Aloha Star

The symbiotic relationship between the Irish and British racing and bloodstock industries has never been so evident as it is on Monday as the Irish yearling sale season gets underway at Park Paddocks in Newmarket with the relocated Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale. As has been the case so far this year with other bloodstock sales and indeed other global industries, expectations have been tempered as travel restrictions and economic woes have understandably had and will continue to have a detrimental effect on the selling of future racehorses. Participants, however,...

Last month's G2 Airlie Stud S. winner Aloha Star (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) will be offered as part of the inaugural Tattersalls Online August Sale. Bidding will open on Aug. 12 at midday and close at midday on Aug. 14. Aloha Star will be offered from trainer Fozzy Stack's stable, as will Meaningful Vote (GB) (Pivotal {GB}), a 89-rated 3-year-old colt who won a premier handicap at Naas two starts ago. Also among the initial entries is the 7-year-old mare Akhania (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}) in foal to Golden Horn (GB) and...

Aloha Star (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), the surprise winner of last weekend's G2 Airlie Stud S., could take on the boys next time in the G1 Phoenix S. at The Curragh on Aug. 9, according to trainer Fozzy Stack. Aloha Star had taken three tries to break her maiden, which she achieved at Bellewstown on July 2, and while her 33-1 score in the Airlie Stud was unexpected by most, Stack admitted he wasn't entirely surprised. "It was great to see her go and do that, because she's a filly we...