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Galileo’s champion son Rip Van Winkle was represented by his first Australasian stakeswinner when Magic Dancer won the G3I Phoenix Park 2YO Classic at Pukekura on Saturday.

Rip Van Winkle is well established as a black type sire in the Northern Hemisphere where his progeny include the G1 Phoenix Stakes winner Dick Whittington and G3 winner I Am Beautiful.

Magic Dancer was his first winner in Australasia when she won on debut in October for trainers Graeme and Debbie Rogerson and raced at Pukekura as an afterthought.

“She was a late nomination when there only half a dozen in there,” said Debbie Rogerson said.

“I had a look at the form and decided to have a go – she worked super during the week and I was quite confident.”

Magic Dancer accelerated on the turn and won the 1200m contest easing down by two and three quarter lengths.

Magic Dancer was a $90,000 NZB Karaka Select Sale purchase by the Rogersons.

She is a half-sister to G1 placed Manten and stakes-placed Perkins, being the sixth winner from the stakes-winning Desert Sun mare Dazzling Belle.

Rip Van Winkle was a triple G1 winner of the Juddmonte International, Sussex Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.

He will command a fee of €25,000 at Coolmore Ireland this year after covering a full book of mares at Windsor Park Stud in New Zealand last year.