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Aug 2024

Team Snowden gearing up for September's 2-year-old trials

As we move closer to spring, The Thoroughbred Report has launched its 'Stable Tours' series, where we speak with leading stables across Australia about young thoroughbreds to watch in the coming months and the plans for their established stars. In Friday's edition we chatted to Snowden Racing's racing and bloodstock manager Colum McCullagh about horses to watch. Continuing The Thoroughbred Report’s ‘Stable Tours’ journey, TTR AusNZ caught up with Snowden Racing’s racing and bloodstock manager, Colum McCullagh, on Thursday to discuss some of the juveniles we may see step out at the official 2-year-old trials in September. McCullagh also provided updates on the plans for some of Snowden Racing’s classy 3-year-olds and the established brigade. Starting with a colt named Impact Zone (Exceed And Excel), McCullagh shared that the colt was purchased for $575,000 by China Horse Club, Newgate, Go Bloodstock, and Trilogy from the draft of Rosemont Stud at the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. “We’ve got a number of 2-year-olds coming through the stable at the moment that we are teeing up towards the official juvenile trials on the 23rd of September,” McCullagh told TTR AusNZ. “We have some nice horses for the Newgate/China Horse Club Colt Syndicate and the James Harron Colt Syndicate as well. There’s a 2-year-old colt called Impact Zone. He’s by Exceed And Excel out of a Power mare called Gift Of Power for Henry Field and the team. “He’s showing quite a bit. It’s still early days, but everything we’ve asked of him at this stage, he’s doing on his ear. So, he’s one to look forward to if he goes the right way.” Gift Of Power (NZ) (Power {GB}) won 11 races, including the G2 Wakefield Challenge S., the Listed Wellesley S., and the Listed Levin S. McCullagh added, “Another horse would be one named Caesar. He’s a Capitalist horse out of Fimatino. He’s the top-priced Capitalist this year, bought by James Harron. He’s a beautiful, athletic type of horse. “He looks to have a bit of longevity as well. He’s not your typical Capitalist; he's got a bit more leg under him and moves really well.” Caesar was an $800,000 purchase by James Harron Bloodstock Colt Partnership from the draft of Attunga Stud at this year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. The colt is the half-brother Shaquero (Shalaa {Ire}), winner of the R. Listed Magic Millions 2YO Classic and G3 Breeders’ Plate. “To be fair, you don’t really know until the next couple of weeks as we start increasing their workload and open up the bonnet a little bit. But there’s a couple of horses there, and another one would be a Russian Revolution colt out of Aalto that we purchased ourselves. “He’s out of a Pierro mare. We bought him from Blue Gum Farm at the Magic Millions in January. He’s not your typical Russian Revolution. He seems to have a little bit more scope and size to him, but he moves very well.” The son of Russian Revolution is from the Pierro mare Aalto, who is a daughter of Miss Mooney Mooney (Redoute’s Choice), a winner of the Listed City of Marion and placed in the G2 Schweppes S. He was purchased by Snowden Racing from the draft of Blue Gum for $240,000 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. “Another one would be a Capitalist filly out of Notation. She’s one that we purchased on the Saturday night of Magic Millions. She was bred by Rob Love and the late Donna Love. She’s a beautiful filly, just very straightforward, out of a nice Fastnet Rock mare. She has a really good mindset and is very good mentally, which is going to take her a long way.” Notation won five races and was placed in the G3 Tibbie S. and finished fourth in the Listed Mona Lisa. The filly was purchased for $350,000 from the draft of Newgate Farm at the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Rounding off the juveniles to watch, McCullagh said, “There’s a Russian Revolution colt out of Eiffel Tower that we bought from Vinery at the Magic Millions. His brother is a horse called Capital Delight, who is racing in Hong Kong and has won over $1.2 million in prize money.” Eiffel Tower (Stratum) is a half-sister to the Listed winner Sangria (I Am Invincible) and from the family of Manhattan Rain and Rubick. “He looks like