Exciting First Winner for Sunlight

Third on debut in a Justify trifecta at Randwick-Kensington on July 17, the blue-blooded colt Dawn Service (3c Justify x Sunlight by Zoustar) announced himself as a potential spring contender with a four length romp in the 1300m maiden at Hawkesbury on Thursday.

Ridden by Tim Clark for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Dawn Service jumped a length in front, and that's the closest his rivals got to him as he cruised to the line to win as he pleased.

Owned in a partnership that includes the industry heavy hitters Coolmore, Yulong and Go Bloodstock, in whose colours he runs, Dawn Service was a $1.4million buy for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing/Kestrel Thoroughbreds from the Coolmore Stud draft at Magic Millions.

Bred by Coolmore, he is the first foal of the Champion 3YO Filly in Australia in 2018-19, Sunlight, who was bought by Tom Magnier as a broodmare prospect off the track at the Magic Millions National Sale in 2020 for $4.2million.

Sunlight won eleven of her 24 starts, highlighted by Group I wins in the Coolmore Stud Stakes, Newmarket Hcp, and MVRC William Reid Stakes and banked over $6 million putting her now champion sire Zoustar on the map.

Coolmore sold a Wootton Bassett colt from sunlight for $1.4million at Inglis Easter to Paul Moroney Bloodstock / C Bruggeman and she has a weanling filly to follow by Home Affairs.

Sunlight is due to foal this spring to Justify.