Million Dollar Snitzel Filly Sakima Breaks Maiden

Mark Smith - Wednesday July 17

On Wednesday, expensive Snitzel filly Sakima showed she learnt from her debut fifth at Canterbury in March when opening her winning account in the Drinkwise Maiden Plate (1100) for 2-year-old fillies at Randwick-Kensington.  

Ridden by Jason Collett for Peter and Paul  Snowden, Sakima settled back near the tail of the 7-horse field. Angled out to the centre of the track, the daughter of Snizel let down impressively to defeat the game So You Think debutant Queen’s Rhapsody by a length, with the Written Tycoon filly Alinea two lengths back in third.

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Sakima was a $1,250,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Newgate Farm draft for Snowden Racing/William Johnson Bloodstock (FBAA)/Trilogy Racing.

“It was good to see her do that. She’s always promised a bit, and she is a well-related filly, and it was a good win first-up,” Peter Snowden said.

“She is not the finished product. She’s from a good family, so hopefully, she can go on with it and win a good race.

The Snowdens also had the heavily backed favourite in the I Am Invincible filly Twirl, who was among the first beaten.  

Sakima a $1,250,000 Magic Millions yearling

Sakima a $1,250,000 Magic Millions yearling

“She did not handle that ground at all, from the first 50 metres,” Snowden said.

A half-sister to the stakes-placed winner Russian Conquest (Russian Revolution) and the US stakes-paced winner Bourbon War (Tapit), Sakima is the third winner for the top-class Artie Schiller (USA) mare My Conquestadory (USA).

The winner of the Grade 1 Keeneland Alcibiades Stakes,  My Conquestadory (USA) was a US$1,500,000 purchase for SF Bloodstock & Newgate Farm at the Keeneland 2016 November Breeding Stock Sale.

Lime Country Thoroughbreds and Ravenswood Bloodstock teamed up to buy Russian Conquest for $580,000 from the Newgate consignment at the 2024 National Broodmare Sale.

After foaling another Russian Revolution filly last spring, My Conquestadory (USA) was covered by Snitzel.

Sakima is the 14th 2-year-old winner of the season for Snitzel, who trails Written Tycoon on 17.

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Race Result - Drinkwise Mdn Plate 1100m

Randwick-Kensington Track: Soft(7) Time: 1:05.19
1
Sakima
- 2f Snitzel (AUS) x My Conquestadory (USA) (Artie Schiller (USA))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: J R Collett 56
2
1
Queen's Rhapsody
- 2f So You Think (NZ) x Spurs And Sashes (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: David Pfieffer Rdr: N Rawiller 57
3
3.9
Alinea
- 2f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Serena Bay (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 56
4
5.8
Lightly Sparkled
- 2f Headwater (AUS) x Bright Eyes (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: Mitchell Beer Rdr: Regan Bayliss 56
5
9
Twirling
- 2f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Twirl (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Tyler Schiller 56
6
10.1
Valabing
- 2f National Defense (GB) x Desert Lashes (AUS) (Reward For Effort (AUS))
Tnr: David Payne Rdr: C Schofield 56
7
10.5
Sasterlina
- 2f Astern (AUS) x Saturlina (AUS) (Any Given Saturday (USA))
Tnr: R & L Price Rdr: R Downey 56
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