The Snitzel show rolls on - the impressive two-year-old colt Ducimus brought up a half century of stakes-winners for the star Arrowfield stallion with his dominant performance in Saturday's Talindert Stakes (1100m) at Flemington.
A first-up winner at Ballarat, Ducimus began awkwardly for Noel Callow but quickly gathered speed to lead.
He raced greenly about five horses off the fence down the straight before ducking back to the rail and severely inconveniencing the third placed
The Choisir colt Taking Aim charged home in the closing stages to be beaten a
Williams fired in a protest against the winner she was dismissed.
Callow said it was exciting times ahead for the team Hawkes-trained colt.
"He only did what he had to do (at Ballarat) but today he was out there on his own, he wanted to lay in, he's still green and he still put them away.
"He's a big kid, when he starts going straight, which he will because it's early days, he is going to be a nice horse.
"When the penny drops it's going to be very exciting – Caulfield Guineas I think."
The $700,000 sale-topper at the 2016 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale, Ducimus was bred by WA based Oakland Park Stud and offered for sale by Blue Gum Farm as
Bought by L Hung/ Bahen Bloodstock, Ducimus is the eighth winner from eight to race from the Danehill Dancer (IRE) mare Beauty World who was purchased by Belmont Bloodstock for what now looks a bargain $50,000 at the 2012 Inglis Easter Broodmare sale.
At the time of her sale, Beauty World had produced the Group I placed American Crew but the first of her four
The fifth
The foal Beauty World was carrying at the time of her sale, the Henrythenavigator gelding
Covered by
Oakland Park Stud up its sights by sending Beauty World to Snitzel in 2014 and Ducimus is the result.
The daughter of Danehill Dancer (IRE) has a filly foal by Sepoy and was among the 224 mares covered by Written Tycoon last spring.
