Smart Star Turn 2YO Nails First Win

Second only to Capitalist (Written Tycoon) by the number of first season winners, Vinery Stud's Star Turn (Star Witness-Golden Delicious, by Made of Gold) – he has 13 – appears to have another very promising galloper in Western Australia, reports tbwa.net.au. Beads gave Great Southern breeders Tony and Di Marwick their latest juvenile win this season on Saturday. The youngster benefited from a rails run in the straight before putting them away like a smart horse at Belmont. He had put the writing on the wall when splitting Forever Dreaming (Cable Bay) and Vranyo (Star Turn) on June 9. Beads was backing up for a third start in as many weeks at Belmont for trainer Steve Wolfe and stable jockey Shaun McGruddy.  He tracked the speed set by Star Soprano and took advantage when the leader drifted off the fence in the Crown Perth Plate (1000m). Wolfe bought him privately from the Marwicks who operate Secret View Thoroughbreds at Elleker. They had purchased him as a foal from Torryburn Stud for $62,500 at the 2019 Magic Millions National Sale. His dam Sopraffina (Exceed And Excel) is a winning half-sister to Green Roller (TRC Strutt Stakes LR) and the dam of Ugo Foscolo (NZ 2000 Guineas Gr1). "He's an exciting horse and it's good to see him on the board!" Wolfe enthused. Star Turn is standing the 2021 breeding season at Vinery for $16,500 inc GST, payable on live foal.

Beads is another promising Star Turn 2YO (pic: Western Racepix)