Blue-blooded Street Cry (IRE) filly Star Fashion contested several of the
better fillies races during the spring for the David Hayes stable and was
beaten a nose when second in the Group II VRC Manifold Stakes over a mile.Despite her obvious ability she was a maiden until today when she resumed from a spell and gave nothing else a chance when bolting away to win over 1440 metres by six lengths as a hot favourite with Michael Rodd in the saddle.
Star Fashion was a $330,000 Inglis Easter purchase from the Brooklyn Lodge draft and is a half-sister to Classy Fashion being the third winner from former Hayes stable star Elegant Fashion, who won several Group II events in Melbourne before being transferred to Hong Kong where she won the Hong Kong Derby HK Gr 1 against the colts.
On pedigree, Star Fashion looms as an obvious contender for all the upcoming Oaks events for three year-old fillies.
Elegant Fashion has no yearling for the sales this year, but did have a Medaglia D'Oro (USA) filly last spring and was subsequently covered by High Chaparral (IRE).
Astute trainer Sam Pritchard-Gordon unearthed a promising three year old in Clemo, who won the previous maiden over 1140 metres.
A three year-old half-brother by California Dane to Group I AJC Australian Oaks winner Once Were Wild, Clemo was sent out favourite and was always travelling well before forging clear to win by two and a half lengths.
A modest $45,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Evergreen Stud Farm for his trainer, Clemo runs for a large group of owners including Rachel Clements, who named the horse in memory of her late husband Paul, who died in 2011 at age 36.
He carries colours designed by her children Lily and Jack which include a rainbow that appeared on the day he died.
Bred by John Muir's Milburn Creek, Clemo is the sixth winner from six foals to race from Wildesong, whose current yearling, a colt by Denman will be offered by Milburn Creek as Lot 283 at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Wildesong had a filly by Smart Missile last spring and is now in foal to Bernardini (USA).
