Snitzel's Exhilarates Captures Atlantic Jewel

Mark Smith - Saturday September 7

After making a quick start on the odd-on favourite Exhilarates in Saturday's Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes at Moonee Valley, Craig Williams elected to stay out of the early speed battle and it proved the winning move.

Cheer Leader and Taraayef set a hot speed up front with the Snitzel filly Exhilarates settling well in a stalking spot.

Advertisement

Roused up before the home turn the Magic Millions 2yo Classic winner disposed of the front-runners then held off the previously undefeated Toronado filly Sassy Salitage by three-quarters of a length with the consistent Epaulette filly St Edward's Crown a short-neck back in third. (images Grant Courtney)


Exhilarates had opened her 3yo campaign with a win in the Group III Quezette Stakes at Caulfield on August 17.

"Everyone is riding their horses to accommodate the way the track is playing," Williams said.

"That's why you found me in front early because there was not much pressure, everyone wants to be stalking than making it all, lucky for me I was on the best horse, she was extremely well placed and weighted to day and she is a little dynamo.

"It will be interesting to see where they go with her. How far they want to go in distance and they have the option of taking the blinkers off if they want her to go further."


Looking for some fresh blood, global powerhouse Godolphin went shopping at the Magic Millions for the first time in 2018 and they came away with eight yearlings.

The equal highest price at $600,000 was Vinery Stud's Snitzel filly who has proved to be a sound investment with a record of 4 wins and 3 seconds from 9 starts with earnings of $1,550,900.

Exhilarates 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 covered I Am Invincible last spring.

It was a remarkable few minutes for Arrowfield Stud's Snitzel who is on the way to defending the Australian Champion Sire title he has won for the last three seasons after his champion son Redzel disposed of a quality field on sprinters in the Group III Concord Stakes at Randwick.

Advertisment
More Reading...
Stefi Magnetica Smashes Through $7m Mark
Already a dual Group1 winner, Bjorn Baker’s 5yo All Too Hard mare Stefi Magnetica added the $2m Group 2 ATC The Invitational (1400m) to her impressive record, with her earnings smashing through the $7m mark for her ownership group headed by the Cunningham family.
Blueblood Lonhro Colt Wins G1 Spring Champion
At the start of August we ran a story about the 3YO’s that were entered for this year Cox Plate and aside from the usual suspects there were some ‘Cox Plate dreamers’ and one of them was unraced Lonhro colt Attica, who capped his meteoric rise to fame with a thrilling victory in the $2million Group I ATC Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Invincible Colt Wins $1million G2 Callander Presnell for Godolphin
Progressive I Am Invincible colt Ohope won the $1million ATC Tapp Craig (1400m) at his previous start, however was not rewarded officially with Black Type for that result, but he did achieve stakes-winner status at Randwick on Saturday when scoring a determined win over quality colt Rivellino in the $1million ATC Callander Presnell (1600m).
Two $1.4million Colts by Snitzel
Champion stallion Snitzel is rocking the Inglis sales ring.
Te Akau Win G3 War Decree Stakes with Snitzel Filly
Te Akau Racing made a blistering start to the afternoon across both New Zealand meetings on Saturday, racking up six wins in a three-hour period including with a pair of potential candidates for next month’s Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m).
2025 Cox Plate Result - Fastnet Rock and Waller Quinella
A genuine champion sire should be able to produce the horses that win the very best races in the country in which they stand and the late great Fastnet Rock have us a demonstration of that when his high class Northern Hemisphere bred offspring Via Sistina (IRE) and Buckaroo (GB) fought out an epic finish to the $6million Group I MVRC WS Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
Snitzel's Away Game Sizzles to Massive Payday in MM Classic
Luke Currie won a second The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) in three years when emerging filly Away Game stunned her rivals in Saturday’s $2 million contest at the Gold Coast.
Pedigree Watch - Powerhouse Godolphin 3YOs Dominate
The current crop of three year-olds running for Godolphin lay claim to being the best they have ever produced in Australia and three of those colts won Group races in Australia on Saturday so let’s take a look at those pedigrees.
Sires With Winners - Saturday October 25
Here is the full list of 136 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man – Shinzo Rises to Golden Slipper Triumph
Widely regarded as the most open Golden Slipper for years, the $5million high octane dash at Rosehill on Saturday delivered drama and delight as champion trainer Chris Waller collected his first Golden Slipper trophy with a homebred colt for Coolmore trained to the minute.