Stallion statistics: Soviet Star

GROSSER DALLMAYR-PREIS-BAYERISCHES ZUCHTRENNEN-G1

€155,000, Munich, 7-26, 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT, 2:11.27, sf.

1--PRESSING (IRE), 132, h, 6
Soviet Star--Rafif, by Riverman
O-Gary Tanaka; B-Agricola del Parco; T-Michael Jarvis; J-Neil Callan; €91,000.

2--Precious Boy (Ger), 132, c, 4
Big Shuffle--Pretty Su (Ire), by Surumu (Ger).
O/B-Gestut Park Wiedlingen; T-Waldemar Hickst; €36,000.

3--Trincot (Fr), 132, c, 4
Peintre Celebre--Royal Lights (Fr), by Royal Academy.
O-Godolphin; B-SCEA Ecurie Bader; T-Saeed bin Suroor; €18,000.

Margins: 3/4, 1HF, 5. Odds: 1.70, 4.30, 1.80.
Also Ran: Integral (Ger), Lady Alida (GB), Northern Glory (GB), Assahab (Ger), Liang Kay (Ger).

A €35,000 SGA yearling, seven-time Group winner Pressing was bought privately by his current owner Gary Tanaka.

The win is a fourth at stakes level in 2009 for Soviet Star, who has 27 individual winners in Europe. The Ballylinch resident ranks at number five on the list of leading sons of Nureyev by earnings this year.

Pedigree of PRESSING (IRE), 2003