Australia
Flemington · 15.02.25
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Purse€ 616,800
To the winner€ 370,100
Distance1000 metres
Winning time59.05s
SurfaceTurf · Soft(7)
Conditionsopen
Runners10
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Australia and NZ Blacktype Racing Dump · English commentaryResult
10 runners · prize money to 8th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
8thWay To The Stars6yo gelding by Reward for Effort × WritteninthestarsLuke CurrieMatthew A Smith7.67€ 12,300
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 15.02.25Skybird
ExosphereSire
Real DesireDamby Wanted
DamReal Desire
Skybird is the best of three winners out of Real Desire (Wanted), a winner herself and a half-sister to Flying Along (Belong To Me), a Listed-placed winner.
Second damForest Finch
The second dam Forest Finch (Waajib) is a half-sister to Captain Bax (Snippets), winner of the Gr.3 Missile Stakes, and to his full sister Snippets' Lass, who won the Listed Sapphire Stakes. Snippets' Lass is the dam of Snitzel (Redoute's Choice), a Group 1 winner and champion sire, of the Group 3 winner and sire Hinchinbrook (Fastnet Rock) and of the Listed-placed winner Wiener (More Than Ready), herself the dam of Rediener, winner of the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap.
Third damSnow Finch
The third dam is Snow Finch (Storm Bird).
Next generation
Real Desire has a yearling colt by Pierro and was covered by Home Affairs in 2024.
Connections
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ImperatrizI Am Invincible × Berimbau | Mark WalkerOpie Bosson | Te Akau Invincible Empress Racing PartnershipRaffles Dancers (N Z) Pty Ltd | ||
| 2023 | CoolangattaWritten Tycoon × Piping Hot | Ciaron Maher & David EustaceJamie Kah | J A O'Neill, A Kheir, B D Nettlefold, D Edmonds, Ms K L Solomon, V Kheir, Carty Racing, Mrs D A Bourne, Group 1 Bloodstock, A P Scafidi, Yes Bloodstock & Solscaf RacingJohn Warren (Highclere Stud) | ||
| 2022 | Home AffairsI Am Invincible × Miss Interiors | Chris WallerJames McDonald | Coolmore, Wynaus, Westerberg, J Poulin, Sir P J Vela, Chris Waller Racing, Lynque, Woppitt Bloodstock, Peachester Lodge Pty Ltd, K J Pooley, Mrs J L Pooley, Rockingham Thoroughbreds & R McClureTorryburn Stud | ||
| 2021 | Nature StripNicconi × Strikeline | Chris WallerJamie Kah | R A E Lyons, P D Harrison Et AlGolden Grove Stud Farm | ||
| 2020 | GytrashLope De Vega × Miss Barley | G V RichardsMark Zahra | C A Reynolds, R M Warnock, J M Baker, Mrs A J Charlton, Ms J Heaney, L J Clifford, Ms L Clifford, S B Charlton, R B Jones, W A Blythman, G Blythman, Ms V N Gordon, Dream To Win (J Heaney), Island Dreaming (J Heaney) & Pnu (G McIntosh)Packaging Investments Aust Pty Ltd |