a real up-and-running 2-year-old type. He’s very strong, very forward, and showing plenty.” McCullagh also nominated a son of So You Think (NZ) from the Encosta De Lago mare Crystal Flute, now named The Confidante. A dual winner, she is also the dam of Meritable (Snitzel), who was placed in the G1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas and the G2 James and Annie Sarten Memorial S. “We purchased this So You Think colt from The Chase. Mr Teo is a very good client and has retained equity in the horse, and it’s good to have Duncan Ramage from Think Big Stud/DGR come into the horse. “It’s good to have people who raced So You Think themselves coming into a son of his. There’s a little bit of equity left in him as well, which has surprised me.” High Octane on Golden Path McCullagh indicated that he and Snowden were pleased with the first-up run of High Octane (Deep Field) in last Saturday’s Listed The Rosebud. The Listed Blue Diamond Preview (Colts and Geldings) victor finished third behind Gatsby’s (Snitzel) but was eye-catching in the run home. “He’s come through The Rosebud really well. He was definitely, if not the one, the eye-catching run out of the race. I think everyone else was kind of a little bit obvious in their runs, and there were a few disappointing ones, but High Octane gave us what we really wanted to see. "He made up a lot of ground late, and his late sectionals were also very, very good. We should see him come into full effect as we get him over a little bit further. At this stage, we’re tossing up a few different ideas with Henry Field on what way we go, but we’ll be looking to get him to the Run to the Rose and then onto the Golden Rose. “Then we’ll toss up the idea of the Caulfield Guineas. If he’s looking for the mile and he’s strong over the seven furlongs in the Golden Rose, it’s a possibility. We always felt he’d have the pace for the Roman Consul and the Coolmore, but he’s probably showing now, as he’s starting to get really fit, that he’s more looking for that 1400 metres and maybe even a mile trip.” McCullagh also shared that last Saturday’s G3 Quezette S. winner, Drifting (Zousain), has come through her run well and is likely to return to Sydney for the G2 Furious S. “She’s a very brilliant filly. Drifting has very good tactical speed. Her sectionals first-up down in Melbourne in the Quezette S. were through the roof. She has shown she can do it from behind and from the front. “At this stage, we’ll probably keep her over those shorter trips. She’s not a gross filly; she’s quite athletic, so you’ve got to be a little bit mindful of that, taking into account that she’s only just turned three; she’s still very young. Luckily, Drifting hadn’t been overly taxed as a 2-year-old but was brilliant for the owners and everyone that supported us in getting involved in the filly when we bought her from the sales. “It was a big thrill to get that Group 3 win as a 2-year-old in a Slipper lead-up, and luckily, we put to bed the temptation to go to the Golden Slipper with her. We’ve reaped the rewards first-up as a 3-year-old, and we’ve added to her price-tag as a broodmare now. “We’ll keep her over shorter trips. There are a couple of options down in Melbourne, but currently, we will bring her back up to Sydney and look at contesting the Furious S. next with her.” Commenting on Drifting’s versatility, McCullagh said, “For such a lightly raced young filly, she’s done a great job. She’s won a stakes race on a clockwise bend in Sydney. She’s had a run up the Flemington straight, where she’s placed in a stakes race, and now she’s won around an anticlockwise, tough track of Caulfield. “She’s added some strings to her bow.” Bodyguard a Coolmore Boy? Bodyguard (I Am Invincible) burst onto the scene by winning the Listed Maribyrnong Trial S. in the spring and returned in the autumn to claim the G3 Blue Diamond Prelude (Colts and Geldings). He was considered a leading contender for the G1 Blue Diamond S., but was scratched by Racing Victoria vets. “He had a little bit of an interrupted preparation when he won the Blue Diamond Prelude. He was a late scratching from the Blue Diamond on Victorian Vets' advice. He’s come back in really good order. “We’ve just been taking our time with him, and all going well, we’ll see him resume in the Danehill or the Roman Consul, and then head on through to