Brookspire Wins Another MM Mares Race for Chris Waller

Media Release - Thursday January 19

Chris Waller continued his affinity with the $1 million TAB Magic Millions Fillies & Mares when Brookspire took out the 1300-metre event at the Gold Coast on Thursday.

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Brookspire wins the MM Mares - image Grant Courtney

The daughter of Hinchinbrook, who was a $300,000 purchase at the 2019 Gold Coast Yearling Sale, gave Waller his fourth win in the past six years when James McDonald engineered a form reversal aboard the five-year-old.

Waller had a stranglehold on the race from 2018-20 when he won it each year with Invincibella and the Hall of Fame trainer also had the runner-up in this year’s event in Kiku, who carried the same Star Thoroughbreds colours as Invincibella.


“It has been a good race to us, Invincabella won this race three times,” Waller said.

“It is just a great raceday and it gives a lot of horses the chance to win massive prizemoney.

“We’ve seen over the last few days how big Magic Millions is and every owner wants a piece of it.

“She’s always had a good win in her, she’s been a bit frustrating of late but a big payday today is so well-deserved.”

Brookspire looks good in green - image Grant Courney

Brookspire, who is out of the Zabeel mare Be Inspired, was part of the Bhima Thoroughbreds draft and was bought in partnership by Waller and Brae Sokolski, whose colours James McDonald sported in what was his second win for the day.

The $5 chance defeated Kiku, the $4.60 favourite, by three-quarters-of-a-length with the Toby and Trent Edmonds-trained Me Me Legarde ($9) a half-neck back third.

Brookspire finished fourth in last year’s Magic Millions Fillies & Mares, but didn’t come up in two starts last preparation and finished seventh of nine in a BM88 at Randwick at her only lead-up run this campaign.

Connections have cause to be optimistic the future might be bright, however, with the past two Magic Millions Fillies & Mares winners going on to score at Group 1 level.

Last year’s winner Snapdancer won the Sangster Stakes (1200m) and Memsie Stakes (1400m) at the highest level in 2022, while 2021 winner Krone won that year’s Coolmore Classic (1500m).

Brookspire is a half-sister to Group I winner Inspirational Girl and stakes-winner Ruettiger and while she is not a stakes-winner yet, she has won over $900,000 in prizmeoney and her turn will surely come.
 

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Race Result - $1m Tab Magic Millions 1300m

Gold Coast Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:15.79
1
Brookspire
- 5m Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Be Inspired (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: J B Mc Donald 55.5
2
0.8
Kiku
- 5m Zoustar (AUS) x Atotori (AUS) (Haradasun (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: B Avdulla 58.5
3
1.0
Me Me Lagarde
- 4m Star Turn (AUS) x Roedean (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: A J & T Edmonds Rdr: J R Collett 57
4
1.1
Barossa Rosa
- 5m Adelaide (IRE) x Androssa (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: T J Bartley Rdr: J Byrne 56.5
5
1.9
Bella Rouge
- 4m I Am Invincible (AUS) x Choose (AUS) (Starcraft (NZ))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: M J Dee 55.5
6
3.4
Hellavadancer
- 3f Hellbent (AUS) x Dancing Express (AUS) (Oratorio (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: J Ford 53
7
3.5
Jamaea
- 4m Headwater (AUS) x Isibaeva (AUS) (Johannesburg (USA))
Tnr: R & L Price Rdr: Tommy Berry 58.5
8
5.0
Vangelic
- 5m Vancouver (AUS) x Angel Bee (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 58.5
9
5.2
Dzsenifer
- 5m Scissor Kick (AUS) x Phaedra (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: G R Duncan Rdr: Ben Thompson 56.5
10
5.4
Van Giz
- 6m Written Tycoon (AUS) x Witwatersrand (IRE) (Unfuwain (USA))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Rachel King 55.5
11
5.6
Terrameades
- 4m Territories (IRE) x Mead (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: B Melham 56
12
5.9
Russian Warrior
- 3f Russian Revolution (AUS) x French Fern (AUS) (Lope De Vega (IRE))
Tnr: Allan Chau Rdr: M Cahill 53.5
13
6.7
Diamonds
- 5m Rich Enuff (AUS) x Balsamico (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Bieg Rdr: Teagan Voorham 57
14
9.2
Vienna Princess
- 3f Snitzel (AUS) x Graciousness (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Craig Williams 54
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