STARMAN
CARTIER CHAMPION SPRINTER
Starman was a sprinter of the highest order.
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Trained by Ed Walker for breeder David Ward, Starman broke the track record at Doncaster on his second run followed by a victory in the Listed Garrowby Stakes at York.
Starman returned the following year with an impressive win in the Group 2 Duke Of York Stakes at York before breaking through at top level with a clear-cut success in the Group 1 July Cup at Newmarket.
He also ran third in the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville, and was then beaten just a short head in Group 1 Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock.
As the winner of five races and earnings of over £476,000 in prize-money, Starman retired to stud as the top-rated sprinter in Europe.
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Accordingly, he was crowned the CARTIER CHAMPION SPRINTER OF 2021.
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Starman was extremely popular in his first season at stud with a full book of mares.
His first yearlings caught the imagination at auction in 2024, selling for 260,000gns, 240,000gns, 220,000gns etc.
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"He’s certainly the best I’ve ever trained.” - Ed Walker
2017 b h Dutch Art - Northern Star
To stud 2022
2025 fee: €10,000
''He's going to Tally-Ho and I know them well. My first horse was by Kodiac and I feel he's going to the right place. I feel proud and blessed to have bred him and hopefully it's just the next chapter for him."
David Ward, owner and breeder of Starman