the Coolmore Stud S.” The Yulong-raced colt, Media World (Written Tycoon), is another horse the stable holds in high regard. “He’s a Written Tycoon out of Meryl, who was raced by Francis and Christine Cook. They also bred Media World, and they have stayed in the ownership. “He won the Clarendon S. at Hawkesbury last start, and was probably just doing that on raw ability as a 2-year-old. He’s the first foal out of the mare, so he probably just lacked a little bit of physical presence, but he’s really sprouted as a 3-year-old now, and we do believe there is a good race in him.” The Snitzel filly, Sakima, a $1.25 million purchase by Snowden Racing, William Johnson Bloodstock (FBAA), and Trilogy Racing from the draft of Newgate Farm at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, will resume in Saturday’s G2 Silver Shadow S. “We have Sakima racing this Saturday in the Silver Shadow. She’s going to hopefully go through the Princess Series. She’ll start in the Silver Shadow, then we’ll probably wait for the Tea Rose and hopefully get her to a Flight S. if we can.” Exciting spring ahead Several established stable stars are gearing up for an exciting spring campaign. Queen Of Dragons (Pierro), who won the G3 Kembla Grange Classic and finished fourth in the G1 Vinery Stud S., is among those preparing for the season. McCullagh shared, “She’s a full sister to Paris Dior and is raced by Trilogy Racing. She trialled super on Tuesday and will head to the Mona Lisa S. at Wyong, Sunday week, first-up.” The G2 Expressway S. and Magic Millions Carnival star, King Of Sparta (I Am Invincible), is also set for a spring campaign with an eye on returning to the Gold Coast in January. “He is back in work. He will ultimately look to do another Gold Coast assault at the Magic Millions. But between now and then, we’ve always looked at setting him up for the Sydney S. on Everest Day. It’s a $2 million race over 1200 metres and a Group 3, so right up his alley. He’ll be just kept fresh, and we will hopefully target something like that.” “He (King Of Sparta) is back in work. He will ultimately look to do another Gold Coast assault at the Magic Millions. But between now and then, we’ve always looked at setting him up for the Sydney S. on Everest Day.” - Colum McCullagh The dual G1 Doomben Cup victor, Huetor (Fr) (Archipenko {USA}), has also returned to the stable. “He’s been a revelation for the stable in terms of purchasing and syndicating imports. He’s on a Caulfield Cup path, so fingers crossed we can get him there. Huetor raced through the winter, and unfortunately, he couldn’t make it a three-peat in the Doomben Cup this time around. We’ve kicked off the northerly box, so hopefully, we can get him down south and see how we go.”Another import, Touristic (GB) (Frankel {GB}), is on a Caulfield Cup path and will resume on Saturday in the G3 Premier’s Cup. “Touristic is another horse who also races in the Francis and Christine (Cook) colours. He’s a Frankel, and he’s running this Saturday in the Premier Cup. He’s really come to hand well. He ran super in the Grafton Cup, finishing second up there. So, he’s starting to build a nice resume for himself and seems to have acclimatised this preparation. Touristic also holds a nomination for the Caulfield Cup. He needs to tick a few boxes before we look at a race like that for him, but we’ve always got to keep the door open.” The progressive import, Unspoken (Ire) (Territories {Ire}), is on an Epsom H. path. “Unspoken, our Five Diamonds winner, is hopefully going to get to an Epsom. He probably lacked a little bit of lustre in his last preparation. However, if you go back to this time last year, he was picking them off like dominoes. Hopefully, he can get back to that sort of form. We know the talent the horse has got, and he holds a nomination for the Cox Plate as well. “If he can get back to the form he was in last spring, which is quite common with these imports because they don’t race all year round in the Northern Hemisphere, so you have to take that into account as something they adapt to. They are used to having a nice, long holiday before they’re asked to perform again. All signs are showing that he has come back in good shape, and we’ll look forward to getting him to the trials next Friday (30th).” Copy: Keely Mckitterick, The Thoroughbred Report Cover Image: Ashlea Brennan

