Seventeenth Two Year Old Winner for Snitzel

Mark Smith - Sunday April 26

With just three two-year-old winners before the dawn of the new year, Snitzel stood some of his main rivals a sizeable start but when his son National Choice made a winning career debut at Geelong on Sunday, Snitzel had taken his tally in Australia to 17 to edge one clear of I Am Invincible.

Sporting the siks of Robert Crabtree's Dorrington Park, National Choice makes a winning debut image Racing Photos

On the strength of some impressive trackwork and with Damien Oliver making the trip for just one ride, the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained colt was backed into short-priced favouritism for the 1200m maiden.

With just two behind him on the turn, National Choice tracked into the race following the promising Wandjina filly Daisy Cakes and extended impressively in the final 100 metres to win by one and a half lengths.

“With experience, he will be better over further. It worked out well for him getting a three-wide cart into it behind a handy one so it was nice to get that win for the owners,” Kent told racing.com.

“He has worked well and has been strong in the last little bit so that gave us confidence at the 1200m as he was nice and fit and would run it out strongly. It was the perfect experience for him on debut.

Advertisement

“He is one of the nicer ones for sure. He looks awfully immature this horse. He hasn’t got a huge body yet and he is going to develop a lot so it will be up to the boss if he wants to go another step or looked towards the spring.

“He will definitely be a better 3yo as his mom is by Savabeel and won over a mile so I think when he gets over that sought of a journey he can get to that sought of level.”

A $300,000 purchase by  M G Price Racing & Breeding Pty Ltd / C B Bloodstock out of the Blue Gum Farm draft out the 2019 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, National Choice is the first to race out of the Sabeel mare My Sabeel.

Indeed, the hard-knocking mare won six and placed ion 16 of her 51 starts with her highlight coming at her 38th start when downing Bennetta in the Group III Toy Show Stakes before finishing second behind Catkins in the Group III Sheraco Stakes.

Advertisment

Race Result - Roderick Insurance Brokers Hcp 1212m

Geelong Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:12.50
1
National Choice
- 2c Snitzel (AUS) x My Sabeel (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: D Oliver 60
2
1.5
Daisy Cakes
- 2f Wandjina (AUS) x Rainbeam (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Anthony Freedman Rdr: Jye McNeil 58
3
2.8
Rock The Ring
- 2c Reward For Effort (AUS) x Suzebabe (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: D & B Hayes & T Dabernig Rdr: D W Stackhouse 60
4
4.5
Milliondollarbill
- 2c Epaulette (AUS) x Riverina Red (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Jamie Kah 60
5
4.7
Hickok
- 2c Shooting To Win (AUS) x Monira (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: A W Noonan Rdr: J Noonan 60
6
7.4
Lonhgoal
- 2f Lonhro (AUS) x Becerra (AUS) (Al Maher (AUS))
Tnr: M Ellerton & S Zahra Rdr: W Egan 57.5
7
11.7
Aspetta
- 2f Medaglia D'Oro (USA) x Just One Moment (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: M Ellerton & S Zahra Rdr: Chris Symons 58
8
12.9
Cutting Loose
- 2g Spirit Of Boom (AUS) x Maggi Mee (AUS) (Prince Arthur (AUS))
Tnr: M D Moroney Rdr: M J Dee 60
9
16.2
Vibrant Glider
- 2c Toronado (IRE) x Benidouna (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: P Stokes Rdr: L Nolen 59.5
More Reading...
Valuable Black Type Win for Floozie
Bred and raced initially Dorrington Farm’s Robert Crabtree, Floozie changed hands last year and runs now for Yarraman Park, who sent her to Queensland to be trained by Tony Gollan and she landed a valuable Black Type win at the Gold Coast on Saturday when taking out the Listed Silk Stocking (1400m).
14 Mares Sell for $1million or More - Inglis Chairmans Sale Ignites!
Bella Nipotina tonight became the equal third-most expensive mare ever sold in the Southern Hemisphere when realising $4.2m on a record-breaking evening at the Chairman’s Sale.
Queensland Possible for Invincible Colt
At this time of year when a Chris Waller trained juvenile wins a race in good style the question of Queensland is always on the agenda and so it may be for I Am Invincible colt Hidden Achievement, who scored at the standalone meeting at Gosford on Saturday.
Juvenile Trial Watch – Rosehill
There were five heats for juveniles at the Rosehill trials on Friday morning with an eye-catching showing from Magic Millions 2YO Classic place-getter Gallo Nero a highlight, while unraced fillies by Shalaa (IRE), Written Tycoon and Exceed and Excel also came under notice.
Sires With Winners - Friday May 9
Here is the full list of 50 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Breeding To Win - The G1 Goodwood 2025
The set weights and penalties conditions of the $1million Group 1 The Goodwood (1200m) has set the stage for an intriguing race this Saturday with an Everest winner weighted to win, but will he?
Extreme Choice share headlines May (Early) Online Sale
A share in the world’s hottest young stallion Extreme Choice, two breeding rights in leading first season sire Bivouac and a half sister to G1 Golden Slipper winner Farnan headline a high quality catalogue for the Inglis Digital May (Early) Online sale.
First Stakes-Winner for King’s Legacy
A dual Group I winning juvenile by the mighty Redoute’s Choice, King’s Legacy is on the board with his first stakes-winner after talented filly Steel Trap scored a dominant win in the Group III SAJC David Coles AM Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday.
Wootton Bassett Fee Announced
During a high octane night of trade at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale Coolmore boss Tom Magnier was active at the top of the market purchasing three stunning mares in Amelia’s Jewel, Tiz Invincible and Estriella and also announced the fee for Wootton Bassett (GB).
Record-breaking Sydney Breeding Stock Sales Series concludes
Today’s Australian Broodmare Sale concluded a record-breaking Sydney Breeding Stock Sales Series which ended with unprecedented metrics across the board with the highlight today a mare sold in foal to exciting young sire Ole Kirk.