Zoustar Mare Wins $250,000 MM TAB Wave

Tara Madgwick - Saturday January 6

Exciting two year-old colt Spywire was not the only Widden Stud graduate in the winner’s circle at the Gold Coast on Saturday with Goulburn trainer Kurt Goldman executing a long range plan to win the $250,000 TAB Wave (1800m) with four year-old Zoustar mare Arts Object.

Sent off at 50-1, Arts Object proved too good scoring by a length with Angela Jones in the saddle.

Goldman revealed the victory has been a work in progress for some time.

"It was a six month plan, it was a long way out," Goldman said. 

"Brought her up here for the winter carnival and this is what we wanted.

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"Set weights, four-year-old race, it was a logical race to target with a mare like this." 

Arts Object was a $100,000 MM purchase from Widden.

Arts Object was a $100,000 Magic Millions purchase for her trainer from the Widden Stud draft and has four wins and four placings from 17 starts with prizemoney topping $244,000.

She was re-offered in the Late Alan Cardy Dispersal on Inglis Digital in December 22 and was returned to Goldman after selling for $55,000 with the Bodacious Syndicate now racing the talented mare.

Bred by Widden in partnership, Arts Object is a half-sister to Macau Derby winner Simon Fubuki and is one of three winners from Ringhals, an unraced Stret Cry (IRE) daughter of Group I winner Black Mamba.

Widden Stud will present a massive draft of 77 yearlings at the Gold Coast next week.

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Race Result - The TAB Wave 1800m

Gold Coast Track: Good(4) Time: 1:47.20
1
Arts Object
- 4m Zoustar (AUS) x Ringhals (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Kurt Goldman Rdr: Angela Jones 56.5
2
1
Encoder
- 3g Encryption (AUS) x Eight Below (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: D L Freedman Rdr: Damien Thornton 53
3
3.3
Ain't He Grand
- 4g Sebring (AUS) x Senta Helga (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: M Zahra 58.5
4
3.4
Noah 'N' A Deel
- 4m Maurice (JPN) x Double Deel (AUS) (Dundeel (NZ))
Tnr: Gary Doughty Rdr: M Rodd 56.5
5
4.2
Zoe's Promise
- 4m Swear (AUS) x Kinz Funky Monkey (USA) (The Green Monkey (USA))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: Tim Clark 56.5
6
4.7
The Vowels
- 4g Better Than Ready (AUS) x Mareeza (AUS) (Freeze (AUS))
Tnr: A J & T Edmonds Rdr: James Orman 58.5
7
6.7
Madame Odette
- 4m Churchill (IRE) x Cloudwatch (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ben Thompson 56.5
8
6.9
Tapildoodledo
- 4g Proisir (AUS) x Mrs Tappy (NZ) (One Cool Cat (USA))
Tnr: K & I Taplin Rdr: M R Du Plessis 58.5
9
7
Sacred Mission
- 4g Sacred Falls (NZ) x Hula Here (AUS) (Dehere (USA))
Tnr: David Vandyke Rdr: Craig Williams 58.5
10
7.1
Ultimate Outcome
- 4g Impending (AUS) x Sleight Of Hand (AUS) (Danzero (AUS))
Tnr: S W Kendrick Rdr: R Dolan 58.5
11
8.4
Old Song
- 4m Sebring (AUS) x Folk Song (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: Ms P Barron Rdr: W D'Avila 56.5
12
8.9
Chayse 'N' Artie
- 4g Flying Artie (AUS) x Reve De Victoire (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: S J Morrisey Rdr: S Cormack 58.5
13
18.9
Ivanov
- 4g Toronado (IRE) x Clorinda (AUS) (Oratorio (IRE))
Tnr: A & D Simpson Rdr: Justin Huxtable 58.5
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