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Debut Home Affairs Winner for Chris Waller

Tara Madgwick - Thursday Jun 18

Champion trainer Chris Waller recently prepared his first winner by his former champion colt Home Affairs and at Gosford on Thursday he produced his second when flashy chestnut filly Cosmo Girl made a winning debut.

Given a good education with three barrier trials this year, Cosmo Girl was taken forward by Tommy Berry from an inside draw to hold the fence and it proved a winning move.

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With race favourite Tigroni sitting on her outside, Cosmo Girl travelled smoothly in the lead and gave a good kick turning for home to hold off her rival and win the 1100m maiden by a head in a thrilling finish.

Cosmo Girl and the runner-up Tigroni (Tiger of Malay) have something in common as they both came out of the Newgate Farm nursery.

Cosmo Girl was a pinhook winner before she became a racetrack winner.

Cosmo Girl sold for $430,000 at M National and was the highest priced weanling from the first crop of Home Affairs.

She fetched $430,000 at the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale when snapped up by Silverdale Farm from the Newgate Farm draft before being re-offered at the Gold Coast the following January where Resolute Racing purchased her for $625,000.

Cosmo Girl made $625,000 when sold as a yearling by Silverdale Farm.

Cosmo Girl is the first winner from Group III placed Exceed and Excel mare Witherspoon, a sibling to Group I winner Manuel and Group III winners Sun Patch and Taking Aim.

Cosmo Girl is the 13th first crop winner and tenth in Australia for Home Affairs, who will be crowned Champion Australian First Season Sire for 2025/2026.

His 13 winners include four stakes-winners and another five stakes performers with his fee set for this spring at $176,000.

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Race Result - Kincumber Broadwater Walking Group Mdn Plate 1100m

Gosford Track: Heavy(8) Time: 1:05.63
1
Cosmo Girl
- 2f Home Affairs (AUS) x Witherspoon (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tommy Berry 55.5
2
0.1
Tigroni
- 2f Tiger Of Malay (AUS) x Campari (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: Tom Charlton Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 55
3
1.2
King Of The Top
- 2c Star Turn (AUS) x Sevini (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: K Mc Evoy 57
4
1.2
Jaipur Maison
- 2f Zousain (AUS) x Miss Amelia (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Siena Grima 53
5
3.9
Dirty Lil' Diva
- 2f Bellevue Hill (AUS) x Vegas Strip (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: A B Collett 55
6
5
Lilandra
- 2f St Mark's Basilica (FR) x Cosmic Powers (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Ms W Costin 55
7
6.1
Stormin'
- 2c Acrobat (AUS) x Wooshka (AUS) (Written Tycoon (AUS))
Tnr: Lee & Cherie Curtis Rdr: J Penza 57
8
7.2
Lord Elrond
- 2g Shalaa (IRE) x Queen Of Wands (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Tom Charlton Rdr: A Adkins 57
9
7.2
Kursaal
- 2f Standout (AUS) x Cassilio (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Snowden Rdr: Mitch Stapleford 54
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