Starcrafts Keep Winning

Arrowfield First Season Sire Starcraft continued to build on an already successful season with a further two juvenile winners in the space of 7 days. His last 6 starters have shown consistent form recording 2 wins and 4 second placings.

The cleverly-named Ain’tnofallenstar, a $270,000 Badgers Bloodstock purchase from the Arrowfield draft at the 2009 Magic Million Sale, scored a city success at Morphettville over 1200m on Saturday, April 17. Bred by Paulyn Investments and Arrowleave Joint Venture, the Lee Freedman-trained filly who is out the Nothin’ Leica Dane mare Ain’t Seen Nothin’, made the pace for Chris Symons before kicking on strongly in the straight to win at just her second start after placing on debut at Moonee Valley.

Starcraft repeated the dose last Saturday (April 24) when his son Starcheeka also cleared maidens at just his second start, at the Hawkes’ Bay meeting in New Zealand in the Horlicks Hall of Fame Maiden over 1400m. The big bay gelding was settled midfield by jockey Leith Innes before being hooked out at the top of the straight and finished strongly to come away and score a two length victory in a slick 1.22.62. Bred by Silvertaine Thoroughbred Racing, the son of the Canny Lad mare Born A Star was purchased by prominent New Zealand owner Peter Walker (who races in partnership with Anthony Timpson) out of the 2008 Magic Millions Weanling Sale for $200,000 and placed with Takanini trainer Stephen McKee.

Starcraft has left 4 winners to date from his first Southern hemisphere crop including the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes victor Star Witness while in the Northern hemisphere he has left the juvenile stakeswinner Don’t Tell Mary and the Group performer Keep Cool to date.