Second Win for Starspangled Colt

A promising winner at Pakenham on Wednesday was Starspangledbanner colt Mr Individual, a $240,000 Magic Millions purchase from the draft of Three Bridges Thoroughbreds.

 

An eye-catching debut winner at Bendigo in June, the Leon and Troy Corstens trained Mr Individual did plenty wrong when finishing unplaced in the Group III MRC McNeil Stakes last month, but showed he was back on track with this more professional win.

Ridden forward by Mark Zahra, Mr Individual was in front turning for home and held off a determined challenge from runner-up Faatinah to win the 1200 metre Benchmark 64 event by a head as favourite.

The most expensive colt from the first Australian crop of foals for Starspangledbanner, Mr Individual was bought by Spicer Thoroughbreds, who also bought and syndicated his sire Starspangledbanner.

A brilliant colt who won the Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas and Oakleigh Plate in the Spicer Thoroughbred colours with Leon Corstens training, Starspangledbanner was subsequently sold to Coolmore and campaigned successfully in Europe winning the Group I Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot and the July Cup at Newmarket.

A dashing chestnut, just like his famous Dad, Mr Individual was bred by Three Bridges Thoroughbreds and Toby Liston remembers him well.

“We bred and raised him here on the farm,” said Toby Liston. “He was always the best colt on the farm and sold accordingly to Brad Spicer, one of Australia's leading syndicators.”

A half-brother to Group I placed Fast and Sexy, Mr Individual is the fifth winner and final foal of She’s Alluring, who comes from the family of champion sire Invincible Spirit and last season’s dual Group I winning juvenile Pride of Dubai.