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Unbeaten Keshi Boom a New SW for Spirit of Boom

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday November 7

A huge day of racing around Australia produced a new stakes-winner for Eureka Stud’s Spirit of Boom with unbeaten three year-old filly Keshi Boom toppling race favourite Super Smink to win the Listed WATC Burgess Queen Stakes (1400m) at Ascot.

Keshi Boom wins her first stakes race - image Western Racepix

Trained by Grant and Alana Williams and ridden by Willie Pike, Keshi Boom won on debut at Belmont in July before having a break during the winter and resuming to win over 1000m at Northam last month.

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Stepped out to 1400m, Keshi Boom settled back in the field and when angled into the clear was able to charge home and beat Super Smink by a length and a half running away.

Keshi Boom was a $120,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale purchase for Williams Racing from the Eureka Stud draft and she’s already banked over $100,000 in prizemoney from her first three starts.

Keshi Boom is a three-quarter sister-in-blood to Group II winner Prince of Boom and stakes-winner Simply Fly being the best of three winenrs from Pearls for Me, a winning half-sister by Red Dazzler to Group II winner Express Air.

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Keshi Boom is the 23rd stakes-winner for Spirit of Boom, who stands at a fee of $38,500 this spring.

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Race Result - TABtouch - Burgess Queen Stakes LR 1400m

Ascot Track: Good(4) Time: 1:24.15
1
Keshi Boom
- 3f Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Pearls For Me (AUS) (Red Dazzler (AUS))
Tnr: G & A Williams Rdr: W Pike 54
Spirit Of Boom
2
1.3
Super Smink
- 3f Super One (AUS) x Sminky Shorts (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: D L Morton Rdr: Chris Parnham 58
3
2.6
Miss Rockjoy
- 3f Awesome Rock (AUS) x Most Joyous (AUS) (Viscount (AUS))
Tnr: Sue Olive Rdr: Jordan Turner 54
4
3.6
Generosity
- 3f Divine Prophet (AUS) x Orabelle (AUS) (Casino Prince (AUS))
Tnr: Simon Miller Rdr: P Carbery 55
5
3.8
Paris Calling
- 3f Ducimus (AUS) x My Fair Beauty (AUS) (Trade Fair (GB))
Tnr: T M Andrews Rdr: S Mc Gruddy 55
6
4.0
Guarding Heaven
- 3f Safeguard (AUS) x Heaven Tonight (AUS) (Oratorio (AUS))
Tnr: Ryan Hill Rdr: B Parnham 54
7
4.5
Chollima
- 3f Starspangledbanner (AUS) x Cuthbert (AUS) (Artie Schiller (USA))
Tnr: D T McAuliffe Rdr: C Johnston-Porter 54
8
4.7
Hoba Meteor
- 3f Smart Missile (AUS) x Hoba (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: D M Luciani Rdr: Holly Watson 54
9
4.8
Ayumi
- 3f Real Steel (JPN) x Vocalise (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: T M Andrews Rdr: Michael Poy 54
10
5.0
Janny
- 3f Playing God (AUS) x Runs To Paradise (AUS) (Sepoy (AUS))
Tnr: G & A Williams Rdr: Joseph Azzopardi 54
11
6.5
More Special
- 3f Safeguard (AUS) x Clarecastle (AUS) (Tribu (AUS))
Tnr: P H Jordan Rdr: C Staples 55
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