Salty Pearl has established herself as one of the finest fillies raced by Starblue Racing and currently stands as the best-performing progeny of Yulong’s Group 1-winning sire Tagaloa. Purchased for just $75,000 at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, she has risen to become an elite-level competitor on the Australian racing stage.

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Career Highlights

🥇 Group 2 Fillies Classic Winner - Moonee Valley (1600m)
A brilliant black-type victory on Cox Plate Day, showcasing her toughness, turn of foot and determination against a quality field.

🥇 IRT VOBIS Platinum Guineas Winner - Caulfield (1600m)
Produced a dominant performance to win the $500,000 feature by 2¾ lengths and cement her place among the leading three-year-old fillies in Australia.

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Group 1 Performances

4th - Group 1 Thousand Guineas
Finished a highly creditable fourth in one of Australia's premier races for three-year-old fillies.

🥉 3rd - Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes
Produced a career-best performance in Sydney when finishing an outstanding third in Group 1 company over 2000 metres at Rosehill, beaten just 0.39 lengths by the winner.

5th - Group 1 SA Oaks
Further demonstrated her versatility and staying ability by competing strongly in the Australian Oaks against the country's best staying fillies.

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Achievements To Date​

• Group 2 Fillies Classic winner

• $500k VOBIS Platinum Guineas winner

• Group 1 placed performer

• Competed in three Group 1 races

• 4th in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas

• 3rd in the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes

• 5th in the Group 1 Oaks

• Best-performing progeny of Yulong sire Tagaloa

• Purchased for just $75,000 at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale

• Career prize money of $992,500

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Salty Pearl’s journey perfectly reflects what Starblue Racing strives to achieve: identifying value, developing talent and competing at the highest level. From a modest yearling purchase to nearly $1 million in earnings, she has become one of the flagship horses of the Starblue Racing story and a mare with an exciting future still ahead of her.