It'sourtime Launches Late in Aurie's Star

Mark Smith - Saturday August 5

The swoopers fought out the finish of the Group III Aurie's Star Hcp (1200m) down the straight at Flemington, and swooping widest of all was It'sourtime.

It'sourtime loves the Flemington straight (image Grant Courtney)

Ridden by Michael Dee for Danny O'Brien, the admirably honest 6yo son of Time for War powered to the line to defeat the rejuvenated Shamus Award gelding Umgawa by a long-neck with the veteran Al Maher mare Chassis the same distance back in third.

Placed in the Listed Vic Sprint Series Final and Group III Bletchingly Stakes since winning the Listed The Straight Six over the course and distance in May, It'sourtime advances his record to five wins, eight seconds and three thirds from 21 starts with earnings of $683,725.

"He was last at the 250m and had to hook out wide on the track, which is perhaps not the A1spot to be, but he let down with a solid turn of foot," O'Brien said.

"Credit to the whole team, particularly at Barwon Heads, where he lives.

"He has been in work a long time but seems to be improving.

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"We are looking to go to Sydney for the Show County, which is a similar style of race, a 1200m Group III handicap. We will see how he handles the right-handed as there are a lot of options in Sydney in the spring for sprinters.    

"He is tremendously honest and rarely misses the top three, so we will keep giving him the opportunities."

A magnificent servant for the stable (image Grant Courtney)

Passed in short of his $100,000 reserve when consigned by Widden Stud to the 2019 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, It'sourtime is a half-brother to stakes-placed Zahspeed (Speed 'n' Power) and is the best of four winners from six to race for the unraced Zeditave mare Zedoble who died in 2019.

It'sourtime is one of five stakes-winners for Snitzel's dual Group II winner Time For War, who covered two books at Kitchwin Hills, leaving 122 foals before his death.

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