Ranting is SW15 for Zoustar breaking his Maiden in Wednesday’s Gr3 Blue Sapphire Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
Despite only three runners it proved an exciting race with less than one length covering the trio, Ranting third around the home turn than finishing best over the final 100m to edge out Hanseatic (Street Boss) and Anders (Not A Single Doubt).
A $280,000 Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling, Ranting has now earned connections $323,800.
He is the only named foal of his dam Vanilla Ice Cream (More Than Ready), the granddam Villa Bled (Danehill) a winner of four races in Sydney and placed in the Gr2 Emancipation Stakes in Sydney and the Gr2 Winter Stakes in Queensland.
Villa Bled is a sister to Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes Danelagh (Danehill), the dam of Hong Kong Champion Vengeance Of Rain (Zabeel), Gr1 Australian Oaks winner Dizelle (Zabeel) and Listed winner Bernicia (Elusive Quality), the dam of Gr2 Tulloch Stakes winner Old North (Lonhro).
Gr1 winner Zoustar (Northern Meteor) is advertised at $121,000 at Widden Stud in 2020.
Ranting is inbred 4×3 Danehill and Zoustar has Gr1 winner Sunlight with Danehill as her maternal grandsire and Gr2 winner Haut Brion Her is inbred to Redoute’s Choice (Danehill).