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Winning Return for Galaxy Affair

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday September 14

Dual Group I winning sprinter and Royal Ascot hero Merchant Navy was on the board with a smart winner at Belmont on Wednesday with Galaxy Affair resuming from a spell to post a stylish win.

The Daniel and Ben Pearce trained gelding was a winner last season at Ascot and was spelled after finishing out of the placings in the Group II WATC Karrakatta Plate.

He returned to score by a length and a half in the 1200m Class 1 event beating the hot favourite Lord Gannicus.

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Galaxy Affair was purchased as a weanling from the 2020 Inglis Digital June (late) Sale for $42,500 by Danny Coyne.

He was bred by Aquis and is the first foal of Wild Ava, a metropolitan winning half-sister by High Chaparral (IRE) to Group II WATC Karrakatta Plate winner Ima Single Man from stakes-winning Not a Single Doubt mare Single Spice.

Galaxy Affair was the first winner for Merchant Navy back in January and is now his first winner of the new season following a string of place-getters.

Merchant Navy

Merchant Navy stands at Coolmore at a fee of $27,500 this spring.

 

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Race Result - Mrs Mac's Hcp (C1) 1200m

Belmont Park Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:15.40
1
Galaxy Affair
- 3g Merchant Navy (AUS) x Wild Ava (AUS) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: D & B Pearce Rdr: C Johnston-Porter 58.5
2
1.3
Lord Gannicus
- 3g Universal Ruler (AUS) x Hello Paris (AUS) (Rothesay (AUS))
Tnr: G & A Williams Rdr: P Carbery 57.5
3
1.5
Palaver
- 6g Universal Ruler (AUS) x Twaddle (AUS) (Fasliyev (USA))
Tnr: Madeliene Young Rdr: Brandon Louis 54
4
3.1
My Boy Chris
- 4g Palentino (AUS) x Lisa In Green (AUS) (Equiano (FR))
Tnr: Daniel O'Connor Rdr: Joseph Azzopardi 60
5
3.5
The Invisible Man
- 5g Rogano (AUS) x Strawberry Jane (AUS) (Don't Say Halo (USA))
Tnr: J N Pateman Rdr: Natasha Faithfull 60
6
3.9
Winning Aces
- 4g Winning Rupert (AUS) x Sukhar (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: J P Taylor Rdr: Luke Campbell 58
7
4.0
Global Ruler
- 7g Universal Ruler (AUS) x Nearly An Angel (AUS) (Fimiston (AUS))
Tnr: Andrew Dickson Rdr: B Banovic-Edwards 52
8
4.2
He'sgotwings
- 4g Flying Artie (AUS) x Follonica (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: Summer Dickson Rdr: B Rawiller 60
9
5.6
Hezazeb
- 5g Zebedee (GB) x Shezaten (NZ) (Handsome Ransom (AUS))
Tnr: T N Pike Rdr: C Haddon 60
10
7.4
Bent Leg Boris
- 4g Vital Equine (IRE) x Dane Esprit (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: Brian Kersley Rdr: B Parnham 60
11
15.6
The Panzer
- 4g Rommel (AUS) x Gronkette (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: F R Kersley Rdr: T Turner 60
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