One to Watch – Gosford

Tara Madgwick - Sunday December 28

Opening the program at Gosford on Sunday was a talented Zoustar three year-old that bolted in for the Joe Pride stable carrying the colours of his breeder Bill Frost’s Pendant Equine.

Capture Me passed in shy of his $300,000 reserve at Inglis Easter.

Capture Me was passed in as a yearling when offered at Inglis Easter in the Widden Stud draft with Frost electing to retain the colt to race with his family.

An unplaced debut in a strong metro midweek maiden won by subsequent stakes-winner Grand Prairie back in July resulted in Capture Me being gelded and the decision has proven a good one.

Capture Me showed nice ability in two trials earlier this month and went out favourite for the 1100m maiden with Andrew Adkins to ride.

Capture Me dominated from the start and kicked right away over the final furlong winning by more than three lengths and running markedly quicker than the following maiden at the same distance.

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Foaled and raised at Widden, Capture Me is the first living foal of stakes-winning I Am Invincible mare Steal My Kisses, who was also bred and raced by the Frost family.

Her second foal is a Farnan colt that was sold in the Widden draft at Magic Millions in 2025 fetching $650,000 to the bid of Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing/Kestrel Thoroughbreds/Kia Ora Stud/David Redvers.

A three-quarter sister to Group I winner Ulanova, Steal My Kisses remains at Widden, but is no longer in the ownership of the Frost family having been purchased by David Redvers Bloodstock for $550,000 ta the 2023 Inglis Chairman’s Sale.

Zoustar filly from Steal My Kisses born at Widden Stud this spring.

She produced a filly by Zoustar this spring and is back in foal to him again.

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Race Result - Aubrey Brown Lawyers Mdn Plate 1100m

Gosford Track: Good(4) Time: 1:02.68
1
Capture Me
- 3g Zoustar (AUS) x Steal My Kisses (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: Joseph Pride Rdr: A Adkins 57.5
MM Gold Coast National Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Widden Stud, Widden Valley, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Withdrawn
Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale $0
Seller: Widden Stud, Widden Valley
Buyer: Passed In - Reserve: $300,000
2
3.4
Sparkling Fire
- 3g Trapeze Artist (AUS) x Duenna (AUS) (Sepoy (AUS))
Tnr: David Pfieffer Rdr: J R Collett 57.5
MM Gold Coast Horses In Training Sale $230,000
Seller: Blake Ryan Racing Pty Ltd, Hawkesbury, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Oliver Koolman/Augustine Wong
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale Book 2 $90,000
Seller: Widden Stud, Widden Valley, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Blake Ryan Racing Pty Ltd
3
3.6
Difensivo
- 3g Castelvecchio (AUS) x Silk Sheets (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Nacim Dilmi Rdr: S Clipperton 57.5
Inglis Classic Yearling Sale $50,000
Seller: Bhima Thoroughbreds, Scone
Buyer: Domeland Pty Ltd
4
4
Indiana Dream
- 3g Sebring Sun (AUS) x Adabelle (AUS) (Ad Valorem (USA))
Tnr: Allan Kehoe Rdr: Reece Jones 57.5
5
6.9
Southport
- 3c Bivouac (AUS) x Marielle (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: Brad Widdup Rdr: Tyler Schiller 57.5
6
8.8
Don't
- 6g Your Song (AUS) x You Being Served (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: J C Coyle Rdr: Rachel King 59
7
9.6
Flying Harry
- 4g Harry Angel (IRE) x Fly Lightly (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: Mick Attard Rdr: Donovan Dillon 59
8
22.3
I See Iggy
- 3c I've Been Framed (AUS) x White Lion Fever (AUS) (Lion Hunter (AUS))
Tnr: Allan Kehoe Rdr: Anna Roper 57.5
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