The first foal a young stakes-winning daughter of Starcraft, the much admired filly
was widely tipped as one of the fillies of the sale and lived up to expectation
when secured by Michael Wallace Bloodstock on behalf of the China Horse Club."She's a filly with an exceptional pedigree and has great similarities to her sire and her mother," Michael Wallace told Sky Racing.
"She's an outstanding first foal from one of Australia's best breeders in Mill Park.
"It was probably a bit more than we expected to pay, but diamonds don't come cheap. There's always going to be intense competition on a filly like that."
The China Horse Club have already tasted Group I success in Australia this season as owners with their high class Fastnet Rock filly First Seal, winner of the Group I ATC Flight Stakes.
"She's for the China Horse Club and we will sort out a trainer for her in the next few weeks. She will remain in Australia and we look forward to watch," Wallace added.
Celebrity Girl was also an expensive yearling, bought by South Australian owner/breeders
Trevor and Beth Robertson at Inglis Easter in 2010 for $500,000 from the Yarraman Park draft .A powerhouse chestnut like her sire Starcraft, she won three of 10 starts for Mark Kavanagh including two Listed victories and was retired to stud by the Robertson's in 2012 with Sepoy chosen as her first partner.
A mating between two such good looking chestnuts has certainly produced another just the same and hopefully with the same ability!
A daughter of stakes-winner Dashing Granada, Celebrity Girl has a filly foal by another chestnut Golden Slipper winner in Sebring and was covered last year by I Am Invincible.
