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Star Turn Riding High

Breednet - Thursday Jul 14

Vinery Stud’s vintage finish to the Hong Kong season reached a crescendo at Happy Valley on Wednesday evening when Star Turn 3yo Sugar Sugar propelled Joao Moreira into a share of the lead for the jockeys’ premiership.

Sugar Sugar is the latest winner for Vinery Stud's Star Turn.

Sugar Sugar topped Star Turn’s consignment to the 2020 Inglis Ready2Race Sale at $250,000. 

He was offered by Valiant Stud’s Fergal Connolly (as agent) and is from NZ-bred mare In The Moment (Keeper) who is a winning half-sister to Autumn Jeuney (MVRC Tesio Stakes Gr.3).

He is the third individual winner for Vinery’s up-and-coming sire Star Turn in Hong Kong this season and they have won a total of 10 races topped by Group 3 winner Cordyceps Six (Sha Tin Vase).

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Star Turn’s profile is soaring in several jurisdictions. 

His first Group 1 winner arrived when brilliant Brisbane filly Startantes flew from last to land the Tattersall's Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm on June 25. That was book-ended by his Singapore Champion 3YO-elect Golden Monkey at Kranji. He was a runaway winner of the Singapore 3YO Sprint (LR, 1200m) on June 18 and Singapore 3YO Classic (LR, 1400m) on July 9.

Star Turn stands at a fee of $27,500.

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Race Result - Sung Tak Hcp (C4) 1200m

Happy Valley Track: Good Time: 1:09.69
1
Sugar Sugar
- 3g Star Turn (AUS) x In The Moment (NZ) (Keeper (AUS))
Tnr: C Fownes Rdr: J Moreira 56
2
2.0
Touch Faith
- 4g Outreach (AUS) x Porte Triage (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: J J Size Rdr: A Badel 54.5
3
2.3
Take What You Need
- 6g Fast 'n' Famous (AUS) x Sequential Charm (AUS) (Sequalo (AUS))
Tnr: D Whyte Rdr: Lyle Hewitson 55
4
3.3
Triple Triple
- 7g Per Incanto (USA) x Waiana Gold (NZ) (Gold Centre (AUS))
Tnr: F C Lor Rdr: Z Purton 61
5
3.5
Bingo Bingo
- 4g Dedline (AUS) x La Rieuse (AUS) (Brief Truce (USA))
Tnr: C S Shum Rdr: H Bentley 59
6
4.0
Pleasant Endeavor
- 4g Redoute's Choice (AUS) x Via Africa (SAF) (Var (USA))
Tnr: P Yiu Rdr: A K Chan 58.5
7
4.5
Blissful Life
- 4g Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Romance Writer (NZ) (One Cool Cat (USA))
Tnr: K L Man Rdr: Jerry Chau 57
8
4.8
August Moon
- 4g Highly Recommended (AUS) x Queen Of The Castle (NZ) (Castledale (IRE))
Tnr: P D O'Sullivan Rdr: K C Leung 60
9
6.5
Dragon Kingdom
- 4g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) x Bokissa (AUS) (Bradbury's Luck (AUS))
Tnr: Y S Tsui Rdr: K Teetan 57
10
7.8
Happily Friends
- 6g Requinto (IRE) x Maraglen (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: K H Ting Rdr: C Y Ho 54
11
8.2
Oversubscribed
- 6g Reward For Effort (AUS) x Underfoot (AUS) (Switch In Time (IRE))
Tnr: D J Hall Rdr: Luke Ferraris 57.5
12
8.5
Ambitious Heart
- 8g Captain Sonador (AUS) x Pyramisa's Lass (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: T P Yung Rdr: M F Poon 54.5
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