Tenth 2YO Winner for Spirit of Boom

Tara Madgwick - Sunday February 26

Less than 24 hours after Ben Thompson was steering the Steve O’Dea and Matthew Hoysted trained Uncommon James to victory in the Group I MRC Oakleigh Plate at Sandown, the same team were back in action at the Sunshine Coast where they combined to win with talented two year-old Shot of Whiskey.

A hot favourite for the 1000m juvenile maiden, Shot of Whiskey made the race his own when skipping away to win by more than three lengths in the Proven Thoroughbreds colours.

 

A $150,000 Magic Millions purchase for Proven Thoroughbreds/O'Dea Hoysted Racing from the Westbury Stud draft, Shot of Whiskey was bred by Gerry Harvey and is the first winner for Flower of Love, a winning Redoute’s Choice mare from the family of Group winners Spurtonic, Carnegie House and Startling Lass.

He kept the winning run going for Proven Thoroughbreds, who tasted stakes success at Randwick where Think About It won the Group III ATC Liverpool City Cup. 

Shot of Whiskey as a yearling

He is the tenth two year-old winner for Eureka Stud’s Spirit of Boom, who is Australia’s leading sire of juvenile winners so far this season.

 

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Race Result - Austack Sunshine Coast Mdn Hcp 1000m

Sunshine Coast Track: Soft(6) Time: 0:58.45
1
Shot Of Whiskey
- 2g Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Flower Of Love (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: S O'Dea & M Hoysted Rdr: Ben Thompson 58
2
3.3
Oberoi Princess
- 2f Dracarys (AUS) x On The Natural (AUS) (Dehere (USA))
Tnr: Chris Munce Rdr: S T Collett 56
3
3.6
Capital Cee
- 2c Capitalist (AUS) x Doremifasollatido (USA) (Bernstein (USA))
Tnr: S W Kendrick Rdr: Ryan Maloney 58
4
3.7
Girls In Pearls
- 2f Invader (AUS) x Iguazu Falls (AUS) (Pure Theatre (AUS))
Tnr: L F Birchley Rdr: Justin Huxtable 56
5
6.7
Gypsy White Socks
- 2f Headwater (AUS) x Gipsy Countess (IRE) (Sadler's Wells (USA))
Tnr: Stewart & Taylah Mackinnon Rdr: Ms N Beriman 56
6
9.5
Masterplan
- 2g Sidestep (AUS) x Western Desert (AUS) (Nicconi (AUS))
Tnr: N R Stewart Rdr: Justin P Stanley 58
7
12.8
Twilight Steps
- 2g Sidestep (AUS) x Twilight Reef (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: J L Johnston Rdr: M Powell 58
8
13.6
Hayai Uma
- 2f Kobayashi (AUS) x Car Three (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: T J Hurley Rdr: Angela Jones 55.5
9
14.1
Combat Mission
- 2f The Mission (AUS) x So You Believe (AUS) (So You Think (NZ))
Tnr: L G Ross Rdr: Cody Collis 52
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