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Golden Opportunity to Race a Group I Contender

Media Release - Sunday January 29

Two 5% shares in three-time Stakes-winning 3YO colt Williamsburg (Snitzel) will be offered in a bespoke Inglis Digital Online Sale this week.

Williamsburg had his first barrier trial back this preparation last Friday.

A $470,000 Easter Yearling Sale graduate, Williamsburg is regally bred being by Champion Sire and sire of sires Snitzel out of G1-winning High Chaparral mare Fenway and is bred on the same cross as another top class three year-old colt this season in Best of Bordeaux.

Trained by Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou, he was a dual stakes winner as a 2YO of the G3 Schweppervescence Hcp and the Listed Fernhill Hcp before running third to G1 winners She’s Extreme and Fireburn in the G1 Champagne Stakes.

Williamsburg returned as a spring 3YO to win the Listed Dulcify Quality before running a narrow third in the G3 Gloaming Stakes behind G1 winner Sharp ‘n’ Smart and was fifth in the Group I ATC Spring Champion Stakes.

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Williamsburg has won four of his 11 career starts for $530,000 in prizemoney and looks an ideal Randwick Guineas and Rosehill Guineas contender as an autumn 3YO, as well as countless quality races as an older horse.

The shares will be offered in a bespoke Inglis Digital Online Sale, which opens for bidding at 9am Monday and closes out for bidding from 4pm on Tuesday.

Visit inglisdigital.com to participate in the auction.

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