The smart son of American Ideal blitzed his rivals by 2 lengths in the junior drivers' race at Forbury Park last night courtesy of a confident drive from Robbie Close.
But ask Rangiora trainer Phil Burrows about the 4yr-old's demeanour, and he reckons Billies A Star is a mouse.
''The reason why he's still an entire is because he's good to deal with,'' Burrows said.
''I took him down to the beach with a filly in a three-horse float with a gap in between them and he didn't say boo.''
But he becomes a racehorse when he hits the track, and backed up his win at Oamaru on August 3 with success again last night.
''He's got a hell of a lot of speed, really,'' he said.
''He's probably better with a sit, too, but Robbie took advantage of the wind behind his back, I think, and commanded a wee bit of respect being the hot favourite.''
Billies A Star's spring goal is the $40,000 futurity final on November 14 at Addington.
''He probably won't start again now until the fifth of September. There's a $11,000 prelude to [the final] which is 0-to-1 win so he won't get in if he gets another win.
''He gets points for these wins, of course, and he just has to start at Addington twice so that will get one of those out of the way.''
Family affair: Robbie Holmes' win with Gold In Deep in the c0 2200m mobile pace was a family affair, with the Elsu colt's new owner - and Holmes' wife - Carla Robertson-Holmes on hand for the winners' photo. Robertson-Holmes bought the 3yr-old colt off stable client Mark Nickel in the last week.
Nickel has raced several horses with the suffix Tabman including Nickel Plated Tabman, Wainui Tabman, Dual Agent Tabman and Naenae Tabman.
Much like Billies A Star, Gold In Deep's general attitude means he has not been gelded yet.
''He's just an angel - you don't hear a peep out of him,'' Robertson-Holmes said.
Third win for mare: Pegasus Dream became the third winner at Forbury Park for Chairmanoftheboard mare Whispering Dream when the 6yr-old gelding lost his maiden status last night.
Kohika trainer Noel Taylor, who breeds from Whispering Dream with long-time friend Karina Bennett, has trained all three of the progeny to win at Forbury Park Fake Whispering in March 2008, Whispering Champagne (May 2012) and now Pegasus Dream.
