Blue Point Filly Wins $250,000 Magic Millions Debut

Tara Madgwick - Saturday December 21

A field of 10 unraced two year-olds went around in the $250,000 Magic Millions Debut (1000m) at the Gold Coast on Friday night and Chris and Corey Munce produced the winner with Blue Point (IRE) filly Vein Girl delighting her all women owners with a tenacious victory.

Ridden by Cejay Graham, Vein Girl started favourite and was able to make use of an inside draw to race forward and hold the rail which proved a winning move. She kicked on straightening and had enough left at the finish to win by a long neck over Shamus Award colt Torque to be Sure with nearly two lengths back to third placed Forgotten Spirit.

Vein Girl was a bargain  $60,000 Magic Millions purchase from  the draft of Victorian vendor Three Bridges Thoroughbreds for Munce Racing/Arthur Hoyeau and is bred for speed being the first winner from Last Vein, who is by Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Unencumbered from Champion 2YO Filly Victory Vein.

Vein Girl was a $60,000 Magic Millions purchase.

"It's only my first year as a trainer, so I am absolutely thrilled with tonight, I don't want to be getting ahead of ourselves, so we will enjoy tonight and see where we end up," said co-trainer Corey Munce .

"If we can get to the race on Magic Millions day, it would mean so much to me

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"She has always showed us really good speed, so we didn't want to give that up tonight after drawing a good alley.

"She is a very smart horse, we don't think she has to be ridden that way every time either."

Darley shuttler Blue Point has just four yearlings for Magic Millions.

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Race Result - Magic Millions The Debut 1000m

Gold Coast Track: Good(4) Time: 0:57.56
1
Vein Girl
- 2f Blue Point (IRE) x Last Vein (AUS) (Unencumbered (AUS))
Tnr: Chris & Corey Munce Rdr: Cejay Graham 55
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $60,000
Seller: Three Bridges Thoroughbreds, Eddington, Vic (As Agent)
Buyer: Munce Racing/Arthur Hoyeau, agent
MM Gold Coast National Weanling Sale $0
Seller: Three Bridges Thoroughbreds, Eddington, Vic (As Agent)
Buyer: Withdrawn
2
0.2
Torque To Be Sure
- 2c Shamus Award (AUS) x Elimbari (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: M J Dunn Rdr: Ryan Maloney 57
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $260,000
Seller: Attunga Stud, Scone, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Matthew Dunn/Neil Jenkinson Pty Ltd (FBAA)
3
1.7
Forgotten Spirit
- 2f Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Never Forget (FR) (Westerner (GB))
Tnr: S J Morrisey Rdr: Ms G Cartwright 55
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $100,000
Seller: Glenlogan Park, Innisplain, Qld
Buyer: Andrew Dale Racing/Mitchell Bloodstock (FBAA)
4
3.2
Earn To Burn
- 2c Better Than Ready (AUS) x Malionga (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: Jack Bruce Rdr: Damien Thornton 57
5
3.7
Life After Love
- 2f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Lady Loire (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: J R Collett 55
6
4.5
Wollzeile
- 2f Tassort (AUS) x Figlmuller (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: Kyle Wilson-Taylor 55
7
5.8
Certified Copy
- 2g Dubious (AUS) x Written Image (AUS) (Written Tycoon (AUS))
Tnr: S B Laming Rdr: Matthew Palmer 57
8
6.1
Voodoo Lass
- 2f Dirty Work (AUS) x Spirit Of Soul (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: D J Bougoure Rdr: B Lerena 55
9
13.4
Isti Star
- 2f Better Than Ready (AUS) x Istiraaha (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: P L Shailer Rdr: A Mallyon 55
10
15.9
Jaggery
- 2c Encryption (AUS) x Dark Brown Sugar (AUS) (Pendragon (NZ))
Tnr: L F Birchley Rdr: N Callow 57
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