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First Winner for I Am a Star

Tara Madgwick - Thursday June 22

The first foal of Group I VRC Myer Classic Stakes winner I Am a Star opened his account at Sale on Thursday.

Orion the Hunter wins at Sale - image Scott Barbour / Racing Photos

Two year-old Deep Field colt Orion the Hunter improved sharply on an unplaced debut run back in March to score by more than a length in the 1000m maiden.

Trained by Shane Nichols as was his mother, Orion the Hunter led all the way and kept up a good gallop to the line.

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An $800,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Newgate Farm draft for his trainer, Orion the Hunter runs for a big ownership group and is the first foal of I Am a Star, a Group I winning daughter of I Am Invincible that won 10 races and $1.5million.

I Am a Star had a filly by Extreme Choice last spring and is back in foal to him again and her yearling colt by Fastnet Rock made $400,000 at Magic Millions this year.

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Race Result - Anthony Lee/Ian Rees Mdn Plate 1013m

Sale Track: Heavy(9) Time: 1:01.12
1
Orion The Hunter
- 2c Deep Field (AUS) x I Am A Star (NZ) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: S P Nichols Rdr: Zac Spain 58
2
1.3
La Petite Angele
- 2f Harry Angel (IRE) x Tiny Taj (AUS) (Sepoy (AUS))
Tnr: C I Brown Rdr: Ben Allen 56
3
3.6
Gumdrops
- 2f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Sugar Bella (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Beau Mertens 56
4
4.7
Lilidan
- 2f Cluster (AUS) x Bright Shiny Day (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: T Rogers Rdr: R T Tremsal 56
5
6.0
The Great Armada
- 2c Merchant Navy (AUS) x Martilago (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: W Egan 58
6
7.2
Golden Lotus
- 2f Palentino (AUS) x Pan Jinlian (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Ms W Kelly Rdr: Thomas Stockdale 56
7
9.5
Vetiver
- 2g Sidestep (AUS) x Fragonard (AUS) (New Approach (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: D W Stackhouse 58
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