With his bigger foal crops now coming to fruition from
2019 onwards there is plenty of blue sky ahead for Starspangledbanner with a
new stakes-winner in North America on Saturday in Great Wide Open adding to his formidable
statistics to date.
Second in the Grade I Keeneland Turf Mile earlier this year, the Conor Murphy
trained six year-old gelding scored a bold front running victory in the $74,250 Buddy Diliberto
Memorial Stakes at Fair Grounds over 1 and 1/16th mile on turf.
It was his first Black Type win taking his overall record to seven wins and 10
placings from 38 starts with prizemoney topping $460,000.
Great Wide Open is the best of two winners from Market Hill, a grand-daughter
of stakes-winner Knighton House, whose descendants include Group I winners
Hellenic, Islington and even Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente.
Great Wide Open is the tenth stakes-winner for Starspangledbanner from just 96
runners giving him the enviable strike rate of 10.4% stakes-winners to runners.
Starspangledbanner will have a strong numbers to race for him in the Northern
Hemisphere in 2019 and his current crop of Australian two year-olds includes
boom filly Brooklyn Hustle, an early favourite for the Group I MRC Blue Diamond
Stakes.
Don't miss his yearlings at Australian
sales in early 2019.
US Stakes-Winner for Starspangledbanner
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Lonhros Queen Brings Up 100 Stakes Winner For Her Champion Sire
Having finished second and fourth at her last two starts at black type level behind Midnight In Tokyo, the Chris and Corey Munce-trained Lonhro’s Queen got the better of that mare on Saturday, recording his first black type victory when taking out the $200,000 Listed BRC Nudgee Stakes (1200m).
Starspangled Surge
The resurgent stud career of Starspangledbanner is building momentum in the Northern Hemisphere where he posted yet another two year-old winner overnight in Ireland at Navan with a debut victory for Royal Ascot bound Back to Brussells.
Magic Millions Cheer After Placid Pearl Wins For D’Argento
With Bowness Stud’s draft of 20 yearlings departing the farm on Sunday night to head north, the Randwick victory of Matt Smith’s Placid Pearl shines a spotlight on the eight yearlings they’re offering by their resident G1-winning So You Think stallion D’Argento.
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New Group I winner for Starspangledbanner
Standing at Rosemont Stud in Victoria this spring, Starspangledbanner added a new Group I winner to his resume overnight in the UK where speedy two year-old filly Millisle took out the Group I Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket.
New Starspangled 2YO SW
The Listed Curragh Stakes for two year-olds in Ireland overnight was dominated by sires standing in Victoria this spring with first and third by Starspangledbanner and the second place-getter by Cable Bay (IRE).
Red Letter Day for Farnan - Ninja Explosive Winning G3 Vo Rogue
Golden Slipper winning sire Farnan has come to the Magic Millions Carnival in red hot form with exciting 2YO Knightsbridge winning at Randwick on Saturday and then at Eagle Farm his 3YO gelding Ninja obliterated the opposition when strolling home along in the Group III BRC Vo Rogue Plate (1300m).
Ole Kirk MM Gallery
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Sires With Winners - Saturday January 3
Here is the full list of 86 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.