New Shamus Award Stakes-Winner has Golden Eagle Aspirations

Tara Madgwick - Saturday June 11

Shamus Award is having a career best season with Rosemont Stud increasing his service fee to $88,000 for this spring and the Cox Plate winner delivered another new stakes-winner on Saturday when Kiss Sum took out the Group III BRC Gunsynd Classic (1600m) at Eagle Farm.

Kiss Sum cruises clear to win the G3 Gunsynd - image Grant Courtney

Trained by Tracey Bartley, Kiss Sum won the inaugural $700,000 Four Pillars race at Rosehill last spring and has steadily worked his way into top form this year.

Runner-up at his previous three starts including an unlucky last start second in the Group III BRC Fred Best Classic to Vilana, Kiss Sum was ridden a confident race by Jason Collett and powered clear to score a dominant victory.

“He’s a really nice with a great turn of foot on him and he relaxes,” said Tracey Bartley.

“He was terribly unlucky his last two starts and if he had won them.. he could have been in the Stradbroke, but we’ve gotten something for the boys and we’ll have a drink tonight.”

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Kiss Sum has the overall record of four wins and four seconds from 13 starts with prizemoney in excess of $700,000 and the $10million Golden Eagle was mentioned as a possible target in the spring.

“He’s a serious horse. He has bent legs, but he doesn’t know that!” said Bartley.

Kiss Sum and his happy owners! - image Grant Courtney

Retained to race by his breeders, Kiss Sum is the best of two winners from metropolitan winning Mossman mare Stolen Kisses, a grand-daughter of stakes-winner Palace News, whose descendants include Group I winner Serious Speed and Run Fox Run as well as multiple Group II winner Majestic Music.

He is the 19th stakes-winner for Shamus Award and is his sixth Australian stakes-winner this season joining Group I winners Incentivise, Duais and El Patroness as well as Group II winner Brutality.

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Race Result - Channel 7 Gunsynd Classic Gr3 1600m

Eagle Farm Track: Good(4) Time: 1:36.27
1
Kiss Sum
- 3g Shamus Award (AUS) x Stolen Kisses (AUS) (Mossman (AUS))
Tnr: T J Bartley Rdr: J R Collett 57
2
2.0
Battleton
- 3g Zoustar (AUS) x Dulverton (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: N Rawiller 57
Zoustar
3
2.2
Loch Eagle
- 3c Lonhro (AUS) x Song Street (IRE) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: J Bowman 57
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $140,000
Seller: Newgate Farm, Aberdeen
Buyer: Yabby Dam Farms Pty Ltd
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Newgate Farm, Aberdeen, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Withdrawn
4
4.7
Flying Crazy
- 3g Flying Artie (AUS) x Forever Crazy (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: K Mc Evoy 57
5
4.9
Ashgrove
- 3c Dundeel (NZ) x Affinee (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ryan Maloney 57
6
5.3
Telephone Booth
- 3f Top Echelon (AUS) x Denounced (AUS) (Denman (AUS))
Tnr: M A Currie Rdr: Craig Williams 55
7
6.0
Holstein
- 3g Snitzel (AUS) x Affairoftheheart (NZ) (Fusaichi Pegasus (USA))
Tnr: M J Dunn Rdr: W Pike 57
8
6.1
Master Marko
- 3g Contributer (IRE) x Miss Haydn (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: K & A Tyler Rdr: J Byrne 57
9
6.3
Kiss My Millo
- 3g Golden Archer (AUS) x Tarmons (AUS) (Dodge (AUS))
Tnr: J J Hubbard Rdr: J Ford 57
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