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Son of Zoustar to stand alongside Sidestep and Jungle Cat.
Group 3-winning son of Zoustar (Northern Meteor) Sun City will join the Telemon Thoroughbreds roster for 2020 where he will stand for a fee of $7,700 (inc GST).
Purchased by his trainer Tony McEvoy and David Redvers for $525,000 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Sun City is out of two time-winning Flying Spur (Danehill) mare Roulettes.
Roulettes herself is a half-sister to Group 3 winner Royal Discretion (Royal Academy), while her sister is Tactfully - the dam of Listed winer Vezalay (Shamardal).
A precocious two year-old that was second in the VRC Maribyrnong Trial (Listed, 1000m) and Phelan Ready Stakes (Listed, 1110m), before taking out the BJ McLachlan Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m).
"Sun City is a horse we've followed throughout his career," said Telemon Thoroughbreds Darren Fletcher. "He burst on the scene as an early two-year-old and looked like he had the world at his feet. Unfortunately, he suffered a non-congenital injury when he jumped the crossing following his win in the B J McLachlan.
"Tony McEvoy has a really firm belief as do the ownership group that raced him that Sun City could have been another Sunlight. This isn't just talk. They're backing up their convictions through their actions and we're delighted that some incredibly successful breeders have entrusted the horse to us and they will be supporting him to see that he gets the opportunity he deserves."
Sun City will stand alongside Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) producing sire Sidestep (Exceed And Excel), who will stand his third season in Queensland for $16,500 (inc GST), having stood the 2019 season for a fee of $22,000 (inc GST).
Meanwhile, multiple Group One-winning sprinter Jungle Cat (Iffraaj), will stand his second season at an unchanged fee of $13,200 (inc GST).
"We are very excited about Jungle Cat," says Fletcher. "He is a powerful, masculine, compact, uncomplicated horse that was a Group 1 winner over 1200 metres and 1400 metres against some of the world's best sprinters. We love the fact he was a straight six specialist. It's a real stallion-making trait, so to win a Group 1 in that format as well as smash a track record in running 1.08.24 tells us we have a proper stallion prospect.
"We're confident we have found the right balance. The fees we have set are a reflection of the quality of our stallions whilst recognising the current difficult economic conditions."