With his bigger foal crops now coming to fruition from
2019 onwards there is plenty of blue sky ahead for Starspangledbanner with a
new stakes-winner in North America on Saturday in Great Wide Open adding to his formidable
statistics to date.
Second in the Grade I Keeneland Turf Mile earlier this year, the Conor Murphy
trained six year-old gelding scored a bold front running victory in the $74,250 Buddy Diliberto
Memorial Stakes at Fair Grounds over 1 and 1/16th mile on turf.
It was his first Black Type win taking his overall record to seven wins and 10
placings from 38 starts with prizemoney topping $460,000.
Great Wide Open is the best of two winners from Market Hill, a grand-daughter
of stakes-winner Knighton House, whose descendants include Group I winners
Hellenic, Islington and even Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente.
Great Wide Open is the tenth stakes-winner for Starspangledbanner from just 96
runners giving him the enviable strike rate of 10.4% stakes-winners to runners.
Starspangledbanner will have a strong numbers to race for him in the Northern
Hemisphere in 2019 and his current crop of Australian two year-olds includes
boom filly Brooklyn Hustle, an early favourite for the Group I MRC Blue Diamond
Stakes.
Don't miss his yearlings at Australian
sales in early 2019.
US Stakes-Winner for Starspangledbanner
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Starspangled Surge
The resurgent stud career of Starspangledbanner is building momentum in the Northern Hemisphere where he posted yet another two year-old winner overnight in Ireland at Navan with a debut victory for Royal Ascot bound Back to Brussells.
Kiwi Trained Invincible Mare Imwonderfultonight Headed for Adelaide G1
Sam Mynott has been ticking up the air miles over the Tasman Sea this week and she is hoping it will all be worth it when she lines up her first horse in Australia on Saturday.
No Justify for Australia This Spring
Justify, the Champion 2YO Sire in North America and sire of outstanding Australian 2YO colt Storm Boy, won’t be returning to stand at Coolmore Australia this spring and will remain at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Kentucky where he will cover a select book of mares to southern hemisphere time late in the year.
New Group I winner for Starspangledbanner
Standing at Rosemont Stud in Victoria this spring, Starspangledbanner added a new Group I winner to his resume overnight in the UK where speedy two year-old filly Millisle took out the Group I Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket.
One to Watch – Seymour
Tony Santic has bred some amazing horses under his Makybe Stud banner and two of the best are Makybe Diva and Starspangledbanner, who combined to produce a winner at Seymour on Thursday.
Sires With Winners - Wednesday April 24
Here is the full list of 47 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
New Starspangled 2YO SW
The Listed Curragh Stakes for two year-olds in Ireland overnight was dominated by sires standing in Victoria this spring with first and third by Starspangledbanner and the second place-getter by Cable Bay (IRE).
Embellish 3YO Wins for Te Akau
Consistent three-year-old Beau Brummell commenced a successful journey south for jockey Warren Kennedy, who picked up a trio of winners at Phar Lap Raceway on Wednesday.
Sioux Nation Filly Sioux Spirit Makes Exciting Debut
After winning her last two jumpouts, the 3-year-old Sioux Nation (USA) filly Sioux Spirit was favoured to make a winning debut in the Dean Holland Memorial Maiden Plate at Geelong on Wednesday and did not disappoint anyone.
$300,000 Mare in Foal to Too Darn Hot Tops Inglis Digital
Brae Sokolski secured the top lot in tonight’s ‘full’ Inglis Digital April (Late) Sale, buying proven broodmare Molto Allegro - in foal to Too Darn Hot – from the Oakland Park reduction for $300,000.