Second Stakes Win for Snitzel's Nomothaj

Mark Smith - Sunday March 4

After defeating the subsequent Magic Millions winner Sunlight when making her career debut in the Listed VRC Maribyrnong Trial back in October, Nomothaj fell off the radar when a struggling 14th at the Gold Coast.

The daughter of Snitzel gave lie to that performance with a second stakes success in Saturday's Listed 3AW Stakes (1000m) at Flemington.

With Mark Zahra in the saddle, the Shadwell Stud colour-bearer staved off a determined challenge by Irukandji (Dundeel) by a neck with Virtual Insanity (Sebring) a head away in third. (photo Grant Courtney) .


Lindsay Park co-trainer David Hayes said Nomothaj will head to Sydney during the autumn although the Golden Slipper is not set in stone.

"She'll head to Sydney. Whether she runs in the Percy Sykes or she might have another crack at Sunlight in the Slipper. You never know," Hayes, who trains in partnership with his son Ben and nephew Tom Dabernig, said.

"We'll have a talk with Sheikh Hamdan and (racing manager) Angus (Gold) which way we want to go.

"He (Sheikh Hamdan) has five or six qualified (for the Golden Slipper) and we'll definitely be picking a couple."

Lindsay Park also prepared the third and fourth horses, Virtual Insanity and Absaroka (Redoute's Choice)).

"I thought the two stablemates are both coming winners as well," Hayes said.

Bred by Love Racing, Nomothaj was a $420,000 Magic Millions purchase for Shadwell Australia from the Newgate Farm draft.

She is the second foal of stakes-winner Real Stolle, who won the Group III VRC Maribyrnong Plate at two.

By Elusive Quality (USA) from a half-sister to stakes-winner Chattanooga, Real Stolle was purchased by James Harron Bloodstock for $325,000 from the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale in 2013. She has a yearling colt by Exceed and Excel and has foaled this spring producing another filly by Snitzel before being covered by Golden Slipper winner Capitalist.

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