The
legend of Shergar, the Epsom Derby winner kidnapped by the IRA in 1983 and
never seen again, is one of the great mysteries of racing and as the sire of
five stakes-winners from his first and only crop of 25 runners, his presence in
a pedigree is not only rare, but also a valuable positive.
Among those five stakes-winners for Shergar was the mighty Authall (GB), who
won the Group I Irish St Leger, before venturing to Australia where he won both
the Group I MRC Caulfield Stakes and AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
Another standout, the Aga Khan's Group III winning filly Tashtiya, the third
dam of Pretty Snitzel, who will be offered by Rothwell Park as Lot 1316 at the
Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.
Aga Khan Studs sent a number of mares to Arrowfield in 2008 to be bred in
partnership with the Arrowfield sires and within the group was unraced Sinndar
mare Tazkara (Fr), the dam of Pretty Snitzel, who is now for sale.
An eye-catching grey daughter of Australia's champion sire Snitzel, Pretty
Snitzel raced just once, but her four other siblings are all winners
highlighted by South African Group I winner Whisky Baron, the Champion Middle
Distance Horse of South Africa for 2016/2017.
Pretty Snitzel's half-sister Downtown Manhattan raced just three times winning
once at Murwillumbah, but has proven her worth immediately at stud with her
first foal, a colt by Olympic Glory (IRE) fetching $600,000 at the Magic
Millions this year for Arrowfield when bought by Katsumi Yoshida.
A young mare with an international pedigree offering appeal to buyers from all
over the world, Pretty Snitzel will be offered in foal on a September service
to Medaglia D'Oro (USA).
A champion sire for Godolphin in North America and here in Australia where he
has left Group I colts Vancouver and Astern, Medaglia D'Oro will not shuttle to
Australia any more so Pretty Snitzel's first foal will be in his last crop of
yearlings to be sold at Australasian sales in 2020.
Pretty Snitzel is available for inspection at Stable J4.