Toronado's Treasured Star Captures Asian Beau Stakes

Mark Smith - Sunday October 30

Transferred to Adam Durrant after winning the Group II WA Guineas (1600m) for Grant and Alana Williams last November, the 4yo Toronado (IRE) mare Treasured Star repelled the chasing pack in Saturday’s Group III Housemasters-Asian Beau Stakes (1400m) at Ascot.

Ridden by Clint Johnston-Porter, Treasured Star held the challenge of the $51 chance Startrade (Trade Fair) by a short-neck with the favourite Trix Of The Trade (Trade Fair) the same distance back in third.

Treasured Star (image Western Racepix)

Treasured Star was making her second start for Durrant after clocking in eighth as a short-priced favourite over the same track and distance on October 8.

A homebred for Bob and Sandra Peters, Treasured Star advances her record to four wins and a second from seven starts with earnings of $430,180.

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Treasured Star is the best of two winners from as many to race out of the unraced Big Brown (USA) mare Treasured Gift.

A half-sister to the seven times stakes-winner and near $1million earner Battle Hero (Stratum), Treasured Gift had just one more foal before her death in July, an 3yo Pierro filly named Best Present, who is also in training with Durrant.

Treasured Star is one of 27 stakes-winners for Swettenham Stud’s Toronado (IRE) who looks to have a live Kennedy (Victoria) Oaks prospect in the lightly raced Lindsey Smith-trained maiden Queen Air who carried the Sangster colours to a slashing fourth in Saturday’s Group II Wakeful Stakes at Flemington. 

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Race Result - Hosemasters-Asian Beau Stakes Gr3 1400m

Ascot Track: Good(4) Time: 1:22.64
1
Treasured Star
- 4m Toronado (IRE) x Treasured Gift (AUS) (Big Brown (USA))
Tnr: A G Durrant Rdr: C Johnston-Porter 54
2
0.2
Startrade
- 6g Trade Fair (GB) x Startego (AUS) (Star Pak (AUS))
Tnr: D L Morton Rdr: C Nicoll 54
3
0.4
Trix Of The Trade
- 4g Trade Fair (GB) x My Name's Trixie (AUS) (Passenger (AUS))
Tnr: C H Webster Rdr: T Turner 54
4
0.6
Em Tee Aye
- 5g I'm All The Talk (AUS) x Azita (AUS) (Oratorio (AUS))
Tnr: T M Andrews Rdr: Holly Watson 54
5
1.1
Titan Blinders
- 7g All Too Hard (AUS) x Blonde Mafia (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: C & M Gangemi Rdr: S O'Donnell 55
6
1.2
Alaskan God
- 4g Playing God (AUS) x Lady Alaska (AUS) (Reset (AUS))
Tnr: D L Morton Rdr: Chris Parnham 54
7
1.6
Devoted
- 4g Xtravagant (NZ) x Morning Mist (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: Michael Grantham Rdr: P Carbery 54
8
1.7
Dom To Shoot
- 5g Shooting To Win (AUS) x Princess Rouge (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: S & J Casey Rdr: Jordan Turner 54
9
1.8
Let's Galahvant
- 4g Galah (AUS) x Secret Crush (AUS) (So Secret (AUS))
Tnr: D & B Pearce Rdr: Joseph Azzopardi 54
10
1.9
Notorious One
- 7g Animal Kingdom (USA) x Feather Duster (AUS) (End Sweep (USA))
Tnr: C & M Gangemi Rdr: Laqdar Ramoly 55
11
2.2
Platoon
- 7g Playing God (AUS) x Oriel (AUS) (Oratorio (AUS))
Tnr: N D Parnham Rdr: S Parnham 54.5
12
3.2
Excellent Dream
- 6g Dream Ahead (USA) x Pure Excellence (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: Luke Fernie Rdr: Jade Mc Naught 54
13
3.6
Searchin' Roc's
- 4m Awesome Rock (AUS) x Still Searchin' (AUS) (Trade Fair (GB))
Tnr: J P Taylor Rdr: Ms K Yuill 54
14
3.8
Neufbosc
- 8g Mastercraftsman (IRE) x Nonsuch Way (IRE) (Verglas (IRE))
Tnr: N D Parnham Rdr: J Brown 54
15
4.3
Kaptain Kaos
- 5g Demerit (AUS) x Velvet Strike (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Grantham Rdr: Lucy Warwick 60
16
4.4
Last Of The Line
- 6g Blackfriars (AUS) x Catch The Cat (AUS) (Royal Abjar (USA))
Tnr: S J Miller Rdr: B Parnham 56
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