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as a Breednet 'One to Watch' on more than one occasion, three year-old Northern
Meteor filly Najoom keeps going from strength to strength and delivered yet
another resounding victory when charging away to win the Group III BRC Fred Best Stakes at
Doomben on Saturday in a breeze.
Gai Waterhouse knows how to get the best from a Northern Meteor filly as we
have seen with Group I winners Amanpour and Cosmic Endeavour and she'll no
doubt be thinking Najoom can make it a hat-trick.
Najoom (pictured Steve Hart) overcame gate 15 under a good ride from Tommy Berry crossing to settle
third and then powering right away to win the 1350 metre contest by more than
three lengths as favourite.
Consigned for sale by Willow Park Stud as was dual Group I winner Cosmic
Endeavour, Najoom was picked up by Emirates Park for $225,000 at the Magic
Millions and has the overall record of five wisn and two seconds from seven
starts with prizemoney topping $250,000.
She is the second winner for Charlety Star, an unraced sibling by Arena to
stakes-winners Upon This Rock, Bhutane Dane and Gaze On from the family of
globe-trotting triple Group I winner Criterion.
Charlety Star has a weanling colt by Manhattan Rain and was covered last spring
by Dream Ahead (USA).
Najoom is one of 17 stakes-winners for ill-fated Northern Meteor, who has a growing
number of sons at stud this spring headed by dual Group I winner Zoustar, whose
first foals will be born later this year.