2YO Zoustar Filly Salutes for Cressfield

Tara Madgwick - Thursday July 6

Bred and retained to race by Cressfield, talented two year-old Zoustar filly Spring Lee improved sharply at her second start to score a fast finishing win at Gosford on Thursday.

Trained by Bjorn Baker, Spring Lee was a close up seventh on debut in a strong provincial juvenile race that featured quality I Am Invincible fillies Estriella and Sicilian, who won at Randwick on Wednesday.

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She was allowed to settled just off the pace by Rachel King and unwound a good finish to charge home and beat race favourite Getty by a neck in the 1000m juvenile maiden.

Spring Lee is the second winner for brilliantly fast Group I placed Group II winning sprinter Wild Rain, who comes from the family of Australian Horse of the Year Northerly and current Group winning sprint star Overpass, who is also trained by Bjorn Baker.

Cressfield sold a yearling filly by Snitzel from Wild Rain for $350,000 at Magic Millions this year to Black Type Bloodstock and she has another Snitzel filly to follow and is in foal to Home Affairs.

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Spring Lee is the 15th two year-old winner of the season for Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar, who stands at a fee of $220,000 this spring.

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Race Result - Taperell Rutledge Solrs Mdn 1000m

Gosford Track: Soft(5) Time: 0:57.83
1
Spring Lee
- 2f Zoustar (AUS) x Wild Rain (AUS) (Manhattan Rain (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Rachel King 55
2
0.2
Getty
- 2g Capitalist (AUS) x Samantha (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Reece Jones 58.5
3
0.3
Tautou
- 2f Zoustar (AUS) x Jeanneau (AUS) (Beneteau (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Jean Van Overmeire 55
4
1.7
Bojangles
- 2g Showtime (AUS) x Hetty Heights (AUS) (Written Tycoon (AUS))
Tnr: Ms K Waugh Rdr: J Ford 57
5
2.0
Max Sizzling
- 2c Sizzling (AUS) x Lady Belladonna (NZ) (Sir Percy (GB))
Tnr: John Thompson Rdr: Tom Sherry 57
6
2.6
Fameux
- 2c Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Daysee Doom (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: H Van Der Hoven 57
7
3.9
Starmae
- 2f Zoustar (AUS) x Lucy Mae (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: J Parr 56
8
6.5
Star Diesel
- 2g Star Turn (AUS) x Miss Danzka (AUS) (Danzero (AUS))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: Tyler Schiller 57
9
9.2
Big Demeanor
- 2c I Am Invincible (AUS) x Prompt Response (AUS) (Beneteau (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: Zac Lloyd 55.5
10
11.1
She Can Dance
- 2f Lonhro (AUS) x Dancing Heather (AUS) (Danzero (AUS))
Tnr: T J Bartley Rdr: Ms M Weir 55
11
12.6
Jeunetos
- 2c Santos (AUS) x Lady Susannah (AUS) (Jeune (GB))
Tnr: John Thompson Rdr: K S Latham 57
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