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Aug 2024

Drifting Wins G3 Quezette

The $200,000 Group III MRC Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday drew a competitive field of up and coming fillies, but the cream rose to the top when Zousain filly Drifting carried top weight of 58kg to victory. Trained by Peter Snowden, Drifting won on debut in February and swiftly progressed into stakes company with a win in the Group III ATC Magic Night Stakes crediting her sire Zousain with his first stakes-winner. The speedy chestnut looked sharp in a recent barrier trial in Sydney and took that form to Melbourne where she led all the way for Blake Shinn and kicked on to the line to win by half a length. Best of the rest was the late closing Tasmanian filly Geegees Mistruth, who lost her undefeated tag, but showed her ability to measure up to mainland Black Type racing which is sure to delight her connections. “She’s very talented and was able to get from a maiden at Hawkesbury to where she could have run in the Golden Slipper as she won one of the lead ups to it,” said Peter Snowden. “I just like her attitude, she has really good gate speed and she’ll come back under you and go at any speed you want, then gives a good kick. They are good attributes to have and 1200m is not a problem, so there are lots of races for her and I’ll be very selective where we run her.” A $160,000 Inglis Classic purchase from Murrulla Stud for Snowden Racing / William Johnson Bloodstock, Drifting runs for a big group of happy owners including the Snowden family and has won three of five starts earning in excess of $320,000 in prizemoney. Bred by Baddock Bloodstock, Drifting is the third winner from three foals to race from Backpacker Express, a half-sister by Big Brown (USA) to Group II winning filly Downhill Racer from the family of Group II winner Schubert. Backpacker Express was bought by Murrulla Stud at the 2022 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale for just $20,000, so is looking like an absolute bargain! She had a filly by Heroic Valour last spring and is now in foal to Profiteer. Murrulla Stud offered the full sister to Drifting at the Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale, but she passed in shy of her $100,000 reserve. Drifting is the first stakes-winner of the new season for Zoustar’s Group II winning son Zousain, who has had great support in his first four seasons at Widden Stud and is priced at $27,500 this spring.Copy: Breednet

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Jul 2024

After Match One to Watch At Hawkesbury

A half-brother to dual Group I winner King’s Legacy, this two-year-old Zoustar colt was the easiest of winners at Hawkesbury on Sunday sporting the colours of Yulong. Trained by Peter and Paul Snowden, After Match has taken a little longer to come hand than his famous sibling, who was also prepared by the Snowden’s to win both the Group I ATC Sires Produce Stakes and Champagne Stakes. After Match was only fifth on debut at Randwick back in March in a race won by smart stakes-placed youngster Roselyn’s Star but has obviously made good progress since then and was sent out in much easier race this time. Ridden by Tommy Berry, After Match made light work of this 1100m maiden opening up to win by more than three lengths eased down.A $410,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Segenhoe draft for Yulong, After Match is the fifth winner from five foals to race from stakes-placed Hussonet (USA) mare Breakfast in Bed, a half-sister to Group I ATC Flight Stakes winner Oohood from the Singles Bar branch of the Easy Date family that produced leading sire Not a Single Doubt. Segenhoe sold a Snitzel colt from Breakfast in Bed that made $420,000 at Magic Millions this year to Ryan & Alexiou Racing Pty Ltd and she has a another Snitzel colt to follow. After Match is the 204th Australian winner of the season for Zoustar, who is running out of time to equal or better I Am Invincible’s record tally of 208 winners set in the 2020/2021 season. Copy: Breednet

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Jul 2024

Coast Guard Scores For Snowden Racing

The most expensive yearling by Darley Stud’s Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes winner, Microphone, Coast Guard, was off the mark at start three in a 1500m maiden at Hawkesbury on Sunday. Ridden by Tommy Berry for Peter and Paul Snowden, Coast Guard tracked the early speed set by Sizzling Tale and Kings Castle (FR).Splinting that pair on straightening, the 2-year-old son of Microphone strode three lengths clear of his erratic stablemate Strong Trade (Written Tycoon), with the 3-year-old filly Shine Like It Does (Churchill) back in third. A $750,000 purchase for China Horse Club/Newgate/Go/Trilogy from the Newhaven Park draft at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Coast Guard is the first foal of the Quality Road mare South Of France (USA). A US$150,000 buy for Sheamus Mills Bloodstock at the Keeneland 2019 November Breeding Stock Sale, South Of France won three races highlighted by the Listed Tepin Stakes at Aqueduct when trained by Todd Pletcher. The US import kicked another goal when her Trapeze Artist filly was knocked down to Yulong’s Highway Farm for $410,000 when consigned by Newhaven Park to the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. South Of France (USA) has a weanling filly by Stay Inside and missed last spring. Coast Guard is the third winner of the season for Microphone (Exceed And Excel), which stands for $22,000 in 2024. Copy: Breednet

