John North and his team at Bowness Stud have achieved an enviable record for producing Group I performers from their family run thoroughbred nursery at Young on the South West Slopes of NSW and a talented Zoustar three year-old they bred and sold at Magic Millions in 2020 will run for the powerful Chris Waller stable in the $2million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas on Saturday.
Starman was a $500,000 purchase for Tom Magnier from the Bowness Stud draft and has won three of six starts. He will back up from a good last start victory at Gold Coast last Saturday and has drawn barrier seven.
In recent years, Bowness Stud drafts have produced Champion 3YO and four time Group I winner Trapeze Artist, super talented Group I winning half-sisters Youngstar and Funstar as well as the 2021 SAJC Australasian Oaks winner Media Award, not to mention Group and stakes-winners Chapada, Paradee and Indian Pacific.
Bowness Stud are presenting 13 yearlings at the Gold Coast with the first seven offered and all sold in Book 1 and the final six in Book 2 as below:
Lot 941 Colt Adelaide (IRE) x Party Hard, by Fastnet Rock
By the sire of Group I winner Funstar and this season’s stakes-winning stayer Torrens. Half-brother to three winners from a daughter of Group III winner Party Time.
Lot 950 Colt Divine Prophet x Plain Magic, by Magic Albert
From third crop of Caulfield Guineas winner Divine Prophet. Half-brother to two metro winners from stakes-winner Plain Magic.
Lot 1073 Colt Russian Revolution x Babelicious, by Not a Single Doubt
From the second crop of leading first season sire Russian Revolution and is from a sister to juvenile stakes-winner Jackson.
Lot 1140 Filly Spieth x Good Times Roll, by Exceed and Excel
From the second crop of promising sire Spieth. Half-sister to two winners from a winning half-sister to Group III winner Fast ‘n’ Rocking and stakes-winner Good ‘n’ Fast.
Lot 1171 Colt Real Steel (Jpn) x Lacey Lonhbreak, by Lonhro
From the first crop of Deep Impact’s G1 winning son Real Steel. Half-brother to two winners from the family of Champion European 3YO Filly Lailani and this season’s stakes-placed 2YO Boldinho.
Lot 1221 Filly Divine Prophet x Nervous Nellie, by Snitzel
Half-sister to Flying Rex (3f Flying Artie), who has won at Yarra Glen since the catalogue went to print scoring easily as favourite on December 28.
