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Debut Win for Record Priced Trapeze Artist

Tara Madgwick - Saturday December 16

Trapeze Artist is riding high as the leading second crop sire by earnings and winners with an exciting new winner at Cranbourne on Friday in the shape of Trapeze Warrior, who was an $850,000 Magic Millions purchase and is his highest priced yearling to date.

Trapeze Warrior wins with ears pricked - image Ross Holburt / Racing Post

Trained by Phillip Stokes, Trapeze Warrior was sent out favourite for the 1200m maiden and looked powerful to the line as he raced clearn to win by more than two lengths running away.

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Trapeze Warrior was bred by Mill Park in partnership and offered by them at the Gold Coast where he was snapped up by his trainer Phillip Stokes and runs for an ownership group that includes his breeders.

Trapeze Warrior was an $850,000 Magic Millions purchase.

He is a half-brother to Group III placed Written Swoosh and is the second winner from Cocoa Doll, a metro winning half-sister by More Than Ready (USA) to Champion 2YO Filly and multiple Group winning $3.7million earner Away Game and stakes-winner Modern Wonder.

Mill Park sold a Snitzel colt from Cocoa Doll at Magic Millions this year for $950,000 to Rosemont Alliance/Suman Hedge Bstock/Julian Blaxland Bstock/Anthony Freedman Racing/ARJB Racing and he has been named Fitzpatrick. Cocoa Doll has a yearling filly by Zoustar and produced a Home Affairs filly in October.

There are three entries at upcoming sales from this highly commercial family and you can click here to see them.

Trapeze Warrior is the 21st winner of the season for Widden Stud’s exciting young sire Trapeze Artist, who has 21 entries for Magic Millions.

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Race Result - Browns Sawdust & Shavings Mdn Plate 1200m

Cranbourne Track: Good(4) Time: 1:10.75
1
Trapeze Warrior
- 3c Trapeze Artist (AUS) x Cocoa Doll (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Zac Spain 58
2
2.3
Amerigo Man
- 3g American Pharoah (USA) x La Bella Diosa (NZ) (So You Think (NZ))
Tnr: P G Moody & Katherine Coleman Rdr: L Nolen 58
3
6.8
Lip De Lane
- 4m Puissance De Lune (IRE) x Cloud Jumper (AUS) (Street Boss (USA))
Tnr: J W Price Rdr: Ms A Herrmann 57.5
4
8
Three Dog Night
- 4g Your Song (AUS) x Apparel (AUS) (Barathea (IRE))
Tnr: Rory Hunter Rdr: Lauren Burke 55.5
5
9.3
Ola Capri
- 4m Jukebox (AUS) x Seideliner (AUS) (Seidnazar (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Brown Rdr: B Higgins 57.5
6
9.6
Via Vegas
- 3g Boulder City (AUS) x Cartoon Character (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: Pat Carey & Harris Walker Rdr: J Noonan 58
7
10.3
Spirit Of Flight
- 3f Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Private Nancy (AUS) (Soldier's Tale (USA))
Tnr: C W McDonald Rdr: C Newitt 56
8
10.4
Art Critic
- 4m Rich Enuff (AUS) x Hot Art (AUS) (Excellent Art (GB))
Tnr: K & K Keys Rdr: Matthew Cartwright 57.5
9
10.6
Defense Tycoon
- 3g National Defense (GB) x Silver Barbie (AUS) (Desert King (IRE))
Tnr: D Binaisse Rdr: R T Tremsal 58
10
10.7
Countasin
- 4m Bon Aurum (AUS) x Charlie's Luck (AUS) (Myboycharlie (IRE))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: Tahlia Hope 57.5
11
11.5
Almighty Pearl
- 5m Rebel Raider (AUS) x Pearly Kate (NZ) (Pentire (GB))
Tnr: Mark C Webb Rdr: P Gatt 57.5
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