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Turning Rounds Out Excellent First Season for Star Turn

Mark Smith - Saturday July 31

Vinery Stud’s Star Turn took it to the final day in his quest for champion first-crop sire for individual winners. Despite the victory of the Kim Waugh-trained gelding Turning in a 1000m maiden at Muswellbrook on Saturday, Star Turn will fall one winner short of equalling Newgate Farms season-long leader Capitalist.

Ridden by Rory Hutchings, Turning came clear in the closing stages to defeat the Redoute’s Choice gelding Nadaraja by two and a quarter lengths with the Deep Field filly Loversfield a length further back in third.

Turning a $70,000 Inglis Classic yearling

It was the second start for Turning after making his debut with a troubled third at Scone on July 18.

Purchased by Kim Waugh Racing Stables for $70,000 from the Fairview Park Stud draft at the 2020 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, Turning is the fifth winner from as many to race out of the Fastnet Rock mare Miskish.

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A winner at Rosehill and Randwick, Mishkish is a half-sister to the flying machine Nan Tien (Jan Murray), whose eight wins included the Listed City Tatts Lightning and Listed Carrington Stakes.

Star Turn finishes the season with 20 winners, 19 in Australia from 41 starters, and one in Hong Kong.

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Race Result - Horsepower Mdn Hcp 1000m

Muswellbrook Track: Soft(6) Time: 0:57.93
1
Turning
- 2g Star Turn (AUS) x Miskish (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Ms K Waugh Rdr: R Hutchings 58
2
2.3
Nadaraja
- 2g Redoute's Choice (AUS) x National Anthem (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: S C Jones Rdr: Matthew Palmer 58
3
3.3
Loversfield
- 2f Deep Field (AUS) x Shoboard (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: B F Cavanough Rdr: A B Collett 56
4
5.2
Perfect Darling
- 2f So You Think (NZ) x Cat's Wish (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: J Penza 56
5
7.6
Conversations
- 2c Territories (IRE) x Talk Is Cheap (AUS) (Hinchinbrook (AUS))
Tnr: Derek Piper Rdr: J Pracey-Holmes 58
6
7.7
Parties Galore
- 2f Reward For Effort (AUS) x Paradise Mill (USA) (Horse Chestnut (SAF))
Tnr: Andrew Robinson Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 56
7
7.8
Hatsuko
- 2f Maurice (JPN) x Precia (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: Ms K Gavenlock Rdr: C Reith 56
8
8.5
Press Sydney
- 2f Press Statement (AUS) x Nadezda (AUS) (Ombra Della Sera (AUS))
Tnr: Brett Thompson Rdr: Ms M Weir 56
9
10.4
Super Hot
- 2g Outreach (AUS) x Hot'n'dreamin (AUS) (Nothin' Leica Dane (AUS))
Tnr: P M Farrell Rdr: Reece Jones 56
10
16.4
Star Reach
- 2f Outreach (AUS) x Who's Gorgeous (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: M J Lunn Rdr: Jenny Duggan 56
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