Another Glamourous day out for the girls as filly delivers second G1 in a week

THE champagne corks were popping all over the world when Global Glamour won her second Group 1 race in seven days with victory at Caulfield.

Kerrin McEvoy and Global Glamour finish powerfully to capture the Thousand Guineas. Picture: Getty Images

THE champagne corks were popping all over the world when Global Glamour won her second Group 1 race in seven days with victory in the Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield.

Raced by a syndicate of about 40 women from seven countries, the filly won last week’s Group 1 Flight Stakes at Randwick.

She picked up a $300,000 cheque for each of her Group 1 triumph.

Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, the three-year-old filly was a $65,000 purchase at the Magic Millions and was syndicated for the world first female ownership promotion, Magic Millions Racing Women.

After last week’s Randwick victory, Waterhouse admitted there was nowhere else to go with the filly but the Thousand Guineas.

“I said to the owners — and I am one of the them — that it is a bit unorthodox but these fillies when they peak they are a bit like a blooming flower and you just have to grab it,” Waterhouse said.

“You just have to look at the options — and there was no option. And she has come down here and hasn’t missed a beat and I said to Kerrin (McEvoy) to replicate what Tim Clark did last week.”

Trainer Gai Waterhouse pulls Francesca Cumani into a group photograph after taking out the Thousand Guineas with Global Glamour. Picture: AAP

Waterhouse is unsure of what she’ll head next with the filly but one thing is almost certain with a trip back to the Gold Coast for the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas in January when a lot of the overseas owners will be in Australia.

Global Glamour ($4.40) led all the way and scored by a length, from I Am a Star ($21) while Whispering Brook ($8.50) was 1.5 lengths away in third.

Gai Waterhouse with some of the connections of Global Glamour. Picture: Ian Currie

The 29-year-old Bott, who recently became Waterhouse’s training partner, said it was a tough ask for the daughter of Star Witness to back-up in another Group 1 in seven days and win.

“To do what she did last week and to get onto a float and come to Melbourne and back it up for the first time on a notoriously difficult track and to win the way she did, she is a really special filly,” Bott said.

Kerrin McEvoy and Global Glamour take out the Thousand Guineas. Picture: Getty Images

“She came out of the race in great order and we had so much confidence in bringing her down. There wasn’t any hesitation in bringing her straight day.”

Global Glamour kicked off her career in January with a 6.3 length win a two-year-old maiden at Kembla Grange.

Bred by Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm, Corinella, a lot in the syndicate are also stud owners which leaves the question of where she’ll head when he she retires.

The owners come from horse sale companies from several countries including America, France, England, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia.

Jockey Craig Williams sends Star Turn to the post to win the Schillaci Stakes. Picture: Mark Dadswell

Hawkes make it a day to remember

THE Hawkes training team celebrated one of their best days with their three-year-olds since the partnership with the chicken kings — the Ingham’s — ended a decade ago.

They won the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas with Divine Prophet, won the Group 2 Schillaci Stakes with the Coolmore Stakes bound Star Turn and ran second in the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick with Swear.

Wayne Hawkes said it had been a great day after Craig Williams rode Star Turn to a big victory over the older sprinters in the last race at Caulfield.

“Michael (brother) didn’t put the pressure on when he said I reckon this is the biggest day we’ve had for 10 years since we left Ingham’s,” Hawkes said.

“I am glad he didn’t put much pressure on.”

Star Turn ($2.10 favourite) was the only three-year-old in the race and carried 52kg and gave most of the field 5.5kg.

He said the obvious race for the colt was the Coolmore Stakes at Flemington on October 26, rather than the Manikato Stakes where he’d line up against seasoned sprinters, including stablemate Chautauqua.

Trainer Wayne Hawkes gives the thumbs up after Star Turn took out the final race on the card. Picture: Hamish Blair

“The Coolmore was the race we wanted and to be honest this was the race dad (John) thought would be the right race for him to come in for as the three-year-olds get a bit of weight concession at this stage of the early start of the spring,” Hawkes said.

“You don’t see three-year-olds taking on the older horses and giving them a good flogging. I know he was short priced and all that.”

Hawkes said there were a lot of good three-year-olds around at the moment and his stable was lucky to have some of them.

Star Turn finished two and a quarter lengths in front of Malguerra ($17), while Fell Swoop ($6) was a length away in third.

Williams said the colt won effortlessly and had some good horses chasing him.

He said he would be a top chance in the Coolmorre when he faces horses of the calibre of Mick Price’s Extreme Choice.