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Another Promising Zousain Winner

Tara Madgwick - Sunday May 17

A massive pinhook winner at the sales, Zousain three year-old Superb Spirit is now a racetrack winner after saluting at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Trained by Francis Lui, Superb Spirit was a close fourth on debut at Sha Tin in early April and champion jockey  Zac Purton was happy to stick with the gelding for his second outing.

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Sent of a short priced favourite in the Class 4 event over 1200m, Superb Spirit asserted himself f late and surged hard to the line to win by three-quarters of a length.

“(Superb Spirit) is a nice horse,” said Francis Lui .

“In the future, I think he will stay further as he has a big stride. Hopefully, he can be a Classic Mile horse in time.”

An $80,000 Inglis Classic purchase from Widden Stud for astute pinhooker Tal Nolen, Superb Spirit was re-offered in the Nolen Racing draft at the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale and made $500,000 when bought by Magus Equine.

Superb Spirit sold for $500,000 at Inglis Ready 2 Race.

Superb Spirit is the fifth winner from five foals to race from Totally Sure, a winning half-sister by Not a Single Doubt to Group III winner Tuscan Sling from stakes-winner Firenza.

Totally Sure had a colt by Zousain last year and is back in foal to him again.

Superb Spirit is the sixth winner this season in Hong Kong for Zousain, whose fee has been set at $22,000.

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Race Result - Luk Wu Hcp (C4) 1200m

Sha Tin Track: Dead Time: 1:10.49
1
Superb Spirit
- 3g Zousain (AUS) x Totally Sure (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: K W Lui Rdr: Z Purton 57.5
2
0.8
Lucrative Eight
- 3g Foxwedge (AUS) x Talkingdol (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: P F Yiu Rdr: K Teetan 58.5
3
1
Island Buddy
- 5g Brave Smash (JPN) x Treatmelikealady (AUS) (Real Saga (AUS))
Tnr: Brett Crawford Rdr: Luke Ferraris 60.5
4
5.3
Dancing Blaze
- 3g Hellbent (AUS) x Geneteau (AUS) (Beneteau (AUS))
Tnr: C Fownes Rdr: J Moreira 57.5
5
5.5
Incredible Moment
- 4g Royal Meeting (IRE) x Around the Clock (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: R Kingscote 58
6
5.5
Honorary
- 4g All Too Hard (AUS) x The Countess (AUS) (Mossman (AUS))
Tnr: W K Mo Rdr: A Badel 53
7
6.8
Goldentronicmighty
- 5g Harry Angel (IRE) x Dubrovnik (AUS) (Medaglia D'oro (USA))
Tnr: J W Richards Rdr: M L Yeung 58
8
7.3
Phoenix Light
- 8g Love Conquers All (AUS) x Courtship (AUS) (Danzero (AUS))
Tnr: C H Yip Rdr: A Atzeni 56
9
8
Synergy Express
- 3g Encryption (AUS) x Moojeh (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: J J Size Rdr: M F Poon 56
10
8.8
Turbo Jefferies
- 3g Tassort (AUS) x Usena (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: D A Hayes Rdr: H Bentley 56.5
11
9.5
Anode
- 4g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Mysterious Light (AUS) (Fantastic Light (USA))
Tnr: C S Shum Rdr: Ethan Brown 61
12
22.5
Casa Buddy
- 3g Darci Brahma (NZ) x Permesso (NZ) (No Excuse Needed (GB))
Tnr: C W Chang Rdr: M Chadwick 56.5
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