Listed Phelan Ready, $130,000, 1000m
Palazzo Spirit (Spirit Of Boom) did everything right as a short-priced favourite, game to the line making it two wins from as many starts.
Bred by Gerry Harvey and purchased by Proven Thoroughbreds and O'Dea Hoysted Racing for $80,000 at this year's Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Palazzo Spirit is stakes winner number 16 for Eureka Stud's reliably classy Spirit Of Boom (Sequalo).
He is the first foal for the dual Listed winner Palazzo Pubblico (Conatus) whose grandam is the dual Group 2 winner My Sienna (Weasel Clause), also grandam of the G3 Western Australian Oaks winner Moreish (More Than Ready {USA}).
In late September foaling a Written Tycoon (Iglesia) filly, Palazzo Pubblico is also dam of a yearling colt by Zoustar (Northern Meteor).
Palazzo Spirit is the eighth Spirit Of Boom stakes winner line-bred to Danehill (USA) (Danzig {USA}), the second line-bred to Showdown (GB) (Infatuation {GB}), the sixth line-bred to Bletchingly (Biscay) and the fourth line-bred to Without Fear (Fr) (Baldric {USA}).
Listed Calaway Gal, $130,000, 1000m
Exo Lady (Exosphere) remained undefeated after three starts and once again she looked to have plenty in hand.
Bred by Winjana Park and purchased by Rita Giltrow for $50,000 at this year's Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale, Exo Lady is the fourth live foal and second winner for the two-time Rockhampton winner Sheza Falvelon (Falvelon).
She is the fourth stakes winner for Oaklands Stud's G1 Golden Rose winner Exosphere whose sire Lonhro (Octagonal {NZ}) turned 23 during the week.
Line-bred to the great mares Natalma (USA) (Native Dancer {USA}), Lalun (USA) (Djeddah {Fr}) and Special (USA) (Forli {Arg}), Exo Lady has as her third dam the speedy stakes winner She's A Pipe Dream (Jackson Square) who produced the Malaysian stakes winner Liang Xin (Lion Cavern {USA}).
Ancestress of this family is the influential Marchetta (GB) (Marco {GB}).
Listed Just Now, $130,000, 1300m
It was an exciting finish with a photo required to separate three gutsy mares, East Asia (NZ) (Swiss Ace) the one with her nose in front where it mattered.
Bred by Gerry Harvey, East Asia is the 14th stakes winner for her Westbury-based G1 Oakleigh Plate-winning sire. She is a half-sister to the Hong Kong Group 3 winner Ho Ho Khan (NZ) (Makfi {GB}) and the Hong Kong winner Amazing Feeling (NZ) (Iffraaj {GB}).
Served last spring by Telperion (Street Cry {Ire}) after foaling a Tarzino (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) filly, East Asia's dam China Choice (Encosta De Lago) is a daughter of the G2 Hill S. winner Mulan Princess (NZ) (Kaapstad {NZ}) - also dam of the G1 Australian Oaks winner Royal Descent (Redoute's Choice).
Out of the Group 3 mare Madam Valeta (NZ) (Palace Music {USA}), Mulan Princess is a half-sister to the four-time Group winner Falkirk (NZ) (Tale Of The Cat {USA}) and the Listed winner Luscilla (NZ) (Entrepreneur {GB}).
East Asia is bred on a 7 X 7 cross of the great Canadian mare Flaming Page (USA) (Bull Page {USA}), dam of Nijinsky II (Can) (Northern Dancer {Can}) and grandam of The Minstrel (Can) (Northern Dancer {Can}).
Listed Bribie H., $130,000, 1000m
It was a breakthrough stakes victory for the talented Totally Charmed (I Am Invincible) and her eighth success from 22 starts.
Bred by the Osborne family and purchased by Aquis for $130,000 at the 2016 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Totally Charmed is the 69th stakes winner for her outstanding Yarraman Park-based sire.
She is the second foal and second winner for the three-time winner The Look Of Love (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) who was competitive in stakes company. In late August producing a Santos (I Am Invincible) filly and last year a Super One (I Am Invincible) colt, The Look Of Love is out of a half-sister to the stakes winner Battlefield (Choisir).
This is a classy sprinting family, one which has also produced the stakes winners Lucky Patch (NZ) (El Roca), Spanish Bay (Nadeem), Spitz (Danehill {USA}), Sheezallmine (NZ) (Super Easy {NZ}), Stimulus (Bletchingly), Sain Khapital (NZ) (Entrepreneur {GB}), Khaptrist (NZ) (Sir Tristram {Ire}), Khaptingly (NZ) (Bletchingly) and Khaptivaan (Adraan {GB}).
