Zoutori Wins G2 Gilgai

Tara Madgwick - Saturday October 3

Slick Zoustar sprinter Zoutori was too good for the big guns Tofane and Santa Ana Lane in the Group II VRC Gilgai Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday.

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Zoutori wins the G2 VRC Gilgai Stakes - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos

Prepare by Matt Ellerton and Simon Zahra, Zoutori won the Group II VRC Bobbie Lewis over the same course when resuming form a spell and again showed his liking for the straight course.

He stuck to his guns to score a half head win over perennial bridesmaid Dollar for Dollar taking his overall record to seven wins and six placings from 23 starts with prizemoney heading towards $900,000.
 



“He wasn’t well off at the weights against those better horses, although I suppose now we have to call him one of those better horses!” said co-trainer Matt Ellerton, who indicated Zoutori may be trained for further now with a crack at the Group I VRC Cantala Stakes (1600m) a possibility.

A $160,000 Inglis Easter purchase from the Amarina Farm draft for his trainers, Zoutori was bred by Frank Meduri and is the first foal of Atotori, a half-sister by Haradasun to Group III winner Castlethorpe and to the dam of Group II winner Quiet Oasis and Group III winner Young Pretender.

Atotori had a big international pedigree being a grand-daughter of Champion European Two and Three Year Old Filly Park Express, the dam of leading sire and Epsom Derby winner New Approach.

Atotori died earlier this year and her final foal is a yearling filly by Divine Prophet.


 

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Race Result - Gilgai Stakes Gr2 1200m

Flemington Track: Good(3) Time: 1:08.38
1
Zoutori
- 5g Zoustar (AUS) x Atotori (AUS) (Haradasun (AUS))
Tnr: M Ellerton & S Zahra Rdr: Jamie Kah 59
Zoustar
2
0.1
Dollar For Dollar
- 8g High Chaparral (IRE) x Pretty Penny (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: L Currie 57
3
0.2
Kemalpasa
- 5g Magnus (AUS) x Yarra Bank (AUS) (Bianconi (USA))
Tnr: R & C Jolly Rdr: Craig Williams 59
4
0.9
Kementari
- 6g Lonhro (AUS) x Yavanna (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: W Pike 57
5
1.0
Tofane
- 5m Ocean Park (NZ) x Baggy Green (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: M D Moroney Rdr: D Oliver 58
6
2.0
Santa Ana Lane
- 8g Lope De Vega (IRE) x Fast Fleet (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: M Zahra 57
7
4.0
The Inevitable
- 5g Dundeel (NZ) x Gift Bouquet (AUS) (King's High (AUS))
Tnr: Scott Brunton Rdr: B Melham 58
8
6.0
Fifty Stars
- 6h Sea The Stars (IRE) x Swizzle Stick (IRE) (Sadler's Wells (USA))
Tnr: T Dabernig & B Hayes Rdr: John Allen 60
9
12.0
I Am Someone
- 6g Onemorenomore (AUS) x Vanity Sky (AUS) (Mossman (AUS))
Tnr: P A Preusker Rdr: B Prebble 57
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