SCONE trainer Brett Cavanough still does not know what happened to Star Boy when he ran last at Eagle Farm last month.
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But, he made up for that failure by winning the Horsepower Skellatar Sprint (1000m) at the Muswellbrook Race Club on Friday.
Ben Looker bounced Star Boy ($11) straight to the lead, then eased back to be running third behind Iamacrumpet and Ozark to the 600m.
At that point, the jockey let Star Boy take control and he was never headed after that to win by a length from the luckless Black Magnum (Rory Hutchings).
"Everyone is confused about what happened in Brisbane, the trainer, the owners and even the horse," Cavanough said.
"He is a horse that has to be allowed to roll and use his natural speed and James (Orman) did not do that."
Looker certainly did and despite the track being rated a soft 6 he ran a smart 57.31 seconds and ran home the last 600m in a sizzling 33.23 seconds.
Black Magnum ($4.80) was wide all the way and came down the centre of the track but never looked like he would catch the winner.
The victory takes Star Boy's record to eight wins from 21 starts including a Highway at Warwick Farm while he ran a close second in last year's Listed Ramornie Hcp at Grafton.