Zoustar’s Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint winner Starlust has been retired with connections bypassing a July Cup swansong for the soon-to-be Hunter Valley-based stallion.
Rather than being readied for the 1200m sprint at Newmarket on Saturday week, the Grade 1-winning Starlust will instead enter quarantine this week ahead of a flight to Australia where he will be Riverstone Stallions’ foundation sire.
Starlust ran an eye-catching fourth in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot last month (Australian sprinter Asfoora ran fifth), with his trainer Ralph Beckett and owner Fitri Hay contemplating a tilt at the Group 1 July Cup.
This post is for our free members
Thanks for your interest in The Straight. It looks like you are trying to access a free members article via an in-app browser on X, Facebook or LinkedIn. For the best experience, and instant access, sign on via the Social Sign In links below. You should only need to do this once.
If you wish to access or create an email-based account, please provide your email below. You will receive a link to click by email which will then open in your device’s native browser.
