Beauty Eternal a Rising HK Star

Tara Madgwick - Monday May 1

Returning to Coolmore Australia this spring, Starspangledbanner enjoyed a good weekend with a new stakes-winning juvenile in Australia in Treasurway, while at Sha Tin on Sunday his progressive son Beauty Eternal posted an impressive win.

Beauty Eternal is a star on the rise in HK - image Grant Courtney

Trained by John Size, Beauty Eternal started a hot favourite in the recent Hong Kong Derby, but came up marginally short when beaten half a length into third place after posting three successive wins.

Sent out favourite for the 1400m Class 2 event on Sunday, Beauty Eternal charged to the line late for Zac Purton to snatch a last stride win taking his overall record to five wins ad two placings from seven starts.

A $90,000 Inglis Classic Highway Session purchase for from the Fernrigg Farm draft, Beauty Eternal is a half-brother to Group III placed Love Sensation and is the best of three winners from Ithacan Queen.

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A placed daughter of Savabeel, Ithacan Queen comes from a deep European Black Type family featuring Group I winners such as Crowded House, Brando, Ticker Tape and Reckless Abandon.

Beauty Eternal is one of 14 winners in Hong Kong from 21 runners for Starspangledbanner and they are headed by Group I winner California Spangle, who was a gallant third to the champion Golden Sixty in the Group I Champion’s Mile on Sunday.

Starspangledbanner is back at Coolmore Australia this spring.

Starspangledbanner stands at a fee of $33,000 inc. GST.

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Race Result - Fwd Insr Cmb Wing Lung Bank-C2 1400m

Sha Tin Track: G0 Time: 1:21.44
1
Beauty Eternal
- 4g Starspangledbanner (AUS) x Ithacan Queen (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: J J Size Rdr: Z Purton 60.5
2
0.1
Circuit Stellar
- 5g Mehmas (IRE) x Lillebonne (FR) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: A S Cruz Rdr: S De Sousa 61
3
0.6
Tuchel
- 4g Redwood (GB) x Trista Rossa (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: J J Size Rdr: Cristian Demuro 57.5
4
1.0
Fantastic Treasure
- 5g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Brambling (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: D A Hayes Rdr: J B Mc Donald 59.5
5
2.0
The Golden Scenery
- 5g Deep Field (AUS) x Saga's Gift (AUS) (Real Saga (AUS))
Tnr: A S Cruz Rdr: M Chadwick 60
6
2.1
The Irishman
- 5g Tavistock (NZ) x Zeranti (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: K W Lui Rdr: C Y Ho 61
7
2.3
Flaming Rabbit
- 4h Time Test (GB) x Ronja (USA) (El Corredor (USA))
Tnr: D Whyte Rdr: K Teetan 53
8
2.5
Drombeg Banner
- 4g Starspangledbanner (AUS) x Drombeg Dawn (IRE) (Orpen (USA))
Tnr: P C Ng Rdr: Y L Chung 49
9
3.3
Red Lion
- 4g Belardo (IRE) x Crystal Idea (IRE) (Namid (GB))
Tnr: J J Size Rdr: A Hamelin 56
10
3.5
California Ten
- 6g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) x Bulrushes (GB) (Byron (GB))
Tnr: A S Cruz Rdr: Luke Ferraris 55
11
4.3
Beluga
- 6g Tavistock (NZ) x Prestigious Miss (AUS) (Written Tycoon (AUS))
Tnr: D J Hall Rdr: J Bowman 61
12
4.5
Mr Ascendency
- 5g The Gurkha (IRE) x Dietrich (USA) (Storm Cat (USA))
Tnr: P Yiu Rdr: T Marquand 57
13
7.5
Sunny Star
- 6g Flatter (USA) x Suzee Sunrise (USA) (Chester House (USA))
Tnr: C Fownes Rdr: A Badel 54.5
14
10.8
Keefy
- 4g All Too Hard (AUS) x Urban Rocker (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: F C Lor Rdr: K C Leung 60.5
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