Starlust
Starlust was an outsider, returned at decimal odds of 34.6. The field numbered 11 runners. The three-year-old colt is by Zoustar out of Beyond Desire. The win was worth USD 630,000 to the winner.
Starlust is one of two stakes winners and four winners out of Beyond Desire (Invincible Spirit), a Group winner in France who took the Gr.3 Prix Saint-Georges, a multiple stakes winner and multiple Group-placed in England and Group-placed in Ireland. The other stakes winner is his half-sister Queen Of Desire (Dubawi), winner of the Listed Lansdown Stakes at Bath.
Second dam Compradore (Mujtahid) won four races and produced four other winners, including Grain De Beaute (Lawman), dam of the Listed-placed Beaute Pour Toi.
Third dam Keswa (Kings Lake) was Listed-placed and has seven winners. They include Mazuna (Cape Cross), winner of the Gr.3 Princess Royal Stakes, and the Listed-placed Nobilissime (Halling). Mazuna is the dam of Beautiful Romance, winner of the Gr.2 Middleton Stakes, and of the stakes-placed pair Executive Force and Good Fortune.
Beyond Desire produced a full sister to Starlust in 2023 and was covered by Havana Grey in 2024.
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Starlust Zoustar | Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan | Fitri Hay Branton Court Stud LLP | 21.00 |
| 2023 | Nobals Noble Mission | Larry Rivelli Gerardo Corrales | Patricia's Hope Dr John A Chandler | 11.00 |
| 2022 | Caravel Mizzen Mast | Brad Cox Tyler Gaffalione | Qatar Racing, Marc Detampel, & Madaket Stables Elizabeth M. Merryman | 51.00 |
| 2021 | Golden Pal Uncle Mo | Wesley Ward Irad Ortiz Jr | Coolmore Group Randall E. Lowe | 3.50 |
| 2020 | Glass Slippers Dream Ahead | Kevin Ryan Tom Eaves | Bearstone Stud (Terry & Margaret Holdcroft) Bearstone Stud | 9.00 |
| 2019 | Belvoir Bay Equiano | Peter Miller Javier Castellano | Gary Barber Mrs R D Peacock | 17.00 |
| 2018 | Stormy Liberal Stormy Atlantic | Peter Miller Drayden Van Dyke | Rockingham Ranch (Gary Hartunian) Dapple Bloodstock & Gryphon Investments | 7.00 |
| 2017 | Stormy Liberal Stormy Atlantic | Peter Miller Joel Rosario | Rockingham Ranch (Gary Hartunian) Dapple Bloodstock & Gryphon Investments | 21.00 |
| 2016 | Obviously Choisir | Philip D'Amato Flavien Prat | Anthony Fanticola & Joseph Scardino Miss Deirdre Cogan | 6.50 |
| 2015 | Mongolian Saturday Any Given Saturday | Enebish Ganbat Florent Geroux | Mongolian Stable (Ganbaatar Dagvadorj) Normandy Farm | 21.00 |
| 2014 | Bobby's Kitten Kitten's Joy | Chad C Brown Joel Rosario | Ken & Sarah Ramsey Ken & Sarah Ramsey | 8.00 |
| 2013 | Mizdirection Mizzen Mast | Mike Puype Mike E Smith | Jungle Racing & KMN Racing et al. Joseph J. Perrotta | 4.00 |
| 2012 | Mizdirection Mizzen Mast | Mike Puype Mike E Smith | Jungle Racing & KMN Racing et al. Joseph J. Perrotta | 8.00 |
| 2011 | Regally Ready More Than Ready | Steve Asmussen Corey Nakatani | Vinery Stable Grapestock LLC | |
| 2010 | Chamberlain Bridge War Chant | Bret Calhoun Jamie Theriot | Carl Moore Management Eugene Melnyk | 7.00 |
| 2009 | California Flag Avenue of Flags | Brian Koriner Joe Talamo | Hi Card Ranch (Keith Card) Hi Card Ranch | 5.50 |
| 2008 | Desert Code E Dubai | David Hofmans Richard Migliore | Tarabilla Farms (Susan Osborne) Classic Star Llc | 3.00 |
Source: G1Stars meeting database – winners, connections, times and starting prices as recorded. Group 1 grading began in 1971.