News - ZOUSTAR (AUS)

There were five heats for juveniles at Rosehill on Tuesday morning with some big margin winners including a filly by Zoustar and a colt by Deep Field.

Here is the full list of 20 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

With an entry for the National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast next month, it would be a perfect time for the Anthony Cummings-trained Mizzy to break through for a well-deserved Group 1 win.

Widden Stud's champion sire Zoustar had a  great day on Saturday with Sunlight’s little sister Sisstar claiming another Black Type win in the Listed MRC Bel Esprit Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield, while in Brisbane blue-blooded mare Zaniah scored a valuable win in the Listed BRC Ascot Handicap (1000m).

A full sister to Group I VRC Newmarket Handicap winner Zoutori, three year-old Zoustar filly Kiku looked a stakes-winner in the making at her first two runs back from a spell in midweek company and she delivered on her potential when charging home to win the Group III ATC Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Earlier today Zoustar set a new benchmark for himself at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale when a colt from Fireworks sold for $1.15 million and that record has now been broken with the Widden Stud bred and sold colt from Lady Jivago selling for $1.25 million.

Widden Stud’s Zoustar became the latest sire to join the million dollar sire club at Inglis Easter on Wednesday when his colt from Fireworks made $1.15 million for Segenhoe Stud.

Hong Kong based Everest winning owner Bon Ho was one of the biggest buyers at Inglis Easter last year and stepped back into the fray at Riverside Stables on Tuesday to purchase a stunning Zoustar colt from Swiss Rose for $900,000.

The famed colours of Hong Kong based Everest winning owner Bon Ho were carried to victory in the  $250,000 VOBIS Gold Rush (1000m) at Bendigo on Saturday by exciting Zoustar colt Starry Legend .

Following last week’s postponement, it is take two for the Golden Slipper meeting at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.

Star Thoroughbreds were in hot form on Thursday with a treble of winners at Randwick in Kalino (Pierro), Achiever (Pride of Dubai) and highly progressive Zoustar filly Kiku, the full sister to Group I VRC Newmarket Handicap winner Zoutori.

A full sister to triple Group I winner and $6.5 million earner Sunlight, Sisstar was a newsmaker in her own right at Moonee Valley on Friday night when setting a new course record on her way to winning the final of the Ladbrokes 55 Second Challenge over 955m.

They say ‘some days are diamonds’ and for Zoustar today was one of those days with two new Group II winning 2YO’s Glistening and Lightsaber, a Group I quinella in the VRC Newmarket with Zoutori and Indian Pacific fighting out the finish and then in Sydney, Mizzy missed by a whisker to finish second in the Group I ATC Canterbury Stakes.

Flashy Zoustar colt Lightsaber has been impressive at the midweek meetings in Melbourne at his past two runs and took the quantum leap into Black Type company at Flemington on Saturday when scoring a dominant win in the Group II VRC Sires Produce Stakes (1400m).

Zoustar has had some promising winners of late and we can add this exciting debut juvenile winner, who carries the colours of Everest winning owner Bon Ho, to the list.

Progressive Zoustar gelding Healthy Happy, who raced previously in Australia as Leviathan, scored an exciting win on Sunday at Sha Tin in the HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) beating Atlantic Jewel’s son Russian Emperor (IRE) and Australian two time Group I winner Shadow Hero.

Flashy Zoustar colt Lightsaber took another step towards the Group II VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes with a bold front running win at Sandown on Wednesday.

With two wins from four starts in lesser grade, Zoustar filly Zou Dancer appeared to face a tough task in the Group III VRC Vanity (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday, but she rose to the challenge to post a commanding victory over Group I VRC Oaks winner Personal.

The Group II VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes is on the radar for the Peter Moody-trained Lightsaber after the son of Zoustar overcame a three-wide-trip to open his winning account over 1300m at Sandown-Hillside on Wednesday.

Zoustar has been making news already this week with an $800,000 filly at Karaka, but he was also in the winning groove at Caulfield on Australia Day when promising filly Diamonds in the Sky posted her third successive win at Caulfield.