The first foal of stakes winning mare Bonny O’Reilly, a colt by champion stallion Snitzel, the first foal of Listed winner Bonny O’Reilly, topped the first session of the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale on Tuesday when selling for $1.9 million. Consigned by Widden Stud, the colt was purchased by Coolmore’s Tom Magnier
Read More…
Immortal Love is SW104 for Snitzel after winning Saturday’s Gr3 HDF McNeil Stakes (1200m) for 3yos at Caulfield. Worse than midfield into the home straight, Immortal Love quickened into the lead 200m out and then edged Flying Award (Shamus Award) and Tagaloa (Lord Kanaloa) in a driving finish, the first six across the line covered
Read More…
Snitzel, pictured with Joe Hickey, has won his fourth Australian Sires’ premiership, leading the financial table and also by stakes winners with 18. (pic: Arrowfield/Joan Faras) Rank Stallion Yof – To Stud Sire Rnrs Wnrs Wins SW(SWins) Earnings Best Performer 1 Snitzel (Aus) 2002 – 2006 Redoute’s Choice 339 175 265 18 (25) $17,880,554 Away
Read More…
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.
Read More…
Snitzel is the leading sire of stakes winners in Australia with just over two months of the current season remaining. Rank/Stallion Ccode Yof – To Stud Sire Rnrs Wnrs Wins SW(SWins) Earnings Best Performer 1 Snitzel (Aus) 2002 – 2006 Redoute’s Choice 315 154 216 17(23) $15,412,761 Away Game – 2,729,400 2 I Am Invincible
Read More…
Macroura remained unbeaten winning the Listed Woodlands Stakes (100m) at Rosehill) and is SW102 for Snitzel. She is the only named foal of Zenaida (Zabeel), a winning half sister to Gr1 winner and New Zealand Horse Of The Year for 2009-10 Vosne Romanee (Electric Zone). Snitzel has five stakes winners out of mares by Zabeel
Read More…
Saturday’s Takeover Target Stakes (1200m) at Randwick winner Snitz is SW101 for Snitzel. Inbred 4×3 to Danzig, Snitz is a half-brother to six winners including Tale All Of Me (Jeune), the dam of Gr2 Euclase Stakes at Morphettville winner I’ll Have A Bit (Smart Missile). Snitz is out of Gr2 Sunline Stakes winner Tickle My
Read More…
Castelvecchio (pictured winning the Champagne Stakes) has been retired and will stand alongside his sire Dundeel this season at Arrowfield Stud. Arrowfield principal John Messara cited the uncertainty around racing with the current corona virus as the main reason behind the decision. “Due to the current economic upheaval caused by COVID-19, we have mutually agreed
Read More…
I Am Excited finishing strongly along the inside to just edge longtime leader Miss Leonidas and Tofane in a driving finish to The Galaxy (1100m) at Randwick. It is the first Gr1 win for the five-year-old, whose previous best win was at Gr2 level at Flemington. I Am Excited in the 14th Gr.1 winner for
Read More…
A $725,000 Snitzel colt topped the just completed Melbourne Premier yearling sale at Oaklands Junction. The three-quarter brother to Group 3 winner Jukebox (Snitzel) was consigned by Blue Gum Farm on behalf of breeders Neville and Susan Duncan and is the third-highest yearling sold at auction in Victoria. Aquis Farm signed for the September 9
Read More…