Valuable filly Beside The Ocean, a Zoustar half-sister to Golden Slipper-winning stallion Farnan, scored an important maiden city win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
The lightly raced three-year-old, who carries the Cunningham Thoroughbreds' colours of navy, gold sash, sleeves and cap, was a decisive winner over 1300m in heavy 10 conditions at just her second start.
Beside The Ocean, who had finished runner-up on debut on the Kensington track on July 16, put 3.85 lengths on runner-up Koibito with another 5.16 lengths back to Defendant in third.
By Australia's reigning champion sire Zoustar, Beside The Ocean was a $250,000 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale purchase by the Cunninghams, who race the filly under the Ridgmont Farm banner, and their bloodstock agent Jim Clarke in 2024.
🌊 Beside The Ocean makes it look effortless, giving @cwallerracing a race-to-race double! ✌️ pic.twitter.com/5wtSPjoBvl
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) August 20, 2025
The fifth winner from as many foals to race out of Group 3 winner Tallow, Beside The Ocean is also a half-sister to Kooringal Stud-based stakes-winning stallion Sandbar.
The filly was the second leg of a winning Warwick Farm treble for Waller, who also prepared Godolphin-owned three-year-old Burma Star to win the opening race and Kapakiri to take out the Benchmark 72 (1600m) later on the seven-race card.
