News - ZOUSTAR (AUS)
Madam Rouge proved the star of a remarkable third and final day of the 2022 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast today.
Multiple Group winning Zoustar mare Madam Rouge is headed back to her birthplace, the ‘Valley of Champions’ after being purchased by Widden Stud for $2.4million at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on Thursday.
An impeccably bred filly by Zoustar has topped the 2022 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale on the Gold Coast.
Winner of the Magic Millions Adelaide 2YO Classic back in March, promising Zoustar colt Twin Stars confirmed his potential with a determined victory in the Group III SAJC Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) at Morphettville on Saturday earning a trip to Brisbane.
If you’ve just bought a mare at the recent sales, you’ll now be pondering which stallion could be her perfect match, so we’re going to look hard at the options in various price points in coming days and weeks offering facts and statistics that might bring clarity for the undecided.
There has been no shortage of barrier trials of in the past week and invariably the back end of the season throws up some high quality late bloomers, so here are all the results with breeding and sale data.
In Australia, we know just how good the progeny of Zoustar can be, but for the European market he’s an unknown with his first crop of NH bred two year-olds to race this year and some high profile results at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale this week have given cause for optimism.
Now operating in both NSW and Victoria, Widden Stud is home to a large and diverse stallion roster for 2022, catering to a broad spectrum of breeders with quality stallions priced to suit all budgets.
The current crop of stellar yearlings by Zoustar are those conceived at a fee of $154,000 following the emergence of his champion filly Sunlight, so it only seems fitting that he would smash it right out of the park at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale on Wednesday when the full brother to Sunlight sold for $3million.
Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar has been super popular at the top end of the market at Inglis Easter with numerous youngsters selling for upwards of $900,000 including the most expensive filly sold on Monday and he cracked it for a seven figure sale with the colt from One More Honey.
Pouring rain and a heavy 10 track proved no hurdle for talented Zoustar filly Zougotcha at Canterbury on Wednesday when she made a winning debut for the Chris Waller stable.
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.
The most expensive yearling by Zoustar sold in 2021 when selling for $1.25million, well named colt colt Zamborghini kept his record perfect when scoring his second win at Moonee Valley on Friday night.
Good enough to contest last year’s Golden Slipper, speedy Zoustar filly Glistening had not won a race since taking out the Group II ATC Reisling Stakes last year, but she recaptured her best form at Flemington on Saturday when resuming from a spell to win the Listed VRC Moomba Stakes (1100m).
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.
A $1,150,000 Inglis Easter purchase, stunning Zoustar colt Millane made a winning debut on Saturday at Flemington when taking out the Listed VRC Children Foundation Stakes (1000m) to bring a timely update for his half-brother to be offered at Inglis Easter 2022.
The big wet in Sydney did not stop a set of barrier trials going ahead at Randwick this morning on the polytrack with six heats for juveniles that included a couple of interesting winners by Zoustar and Russian Revolution and a Karaka purchase for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.
Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar has his third Group I winner with quality mare Mizzy now the winner of the 2021 ATC Canterbury Stakes following the disqualification of the winner Savatiano.
It’s official – the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale of 2022 has been the best ever.