With form behind narrow G1 Goodwood runner-up Extragalactic, 4yo Zoustar mare Electric Star has flourished since joining the Lyn Tolson and Leonie Proctor yard, going two from two with a fighting win at Caulfield on Wednesday.
Coming off a last start win over 1000m at Pakenham, the Logan Bates ridden mare jumped away well from barrier five, forced to race wide just off the leaders.
As the leading duo took the home corner, Bates started to ask his mare for an effort with the 4yo getting her head in front at the 300m mark.
Needing to show plenty of fight, Electric Star held off the Jerome Hunter trained Delicate Lady to win by just under a half length margin with the Daniel Stackhouse ridden Rodriquez darting back towards the inside to finish third.
Taking her overall record to three wins and two placed efforts from just seven starts, the Phoenix Thoroughbred-bred mare was sold by Segenhoe Stud at the Magic Millions yearling sale where she was purchased for just $30,000 purchase for Summers Thoroughbreds.
Electric Star is the third winner from three to the races out of the Lonhro mare Precautions, a half-sister to the dual Listed-winning, multiple G1 placed Knoydart, both out of the G1 Coolmore Classic winner Regal Cheer.
Precautions has a 2yo filly by Aquis stallion Aclaim (IRE) while her yearling filly by Widden Stud’s Jacquinot is set to head to this year’s Magic Millions National Yearling Sale as Lot 920 in the draft of Lucas Bloodstock.
As the sire of 10 stakes winners so far this season highlighted by the Ascot bound Joliestar with progeny earnings of over $18m, Widden Stud’s Zoustar will command a fee of $275,000 (inc. GST) this season.
