Majestic Oaks Triumph for Deep Impact Filly

Tara Madgwick - Friday June 4

Coolmore have already enjoyed success at the highest level through the use of the late Deep Impact, notably through dual Group I winner Saxon Warrior (Jpn) and they have another superstar by the Japanese champion sire in Snowfall, who won the Group I Epsom Oaks (1m 4f) overnight by a staggering 16 lengths.

Trained by Aidan O’Brien and ridden by Frankie Dettori, Snowfall travelled back in the field and was utterly dominant in the run to the line winning by the biggest margin in history over 50-1 shot Mystery Angel (Kodi Bear) with her close relation Divinely (Galileo) back in third place.
 


It was

the second start this year for Snowfall, who had a busy juvenile season when she started seven times for a lone win at the Curragh, but she did not quite measure up to Black Type despite several attempts.

She’s had no trouble with Black Type races this year winning the Group IIII Musidora Stakes first up and then turning the Epsom Oaks into a procession.

Snowfall has been made early favourite for the Arc and winning rider Frankie Dettori compared her to his favourite mare Enable.

“I’ve won many Classics, but not as easy as this one,” said Dettori, who took a while to pull Snowfall up after her history making victory.

“I pulled up at the stables and everyone else pulled up by the winning post, it’s incredible really.

“Enable was very good, she did the Irish Oaks, King George and Arc [after winning the Oaks] and I wouldn’t put that past her, she’s that good.”



Snowfall gave Aidan O’Brien his 40th British Classic success equalling the 185 year-old record of John Scott.

“We've been over the moon with Snowfall at home since her impressive victory in the Musidora at York. We knew she had a lot of class coming here and Frankie gave her a good ride. She looks special,” said O'Brien.

The 50th Group I winner worldwide for Deep Impact, Snowfall has three wins from nine starts and is the first winner for Galileo’s Group III winner Best in the World, a full sister to Champion 3YO Filly Found, who won an Arc and a Breeders Cup Turf.



Best in the World is also a full sister to this season’s quality stakes filly Divinely, who finished a distant third in the Oaks behind Snowfall.

Best in the World was covered again by Deep Impact in his last season before his death in 2019 so has a two year-old full brother to Snowfall called Newfoundland

Coolmore will stand Deep Impact’s two time Group I winning son Saxon Warrior in the Hunter Valley this spring at a fee of $13,750.

Saxon Warrior



 

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