Global Glamour takes out Tristarc in game fashion

Source: ANZ Bloodstock News 22 Oct 17

Dual Group One-winning mare Global Glamour (Star Witness) made a winning return to action when lifting bravely inside the final 100 metres to take out the Tristarc Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) first up at Caulfield.

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained four-year-old mare, who won both the Flight Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) and Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) last spring, was sent off a $9.50 chance on her first start since she ran second in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick in April.

Her freshness was evident in the early part of the race as she took a keen hold under jockey Tim Clark, who expertly guided the mare into a prominent position in behind the front-running Savanna Amour (Love Conquers All) ($17) from a tough starting berth in barrier 13. She was produced to take a narrow advantage approaching the 200 metres, and when the runner-up Cool Passion (Not A Single Doubt) ($21) drew alongside in the closing stages, she found extra to score by a shorthead, with Shillelagh (Savabeel) ($14) a further three quarters of a length behind in third.

Waterhouse was pleased to see Global Glamour gain her first success since February, and said the mare was on target for a tilt at the Myer Classic (registered as Empire Rose Stakes) (Gr 1, 1600m) at Flemington on 4 November. “She was a bit out of sorts months ago and she’s come right around,” Waterhouse said. “It’s hard when three-year-old fillies have to make the weight-for-age improvement but she has done that. “We brought her down to Melbourne to win the Myer Classic and she’s certainly on target.”

The victory of Global Glamour also provided Sydney-based rider Clark with his first winner at Caulfield. “It’s my first win at Caulfield so it’s a great thrill, especially on a big day like today,” Clark said. “Hopefully it helps with more opportunities over the carnival.”

Global Glamour (4 m Star Witness – Spectacula by Testa Rossa), who fetched $65,000 at the 2015 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale and is raced by the It’s All About The Girls syndicate, has won five of her 12 starts for prize money earnings of $1,389,000.

She is one of four named foals out of the winning Testa Rossa (Perugino) mare Spectacula, though she is the only one of three runners to so far be successful. Her winning second dam Western Success (Success Express) produced six winners from seven foals to race and is a half-sister to the stakes placegetter Bingham (Distant Music). This is also the same family as Group Three winner Sam Sung A Song (Timber Country) and stakes winners Apollua (King Apollo) and Rocket To Glory (Shovhog).

Global Glamour is one of ten stakes winners and the most successful offspring to date for her Widden Stud-based sire Star Witness (Starcraft), who is standing for a fee of $33,000 (inc GST).

Race Replay: R9 Caulfield 21/07/17 

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