Smart Missile Gelding Wins $500,000 Country Final

Tara Madgwick - Friday November 8

The VRC Cup Carnival Country Final (1600m) at Flemington on Oaks Day did not carry Black type, but with a $500,000 pot of prizemoney was a hotly contested race with talented Smart Missile gelding Star Missile powering home to down the hot favourite Harbour Views (Fr).

Star Missile wins the $500,000 Cup Carnival Country Final - image Racing Victoria TwitterTrained by Greg Eurell, four year-old Star Missile continued the winning run for Melbourne Cup winning jockey Craig Williams when overcoming an outside gate to surge clear and win by more than a length.

A $40,000 Inglis Classic purchase for Hancox Bloodstock from the Amarina Farm draft, Star Missile has four wins and four placings from 13 starts with prizemoney in excess of $422,000.

"This was the race that we really wanted to target this time in and it's worked out well," Greg Eurell said.

"We stretched him out last time in just to see if he could get out over the Derby trip and it was just a bit too far for him.

"I think there are over 100 owners here today so it's a great thrill for them."

Smart MissileGroup III placed last season at three, Star Missile looms as a stakes-winner of the future and is the best of four winners from Minnastar, a half-sister by Black Minnaloushe (USA) to the dams of stakes-winners Dance to the Stars and Wells Street.

Star Missile is one of 28 winners in the past 30 days for Smart Missile, who has had a great start to the new season and sired three stakes-winners last month in Broadwayandfourth, Jericho Missile and Smart Coupe.

Smart Missile has been super popular again at Twin Hills Stud this spring at a fee of $22,000.

 





 

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Race Result - Cup Carnival Ctry Final (Bm80) 1600m

Flemington Track: Good(4) Time: 1:37.07
1
Star Missile
- 4g Smart Missile (AUS) x Minnastar (NZ) (Black Minnaloushe (USA))
Tnr: G Eurell Rdr: Craig Williams 58
2
1.3
Harbour Views
- 5g Le Havre (IRE) x Icky Woo (GB) (Mark Of Esteem (IRE))
Tnr: M J Williams Rdr: John Allen 61.5
3
1.4
Blinder
- 4h Snitzel (AUS) x Passiflora (USA) (Empire Maker (USA))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: Tommy Berry 54.5
4
1.5
Diplomac Jack
- 6g Monaco Consul (NZ) x Potomac (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: Thomas Carberry Rdr: D Yendall 55
5
2.3
Kaplumpich
- 4g All American (AUS) x Illusionary (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: K L Corstens Rdr: Ethan Brown 56
6
3.1
O'Tauto
- 4g O'Lonhro (AUS) x Taut (AUS) (Strategic (AUS))
Tnr: G Eurell Rdr: D Oliver 57.5
7
3.2
Polanco
- 4g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Our Fame (AUS) (Bellotto (USA))
Tnr: Shea Eden Rdr: D Dunn 55
8
3.4
Ruby Skye
- 6m Reset (AUS) x Rich Ruby Red (AUS) (Rubiton (AUS))
Tnr: C D Widdison Rdr: H Coffey 54
9
5.2
Trigger Point
- 5g Denman (AUS) x Heavenly Insight (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Ms L Tolson & Ms L Proctor Rdr: Chris Symons 55
10
5.7
Brilliant Concept
- 4g Star Witness (AUS) x New Style (AUS) (Snippets (AUS))
Tnr: M J Williams Rdr: Damien Thornton 54
11
7.0
No Money No Honey
- 7m Host (CHI) x Helogen (AUS) (Helissio (FR))
Tnr: Richard Laming Rdr: Jamie Kah 54
12
7.1
Ripplebrook
- 5g Hinchinbrook (AUS) x New Edition (USA) (Stormy Atlantic (USA))
Tnr: Ms S Trolove Rdr: B Park 58
13
7.9
Rebellious Lord
- 6g Rebel Raider (AUS) x Benbara Rossa (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: M J O'Donnell Rdr: Jye McNeil 54
14
8.9
The Great Artiste
- 6g Atomic (AUS) x Star Of Brocco (AUS) (Brocco (USA))
Tnr: P A Preusker Rdr: Jordan Childs 57
15
12.9
Boss Coni
- 7g Bianconi (USA) x Emily's A Star (AUS) (Mull Of Kintyre (USA))
Tnr: T & K O'Sullivan Rdr: B Prebble 54.5
16
22.9
Starspangled Rodeo
- 5g Teofilo (IRE) x Sunstyle (AUS) (Xaar (GB))
Tnr: Joseph Waldron Rdr: J Mott 56.5
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