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Victorian-based stallion Fighting Sun sired his first winner when 2YO filly Platinum Mam'selle won her second start at Trentham in New Zealand on January 13.
A resident of Sun Stud, Fighting Sun is a son of Northern Meteor who went to stud after brief undefeated racing career of only two starts in Sydney including a win in the Listed Canonbury Stakes.
The Lisa Latta-trained Platinum Mam’selle was an $80,000 purchase by Beamish Bloodstock from the Woodside Park Stud draft at last year’s Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale.She had flashed home first-up at Awapuni last month after losing ground at the start.
“She’s a pretty easy filly to train and I think she’s ready to try black type,” Latta predicted.Platinum Mam’selle is out of the Redoute’s Choice mare Miss Fascination, a daughter of the Bibury Flying (Zafonic) who won Listed races in the UK and Ireland.
Fighting Sun, trained by Gai Waterhouse, was retired early due to injury. He covered 143 mares last spring.
Declaration Of War, by War Front, shuttled to Australia for two seasons and is standing in Kentucky in 2018.
Declarationofheart (Declaration of War x Cardiac by Encosta de Lago) was a $135,000 purchase from the NZB Premier Sale at Karaka by the Freedman Brothers and races for a syndicate that includes Musk Creek and Raffles Thoroughbreds.He is the first winner from Cardiac, a winning half-sister to G1 VRC Oaks winner Arapaho Miss, the dam of stakes-winner De Little Engine.
• >b>CHOISIR added a new international stakes-winner in the Listed Sophomore Sprint at Kenilworth in South Africa on November 13.The winner Sir Frenchie (Choisir x Volando, by Viscount) is a 3YO prepared by Justin Snaith and has been G3 placed.He was an $82,500 purchase from the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale by Paul Lafferty and is the first winner for his winning dam Volando, a half-sister to G2 winner Vezalay.Sir Frenchie is the 87th stakes-winner by Choisir.
