I Am A Star was far too good in the G2 Sunline Stakes
Shane Nichols wants to take I Am A Star north but Sydneyâs weather will decide if the filly heads to The Championships after her win in Group Two Sunline Stakes at Moonee Valley.
The sole three-year-old in Friday nightâs race, I Am A Star all but booked her passage to Sydney when she raced on the pace under jockey Dean Yendall before strolling to a soft 3-1/4 length win over the older duo French Emotion and First Seal.
Nichols said the Group One Doncaster Mile on Saturday week and the Group One Coolmore Legacy Stakes (Queen Of The Turf) on April 8, both over the Randwick 1600m course, were possible targets for the top performer but Sydneyâs autumn rain needed to ease.
âAll I want it to do is stop raining in Sydney. Weâll go if itâs slow, maybe to the Doncaster after that win but weâll give joint consideration to the Coolmore Legacy,â Nichols said.
âWe just want it to be no worse than soft. We donât want it to be heavy.â
Nichols flagged an alternative of freshening I Am A Star for the Group One double of the Robert Sangster Stakes and Goodwood, both 1200m, in Adelaide in May should weather derail the Sydney plan.
I Am A Starâs win over the Chris Waller-trained French Emotion repeated the quinella of the Group One Myer Classic (1600m) at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup carnival.
The win was I Am A Starâs second straight victory after she claimed the Group Two Kewney Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on March 11.
