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Star Turn (Aus) (Star Witness {Aus}–Golden Delicious {Aus}, by Made of Gold), a dual winner at Group level this season and a latest third after setting the pace in the G1 Coolmore Stud S. at Flemington Oct. 29, will stand at Vinery Stud upon completion of his racing career. A deal was struck earlier this week with owner Alan Bell, who will remain in the ownership group.
Consigned by Widden Stud to the 2015 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Star Turn was purchased for A$400,000 and turned over to the training triumvirate of Team Hawkes. A maiden winner at second asking, the flashy chestnut colt was runner-up to Flying Artie (Aus) (Artie Schiller) in the G3 Blue Diamond Prelude S. (C&G) and was beaten just 3 1/2 lengths behind Capitalist (Aus) (Written Tycoon {Aus}) in the G1 Golden Slipper S. Spelled thereafter, Star Turn returned to win Rosehill’s G3 San Domenico S. first-up and added a dominating victory in the G2 Schillaci S. at Caulfield two starts later. He was defeated by less than 1 1/2 lengths by Flying Artie and favored Astern (Aus) (Medaglia d’Oro) in the Coolmore.
“We’re delighted to have secured Star Turn as a future stallion for Vinery Stud and especially to be involved with his ongoing racing,” Vinery’s General Manager Peter Orton said. “We’ve been tracking Star Turn since he was an early 2-year-old and he was the colt we rated of the current crop to stand at Vinery. He has pedigree, performance and physique, all essential qualities we look for in a stallion, to add to the success of our broodmares and the future of the farm.”
Added Team Hawkes’s John Hawkes: “Star Turn is a brilliant athlete capable of superb on-pace speed,” John Hawkes said this week. “Natural development and progression would suggest he’s in for an exciting campaign ahead.”
Star Turn is the most successful produce for his dam, a Group 3 winner in Western Australia as late as her 6-year-old season in 2004. Golden Delicious, who passed away in 2015, is represented by Star Turn’s 2-year-old full-sister Shufoog (Aus), who fetched A$300,000 from Shadwell Australasia at last year’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.
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Consigned by Widden Stud to the 2015 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Star Turn was purchased for A$400,000 and turned over to the training triumvirate of Team Hawkes. A maiden winner at second asking, the flashy chestnut colt was runner-up to Flying Artie (Aus) (Artie Schiller) in the G3 Blue Diamond Prelude S. (C&G) and was beaten just 3 1/2 lengths behind Capitalist (Aus) (Written Tycoon {Aus}) in the G1 Golden Slipper S. Spelled thereafter, Star Turn returned to win Rosehill’s G3 San Domenico S. first-up and added a dominating victory in the G2 Schillaci S. at Caulfield two starts later. He was defeated by less than 1 1/2 lengths by Flying Artie and favored Astern (Aus) (Medaglia d’Oro) in the Coolmore.
“We’re delighted to have secured Star Turn as a future stallion for Vinery Stud and especially to be involved with his ongoing racing,” Vinery’s General Manager Peter Orton said. “We’ve been tracking Star Turn since he was an early 2-year-old and he was the colt we rated of the current crop to stand at Vinery. He has pedigree, performance and physique, all essential qualities we look for in a stallion, to add to the success of our broodmares and the future of the farm.”
Added Team Hawkes’s John Hawkes: “Star Turn is a brilliant athlete capable of superb on-pace speed,” John Hawkes said this week. “Natural development and progression would suggest he’s in for an exciting campaign ahead.”
Star Turn is the most successful produce for his dam, a Group 3 winner in Western Australia as late as her 6-year-old season in 2004. Golden Delicious, who passed away in 2015, is represented by Star Turn’s 2-year-old full-sister Shufoog (Aus), who fetched A$300,000 from Shadwell Australasia at last year’s Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.
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