Castle Star
Starspangledbanner - Awohaam (Iffraaj)
Fee 2024: €5,000 (Live foal)
Profile
Gr.1 Sprinter by proven Gr.1 sire Starspangledbanner
Brilliant winner of the Gr.3 Marble Hill Stakes
Out of a half-sister to Gr.3 Pinnacle Stakes winner & Gr.1 E. P. Taylor Stakes-placed Moment In Time
His grandam Horatia won the Gr.3 Matchmaker Stakes and is by Machiavellian - damsire of Mehmas, Dark Angel, Shamardal, Territories and Zoffany
From the family of Gr.1 2000 Guineas and Gr.1 Dewhurst winner Chaldean, Gr.2 Lowther Stakes winner Living In The Past, Gr.2 Mill Reef winner Alkumait, Get Ahead, The Brogie Man, Opinion Poll etc.
Race Record
WON Gr.3 Marble Hill Stakes, the Curragh
“It's not often you see someone taking a pull a furlong out. He's very straightforward, has a great constitution, bounces out of his races and is uncomplicated.” - trainer Fozzy Stack
WON Listed First Flier Stakes, the Curragh
Close runner-up in the Gr.1 Middle Park Stakes, Newmarket
“His rider never really got stuck into him, only pushing him the whole way, but the horse was responding and this goes down as a career best.” Racing Post Analysis