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Star Fillies Dominate Listed Mode Plate

Tara Madgwick - Saturday December 4

Widden Stud’s Star Witness sired the quinella in the Listed BRC Mode Stakes (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday with Rhapsody Rose defeating fast finishing Puntontheredlight with third and fourth placed Miss Hipstar and Stellar Magic being daughters of Star Witness’s sire son Star Turn.

The Chris Munce trained Rhapsody Rose was sent out favourite for the sprint and claimed her second Black Type victory with a half-length win over Puntontheredlight, who looks well capable of winning a stakes race of her own in the near future.
 


A $120,000 Magic Millions purchase for Munce Racing Pty Ltd/Arthur Hoyeau from the Bhima Thoroughbreds draft, Rhapsody Rose runs for former politician and Racing Australian CEO Peter McGauran and Jonathan Munz’s Pinecliff Racing.

Rhapsody Rose has the overall record of four wins and three placings from 11 starts with earnings topping $328,000.

Bred by Munz’s GSA Bloodstock, Rhapsody Rose is the first winner for Ritzy, a half-sister by Medaglia D’Oro (USA) to dual Group I winner Fiveandahalfstar that was bought by Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock for $500,000 as an Inglis Easter Yearling.

Star Witness is a Premium stallion, click for more information.

Rhapsody Rose is one of 21 stakes-winners by Star Witness, who moved to Widden Stud Victoria this year.

 

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Race Result - Encryption 1st Yearl.Mode Plte LR 1200m

Doomben Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:09.87
1
Rhapsody Rose
- 3f Star Witness (AUS) x Ritzy (AUS) (Medaglia D'Oro (USA))
Tnr: Chris Munce Rdr: Ryan Maloney 56.5
Star Witness
2
0.5
Putontheredlight
- 3f Star Witness (AUS) x Rare Ruby (AUS) (Elusive Quality (USA))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: James Orman 56.5
Star Witness
3
1.3
Miss Hipstar
- 3f Star Turn (AUS) x Single Style (NZ) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: K M Schweida Rdr: L V Cassidy 56.5
Star Turn
4
1.7
Stellar Magic
- 3f Star Turn (AUS) x Al's Magic Miss (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: S O'Dea & M Hoysted Rdr: A Mallyon 56.5
5
3.0
Coco Rox
- 3f Better Than Ready (AUS) x Cheap And Nasty (AUS) (Bianconi (USA))
Tnr: M J Dunn Rdr: J Byrne 56.5
6
3.7
Baristasista
- 3f Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Sparkling Sound (AUS) (Oratorio (IRE))
Tnr: Rex Lipp & Nick Hahn Rdr: Taylor Marshall 56.5
7
4.7
Glorious Ruby
- 3f Your Song (AUS) x Breezing Home (AUS) (War Pass (USA))
Tnr: B J Dais Rdr: Kyle Wilson-Taylor 56.5
8
6.0
Inasec
- 3f Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x About Ready (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ms S Thornton 56.5
9
6.1
Fetch
- 3f Sebring (AUS) x Silk Slippers (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: S O'Dea & M Hoysted Rdr: Ben Thompson 56.5
10
6.4
Najmaty
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Najoom (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Ron Stewart 56.5
11
8.6
Lime Soda
- 3f Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Limealicious (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: A J & T Edmonds Rdr: B N Stewart 56.5
12
11.9
Kindling Spirit
- 3f Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Bukhoor (AUS) (Jeune (GB))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: S T Collett 56.5
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