She's
bred to win an Oaks and on Saturday at Doomben progressive High Chaparral (IRE)
filly Youngstar showed that might be a real possibility when scoring a dominant
win in the Group II BRC Doomben Roses as favourite.
Prepared by Chris Waller, Youngstar only broke her maiden at Hawkesbury on
April 17 and then followed up with a facile three length romp at Newcastle on
April 28.
Those easy wins in lesser grade prompted a trip to Brisbane to take on the
better staying fillies and Youngstar relished the challenge.
Ridden quietly, she unleashed a powerful finish for Kerrin McEvoy to forge
clear and win the 2000 metre staying test by a length over her stablemate
Another Dollar, a daughter of Cox Plate winner Ocean Park.
A $200,000 Inglis Premier purchase for Anton Koolman Bloodstock from the
Bowness Stud draft, Youngstar runs for a syndicate that also includes Arthur
and Charlotte Inglis.
She has already won three of six starts earning over $164,000 and is just at
the start of what looks like a promising staying career.
"Obviously on her pedigree being by High Chaparral we felt she was going
to be an Oaks horse and about this time last year after a few of her trials we
thought about this race," said stable representative Charlie Duckworth.
"Right from her very first start we thought she had plenty of ability, although
it's been a little while until today that she's rewarded us."
Youngstar is a half-sister to stakes-placed Eleven Seconds and is the best of
four winners from Irish bred Danehill mare Starspangled (IRE), a sister to
Group III winner Downtown and daughter of Champion 3YO Filly User Friendly, a
five-time Group I winner.
Bowness Stud sold the current yearling from Starspangled, a filly by Adelaide (IRE),
for $80,000 at Inglis Easter to Anton Koolman Bloodstock.
Starspangled has a weanling colt by Dissident and was covered last spring by
High Chaparral's champion son Dundeel.
Youngstar is the 113th stakes-winner for the much missed classic sire High
Chaparral, who has been enjoying further success as a sire of sires through his
star son So You Think