Star Turn - New Winner

Disappointing in two top-class races since winning the Group III Sky High Stakes at Rosehill in March, Lindermann found Saturday’s Group III Cincotta Chemist Craven Plate (1800m) at Randwick more to his liking.

An elite G1 winning sprinter miler in her home land of New Zealand, Belclare came to Sydney chasing spring riches and found the mother lode in the $2million Group II ATC The Invitation (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday.   

Yulong have plundered elite horses sales all over the world in recent years and one of their big ticket items was Group I winning mare Via Sistina (IRE) and the daughter of Fastnet Rock raced into the record books at Moonee Valley on Saturday when scoring a mind blowing victory in the $5million Group I MVRC Cox Plate (2040m).

There were four races run at Randwick on Saturday worth $1million or more and the $1million Listed ATC Five Diamonds Prelude (1500m) went the way of progressive Star Witness gelding Iknowastar.

Lady Jones and Lievore went toe to toe in the Group III Powerflo Solutions Tesio Stakes (2040m) to round out a memorable Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley.

Champion stallion Snitzel is enjoying a fantastic day, but his 6-year-old son Baraqiel must be among his most unlikely sons heading to the top.

After snapping a 4-race winning streak at her most recent start in the Paris Lane Stakes, the lightly raced 6-year-old Rebel Raider mare Plenty Of Ammo was not about to be denied in Saturday’s Group II Schweppes Crystal Mile (1600m) at Moonee Valley.

Here is the full list of 124 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Star Ambition is a clone of his sire Star Turn and looked more like a stallion letting down for the season than a 2-year-old making his career debut over 1000m at the Sunshine Coast.

Scratched at the barriers seven days ago when kicking out in the Caulfield Classic, Red Aces was at his best behaviour in an action-packed Group II Drummond Golf Vase (2040m) at Moonee Valley.