Timely Win for Tender Streak - Dam and Half-Brother at Strawberry Hill Dispersal

Mark Smith - Thursday August 24

With her half-brother and dam set to go under the hammer next week at the Strawberry Hill Stud Unreserved Dispersal Sale, the Zoustar filly Tender Streak broke her maiden with the greatest of ease over 1200m at Gosford on Thursday.

Ridden by Mitchell Bell for Nathan Doyle, Tender Streak was in a race of her own over the final 100m, putting a three-and-a-half length gap over the Hellbent gelding Hellinda, with the Written By gelding Pennart three-quarters of a length back in third.

The timely win came after finishing runner-up at her first three stats at Newcastle (x2) and Kembla Grange.

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Tender Streak a $225,000 Inglis Easter Yearling

A $225,000 buy for Hollymount Stud from the Strawberry Hill Stud draft at the 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, Tender Streak is the second winner from as many to race for the unraced More Than Ready mare Tender Mercies.

Tender Mercies

A sister to 8-time Group 1 winner More Joyous out of the Group 1 AJC Oaks heroine Sunday Joy (Sunday Silence), Tender Mercies is catalogued as lot 54 and her Street Boss (USA) colt lot 16 at the Strawberry Hill Stud Dispersal at the Gold Coast next Tuesday.

Street Boss (USA) x Tender Mercies colt

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Race Result - Terrigal Hotel Mdn Plate 1200m

Gosford Track: Good(4) Time: 1:12.63
1
Tender Streak
- 3f Zoustar (AUS) x Tender Mercies (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: Nathan Doyle Rdr: Mitchell Bell 55
2
3.5
Hellinda
- 3g Hellbent (AUS) x Morinda (AUS) (Desert King (IRE))
Tnr: R & L Price Rdr: Tom Sherry 56.5
3
4.3
Pennart
- 3g Written By (AUS) x Deepwater (AUS) (Deep Field (AUS))
Tnr: J C Deamer Rdr: A Adkins 56.5
4
4.7
Catchy Tunes
- 5m The Brothers War (USA) x Songcatcher (AUS) (Geiger Counter (USA))
Tnr: G McFarlane Rdr: A Bullock 58
5
5.2
Dubai Dame
- 3f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Doubtful Choice (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: Brad Widdup Rdr: Tyler Schiller 55
6
5.4
Riley Park
- 5g Vancouver (AUS) x Plastic Fantastic (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Ms K Waugh Rdr: J Ford 59
7
5.8
Octogram
- 4g Star Turn (AUS) x Octuplets (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: J Attard & L Keegan-Attard Rdr: J R Collett 59
8
8.9
Cocktail King
- 4g Charge Forward (AUS) x Delightful Attire (AUS) (Cryptoclearance (USA))
Tnr: Ms T Bateup Rdr: Ms J Taylor 59
9
12.7
Dissident Gumby
- 4g Dissident (AUS) x Royal Flute (AUS) (Al Maher (AUS))
Tnr: Ben Hill Rdr: D Mc Lellan 59
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