First Stakes-Winner for Stratosphere

Tara Madgwick - Monday July 24

Grenville Stud’s young Snitzel stallion Stratosphere posted his first stakes-winner when Greatham Boy took out the $1100,000 Golden Horseshoe Sng G3 (1200m) at Kranji on Sunday by a length.

Greatham Boy wins the Golden Horsehoe - image Singapore Turf Club

The Michael Clements trained gelding led home an Aussie bred trifecta defeating Silo (National Defense (GB) and Artillery (Smart Missile) and has now won two from two.

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Greatham Boy is a half-brother to Celavi, the Champion Singapore Polytrack Horse in 2021.

“He (Greatham Boy) did great first-up on the Polytrack. Celavi raced a lot on the Polytrack too but he’s (Greatham Boy) showed that he’s got it on the turf,” said Michael Clements.

“He showed us a lot of quality from the beginning and also in his trials in Australia and here.

“He’s a horse that’s very focused right from the beginning. He’s smart.

“Daniel (Moore) did all the work and trialled on him initially. He would have ridden him first-p but he (Greatham Boy) only carried 50 kilos then, but he’s been set to ride the horse from the start.”

Greatham Boy was an expensive yearling and now a stakes-winner!

The highest priced yearling for his sire Stratosphere, Greatham Boy was a $125,000 Magic Millions Tasmania purchase from the Grenville Stud draft for Bevan Smith Bloodstock and is a half-brother to not only stakes-winner Celavi, but also stakes-placed Entrapped being the sixth winner from good producer In Harmony.

A three-quarter sister by Exceed and Excel to Group III winner King of Danes, In Harmony had a yearling colt by Stratosphere sell at MM Tasmania again this year for $100,000 to John Foote Bloodstock and she was covered by Capitalist last spring.

Greatham Boy is the first stakes-winner among seven winners by Stratosphere, who also has two more stakes performers in Cairns Encounter and Sphere.

Stratosphere

He stands at Grenville Stud at a fee of $7,700.

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Race Result - Singapore Golden Horse Gr3 1200m

Singapore Track: G0 Time: 1:09.64
1
Greatham Boy
- 2g Stratosphere (AUS) x In Harmony (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: M Clements Rdr: D Moor 56
2
1.0
Silo
- 2c National Defense (GB) x Choice Words (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: S Crutchley Rdr: B Pinheiro 56
3
1.5
Artillery
- 2g Smart Missile (AUS) x Lycra Lass (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: Ms D Logan Rdr: W H Kok 56
Smart Missile
4
1.7
Bakeel
- 2g Sioux Nation (USA) x Top Peak (AUS) (Artie Schiller (USA))
Tnr: M Clements Rdr: M Nunes 56
5
1.9
Fire
- 2g Shalaa (IRE) x Sista Act (AUS) (Falvelon (AUS))
Tnr: T Fitzsimmons Rdr: J Bowman 56.5
6
3.2
Strike Gold
- 2c Iffraaj (GB) x Navagio (NZ) (Zacinto (GB))
Tnr: R Le Grange Rdr: L P Beuzelin 56
7
4.2
Big Max
- 2g Charm Spirit (IRE) x Red Robyn (NZ) (Iffraaj (GB))
Tnr: L Khoo Rdr: B Queiroz 56
8
4.7
June
- 2g Trapeze Artist (AUS) x Power And Fury (NZ) (Shocking (AUS))
Tnr: M Clements Rdr: V Duric 56
9
5.7
Super Baby
- 2g Deep Field (AUS) x Traveston Girl (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: J Tan Rdr: R Woodworth 56
10
5.8
Pacific Victory
- 2g Rubick (AUS) x Loveyamadly (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: J Tan Rdr: C C Wong 56
11
8.1
Lim's Jinba
- 2f Jukebox (AUS) x Zaripova (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: D Meagher Rdr: Marc R Lerner 54.5
12
8.2
Pacific Commander
- 2g Written By (AUS) x Miss Haystacks (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: M Clements Rdr: M Ibrahim 56
13
13.0
Rhett Butler
- 2g Charm Spirit (IRE) x Thurlow (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: Ms D Logan Rdr: F Yusoff 56
14
13.8
Cheerful Baby
- 2g Brazen Beau (AUS) x Iriomote (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: J Tan Rdr: K A'isisuhairi 56
15
15.6
Are You Happy
- 2g Sooboog (AUS) x Good Music (AUS) (Primus (AUS))
Tnr: R Le Grange Rdr: H T Mo 56
16
19.9
Pacific Soldier
- 2g Turn Me Loose (NZ) x Soleil Dore (NZ) (Medaglia D'Oro (USA))
Tnr: J Tan Rdr: S Shafrizal 56
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