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Jul 2024

Million Dollar Snitzel Filly Sakima Breaks Maiden

On Wednesday, expensive Snitzel filly Sakima showed she learnt from her debut fifth at Canterbury in March when opening her winning account in the Drinkwise Maiden Plate (1100) for 2-year-old fillies at Randwick-Kensington. Ridden by Jason Collett for Peter and Paul Snowden, Sakima settled back near the tail of the 7-horse field. Angled out to the centre of the track, the daughter of Snizel let down impressively to defeat the game So You Think debutant Queen’s Rhapsody by a length, with the Written Tycoon filly Alinea two lengths back in third. Sakima was a $1,250,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Newgate Farm draft for Snowden Racing/William Johnson Bloodstock (FBAA)/Trilogy Racing. “It was good to see her do that. She’s always promised a bit, and she is a well-related filly, and it was a good win first-up,” Peter Snowden said. “She is not the finished product. She’s from a good family, so hopefully, she can go on with it and win a good race. A half-sister to the stakes-placed winner Russian Conquest (Russian Revolution) and the US stakes-paced winner Bourbon War (Tapit), Sakima is the third winner for the top-class Artie Schiller (USA) mare My Conquestadory (USA). The winner of the Grade 1 Keeneland Alcibiades Stakes, My Conquestadory (USA) was a US$1,500,000 purchase for SF Bloodstock & Newgate Farm at the Keeneland 2016 November Breeding Stock Sale. Lime Country Thoroughbreds and Ravenswood Bloodstock teamed up to buy Russian Conquest for $580,000 from the Newgate consignment at the 2024 National Broodmare Sale. After foaling another Russian Revolution filly last spring, My Conquestadory (USA) was covered by Snitzel. Sakima is the 14th 2-year-old winner of the season for Snitzel, who trails Written Tycoon on 17.Copy: Breednet

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Jul 2024

Ka Bling Lands Listed Ramornie

The Peter and Paul Snowden stable has a great record in the $200,000 Listed Ramornie Handicap (1200m) at Grafton and they won it for a sixth time on Wednesday when consistent five year-old Capitalist gelding Ka Bling dived through late to snatch victory. Having his third run back from a spell, Ka Bling was ready to fire and under a well timed ride from Andrew Adkins was able to score by a neck in a hectic finish. Peter Snowden was at the track to greet Ka Bling, who is his sixth winner of the Ramornie following victories by Pinwheel, Jerezana, Calanda, Signore Fox and Ranges, the last three of those achieved in partnership with Paul. "It has been a great race to us and to win it for the sixth time is very satisfying," said Peter Snowden, who was full of praise for Andrew Adkins. "He is one that has kept on improving with every preparation. He was an average horse as a two and three-year-old, but he has got through to stakes level and to win a race like the Ramornie is a great reward for him." "It was a good ride and the horse was very tough." Ka Bling was a $200,000 Inglis Easter Round 2 Sale purchase from Macquarie Stud for Snowden Racing and has the overall record of seven wins and 11 placings from 29 starts with prizemoney topping $480,000. He is now the best of five winners from Group III winning Redoute’s Choice mare Zingaling, who is also the grand-dam of Russian Revolution stakes-winner Brudenell.There is plenty of Black Type in this female family that also features Group I winner Inspirational Girl and Group II winner Demonetization.Zingaling has been a regular visitor to Newgate Farm’s Capitalist and also has two year-old and yearling fillies by the son of Written Tycoon and is now in foal to Russian Revolution.Ka Bling is the 20th lifetime stakes-winner and seventh in Australia this season for Capitalist, who is the youngest stallion in the Top 10 Australian Sires by earnings with 135 winners of over $11million in prizemoney.Copy: Breednet

