News - ZOUSTAR (AUS)

Consigned for sale by Newhaven Park, Lot 5 into the sale ring at Riverside Stables on Tuesday morning made a big splash to start the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale on a high when selling for $900,000.

The 1100m juvenile maiden at Warwick Farm on Wednesday was the starting point for Basquiat, the Snitzel colt that topped the 2021 Magic Millions Yearling Sale when selling for $1.9million, but at the winning post he couldn’t quite match Zoustar filly North Star Lass.

Tony and Calvin McEvoy swept the Magic Millions SA feature double on a massive Murray Bridge Raceday as sale graduates swept two of the day's three Group Ones around Australia.

Zoustar’s $1.46 million earning mare Haut Brion Her has been retired from racing with Chris Waller Racing making the announcement via Twitter.

It was Christmas in July at Oaklands this afternoon as the most expensive weanling ever sold at the Great Southern Sale delivered a remarkable result for Blue Gum Farm.

Slick Zoustar sprinter Zoutori started last spring winning the Group II VRC Bobbie Lewis Stakes (1200m) at Flemington and he repeated the performance again on Saturday.

Hong Kong based Legend Racing was the third biggest buyer at last week’s Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale signing for nine horses for a total of $4,325,000 and their colours were carried to victory at Newcastle last Saturday by Madam Legend and again at Warwick Farm on Monday by progressive three year-old All Time Legend.

Woodside Park Stud had plenty to celebrate last weekend with the outstanding win of Written Tycoon’s son, Written By in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes, the tough fighting victory of Sunlight the Group 2 Silver Slipper and their future stallion, Tosen Stardom (Jpn) back to his best and ready to take on the Sydney Carnival.