News - SPIRIT OF BOOM (AUS)
Spirit of Boom has been crowned Champion Sire of Queensland for a second consecutive year in the 2019/20 racing season. His achievement included an impressive 96 individual winners (inc 5 stakes winners) earning $6,120,720 in Australia for the season. He also received the award for Champion 2YO Stallion of Queensland producing 15 individual 2yo winners earning $1,050,441.
As her record indicates, Jami Lady has not run a bad race in her 19-start career so it was a well-deserved maiden stakes win in Saturday’s Listed Bright Shadow Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm for the four-year-old daughter of Sprit Of Boom.
The James Harron Bloodstock colours were in the winner’s circle at Canberra on Friday when two year-old Spirit of Boom colt Aftermath took out the $40,000 Black Opal Preview.
Former brilliant 2-year-old Ef Troop looked back to somewhere near his best following an authoritative win in Saturday’s Listed Xmas Quality (1200m) at Morphettville.
Sunshine Coast trainer David Vandyke had a good day at the office at Doomben on Saturday, winning the opening race with the debutant Red Stiletto before closing out the programme with a maiden stake success with the 4-year-old Spirit Of Boom mare Frangipani Moon in the Listed Just Now Stakes (1350m).
Four heats for juveniles on Monday morning at Rosehill delivered some interesting winners including two sired by Spirit of Boom, who posted his tenth stakes-winner last Saturday in Sugar Boom.
While she has averaged just one win a year for the past three years, Outback Barbie remains one of the most popular racehorses in Queensland and fans that backed her if unbeatable in Saturday’s Listed Keith Noud Quality at Doomben were rewarded for their patience.
With only two crops to race, Spirit of Boom has elevated himself to Champion Sire of Queensland.
Selling for $500,000 at the Magic Millions Yearling Sale to James Harron Bloodstock, two year-old Spirit of Boom colt Warfare cast off maiden status with a decisive victory at Gosford on Thursday.
Carrying the colours made famous by her sire Spirit Of Boom, two-year-old filly Perudo took advantage of an inside barrier and a gem of a ride by Brad Stewart to edge out the fast-finishing Gem Of Scotland in Saturday’s Listed Bill Carter Stakes (1200m) at Doomben.
On Monday we looked at the statistics of rising star second season sires Zoustar and Dundeel, but they aren’t the only stallions in this division doing a great job with Eureka Stud’s Spirit of Boom also doing some amazing things, while Darley’s Epaulette has also shown his hand as a serious sire in the making.
A colt by leading Eureka Stud based sire Spirit of Boom topped Day One of the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale today.
In a huge result for the thoroughbred industry in Queensland, Chris Munce’s gallant Spirit Of Boom gelding Boomsara refused to be beaten in a thrilling three-horse war in Saturday’s $2 million Magic Millions 3yo Guineas at the Gold Coast.
While the short-priced favourite Outback Barbie endured a horror run from her outside barrier in Saturday’s Group III Vo Rogue Plate (1350m) at Doomben, Boomsara was ridden along by Damian Browne to overcome barrier 12 and he kept up a relentless gallop to win by four and a half lengths.
Punters could be forgiven for believing Spirits Aubeer was under the influence when winning the Group III Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie on Saturday, but there is no denying the talent of the wayward three-year-old.
Winless in six starts since capturing the Listed Calaway Gal Stakes at Doomben last December, the odds-on favourite Outback Barbie was all out to run down a determined Jami Lady in Saturday’s Listed BRC Mode Stakes (1200m) at Doomben to credit Eureka Stud’s high-flying Spirit of Boom with a 1-2 finish.
The Listed MRC Inglis Debutante Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday was won in sensational style by Spirit of Boom filly Champagne Boom from Biscara, a daughter of first season sire Rubick.
The Nigel Tiley-trained three-year-old Spirits Aubeer continues to make good progress, making it back to back victories this term when successful at Tauranga on Friday.
Thoroughbred Breeders Queensland Association is proud to announce the 2018 Queensland Breeding Champions.
Zoustar ended 2017/2018 as the Champion First Season Sire and has picked up right where he left off as we move into spring, but for all the other second season sires it’s going to be an interesting ride so if you have a mare booked to any of them you’re going to be watching their fortunes unfold like a hawk.