One to Watch – Taree

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday August 17

Kim Waugh will have a lot of fun with this three year-old son of Vinery Stud’s young gun sire Star Turn.

Turning won at Muswellbrook on the final day of the last season at his second start and stepped straight out of maiden class to win again at Taree on Tuesday as a hot favourite.

Turning raced on the pace and forged clear to win by three-quarters of a length earning nearly $40,000 from his first three starts!
 



A $70,000 Inglis Classic purchase from the Fairview Park draft for his trainer, Turning is one of five winners from five to race from Miskish, a metro winning half-sister by Fastnet Rock to stakes-winner Nan Tien.

Turning as a yearling.

Turning is the third winner of the new season for Star Turn, who stands at Vinery this spring at a fee of $16,500.

 

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Race Result - Iron Horse Global (Bm58) 1007m

Taree Track: Good(4) Time: 0:57.72
1
Turning
- 3g Star Turn (AUS) x Miskish (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Ms K Waugh Rdr: R Hutchings 58.5
2
0.8
Just Sizzling
- 6g Sizzling (AUS) x Final Star (AUS) (Delago Brom (AUS))
Tnr: R N Godbolt Rdr: A E Denby 55
3
1.0
Dragoneight
- 7g Hidden Dragon (AUS) x You See A Star (AUS) (Our Maizcay (AUS))
Tnr: Luke A Thomas Rdr: J Penza 55
4
2.1
All About Charlie
- 8m Myboycharlie (IRE) x Texas Melody (AUS) (El Moxie (USA))
Tnr: B D Bellamy Rdr: Courtney Bellamy 52
5
2.7
Eyewitness
- 4m Star Witness (AUS) x Adamant Lass (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Ms K Buchanan Rdr: Ms M Weir 59
6
3.1
Gold Rhapsody
- 6m Strategic Maneuver (AUS) x Gold Waltz (AUS) (Mr. Henrysee (USA))
Tnr: Ms M De Gonneville Rdr: Jackson Searle 58.5
7
3.3
Rahni Factor
- 4m The Factor (USA) x Mystic Rahni (AUS) (Excites (AUS))
Tnr: G McFarlane Rdr: A Layt 60.5
8
4.4
Wolfram
- 8g Al Aseel (AUS) x Horbury Terrace (AUS) (Fantastic Light (USA))
Tnr: M P O'Neill Rdr: L P Rolls 55
9
5.3
Memphis Squaw
- 7m Squamosa (AUS) x Memphis Dawn (AUS) (Elvstroem (AUS))
Tnr: Shane Everson Rdr: Olivia Pickering 54
10
5.7
The Night Train
- 4g Snitzel (AUS) x Indarra (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: P M Perry Rdr: Reece Jones 59.5
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