Third Stakes-winner for Ribchester

Media Release - Monday June 6

Ribchester’s three-year-old daughter, Snooze n You Lose made all to land the Listed Queen of Scots Stakes (1400m) at Musselburgh on Sunday.

The filly, having her second start of the season for trainer Karl Burke, soon led from the barriers under jockey Sam James, she was briefly challenged a furlong out but went clear to win by two lengths for owner Melba Bryce.

Snooze n You Lose, bred by Bryce’s Laundry Cottage Stud Farm, is a half-sister to Listed winner Zaman. They are out of the Stakes-placed mare, Wake Up Call, herself a half-sister to UAE Oaks winner Tamarillo.

Ribchester, a two-time European Champion miler and Ascot’s straight mile record-holder, adds Snooze n You Lose to his list of stakes winners which include Ruthin and Flaming Rib.

Ribchester shuttles to Haunui Farm.

The son of Iffraaj shuttles to Haunui Farm in New Zealand and will be represented by five weanlings at the forthcoming New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale at Karaka on June 17 from his first New Zealand crop. - NZ RAcing Desk 

 

Advertisment
More Reading...
Royal Ascot Next for 1.25million Guinea Wootton Bassett Colt
Coolmore shuttler Wootton Bassett (GB) has been making news in Australia in  recent months with his first crop of locally bred yearlings lighting up sales around the country and overnight at Navan in Ireland he posted a brilliant debut winning two year-old with Royal Ascot aspirations.
Victorian Owners and Breeders in Celebration Mode on Saturday
The other feature race, the $500,000 IRT VOBIS Platinum Guineas (1600m), went the way of classy filly Elphinstone (Street Boss x Inflection), who avenged her defeat in last year’s Showdown for the Tony and Calvin McEvoy training team.
Kia Ora Announce Fees for 2024 - Test Your Mares with Hypo Matings
Kia Ora’s stallion roster for 2024 heralds exciting new developments that provide further value and accessibility for astute breeders.
Applications Open For TBA’s Stud Start Program
Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) has today opened applications for its successful Stud Start program, which provides a gateway for people with little or no previous experience to enter the breeding industry.
World’s Highest Rated Mare Set To Make History at National
Champion sprinter Imperatriz, currently rated the world’s best mare on the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, will be offered at next month’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast.
New G1 Starspangledbanner - Beauty Eternal Wins Champion’s Mile
It was supposed to be a fairytale farewell for Hong Kong superstar Golden Sixty in the Group I Champion’s Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, but Zac Purton rewrote the script on Starspangledbanner gelding Beauty Eternal leading all the way to win.
$150,000 Tassort Colt Tops HTBA Sale at Riverside
A “natural 2YO from a fast family’’ topped today’s HTBA Yearling Sale at Riverside in a result that was “far and away more’’ than the vendor was expecting.
G1 Pedigree Watch – Champion Sires- Good Nicks and Not So Good Nicks
The weekend produced some great racing in South Australia and Hong Kong with four individual new Group I winners emerging that involve a number of champion sires so let’s take a closer look at the pedigrees of some super interesting horses including 'a unique beast'.
Jones Exit a Big Win for Victorian Owners
Victorian Thoroughbred Racehorse Owners (TROA) Chairman, Jonathan Munz , claimed a big win for Racing with the forced departure of embattled Racing Victoria CEO , Andrew Jones .
Super Easy (NZ) to Stand at Roselee Park
Former Hallmark Stud stallion Super Easy (NZ) has arrived at Roselee Park in Western Australia where he will stand for an introductory service fee of $5,500 (inc GST).