Toronado's Treasured Star Dominant in the WA Guineas

Mark Smith - Saturday November 20

Tragically beaten at her most recent start, Treasured Star and Willie Pike redeemed themselves in Saturday’s $500,000 Group II Sky Racing-WA Guineas (1600m) when she sailed down the centre of the track to win by widening one and three-quarter lengths.

Treasured Star draws away in WA Guineas (image Western Racepix)

Pike came in for criticism when Treasured Star ran into a roadblock in the final 200 metres of the Listed Burgess Queen Stakes at Ascot on November 2.

Trained by Grant and Alana Williams, the lightly-raced daughter of Toronado (IRE) had no such problem here. After racing in midfield, Pike extracted Treasured Star into clear air in the straight. She finished powerfully to defeat Stay Safe (Safeguard) by one and three-quarter lengths, with the winners stablemate Devoted (Xtravagant) a further length back in third.

A homebred for Bob and Sandra Peters, Treasured Star advances her record to three wins and a second from five starts with earnings of $346,540.

“I like to see them do it, and she’s done it now,” Bob Peters said.

“There was a lot of hype, and all she had won was a maiden, a class one, and a class three.  

“I held her back from the Champion Fillies because if she is as good as what people think, then she could get two more races, this one and maybe the next one (Kingson Town Stakes) if she pulls up well.

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“She is not a big, strong, robust filly, so I thought there were only three runs in her, and it has worked out well.   

Happy connections (image Western Racepix)

Treasured Star is the best of two winners from as many to race out of the unraced Big Brown (USA) mare Treasured Gift.

A half-sister to the seven times stakes-winner and near $1million earner Battle Hero (Stratum), Treasured Gift had just one more foal before her death in July, a 2yo Pierro filly named Best Present.

Treasured Star becomes the 20th stakes-winner for Swettenham Stud shuttler Toronado (IRE).

The son of High Chaparral has had a monumental weekend with two winners at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

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Race Result - Sky Racing-W.A. Guineas Gr2 1600m

Ascot Track: Good(4) Time: 1:36.31
1
Treasured Star
- 3f Toronado (IRE) x Treasured Gift (AUS) (Big Brown (USA))
Tnr: G & A Williams Rdr: W Pike 54.5
2
1.8
Stay Safe
- 3g Safeguard (AUS) x Acclaimed (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: Simon Miller Rdr: B Rawiller 56.5
3
2.8
Devoted
- 3g Xtravagant (NZ) x Morning Mist (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: G & A Williams Rdr: Ms K Yuill 56.5
4
3.5
It'sarayday
- 3g Winning Rupert (AUS) x Wild Soiree (USA) (Fusaichi Pegasus (USA))
Tnr: Simon Miller Rdr: P Carbery 56.5
5
3.7
Buzzoom
- 3f Safeguard (AUS) x Xaar Boom (AUS) (Xaar (GB))
Tnr: D L Morton Rdr: Chris Parnham 54.5
6
4.5
He's A Lucky Lad
- 3g My Admiration (AUS) x Lucky You (AUS) (Canny Lad (AUS))
Tnr: A G Durrant Rdr: C Johnston-Porter 56.5
7
4.7
Pat's Got Sass
- 3f Patronize (AUS) x Sassy Flyer (AUS) (Due Sasso (AUS))
Tnr: D R Harrison Rdr: J Whiting 54.5
8
5.1
Hoi An
- 3f Longma (AUS) x M'lady Hallowell (AUS) (Wanted (AUS))
Tnr: Roy Rogers Rdr: S O'Donnell 54.5
9
5.9
Champagne Dame
- 3f War Chant (USA) x Heptonstall (AUS) (Octagonal (NZ))
Tnr: D T McAuliffe Rdr: Jade Mc Naught 54.5
10
6.5
Pray Again
- 3c Playing God (AUS) x Reillyanne (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: N D Parnham Rdr: B Parnham 56.5
11
6.7
Ex Sport Man
- 3g Playing God (AUS) x Buhn Lert (AUS) (Oratorio (AUS))
Tnr: S J Wolfe Rdr: T Turner 56.5
12
6.8
Pale Rider
- 3g Rommel (AUS) x Colleges (AUS) (Elusive Quality (USA))
Tnr: E A Martinovich Rdr: Joseph Azzopardi 56.5
13
14.9
Success Play
- 3g Playing God (AUS) x Hot Business (AUS) (Zedrich (AUS))
Tnr: N D Parnham Rdr: S Parnham 56.5
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