Sixth Winner for Zousain

Tara Madgwick - Monday April 1

A competitive juvenile maiden over 1300m at Warwick Farm on Easter Monday produced a new winner for Zousain wit the Ciaron Maher trained filly Froebel Star doing best in a tight finish to snatch a narrow victory.

Froebel Star finished second at in her first start at the Gold Coast in January chasing home Too Darn Lizzie in the $500,000 Magic Millions Debut and was then sixth in the Listed ATC Lonhro Plate behind Castanya.

Given a little freshen up after that effort in early February, she looked sharp winning a recent trial and ran up to that form to outpoint I Am Invincible colt The Three Hundred to win by a nose with James McDonald in the saddle.

A $320,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Raheen Stud draft for Ciaron Maher Bloodstock/David Redvers Bloodstock, she runs for an all female ownership group and has already banked over $124,000 in prizemoney.

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Froebel Star was a $320,000 Magic Millions purchase.

Bred by the Nolan family, Froebel Star is the fourth winner from four foals to race from stakes-placed Germayne Lass, a half-sister by Stomberg Carlson to stakes-winner Throssell.

Froebel Star is the sixth winner - one in NZ - for Zousain and they include Group III ATC Magic Night Stakes winner Drifting. The promising young sire son of Zoustar has two entries for Inglis Easter.

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Race Result - Tab Mdn Hcp 1300m

Warwick Farm Track: Good(4) Time: 1:16.62
1
Froebel Star
- 2f Zousain (AUS) x Germayne Lass (AUS) (Stromberg Carlson (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: J B Mc Donald 57
2
0.1
The Three Hundred
- 2c I Am Invincible (AUS) x Sassy 'n' Smart (AUS) (Smart Missile (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Regan Bayliss 57
3
1.3
El Castello
- 2c Castelvecchio (AUS) x Word Games (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: A J Cummings Rdr: Tommy Berry 57
4
1.4
Canara
- 2f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Karavali (NZ) (Nadeem (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Tim Clark 56
5
1.6
Powers Of Opal
- 2f Ocean Park (NZ) x Strada Cavallo (NZ) (Alamosa (NZ))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: Molly Bourke 52
6
1.8
Tuileries
- 2f So You Think (NZ) x Hediard (AUS) (Bernardini (USA))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Tyler Schiller 55
7
2.5
Lugarno
- 2c Rubick (AUS) x Sofin (AUS) (Casino Prince (AUS))
Tnr: John Thompson Rdr: C Schofield 57.5
8
2.8
Tenbury Wells
- 2c Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Dowager Queen (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: Brad Widdup Rdr: A B Collett 56
9
2.8
Deconstruction
- 2c Snitzel (AUS) x Dee Nine Elle (AUS) (Duporth (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: J R Collett 57
10
3.1
Squeezebox
- 2c Epaulette (AUS) x Zydeco (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: N Rawiller 57
11
4.5
Agenda Setter
- 2c I Am Invincible (AUS) x Secret Agenda (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: J Parr 57
12
5.2
Bearings
- 2f Tarzino (NZ) x Mapmaker (NZ) (Volksraad (GB))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: J Ford 55
13
6
Iceman
- 2g Rubick (AUS) x Ice Girl (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: C E Conners Rdr: A Adkins 56
14
8.6
Zielle
- 2f Denman (AUS) x Evonne's Magic (AUS) (Beneteau (AUS))
Tnr: G R Nickson Rdr: Reece Jones 54
15
9.1
Inevitable Truth
- 2f Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Scarletini (AUS) (Bernardini (USA))
Tnr: J G Sargent Rdr: Rachel King 55
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