Zoustar Mare Defeats Winx Sister
Winx’s three-quarter sister Wings Of Desire lost her unbeaten record at start three when playing second fiddle to 4-year-old Zoustar mare Makena in Wednesday’s Hyland Race Colours (Bm72) (1400m) for fillies and mares at Randwick-Kensington.
Wings Of Desire reared up shortly after the gates opened and was reined back to the tail of the field by Tommy Berry and began to over-race when the speed slackened.
Makena was forced back to last on the turn, and James McDonald was obliged to wait to clear Wings Of Desire, but when angled into the clear she finished over the top of the filly.
It's two on the trot for @cwallerracing and @mcacajamez as Makena turns on the jets and takes out the fifth at Randwick-Kensington! 💥 pic.twitter.com/gjX98xrQxR
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 11, 2024
It was the second win at start nine for Makena, who is regarded highly enough by the stable to start in the Listed Daybreak Lover Stakes at Eagle Farm and the Listed Bill Carter Stakes at Doomben at her third start.
“James admitted he may have ridden her a little too positive the other day,” said assistant trainer Charlie Duckworth.
“The speed was hot today, which allowed her to quicken up sharply.”
Another winner on the day bred by Bert Vieira, Makena was a $440,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Widden Stud draft for Chris Waller Racing/Mulcaster Bloodstock and is from stakes-winning Street Cry (IRE) mare Quayside, whose next two dams are Group II winner Quays and Group I winner Pontal Lass.
