Spring Choice as a yearling
With wins at Geelong and Mornington at his two previous starts, Spring Choice kept the winning roll intact when taking the 1800 metre feature by three-quarters of a length.
A $120,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Aquis Farm draft for Next Level Bloodstock/ Malua Racing, Spring Choice has the smart record of three wins and four placings from eight starts with prizemoney topping $160,000.
He was a successful pinhook as he was bred by SF Bloodstock and foaled and raised at Newgate Farm before being sold in their draft at the MM National Weanling Sale for $55,000 to 888 Equine.
Spring Choice is the first winner for First Blossom (USA), an unraced Giant's Causeway grand-daughter of blue hen Korveya, the dam of Group I winners Hector Protector, Bosra Sham and Shanghai.
Newgate sold a Wandjina filly from First Blossom at Magic Millions this year for $50,000 and she has a colt by the same sire to follow.
First Blossom was covered by another of the young Newgate sires in Winning Rupert last spring.
Spring Choice is the 88th stakes-winner for Coolmore's perennial favourite Choisir.
