Mighty
sprinter Chautauqua won his third consecutive TJ Smith Stakes and sixth career
Group 1 while a big week of Inglis Sales received multiple significant pedigree
updates.
That's the wrap of Day 1 of The Championships as the Sydney autumn carnival
kicked into overdrive today.
The dams of three of the 10 Randwick winners – including Group 1 producer Flame
Of Sydney – will be offered at Friday night's Chairman's Sale, while sire on
fire Snitzel produced a Group 1 trifecta, just days before 44 of his progeny go
through the Easter Sale ring.
But the day belonged to the world's best sprinter Chautauqua, with a win that
had to be seen to be believed.
Last at the top of the straight and still five lengths off the leaders at the
100m mark, Chautauqua was low-flying late to get up in the last stride in a
breathtaking performance.
The win was the six-year-old's 13th overall and took his career earnings to
over $8million for his large group of connections and trainers Michael, Wayne
and John Hawkes.
"The horse has been fantastic. I saddled him, he was cool as a cucumber, he's a
rockstar,'' Wayne Hawkes said.
"The 1200m at Randwick, he owns it, doesn't he.''
Chautauqua (Encosta De Lago x Lovely Jubly) is a
graduate of the 2012 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, where he was
offered by Berkeley Park Stud.
This year's Easter Sale, which begins this Tuesday (April 4) and runs for three
days, received another significant boost following today's Group 1 Inglis Sires
at Randwick.
Arrowfield Stud's super stallion Snitzel produced the trifecta of Invader,
Summer Passage and Trapeze Artist, and there are 44 progeny of Snitzel
catalogued for the 2017 Easter Yearling Sale.
Arrowfield boss John Messara was almost lost for words post-race.
"There's not much I can say - Snitzel and the winning post are doing all the
talking that matters!'' Messara said.
"I'm especially delighted for Invader's breeder Michael Pitt, and very
proud of Snitzel and everyone at Arrowfield.
"Snitzel has an outstanding consignment of yearlings at Inglis Easter, we
have a wonderful selection at Arrowfield and we look forward to presenting them
next week."
To view the Easter Yearling Sale catalogue, CLICK HERE.
Invader's dam Flame Of Sydney is one of three dams to produce Stakes-winners at
Randwick today that are being offered for sale in Friday's The Chairman's Sale
Session II (Elite Breeding Prospects).
Flame Of Sydney, Opalize (Property won the Group 3 Widden 150th anniversary
Stakes) and Adonia Queen (Acatour won the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes) are all
for sale at Friday's Chairman's Sale, which starts at 5pm.
Flame Of Sydney has produced five horses to race, three of which are winners,
and two are Stakes winner (2010 foal Not Listenin'tome is a five-time Group
winner in Australia and Hong Kong and is Group 1 placed).
She will be offered as Lot 51, in foal to Medaglia d'Oro.
Property's dam Opalize will be offered as Lot 70, in foal to
Newgate Farm's freshman stallion Sizzling.
Property is the third foal of Opalize to race, of which two are winners.
Property is the star progeny at this stage, with Saturday's victory taking his
earnings to almost $350,000.
The victory was his third at Stakes level from just five career starts.
Property (Starcraft x Opalize) was a $130,000
Inglis Classic buy for Aquanita Racing from Amarina Farm.
And Acatour's dam Adonia Queen will be offered as Lot 41, in foal
to Sebring, carrying a full relation to today's Group 3 winner.
To view the catalogue for The Chairman's Sale Session II (Elite Breeding
Prospects), CLICK HERE.
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