Inglis Classic and foaled a filly by Supido in October.

Caspar Fownes and Joao Moreira combined to win with Galaxy Witness, whose ability was no secret to punters, who sent him to the post as a warm favourite for his debut.

He took the 1000m Class Four event by the best part of a length and will be winning more races.
 



“He’s a progressive, nice horse,” Fownes said. “It’s tough to win first-up in Hong Kong and he did it nicely.”

A $160,000 Magic Millions purchase for John Foote Bloodstock from the Edinglassie Thoroughbreds draft, Galaxy Witness is a half-brother to stakes-winner Niedorp and is the third winner from unraced Lonhro mare Black Tulip, a half-sister to Group II winner Hanks.



 

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Race Result - Boccia Hcp (C4) 1000m

Sha Tin Track: Good Time: 0:57.13
1
Galaxy Witness
- 3g Star Witness (AUS) x Black Tulip (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: C Fownes Rdr: J Moreira 57
2
0.8
El Jefe
- 6g Bernardini (USA) x Nedjma (USA) (Royal Academy (USA))
Tnr: C H Yip Rdr: K C Leung 54
3
1.8
Forte
- 5g Per Incanto (USA) x Fleur De Lune (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: D A Hayes Rdr: B Shinn 60.5
4
4.5
Carry The Diamond
- 5g Moshe (AUS) x Lucand Star (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Richard Gibson Rdr: M Chadwick 51.5
5
5.3
Baltic Whisper
- 8g Charge Forward (AUS) x Le Sillage (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: C S Shum Rdr: A Hamelin 56.5
6
5.5
Super Class
- 3g Headwater (AUS) x Lazuli Blue (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: A T Millard Rdr: Luke Ferraris 57
7
8.0
Scotch Tycoon
- 3g Rich Enuff (AUS) x Champagne Flute (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: K W Lui Rdr: R Maia 57
8
8.5
Amazing Rocky
- 5g Bel Esprit (AUS) x Arisma (AUS) (Mossman (AUS))
Tnr: T P Yung Rdr: C Wong 58
9
9.0
Simple Doctrine
- 4g Dissident (AUS) x Demanding Queen (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: C W Chang Rdr: H T Mo 50.5
10
11.8
Sparkling Dolphin
- 5g Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Perfect Hostess (NZ) (Dehere (USA))
Tnr: Y S Tsui Rdr: A K Chan 54.5
11
13.3
Circuit Seven
- 4g Deep Field (AUS) x Flamboyant Lass (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: A S Cruz Rdr: M F Poon 55
12
15.3
The Good Deal
- 4g Deep Field (AUS) x Prinny's Girl (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: W Y So Rdr: M L Yeung 57
13
16.3
Beauty Cheers
- 5g Bianconi (USA) x Marana Majic (AUS) (Scenic (IRE))
Tnr: J J Size Rdr: V Borges 53.5
14
18.5
Intention
- 4g Star Witness (AUS) x Choiggietto (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: L Ho Rdr: Alex Lai 51.5
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