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Jul 2024

Xidaki Captured G3 Winx Guineas

The $300,000 G3 Winx Guineas (1600m) was postponed from last Saturday at the Sunshine Coast due to a rain-soaked track and while the track on Sunday was still a heavy 9 it was a safe surface with Widden Stud’s champion sire Zoustar delivering a quinella with progressive gelding Xidaki edging out the Victorian trained filly Miss Aria.Winner of the Listed Canberra Guineas in March, the Peter and Paul Snowden trained Xidaki has been in work since well before Christmas but has maintained his form and was strong to the line for Vlad Duric to score a head win in his first try at 1600m. "It has been a bit stop and start with him but he's just such a genuine racehorse. He's a real giver, he's a real trier and those sort of horses get these wins,” said Peter Snowden. "The preparation I gave him, I've been doubting myself all week and when we didn't front up last week I thought it would be too hard a job but the horse that beat him I think has won two since he him. "It is tremendous effort. Good effort by the team again to come up and keep him up. I've got to say that I was worried. They weren't the instructions we gave there before the race, to get that far back. "But he rounded them up quick and he was very strong late." Retained to race by his breeder, Xidaki is the best of four winners from four foals to race from minor winning General Nediym mare Athanea, who claims blue hen Lady Giselle, the dam of Zabeel as her third dam. This branch of the family has also produced dual G1-winning sire Hallowed Crown. Athanea has been a regular visitor to Widden Stud and had a filly by Trapeze Artist last spring and was then covered by Portland Sky. Xidaki is one of 17 Australian stakes-winners this season for Zoustar, who will cover a full book this spring at a fee of $275,000. News: Breednet

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Jun 2024

Statement From Snowden Racing

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Jun 2024

Million Dollar Colts Battle at Randwick

The 1150m maiden at Randwick on Wednesday for colts and geldings produced a quinella for a couple of million dollar two year-old colts with Braveheart, the $1.3million full brother to King of Sparta, too good for Everybody Rise, $1.4million full brother to Russian Revolution. Trained by Peter and Paul Snowden, I Am Invincible colt Braveheart brought up a race to race double for the stable and his sire following on from a brilliant debut win for I Found You in the opening race. Braveheart clocked slightly slower time, but still did a great job at his second start improving sharply on his debut sixth at Hawkesbury last month. He slipped through on the inside for Tommy Berry and kicked clear before holding off the challenge of Everybody Rise to win by the best part of a length.A $1.3million Inglis Easter purchase from Yarraman Park for China Horse Club / Newgate / Go Bloodstock / Trilogy, Braveheart is the fifth winner from six to race out of Group III winner Octavia and is a full brother to $3.5million earning multiple Group winner King of Sparta, who is also trained by the Snowden’s. “He’s done a good job, although still an immature horse. We really liked him as a yearling, but he went through a spurt and then he went a bit plain, but he’s on his way again now,” said Peter Snowden. “He improved a lot off his last run and we saw it in his work and he showed it today. “I think he can go on it with it and I’m sure he’ll be better on top of the ground. Octavia is now in foal to again to champion sire I Am Invincible, who has sired eight two year-old winners this season headed by his Group I winning colt in New Zealand Move to Strike and Group III winning colt here in Australia in Bodyguard.

