Sires by Bloodline – Snitzel

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday June 14

This series of stories is proving very popular and one of the biggest emerging sirelines that is on the cusp of a new wave belongs to Snitzel.

Snitzel is a champion sire that continues to deliver.

Arrowfield Stud’s Snitzel is always in the running for champion sire and even if he’s not taking the title, he’s always going to be in the mix and will finish this year as Champion 2YO Sire with Golden Slipper winner Shinzo his star performer.

A G1 winning son of champion sire Redoute’s Choice, he was not an immediate success and spent his first seven seasons standing at a fee no greater than $33,000 and living very much in the shadow of his illustrious sire. As time went on, Snitzel charged out of that shadow and emerged as an outstanding champion sire in his own right resulting in a huge number of sons now at stud.

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Cox Plate winner Shamus Award is a proven source of elite Group I winners with five to his credit headed by glamour stayers Incentivise and Duais, while Russian Revolution will be the Champion Second Crop sire with seven stakes-winners this season headed by G1 Randwick Guineas winner Communist.

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Russian Revolution is the leading second crop sire by earnings, SW's and winners.

With his oldest progeny to turn three next season, Trapeze Artist has made a promising start and the new wave of young Snitzel sires are headed by Wild Ruler, In The Congo and Best of Bordeaux.

Further down the list are plenty of affordable options for breeders looking for that Snitzel bloodline on a budget.

SIRE

Stud

Best Race Performance

Mares Covered 2021

Mares Covered 2022

2023 Fee

Snitzel 2002

Arrowfield Stud, NSW

G1

165

168

$247,500

SIRE SONS

Russian Revolution 2013

Newgate Farm, NSW

G1

169

200

$88,000

Shamus Award 2010

Rosemont Stud, Vic

G1

216

137

$60,500

Trapeze Artist 2014

Widden Stud, NSW

G1

133

183

$55,000

Wild Ruler 2017

Newgate Farm, NSW

G1

175

$38,500

In The Congo 2018

Newgate Farm, NSW

G1

$33,000

Best of Bordeaux 2019

Coolmore, NSW

G2

$27,500

Showtime 2014

Arrowfield Stud, NSW

G2

66

66

$16,500

Menari 2014

Corumbene Stud, NSW

G2

39

13

$16,500

Sword of State 2018

Cambridge Stud, NZ

G1

NZ$15,000

Bruckner 2018

Widden Stud, Vic

G3

$11,000

Invader 2014

Aquis, Qld

G1

116

25

$11,000

Splintex 2016

Darling View Thoroughbreds, WA

G2

118

$11,000

Sandbar 2015 Kooringal Stud, NSW L 60 45 $8,800

Stratosphere 2015

Grenville Stud, Tas

G3 placed

41

43

$7,700

Dracarys 2014

Oakwood Farm, Qld

G3

69

48

$6,600

Wandjina 2011

Larneuk Stud, Vic

G1

28

41

$6,600

Boulder City 2014

Riverbank Farm, Vic

Unraced, ½ brother Winx

30

16

$4,400

Jukebox 2014

Platinum Thoroughbreds, Vic

G3

42

24

$5,500

Sizzling 2009

Riverdene Stud, NSW

G1

17

8

$5,500

Sooboog 2012

Clear Mountain Fairview, Qld

G3

37

11

$5,500

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