The
reigning Champion First Season Sire, Zoustar has opened up a quick early lead
on the Australian Second Season Sires List adding an eighth winner to his tally
with a Geelong victory on Sunday for promising gelding Starvirgo.
Trained by Anthony Freedman, Starvirgo had the benefit of race fitness on his
side at his second run back from a spell and was determined to the line to score
a short half head win in the 1325 metre maiden.
Gelded after an initial four start campaign in which he finished fifth in a
Listed race in Brisbane, Starvirgo has obviously returned in good order and can
win more races for his big team of Slade Bloodstock owners.
A $180,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Woodside Park draft for Slade
Bloodstock, Starvirgo is the first winner for Lady La Douce, a metro winning
grand-daughter of stakes-winner Prima Cornice.
The best son of Northern Meteor to go to stud, Zoustar has done all that could
be asked of him so far and is fully booked this spring at Widden Stud at the
increased fee of $60,500.