Happy New Year from the Magic Millions!
Today is the day our Kingstar Racing And Breeding Club 2yo Royal Banquet is making his debut at Gosford. Trainer Brad Widdup and the Club are very excited about his chances first up and there will be Club members in attendance to cheer him on. Remember that club membership includes owners tickets to races of Club affiliated horses; make sure to contact me via jasonc@kingstarclub.com to arrange your tickets for future races.
WIN A 5% SHARE
Remember that Gold Membership puts you in the draw for ownership shares of Club horses. Last month Daniel Byrnes was the lucky winner of a 5% share in Royal Banquet, worth over $10,000. Best of luck Daniel for Royal Banquet’s debut today.
For those members that are not able to attend Royal Banquet’s race in person, tune in to Race 2 at Gosford, starting 3.40pm NSW time and 2.40pm QLD time.
Our Standard and Gold Members automatically go into a draw for an Ownerforaday experience when a Club racehorse runs. The two lucky members drawn have a 5% share in Royal Banquet for the day, giving them a 5% share of any prizemoney won. Congratulations to Daphne Emanuel of NSW and Gary Smith of NSW for winning the Ownerforaday experience!
RACING UPDATE
It is a busy weekend for Kingstar related horses with our Thursday Stakes winners having the opportunity to place bets on the following runners.
Royal Banquet: Gosford Race 2 #3 – our debut 2yo has trialled well for this run and we are very hopeful for a first up winner
Menagerie: Gosford Race 7 #12 – recent trial winner for this filly by Zoustar with Jason Collet taking the ride for trainer Joe Pride
Munich: Gold Coast Magic Millions Race 1 #4 – this is the maiden race everybody targets, Munich is 2nd to Lean Mean Machine and looks good form; the team at Snowden’s have him primed for his return
Bondi: Gold Coast Magic Million Race 7 #3 – barrier 16 did not serve us any favours but Bondi to run well on the Gold Coast!
Hightail: Gold Coast Magic Millions Race 8 #6 – he could not have been more impressive earning his slot by winning at Kensington last week and placing 3rd the week before at Randwick. Barrier 19 makes it tough for Hugh Bowman but he is on the improve and he will relish the 1200M
Equipped: Randwick Race 6 #8 – runs again over the 2400M staying trip. Good advantage to have 3kg on his back with Robbie Dolan taking the ride again. Proven at the trip.
THURSDAY STAKES
This week’s winners of our Thursday Stakes are:
Ian Bennett:
Royal Banquet @ Gosford $125 e/w
Ben Burville:
Royal Banquet @ Gosford $50 to win
Bondi @ Gold Coast $50 e/w
Hightail @ Gold Coast $50 e/w
Anna Karakyriakos:
Royal Banquet @ Gosford $125 e/w
Brett Doyle:
Royal Banquet @ Gosford $50 e/w
Menagerie @ Gosford $50 e/w
Equipped @ Randwick $25 e/w
KINGSTAR AMBER – UPDATE
Straight from the stables of Shane Nichols our I Am Invincible x Wroclaw filly has been named ‘Kingstar Amber’. She is looking to jump out in a trial at Pakenham next week and is nominated for the Blue Diamond.
I AM A STAR – UPDATE
Stable favourite mare I Am a Star has been nominated for the new $5,000,000 All Star Mile at Flemington 16 March. Public voting begins 15 January and I encourage you to vote for her.
PHOTO: Group 1 winning mare – I Am A Star
VRC GOLF DAY
Members Invitation – Golf! Join me and VRC members and guests for the VRC Golf Day, Friday 8 February at Moonah Links. Limited spots are available so please contact me for further details and to book your spot jasonc@kingstarclub.com
GOLD MEMBERS DRAW
Stay tuned next week for an exciting opportunity for members from the Magic Millions, as well as the next club horse for the monthly Gold Members draw.
EVENTS
If you are considering attending the races, give me a call (0451 079 708) as most weekends we have access to owners ticketing. Take a friend and refer them as a member of the Club – or even go one better and purchase a membership as a gift! https://kingstarclub.com/membership/
Happy Racing
Jason Cornell
GM Kingstar Racing and Breeding Club
www.kingstarclub.com