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Impressive New Stakes-Winner for Cosmic Force

Tara Madgwick - Saturday April 5

The Listed SAJC  H C Nitschke Stakes (1400m) at Morphettville on Saturday was turned into a procession by talented Cosmic Force three year-old Stay Focused, who raced away to win as he pleased.

Trained by Phillip Stokes and ridden by Lachlan Neindorf, Stay Focused was sixth in the Group I VRC Australian Guineas before dropping back in grade to win at Moonee Valley as a good confidence booster.

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He gave nothing else a chance when bolting clear to win by four lengths taking his overall record to three wins and two placings from 11 starts with  prizemoney topping $375,000.

A $190,000 pinhook for Blade Racing from the Kingstar Stud draft at the National Weanling Sale, Stay Focused was the highest-priced yearling from the first crop of Cosmic Force when Bennett Racing went to $250,000 to secure the colt from the Sledmere Stud draft at the 2023 Magic Millions.

Stay Focused was a $250,000 Magic Millions purchase.

A half-brother to Group III-placed Miss Moana, stakes-placed Hollywood Mo and Ningaloo Star, Stay Focused is the best of eight winners from 10 to race for Galileo mare Coral Reef, a grand-daughter of Group I Irish Oaks winner Knight’s Baroness.

Coral Reef has not had a foal for a few years, but went back to Cosmic force last spring.

Stay Focused is the second stakes-winner for Cosmic Force, who has been priced at $16,500 at Newgate Farm this spring.

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Race Result - Sportsbet H C Nitschke Stakes LR 1400m

Morphettville Parks Track: Good(4) Time: 1:22.86
1
Stay Focused
- 3g Cosmic Force (AUS) x Coral Reef (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: Lachlan Neindorf 56
Inglis HTBA Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Kingstar Farm, Denman
Buyer: Withdrawn
2
4
On Display
- 3f Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Different To (NZ) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Rochelle Milnes 54
Fastnet Rock
3
4.4
Justa Star
- 3g Justify (USA) x Starmon (NZ) (Monolith (AUS))
Tnr: A J Gluyas Rdr: Todd Pannell 56
Justify
4
5.4
Silver Lifestyle
- 3g D'argento (AUS) x Champagnelifestyle (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Francis Smith Rdr: J Potter 56
5
9.2
The Wirrulla Boy
- 3g Ambidexter (AUS) x Miss Aberdeen (AUS) (Mustin Lake (USA))
Tnr: Byron J Cozamanis Rdr: Callan Murray 56
6
9.6
Matisse
- 3f Microphone (AUS) x Sanadaat (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: A & S Freedman Rdr: Jacob Opperman 54
7
10.3
All Too Mysti
- 3f All Too Hard (AUS) x Mystified (AUS) (Wanted (AUS))
Tnr: R & C Jolly Rdr: Will Price 54
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