Track Record Breaking Return for Zoustyle

Tara Madgwick - Saturday November 20

Talented Zoustar gelding Zoustyle has never lacked for ability, but soundness issues have kept him out of racing for more than a year with Tony Gollan finally getting him back to the track at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday with happy results.

Sent out favourite for the $125,000 Swiss Ace Plate(1000m), Zoustyle blazed over the turf for Ryan Maloney leading all the way to win by a length and three-quarters.

He stopped the clock at 55.72 seconds in taking his overall record to eight wins and a second from 12 starts with prizemoney just shy of $460,000.
 



“It has been a long time getting back here today,” Gollan said of the 14-month break while the horse recovered from suspensory ligament issues.

“He is such a fast horse that steps away well, he uses his action and he’s broken the track record.

“I am sure he is in for a really big summer, he has come back beautiful and I can’t thank Lee Everson enough.

“It was 60 weeks off the scene but he has barely been idle, a month off here and there so he is a very fit horse.”

Bred and raced by Desharon Bloodstock and Stableboard Bloodstock, Zoustyle is the best of two winners from Anabaa mare Fashion (GER) who was a stakes-placed winner in Germany.

A daughter of the stakes-winning Acatenango mare Felina, Fashion (Ger) is a half-sister to the Group III winner Felicity, the dam of the Champion Older Male Miler in Germany in 2013, Felician and stakes-winner Fly First.

Fashion has a yearling colt by Zoustar and has foaled this spring producing a filly by Dundeel. She was then covered by Bivouac.

Zoustar is  the sire of Zoustyle, click for more information.

Already a Listed winner, Zoustyle could well improve on that over the Brisbane Summer Carnival.



 

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Race Result - The Wharf Mooloolaba Swiss Ace 1000m

Sunshine Coast Track: Good(3) Time: 0:55.72
1
Zoustyle
- 6g Zoustar (AUS) x Fashion (GER) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ryan Maloney 58
2
1.8
Totally Charmed
- 7g I Am Invincible (AUS) x The Look Of Love (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: S O'Dea & M Hoysted Rdr: A Mallyon 56
3
2.0
Shooting For Gold
- 4g Shooting To Win (AUS) x Amber's Crown (AUS) (Excites (AUS))
Tnr: S O'Dea & M Hoysted Rdr: Boris Thornton 57
4
2.1
The Move
- 5g Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Sweet Talkin Woman (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ms S Thornton 56
5
3.9
Niedorp
- 5m Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Black Tulip (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: S T Collett 56
6
4.1
Garibaldi
- 5g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Sonnenblume (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ben Thompson 56
7
4.3
Doctor Zous
- 6g Zoustar (AUS) x Cautious (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: D J Hansen Rdr: Jake Bayliss 56
8
6.3
Boomtown Lass
- 6m Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Boomalicious (AUS) (Red Dazzler (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Anderson Rdr: J Byrne 54
9
14.3
Victory Eight
- 8g Nadeem (AUS) x Queen's Colours (GB) (Rainbow Quest (USA))
Tnr: T N Miller Rdr: M Cahill 58
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