Snitzel's Exhilarates Claims Quezette Stakes

Mark Smith - Saturday August 17

Magic Millions 2yo Classic heroine Exhilarates rounded out a profitable 2yo season with a disappointing performance in the Golden Slipper but the high-priced daughter of Snitzel made a successful 3yo debut in Saturday's Group III Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield.

With Kerrin McEvoy in the saddle, Exhilarates kept out of trouble to win running away by one and a half lengths from Stratum filly Absolute Flirt with the Godolphin colour-bearers Pin Sec and Lyre third and fourth respectively. (image Steve Hart)

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"She showed good quality at two and it's always pleasing to see them come back and do it at three," McEvoy told AAP.

"She's a racehorse, that's what she is.

"The race was put on a little tempo-wise and we were able to produce a nice finish and she looks like having a good spring ahead of her."

Cummings stable representative Sean Keogh said Exhilarates is a tough filly that has come through a busy campaign at two.

"After winning the Magic Millions she had a brief let-up and raced right the way through," Keogh said.

"She made hard work of it today as she gets back in the field and she was wide, but it was a good effort."

Racing and breeding powerhouse Godolphin went shopping at the Magic Millions for the first time in 2018 and they came away with eight yearlings for a spend of $374,375.00.

The equal highest price at $600,000 was Vinery Stud's Snitzel filly Exhilarates (pictured as a yearling ) who has repaid that price with interest with a record of 3 wins and 3 seconds from 8 starts with earnings of $1,466,900.

Exhilarates (pictured as a yearling ) is the first named foal of Samaready whose six wins from 13 starts included the Group 1 MRC Blue Diamond Stakes in 2012 and Group 1 MVRC AJ Moir Stakes the following year.

The daughter of More Than Ready (USA) has a 2yo colt by All Too Hard. After slipping in 2017, Samaready was one of 206 blue-blooded mares to visit Yarraman Park Stud's magnificent I Am Invincible last spring.

Vinery Stud's More Than Ready (USA), who has made a surprise return to the Hunter Valley this season, is the broodmare sire of the two 3yo stakes-winners at Caulfield, Bivouac and Exhilarates.

Arrowfield Stud's Snitzel has his first stakes-winner of the season on the way to defending the title he has won for the last three seasons.

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