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Star Stratosphere Filly Wins Listed Gold Sovereign Stakes

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday Feb 26

The purple and white stars colours of Star Thoroughbreds have had a hot run in Tasmania in recent weeks and featured again on Wednesday at Launceston when brilliant two year-old filly Sanniya made it two wins in as many starts when taking out the $150,000 Listed Gold Sovereign Stakes (1200m).

Sanniya wins the Gold Sovereign Stakes - image Sharon Chapman Twitter

The Barry Campbell trained Sanniya was ridden by Craig Newitt and trounced her rivals, leading for home and dashing away to win by three lengths over the favourite Crack the Shutters (Alpine Eagle) with Zany Girl (Needs Further) in third to make it an all Tassie bred trifecta.

A $67,500 Magic Millions Tasmania purchase for Star Thoroughbreds/ Randwick Bloodstock from Grenville Stud, Sanniya has won both of her starts earning is $144,570 and is the best of three winners from Lady Writer, an unraced half-sister by Written Tycoon to stakes-placed Emily’s Girl from stakes-winner Wavishing.

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Lady Writer passed away last year and her final foal is a yearling filly by Stratosphere.

Sanniya is the second stakes-winner for Grenville Stud’s Group III placed Snitzel stallion Stratosphere.

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Race Result - Bonney Energy Gold Sovereign Stakes LR 1200m

Launceston Track: Good(4) Time: 1:10.12
1
Sanniya
- 2f Stratosphere (AUS) x Lady Writer (AUS) (Written Tycoon (AUS))
Tnr: Barry Campbell Rdr: C Newitt 55
2
3
Crack The Shutters
- 2f Alpine Eagle (AUS) x Aimless (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: S Gandy Rdr: Damian Lane 55
3
5
Zany Girl
- 2f Needs Further (AUS) x Isn't Life Strange (AUS) (Ladoni (GB))
Tnr: S Gandy Rdr: Ms L J Meech 55
4
5.2
Streetfighter Vega
- 2g Impending (AUS) x Tarcoola Spirit (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: Yassy Nishitani Rdr: Codi Jordan 57
5
7.5
Victory Tune
- 2g Too Darn Hot (GB) x Birdsong (AUS) (Sepoy (AUS))
Tnr: R D Griffiths Rdr: M Zahra 57
6
11.5
Taroona
- 2f Rebel Dane (AUS) x Cambalara (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: Barry Campbell Rdr: Chloe Wells 55
7
18
Wolf Junior
- 2g Alpine Eagle (AUS) x Copper Dancer (AUS) (West Quest (CAN))
Tnr: Barry Campbell Rdr: K Sanderson 57
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