Million Dollar Snitzel Colt Cash Makes Winning Debut

Mark Smith - Friday November 15

Expensive Snitzel colt Cash made the best possible start to his career in the Hygain Tracktorque Maiden Plate (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

Cash off to a winning start (image George Salpigtidis/Racing Photos)

Ridden by Tod Pannell for Michael Hickmott, Cash was ridden aggressively in the early stages to land in the one-out-one back spot.

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Eased out three wide on the turn, Cash extended impressively to defeat the Overshare gelding  Looselipssinkships by three-quarters of a length with the 4-year-old So You Think mare Belnera back in third.

Cash was a $1,100,000  purchase for Michael Hickmott Bloodstock/Douglas Whyte Racing from the Arrowfield Stud draft at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

“It was a big decision to buy a horse for this amount of money and take him back to my little farm in Wellington, South Australia,”  Hickmott said.

“I have the most wonderful group of owners in the horse headlined by someone I consider family, John O’Neil, Arrowfield Stud, Seymour Bloodstock, and one of our great mates, Col McKenna, who came into the horse, and I wish he was here today to see that. It makes me a little emotional, to be honest.    

“I think he is going to be a real good horse, the best of I have trained by a significant margin. “

Hickmott said he might target the three and four-year-old race at the Magic Millions in January or wait for the autumn.

Bred by Arrowfield Pastoral and Seymour Bloodstock, Cash is the second foal and first runner for the top-class Written Tycoon mare Super Cash.

Cash a $1,100,000 Magic Millions yearling

A 4-time stakes winner of $1,187,250, Super Cash won the Group II Rubiton Stakes twice and the Group II Schillaci Stakes.

Trained by Andrew Noblet, Super Cash finished second to Santa Ana Lane in the Group 1 Stradbroke handicap and was third behind Prompt Response and Shillelagh in the Group 1 Tatts Tiara.

Super Cash has a yearling sister to Cash and foaled a Dundeel colt on September 5.

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Race Result - Hygain Tracktorque Mdn Plate 1200m

Moonee Valley Track: Good(4) Time: 1:10.79
1
Cash
- 3c Snitzel (AUS) x Super Cash (AUS) (Written Tycoon (AUS))
Tnr: Michael Hickmott Rdr: Todd Pannell 58
MM Gold Coast Yearling Sale $1,100,000
Seller: Arrowfield Stud, Scone, NSW (As Agent)
Buyer: Michael Hickmott Bloodstock/Douglas Whyte Racing
2
0.8
Looselipssinkships
- 3g Overshare (AUS) x Vegeta (AUS) (Super Saver (USA))
Tnr: Patrick & Michelle Payne Rdr: M J Dee 58
Inglis Premier Yearling Sale Showcase Session $25,000
Seller: Bucklee Farm, Greta West
Buyer: M Staunton
3
2.5
Belnera
- 4m So You Think (NZ) x Most Secretive (AUS) (Danetime (IRE))
Tnr: M C Kent Rdr: Celine Gaudray 56
Inglis Ready2Race Sale $0
Seller: Mitchell Park, Locksley, Vic
Buyer: Withdrawn
4
2.9
Lochlorian
- 4g Toronado (IRE) x Truth On Toe (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: J F Moloney Rdr: Teodore Nugent 59.5
5
3.4
Stolen Art
- 4g Flying Artie (AUS) x Dawn Almighty (AUS) (Danehill (USA))
Tnr: Simon Zahra Rdr: D W Stackhouse 59.5
6
3.9
Telescope
- 4m Zoustar (AUS) x Gaze (NZ) (Cape Cross (IRE))
Tnr: Amy & Ash Yargi Rdr: John Allen 57.5
7
5.4
Jenni The Fox
- 3f Too Darn Hot (GB) x Miss Foxwood (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: C Maher Rdr: Declan Bates 56
8
5.8
Fauci
- 3c Super Seth (AUS) x Tegwin (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: T Busuttin & N Young Rdr: D Moor 58
9
20.8
Hey Jealousy
- 3f Highland Reel (IRE) x Power Bird (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: L & T Corstens & W Larkin Rdr: Craig Williams 56
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