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Vegas Showgirl In Foal To Deep Impact

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Champion mare Winx really had the timing right when she recorded her 28th successive win in the G1 Turnbull Stakes at Flemington on Saturday.

Winx wins the Turnbull Stakes
Winx wins the Turnbull Stakes Picture: Racing and Sports

The win came after her dam Vegas Showgirl was confirmed to be in foal at the 15-day stage to Japan’s champion sire Deep Impact at Paca Paca Farm on the northern island of Hokkaido.

There had been concerns that Vegas Showgirl, sent to Japan in August to be served by Deep Impact, could have been affected by the recent Hokkaido earthquake but the news was all good for the John Camilleri-owned daughter of Al Akbar.

Vegas Showgirl travelled to Japan with two other mares owned by Camalleri’s Fairway Thoroughbreds, A Time of Julia (Redoute's Choice) and Peron (Husson) with all three served to southern hemisphere time by Deep Impact at the Shadai Stallion Station.

Vegas Showgirl missed to Exceed And Excel last year, opening the opportunity for her to be sent overseas for the Deep Impact mating.

She is scheduled to return to Australia next month with A Time For Julia and Peron.

Vegas Showgirl and A Time for Julia were covered by Deep Impact without a hiccup but the massive September earthquake that claimed 41 lives hit on the day Peron was scheduled to be served.

Peron was subsequently covered on a later date.

Camilleri had sent another of his mares Unassailed (Fastnet Rock) to Japan to be covered by Deep Impact last year and she recently delivered a filly foal.

A pair of Deep Impact yearlings were offered at the Sydney Easter Sale this year and each made more than $1 million.

Camilleri will retain any Deep Impact fillies produced by Vegas Showgirl or his other mares but will sell any colts that result from their visit to Japan.

Vegas Showgirl was a dual stakes winner and to date is the dam of seven foals that include the G3 winner El Divino (Snitzel) and the unraced $2.3 million yearling Boulder City (Snitzel), who is standing his first season at stud in Victoria in 2018.

Vegas Showgirl is a half-sister to the G3-placed Black Magic Maggie (Westminster) out of Vegas Magic (Voodoo Rhythm).

Camilleri has a two-year-old Snitzel filly from Vegas Showgirl named Courchevel in training with Ciaron Maher and David Eustace at Caulfield and a yearling filly from the mare by Exceed And Excel.

Winx attracted a crowd of 22,000 to Flemington on Saturday where her stunning performance to win her 21st Group One race brought them to their feet.

The daughter of Street Cry and Vegas Showgirl was bred by Fairway Thoroughbreds and was sold on their behalf by Coolmore Stud at the 2013 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale for $230,000.

Her prizemoney is now close to $20 million from her 32 wins and three seconds in 38 starts.
Racing and Sports

Flemington

Saturday, 06th October 2018

5
15:00
(local)

Turnbull Stakes (G1)

Age: 4yo and up Type: OPEN
AUD $502,500
2000m TURF GOOD
5
15:00
(local)
AUD $502,500
2000m GOOD

Turnbull Stakes (G1)

Age: 4yo and up Type: OPEN

Winx's winning streak looked in danger but the champion staged yet another amazing performance in claiming victory, her 28th successive win and her 21st at Group 1 level. She settled back second last place in the ten-horse field and was conceding the leaders about ten lengths at the 600m. Hugh Bowman managed to ease her into clear running coming to the 200m and she then finished brilliantly, hit the front at the 50m and went on to score by a length, clocking a sensational 32.21 for her final 600m. Last season's Queensland Oaks (Gr 1, 2200m) winner Youngstar, settled in fifth place, one off the rails, moved up well from the 300m and fought on very well for second in an excellent pointer to the Caulfield Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) at her third run this preparation. Kings Will Dream raced back in fourth place on the rails, got through on the inner on straightening, hit the front at the 200m and then battled on really well for third in another good lead-up to the Caulfield Cup. Ventura Storm raced in seventh place on the rails, got through to a handy fourth at the 300m and kept battling on nicely to hold that position, beaten 1.9 lengths in a very sound run at his third run back. Trap For Fools went to the front as usual, set quite a reasonable pace, was only overtaken at the 200m to finish (2 lengths) fifth in another very honest performance.



FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 2. WINX (AUS) 7yo M
STREET CRY (IRE) - VEGAS SHOWGIRL (NZ)
HUGH BOWMAN
CHRIS WALLER
$1.1
57kg
Magic Bloodstock Racing (Mgr: P G Tighe), R G Treweeke & Mrs D N Kepitis

Sales Information

2nd 10. YOUNGSTAR (AUS) 4yo M
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - STARSPANGLED (IRE)
KERRIN MCEVOY
CHRIS WALLER
$41
54.5kg
Unifaith Bloodstock (Mgr: A J Koolman), Archer Racing (Mgr: A A Inglis), Mrs C J Inglis, Mrs J Minahan, G Minahan, R Atra, Mrs C M A Atra, P C Shadbolt, Mrs K J Shadbolt, J K Sheather & Mrs K P Sheather

Sales Information

3rd 4. KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE) 4yo G
CASAMENTO (IRE) - ROAD HARBOUR (USA)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
DARREN WEIR
$13
56.5kg
K W D (Mgr: B Spicer), B F Sokolski, G Mitchell, G J Johnson, M D Boyd, M Chan, Bully's Boys (Mgr: T Bull), T J Harty, M W Latcham, Mrs J Doolan, Mrs V M Moors, B M Spencer, M A Adams, C M George, K J Matthews, B Cobanoglu, Dr R P Williams, T M Forrester, A Kheir & Mrs M Sokolski

Sales Information

4th 8. VENTURA STORM (IRE) 5yo G
ZOFFANY (IRE) - SARAWATI (IRE)
LUKE NOLEN
D & B HAYES & T DABERNIG
$67
54.5kg

Sales Information

5th 7. TRAP FOR FOOLS (AUS) 5yo G
POET'S VOICE (GB) - OLD MONEY (AUS)
BEN ALLEN
JARROD MCLEAN
$101
55kg

Sales Information

6th 6. DIVINE UNICORN (GB) 4yo G
LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) - INCHBERRY (GB)
BRENTON AVDULLA
MATTHEW DUNN
$151
55.5kg

Sales Information

7th 5. JON SNOW (NZ) 5yo H
IFFRAAJ (GB) - ORINDA (NZ)
STEPHEN BASTER
MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN
$41
55.5kg

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8th 9. TALLY (AUS) 6yo G
STREET CRY (IRE) - ITEMISE (USA)
DAMIAN LANE
JAMES CUMMINGS
$101
54.5kg
9th 3. MIGHTY BOSS (AUS) 4yo H
NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - BULLION MANSION (AUS)
MICHAEL WALKER
MICK PRICE
$101
56.5kg

Sales Information

10th 1. GRUNT (NZ) 4yo H
O'REILLY (NZ) - RUQQAYA (NZ)
MARK ZAHRA
MICK PRICE
$21
58kg

Sales Information

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