Winning Hat Trick for Spaceboy

Tara Madgwick - Sunday July 19

Deep Field three year-old Spaceboy has struck a real purple patch of form during the winter months landing his third consecutive win at Randwick on Saturday for the Gary Portelli stable.

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Spaceboy wins wins his third race in a row when scoring at Randwick - image Steve Hart

Partnered by Kathy O’Hara, who had won on him at his two previous starts, Spaceboy again set the pace in front and was tenacious on the line to win by a short half head.


A $200,000 Magic Millions purchase for his trainer from the Aquis Farm draft, Spaceboy showed ability from the start placing behind Tassort, Unite and Conquer and Splintex at his first three starts as a juvenile.

It took him a while to break through for a win, but Spaceboy has now built a solid record with four wins and eight placings from 15 starts netting over $320,000 in prizemoney for connections.

Spaceboy is the best of two winners from Danzero mare Miatoko, a half-sister to the dam of stakes-winner Testashadow from the family of Group I winner and sire Zoustar.

Miatoko has a weanling filly by Deep Field, who is the most successful second crop sire in history by winners with some 84 winners this season.

The son of Northern Meteor stands at Newgate Farm at a fee of $55,000.

Deep Field



 

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Race Result - Tab Live Vision (Bm78) 1000m

Randwick-Kensington Track: Heavy(8) Time: 0:59.58
1
Spaceboy
- 3g Deep Field (AUS) x Miatoko (AUS) (Danzero (AUS))
Tnr: G Portelli Rdr: Ms K O'Hara 58
2
0.1
Prairie Fire
- 4g Snitzel (AUS) x Consistency (AUS) (All Bar One (AUS))
Tnr: D A Williams Rdr: Brock Ryan 53.5
3
0.5
Witherspoon
- 4m Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Girl Hussler (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: Ms L Day 59.5
4
1.1
Black Magnum
- 4g Magnus (AUS) x Titania Star (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: Tom Sherry 57.5
5
1.6
Top Striker
- 8g High Chaparral (IRE) x Honi (AUS) (Marauding (NZ))
Tnr: G D Hickman Rdr: Cejay Graham 57
6
2.3
Buckin' Beauty
- 4m Delago Deluxe (AUS) x Lucky Beauty (AUS) (Peintre Celebre (USA))
Tnr: D Lane Rdr: Jean Van Overmeire 54
7
8.3
Rosina Kojonup
- 4m Shamus Award (AUS) x Courgette (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Rachel King 52.5
8
24.2
Phoenix River
- 4g So You Think (NZ) x River Serenade (AUS) (Hurricane Sky (AUS))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: Tommy Berry 54
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