Snitzel Filly Impresses On Debut - Half-Sister at Easter

Mark Smith - Wednesday January 24

Two high-priced yearlings, carrying the hopes of connections, fought out the finish of the 2024 Stud And Stable Staff Awards Maiden Plate (1300m) at Sandown-Hillside on Wednesday.

You will not miss her (image Brett Holburt/Racing Photos)

The honours went to Craig Williams on the 3-year-old Snitzel debutant La Casona, who bounced straight to the front and was never-headed to deny the $700,000 Fastnet Rock filly Inez by a long neck.

The No Nay Never filly Into You was two and a half lengths back in third.

A rich mahogany bay with a prominent blaze, the strapping La Casona stood out in the paddock and lived up to her looks.

Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustice, La Casona was a $400,000 purchase for Ciaron Maher Bloodstock from the Ridgmont Farm draft at the 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

&

Advertisement
;ldq

uo;She held off a filly with decent form, and it’s massive for her owners,”  assistant trainer Jack Turnbull said.

 

“She wasn’t a cheap filly, so it’s good to get a city win for her maiden first time out, and hopefully, she can go on with it.

Better days ahead (image Brett Holburt/Racing Photos)

“We won’t go too mad. She will go through the grades and go to a 64 here or at the Valley; we will see what’s on the card.

“Thankfully, she has a win against her name, and we can look for bigger things.”

La Casona is the second winner from as many foals for the stakes-placed Medaglia d’Oro (USA) mare Chachapoyas.

A half-sister to the 2020 Champion Singapore Miler Aramayo, who was runner-up in the Group 1 Epsom Hcp and Spring Champion Stakes, and to Group 1 ATC Australian Derby runner-up  Tupac Amaru, Chachapoyas was a $460,000 purchase for Cunningham Thoroughbreds/BRT Bloodstock at the 2020 National Broodmare Sale.

Las Casona a $400,000 Inglis Easter yearling

Her dam is a half-sister to triple Group 1 winner and influential sire In The Wings out of the Group 1 winner High Hawk.

Guy Mulcaster / Chris Waller Racing shelled out $300,000 for a Zoustar half-sister to La Casona offered by Ridgmont Farm at Easter last year and has been named Lady Nikster.

Ridgmont Farm will consign a half-sister to La Casona by Exceed And Excel to the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale in April as Lot 455.

After foaling a Stay Inside colt in September, Chachapoyas was covered by Too Darn Hot (GB), but she sadly died in November. 

Advertisment

Race Result - 2024 Stud And Stable Staff Awards Mdn Plate 1300m

Sandown-Hillside Track: Good(4) Time: 1:18.50
1
La Casona
- 3f Snitzel (AUS) x Chachapoyas (AUS) (Medaglia D'oro (USA))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Craig Williams 56
2
0.4
Inez
- 3f Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Bring Me Roses (AUS) (High Chaparral (IRE))
Tnr: Lee & Shannon Hope Rdr: B Shinn 56
3
2.9
Into You
- 3f No Nay Never (USA) x Reeltop (USA) (Quality Road (USA))
Tnr: Shay Keating Rdr: Ms J Kennedy 56
4
4.2
French Flirt
- 4m Epaulette (AUS) x Paris Tryst (AUS) (Fusaichi Pegasus (USA))
Tnr: R E Laing Rdr: A Lynch 57.5
5
7.7
Zaszou
- 3f Zoustar (AUS) x Zasorceress (NZ) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Liam Riordan 56
6
7.9
Fortunate Gal
- 4m Palentino (AUS) x Princess Hussey (AUS) (Husson (ARG))
Tnr: Shay Keating Rdr: Alana Kelly 57.5
7
11.9
Max Rock
- 3g Magnus (AUS) x Explobo (AUS) (Success Express (USA))
Tnr: Clayton Douglas Rdr: M J Dee 58
8
16.9
Bring Calmness
- 4m Sebring (AUS) x So Serene (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Amber Hendry Rdr: Jordan Childs 57.5
More Reading...
Four MM Lead Ups for Icarian Dream - what are the stats?
Two-year-old filly Icarian Dream’s win in the B.J. McLachlan Stakes at Eagle Farm on Saturday will see her head into the Magic Millions 2YO Classic having had four starts before year’s end, which might seem a lot in this day and age – but is it? We’ve had a look.
Verdi's Gritty Goldman wins Pakenham Cup
One-time Melbourne Cup favourite Goldman has bounced back to winning form for the first time in more than 18-months when leading throughout to score in the Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) on Saturday.
Sires With Winners - Saturday December 21
Here is the full list of 95 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Zoustar Mare Wins for Te Akau - Half-Brother for K1
Consistent sprinting mare Egyptian Queen was rewarded for a string of solid performances at Te Rapa on Saturday, powering away with the Lodge Real Estate 1200.
Another Stakes Win For This Burly Enigma - Leave The Whip At Home
Enigmatic is a word often bandied about in racing but it certainly sits well upon the ample shoulders of Cannonball, a big odds winner of the Listed Magic Millions Falvelon at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
First Stakes success for Savabeel's Gold Bullion
Four-year-old gelding Gold Bullion dug deep to stave off all challengers when leading throughout to land the Listed Seven Members Mile (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday for trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.
Arriving Home Goes Two for Two – Three-Quarter Brother for MM 2025
Talented I Am Invincible filly Arriving Home does her best work on the line and we saw it when she scored on debut at Warwick Farm earlier this month and again when she got there in the last stride to win at Randwick on Saturday.
No Shock in Supernova
The good times keep on rolling for connections of winning machine Here To Shock(NZ) (Shocking) who plundered the inaugural A$1 million Supernova at Pakenham over his favoured 1400m distance for trainers Ben, Will and JD Hayes.
Stakes Racing Catalogue Updates Last Week
A dozen stakes updates in the past week into catalogues for yearlings coming up.
Is He the Next Via Sistina or Buckaroo?
The Fastnet Rock x Galileo cross is a formidable one and has produced this spring’s elite Group I winners Via Sistina (IRE) and Buckaroo (GB) with another lightly raced import bred the same way in Gilded Water (GB) going two for two in Australia with a cavalier win at Randwick on Saturday.