Spirit Of Boom's Golden Boom Captures XXXX Chief De Beers Stakes

Mark Smith - Saturday May 25

It just wouldn’t be a Brisbane Carnival without a stakes-winner by Spirit Of Boom, and Golden Boom rose to the challenge in the Listed XXXX Chief De Beers Stakes (1100m) at Doomben on Saturday.

Craig Williams goes for home (image Grant Courtney)

Ridden by Craig Williams for Tony Gollan, Golden Boom was rewarded for his consistency when defeating The Big Goodbye (Host) by a half-length with At Witz End (Epaulette), the same distance back in third.

With his maiden stakes success, Golden Boom advances his record to five wins, two seconds, and two thirds from 11 starts with earnings of $571,700.

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“I guess the lightweight aided him with 53kg on his back. We only had one plan and that was it, to get out, get on our bike and get moving,” Gollan revealed.

“I wasn’t really sure first-up off the break on this sort of ground if it was going to be testing on him and he’d have to do a lot of work.

“He’s always been a quality horse from the first day we stepped him out. He hasn’t been without a few issues in his career, but it is great to see him back during the carnival winning a stakes race because he is one of the more talented horses I train.”

“It is great having him (Williams) here. All of these southern jockeys add so much to the carnival; when we can get them on amongst the best of our Brisbane riders, it certainly adds to everything.

“He rode a maiden winner for us at Ipswich on Wednesday and happy to be here on a horse like this for us today. I hope he’s not done yet.”

Bred by Asco International, Golden Boom was a $150,000 purchase for Archer Park Racing from the Element Hill draft at the 2021 Magic Millon Gold Coast Yearling Sale

Golden Boom a $150,000 Magic Millions yearling

He is the best of two winners from as many foals left by the Encosta De Lago mare Golden Falls, a sister to South African Group II winner Dane De Lago out of the Listed Reginald Allen Hcp winner The Golden Dane, who was runner-up in the Group 1 ATC Flight Stakes.

Sadly, Golden Falls died in 2020, and Golden Boom is her final foal.

Golden Boom is the 26th stakes-winner for Eureka Stud’s Spirit Of Boom.

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Race Result - XXXX Chief De Beers LR 1110m

Doomben Track: Soft(6) Time: 1:04.87
1
Golden Boom
- 4g Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Golden Falls (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Craig Williams 53
Spirit Of Boom
2
0.6
The Big Goodbye
- 6g Host (CHI) x Penny Opera (NZ) (Danasinga (AUS))
Tnr: R L Heathcote Rdr: Zac Lloyd 59.5
3
1.1
At Witz End
- 8g Epaulette (AUS) x Here's The End (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: Daniel Bowen Rdr: S T Collett 55
4
1.5
Situation Room
- 5g Defcon (AUS) x Chasing Kisses (AUS) (Hidden Dragon (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Angela Jones 54.5
5
2.3
Willinga Beast
- 4m Snitzel (AUS) x Time Check (USA) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: Tyler Schiller 53
6
2.5
Hardware Lane
- 5g Scissor Kick (AUS) x Street Groove (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: J C Smerdon Rdr: M R Du Plessis 54
7
3.1
Mishani Sniper
- 5g Your Song (AUS) x Scarlet Tanager (AUS) (Red Dazzler (AUS))
Tnr: L G Ross Rdr: James Orman 56
8
3.6
Go Wandji
- 6g Wandjina (AUS) x Secrets Sleeping (NZ) (Viking Ruler (AUS))
Tnr: T J Dougall Rdr: Ron Stewart 53
9
4.3
Spacewalk
- 4g Exosphere (AUS) x Benenden (AUS) (Dubawi (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: J B Mc Donald 60
10
4.5
Penthouse
- 4m Capitalist (AUS) x Undoubted Pleasure (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Dale Rdr: Kyle Wilson-Taylor 53
11
4.5
Smart Image
- 6g Smart Missile (AUS) x Shared Reflections (AUS) (Umatilla (NZ))
Tnr: B J Smith Rdr: Jake Bayliss 54
12
5.7
King Kapa
- 5g Capitalist (AUS) x Emmalene (AUS) (Jet Spur (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Damian Lane 56.5
13
7.4
Doull
- 4h Snitzel (AUS) x Bulbula (AUS) (Shamardal (USA))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: B Shinn 58.5
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