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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.

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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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