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One to Watch – Tamworth

Tara Madgwick - Monday September 12

Joe O’Neil of Prime Thoroughbreds has a happy knack for unearthing talented fillies and his colours were carried to victory at Tamworth on Monday by a promising daughter of Star Turn.

Trained by Kris Lees, Athena Nyx finished midfield on debut over 900m at Scone last month, but appreciated a step up to 1200m to win the all aged maiden by a length and a half.

A $90,000 Inglis Classic purchase for Prime Thoroughbreds from the Vinery Stud draft, Athena Nyx is the fifth winner from five foals to race from Group II winner Night War, a half-sister to dual Group I winner Samaready, the dam of $2.4million earning Group III winner Exhilarates.

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Athena Nyx was a $90,000 Inglis Classic purchase.

With his oldest progeny just turned four, Star Turn has sired some very smart fillies headed by his Group I winner Startantes and Athena Nyx might be well worth following into better company.

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Race Result - Tab.Com.Au Mdn Hcp 1200m

Tamworth Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:11.74
1
Athena Nyx
- 3f Star Turn (AUS) x Night War (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: Matthew Palmer 56
2
1.5
Civil War
- 4g Choisir (AUS) x Tiffany's Diamond (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: Cody Morgan Rdr: R Hutchings 58.5
3
1.6
Miss Chapeau
- 4m Helmet (AUS) x Submissive (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Ms S Grills Rdr: Anna Roper 54
4
2.1
Gulf Of Odessa
- 4g Sebring (AUS) x Lamiraqui (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: Aiden St Vincent Rdr: G Buckley 56
5
2.4
Seminara
- 4m Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Flying Paris (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: Ms K Simpkins Rdr: Billy Cray 56
6
3.7
Holly Road
- 5m Denman (AUS) x Pushing Boundaries (AUS) (Zeditave (AUS))
Tnr: Cameron Crockett Rdr: Brooke Stower 58
7
4.3
Hot Wok
- 3g Churchill (IRE) x Hot'n'dreamin (AUS) (Nothin' Leica Dane (AUS))
Tnr: Justin Bowen Rdr: Mitchell Bell 57
8
5.0
Bigbetterbest
- 4g Golden Archer (AUS) x Lillyofthevalley (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: N F Boland Rdr: P Scorse 56
9
9.5
Diamond Brace
- 5m Sidestep (AUS) x Serenity Jane (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Damien Smith Rdr: Ms G Mc Donnell 54.5
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