Zoustar (AUS)
- Champion Australian Sire 2024/25
- Champion 1st, 2nd and 3rd Season Sire … yearlings have sold up to $3 million
- 69% winners to runners of $190 million
- 82 stakes winners inc. Group 1 winners Sunlight, Zougotcha, Joliestar, Schwarz, Zoutour, Lezoo, Mizzy, Starlust, King of Gosford, Ozzmosis, Climbing Star
- Sold 6 Million Dollar lots at 2026 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale
- 2026 yearlings averaged $544,000 from 57 sold
Operating for over 150 years under the ownership of the Thompson family, Widden Stud is a name synonymous with champion sires – Marscay, Vain, Bletchingly, Todman, General Nediym, Northern Meteor & Stratum – brilliant, tough, speed oriented horses that left a legacy of greatness for generations to come. Geography and mother nature have bestowed tremendous natural gifts on Widden, making it one of the most picturesque farms in the world, offering an unparalleled environment for young thoroughbreds. Located on 7,000 acres of spectacular horse country in the Widden Valley, the farm features rich alluvial creek flats sheltered by magnificent sandstone cliffs providing pristine and tranquil surrounds.
Widden Valley , via Denman, NSW, 2328info@widden.com
www.widden.com
+61 (02) 6549 9999
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Zoustar 2YO Filly Wins Kirkham Plate
The $160,000 ATC Kirkham Plate (1000m) does not carry Black Type, but the race is often a good guide to the $1million Listed ATC Golden Gift next month and a very competitive field lined up at Randwick on Saturday with Chris Waller producing the quinella.
Joliestar Confirmed for Waller Racing Everest Slot
Australia’s reigning champion sprinter Joliestar will get her third crack at an Everest next week with Chris Waller Racing announcing the six year-old Zoustar mare as their contender for this year’s race.
Zoustar Stakes-Winner Ends Stellar Caulfield Program
With eight of nine races on the program at Caulfield on Sunday being stakes races it’s been a star studded day and the finale came with the Listed MVRC Testa Rossa Stakes (1440m) won by long short Regal Zeus, who led all the way to win.
With Everest talk filling social media and traditional air waves at present it’s only fitting that the 2024 Everest winner should get a piece of the action with Longwood Thoroughbred Farm announcing Bella Nipotina has safely produced her first foal.
An impressive debut win at Geelong for a blueblood Zoustar filly trained by Anthony and Sam Freedman was always going to warrant further investigation on an otherwise quiet Friday.
Joliestar Honoured as Champion Australian Sprinter
Champion sire Zoustar has produced some outstanding fillies and mares with the Cambridge Stud owned Joliestar the best of them all and her achievements over the past 12 months were recognised on Thursday night when she was crowned both Australian Champion Sprinter and New South Wales Champion Sprinter at the 2025/26 Australian Racehorse of the Year Awards.
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| Sire of Dam | Winners | Best Horse |
|---|---|---|
| Fastnet Rock | 56 wnrs (8 sw) | Joliestar |
| Snitzel | 30 wnrs (5 sw) | Growing Empire |
| Flying Spur | 19 wnrs (3 sw) | The Astrologist |
| General Nediym | 13 wnrs (3 sw) | Xidaki |
| Charge Forward | 11 wnrs (3 sw) | Sunlight |
| Not A Single Doubt | 19 wnrs (2 sw) | Schwarz |
| Street Cry | 13 wnrs (2 sw) | Espionage |
| Zabeel | 10 wnrs (2 sw) | He's Heaven |
| Anabaa | 9 wnrs (2 sw) | Zoustyle |
| Magnus | 8 wnrs (2 sw) | Mizzy |