The $165,000 Canberra Guineas (1400m) Listed Race produced a terrific finish as improving Zoustar gelding XIDAKI proved too strong for favourite Port Lockroy with a neck back in third spot to Thunderlips - another son of Zoustar.
XIDAKI (purple and white)
A maiden winner at Randwick at his most recent start, XIDAKI easily made the progression into stakes company when surging late to claim a narrow but convincing win, taking his overall record to two wins and four placings from six starts with prizemoney topping $200,000.
“He’s a nice horse and will relish going a little further as we think he’s looking for a mile,” said Paul Snowden. “There are bigger wins in store.”
Retained to race by his breeder, Xidaki is the best of four winners from four foals to race from General Nediym winning mare Athanea, who boasts blue hen mare Lady Giselle, (dam of Zabeel) as her third dam.
Athanea has been a regular at Widden Stud and has a filly by Trapeze Artist last spring and was then covered by Portland Sky.
Xidaki became the 49th stakes-winner for Zoustar, who also has 45 stakes placegetters.
ZOUSTAR - Champion Sire Stood at Widden Stud for $220,000 in 2023
Zoustar also registered another milestone on Sunday with his first stakes-winner as a broodmare sire when two-year-old colt Holmes a Court (by Capitalist) won the Gr3 Canberra Black Opal Stakes.
Zoustar also saw his progeny C'est Magique (4yo mare) finish runner-up in the Gr3 Wenona Girl and his 7yo gelding The Astrologist finish third in the Gr1 Newmarket.
ZOUSTAR is having another tremendous season with 15 Stakes Winners and 14 Stakes Placegetters.
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