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Jun 2024

Perfect Debut for $1.3million I Am Invincible Filly

Pedigree watchers and trial watchers have been waiting with bated breath for a while now on the Peter and Snowden trained I Am Invincible filly I Found You who put the writing on the wall last month when beating Group I winning colt Broadsiding in a barrier trial at Randwick. The stable selected an 1150m fillies and mares maiden for the two year-old at Randwick on Wednesday and she had no trouble demolishing her older rivals to win as she pleased. Ridden by James McDonald, I Found You turned in a text book performance, jumping well to travel sweetly sit behind the leaders and when asked to accelerate she dropped them easily to win by three and three-quarter lengths with blueblood three year-old Kingman filly Fiorenza rattling home for second on debut. “She was really good and has taken a bit of a blow afterwards suggesting there is plenty of improvement in her as well,” said James McDonald. “She’s a well educated racy type of filly that will shoot through the grades.”A $1.3million Inglis Easter purchase for China Horse Club from the Cressfeld draft, she is a half-sister to Group I winner Shooting to Win, Group II winner Deep Field and stakes-winner Zaniah being from blue hen Listen Here, who made $3.4million at the 2016 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale when bought by a partnership involving Cressfield and China Horse Club. “She’s been a like a little Christmas present sitting under the tree that we’ve been waiting for three weeks to open to it’s good to see her do that today,” said Peter Snowden. “China Horse Club have been very patient. She’s a filly that was a bit immature, but she’s starting to fill out and furnish and will keep getting better and I think the autumn will be when we see the best of her. “We’ll push on now and give her another run or two so she gets that good grounding and in six months that will be when she’s really ready.” I Found You is the eighth winner from eight foals to race from Listen Here, a stakes-winning Elusive Quality (USA) mare, who traces in tail female line to legendary matriarch Eight Carat (GB), via the Cotehele House (GB) branch of the family made famous by five time Group I winner Danewin and leading sire Commands. Listen Here had no yearling for the sales this year, but produced a colt last spring by Zoustar and is now in foal to Russian Revolution.Copy: Breednet

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May 2024

$1.4million Written Tycoon Colt Media World Breaks the Ice

The most expensive yearling by Written Tycoon sold in 2023, Media World broke his maiden at start four in the St Johns Park Bowling Club Clarendon Stakes at Hawkesbury on Saturday. Ridden by Zac Lloyd for Peter and Paul Snowden, Media World led at every call to hold the fast-finishing, $900,000 Snitzel colt, Monte Veebee by a neck with the I Am Invincible filly Canara back in third. A $1,400,000 purchase for Yulong from the Fairview Park Stud draft at the 2023 Inglis Australian Easter Sale, Media World is among eleven yearlings purchased by Yulong at the sale by their flagship stallion. Media World is the first foal of the top-class Epaulette filly Meryl, which carried the Myster Downs silks to victory in the BRC BJ McLachlan Stakes and Group III MVRC Scarborough Stakes. A $150,000 purchase for Randwick Bloodstock (FBAA)/Mystery Downs from the Riversdale draft at the 2017 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Meryl is proving a gold mine for the Cook family. Written Tycoon looks to be on an unstoppable march to his second Champion 2yo Sire Title. Media World is his seventh individual 2YO winner for the season, which has been led by the Golden Slipper heroine Lady Of Camelot.

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May 2024

Coco Jamboo Makes Winning Australian Debut in Hawkesbury Crown

Making her first start in Australia after being purchased at the 2023 Tattersalls December Mare Sale, Coco Jamboo (IRE) gave connections an instant return in Saturday’s $250,000 Group III Pioneer Services Hawkesbury Crown (1300m).Ridden by Tom Sherry for Peter and Paul Snowden, Coco Jamboo (IRE) came from midfield to edge out the front runner Short Shorts (Iffraaj) with Shadows Of Love (Dissident) back in third.The winner of three races for Marco Botti and placed in nine of her 14 starts, the 4-year-old daughter of Massaat (IRE) was a 160,000 gns purchase for Snowden Racing / William Johnson Bloodstock.From the family of 6-time Group 1 winner Bago and dual Group 1 winner Maxios, Coco Jamboo is the best of two winners from a many to race for the Oasis Dream mare Beta Tauri.Coco Jamboo is the second stakes-winner for Teofilo’s Group II Hungerford Stakes winner and Dewhurst Stakes and Two Thousand Guineas runner-up Massaat (IRE), who stands for £3,500 at Mickley Stud.

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