Saturday’s Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes (1400m) at Turffontein winner William Robertson is the first SW for Rafeef. That aside, the win is also significant as it makes Rafeef (picture: TSA) the 31st son of Redoute’s Choice to sire a stakes winner. Bred by Arrowfield and Klawervlei Stud, Rafeef is out of the South African Champion
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Saturday’s Gr3 Red Anchor Stakes (1200m) for 3yos at Moonee Valley winner Generation is SW115 for Snitzel. Relaxing just behind the early leader Dosh, Generation assumed control before the home turn and went clear, staying on strongly to defeat Scissor Step (Toronado) with Sudoko (Rubick) in third. It is the third win from five starts
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Yearning added to her already considerable value with a last to first victory in Wednesday’s Gr1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield. This fillies classic was run a strong pace thanks to last start Listed winner Queen Of Dubai with Yearning settled towards the rear. Yearning was last but had begun to gather momentum around the
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Wild Ruler is the 16th Gr1 winner for Snitzel taking Friday night’s A J Moir Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley. Wild Ruler enjoyed a trouble free run, settled just behind the leading pair of Ballistic Lover and Profiteer to the home turn where he was able to deliver his challenge, striking the front 200m out
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Mr Mozart is SW113 for Snitzel winning the Exford Plate (1400m) for 3yos at Flemington. Racing in second place to the home turn, Mr Mozart assumed control 300m out and then stayed on gamely to hold the late rally from the odds-on favourite Artorius (Flying Artie) with stablemate Hilal (Fastnet Rock) in third. Inbred 4×4
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Bruckner (111) and In The Congo (112) gave Snitzel two new stakeswinners on Saturday, Bruckner winning the Gr3 HDF McNeil Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield and In The Congo making all the running to win the San Domenico Stakes (1100m) at Kembla Grange. Buckner (pictured) tracked the leaders General Beau and Zerelle to the home turn
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Royalzel is SW110 for Snitzel winning Saturday’s Taj Rossi Series Final (1600m) at Flemington. A little worse than midfield passing halfway, Royalzel had crept closer around the home turn and then finished strongly, drawing right away over the final 100m to win comfortably. He is the only named foal of Gr3 Ken Russell Memorial Classic
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Sword of State is the 15th Gr1 winner for Snitzel winning the Diamond Stakes (1200m) for 2yos at Ellerslie. Sword Of State started odds-on to confirm his status as the best juvenile in New Zealand and did so comfortably, soon on the lead from an inside draw and never headed, going on to defeat stablemate
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The runaway win by Profiteer in the recent Inglis Millennium race for juveniles was notable for several reasons. Apart from propelling him into conversation as a Golden Slipper Stakes contender, it also further fueled the commercial fires underneath his sire Capitalist ahead of the 2021 round of yearling sales. The win is noteworthy for the
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Arcaded is SW45 for Street Boss winning the Gr2 Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) for 2yo fillies at Caulfield. Settled in fourth place to the home turn, Arcaded loomed large into the straight then let down powerfully to go clear 100m out and defeat Scorched Earth (Nicconi) with Wolves (Wolf Cry) third. The Godolphin-homebred has won
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