Super Saturday for Snitzel
Multiple champion Australian sire Snitzel had a Saturday to remember, with his progeny making their mark both on the track and at stud
13th September 2021
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Multiple champion Australian sire Snitzel had a Saturday to remember, with his progeny making their mark both on the track and at stud
Former champion sprinter Via Africa has firmly put the spotlight on the success of South African-bred broodmares based in Australia
Arrowfield Stud has announced it will be standing Japan’s Champion 2YO Colt Admire Mars
In all, twelve stallions will complete the season with progeny earnings of A$10 million or more
Five stallions have headed the Premiership table at various times since October
Heading Arrowfield’s 2020 stallion roster, reigning Champion Sire Snitzel will stand at a reduced fee of A$165,000 inc. GST in recognition of the current worldwide
A 2yo that cost the rand equivalent of over nine times the gross stake of the Sun Met will debut for Trainers Peter and Paul Snowden at Randwick on Saturday.
The principal Australian feature this past weekend was the Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes, a race won by the great sire Redoute’s Choice in 1999
Took his prize money to a new Australian premiership record total of $13.8 million, surpassing the previous record of $12.9 million set last season by Street Cry
Callan Murray gave trainer Mike de Kock the second leg of a Classic double when the Australian-bred Heavenly Blue ran out a smooth winner of the Gr1 SA Classic
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
It’s clear that eight incidents of crop excesses is unacceptable for a sport keen to maintain a good public image, and the time appears to have arrived for a review of the crop rules for work riders on the Highveld
Rafeef is fast establishing a fine reputation as a stallion who has the ability to sire stakes winners across the speed and stamina spectrum
