Ingham-homebred Sure Knee is SW103 for Snitzel after winning the Gr3 Sapphire Stakes (1630m) at Doomben.
The Chris Waller-trained four-year-old came with a big finish in the home straight to defeat Krone (Eurozone) going away by one length and take her record to seven wins and five placings from 24 starts and earnings of $541,940.
Inbred 4×4 Danzig, Sure Knee is a half-sister to Gr1 Queensland Oaks third Oklahoma Girl (Fastnet Rock) and out of the 4-time Sydney winner and Gr2 Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill runner-up Shawnee Girl (Encosta de Lago), a three-quarter sister to Gr1 Coolmore Classic at Flemington winner and sire Northern Meteor (Encosta de Lago) & Listed winner Kiss From A Rose (Encosta de Lago).
The granddam My Moccasin (Belong To Me) is unraced and a half-sister to Northern Meteor, Gr3 winner Queen Of The Hill (Danehill), Listed Rabbuka (Giant’s Causeway) and Comical Smile (Comic Strip), the unraced dam of Gr2 Todman Stakes at Rosehill winner and sire Smart Missile (Fastnet Rock) and Listed winners Surge Ahead (Danehill Dancer) and Kiss From A Rose.
Sure Knee’s third dam Explosive (Fappiano) is Listed placed in the US and a half-sister to Gr2 Round Table Handicap at Arlington winner Ebros (Mr Prospector).
The fourth dam Scuff (Forli) won the Kilijaro Stakes at Hollywood Park and a sister-in-blood to Thatch, Lisadell and Special, the dam of Nureyev and granddam of Sadler’s Wells).
Sure Knee is also the 18th stakes winner this season for Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice), advertised in 2020 at $165,000 (incl gst) at Arrowfield Stud.