Zoustar Flyer Wins $100,000 Summer Scorcher

Tara Madgwick - Saturday Jan 2

Bred and sold by Bowness Stud, brilliant Zoustar sprinter Indian Pacific was fresh off a break in the $100,000 Listed WATC Summer Scorcher (1000m) at Ascot on Saturday and hit top form with a bold front running win.

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Indian Pacific wins the Summer Scorcher - image Western Racepix Twitter

The Neville Parnham trained gelding has had a month between runs after finishing ninth in the Group I WATC Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) and led all the way to score by three-quarters of a length as a hot favourite.



“He’s a pretty promising horse and I knew he’d keep running today,” said Neville Parnham.

“He’s a free running horse and hopefully he can keep winning.”

A $110,000 Inglis Premier purchase for Parnham Racing from the Bowness Stud draft, Indian Pacific has the overall record of seven wins and three placings from 11 starts with prizemoney topping $300,000.

Bred by Bowness Stud, Indian Pacific has now won two stakes races and is the best of six winners from stakes-winner Rosarino, a half-sister by Perugino (USA) to stakes-winner Rosa’s Spur, the grand-dam of Group II winner Pure Elation.

Rosarino produced a filly last spring by Super One and was then covered by Bowness Stud’s young sire D’Argento.

Bowness Stud will present a terrific dart of 27 for Magic Millions, click here to see them.

Indian Pacific is one of five stakes-winners this season for Zoustar, who has 60 entries for Magic Millions.


 

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Race Result - Furphy-Summer Scorcher LR 1000m

Ascot Track: Good(4) Time: 0:58.07
1
Indian Pacific
- 4g Zoustar (AUS) x Rosarino (AUS) (Perugino (USA))
Tnr: N D Parnham Rdr: Chris Parnham 56.5
Zoustar
2
0.8
Why Choose Her
- 5m Choisir (AUS) x Little Wonder Why (AUS) (Kala Dancer (GB))
Tnr: A W Maley Rdr: Lucy Warwick 54
3
1.3
Carocapo
- 7g Husson (ARG) x Smytzer's Rose (AUS) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: J P Taylor Rdr: J Brown 57.5
4
1.6
Essential Spice
- 5m Gingerbread Man (AUS) x Falls County (AUS) (Soldier's Tale (USA))
Tnr: D & B Pearce Rdr: W Pike 57.5
5
1.7
Misty Metal
- 6m Oratorio (AUS) x Rubitawny (AUS) (Rubiton (AUS))
Tnr: R N Harvey Jnr Rdr: S Mc Gruddy 58
6
1.8
Samizdat
- 5g Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Sambar (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: C & M Gangemi Rdr: S O'Donnell 54.5
7
4.0
Battle Hero
- 9g Stratum (AUS) x Fromm (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: C & M Gangemi Rdr: C Johnston-Porter 59.5
8
4.4
Don't Fuss
- 7g Scandal Keeper (USA) x Sateen (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: D & B Pearce Rdr: Ms K Yuill 54
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