2YO Stakes Winners Family Search

Breednet - Sunday February 2

There were three two year-old stakes winners in Australia and New Zealand on Saturday giving great updates to yearling catalogues so here are the families and what sales you can find them.

In New Zealand, Snitzel’s Return To Conquer made it two wins from two starts, both at stakes level.

A $1.3milllion yearling for Te Akau from Bue Gum Farm at Magic Millions Gold Coast, he heads next to the Group I Sistema Stakes.

There are five from his family entered in upcoming yearling sales at Adelaide, Classic and Melbourne Premier.

Five yearlings from the family of Return To Conquer catalogued in future sales. Click to go there.

Written By filly The Playwright scored her first stakes win in the Group III Widden Stakes at Rosehill.

There’s a King’s Legacy colt from her family going to Magic Millions Adelaide with Robyn Wise.

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The Group III Canonbury Stakes was also the first stakes win for Snitzel colt Blitzburg.

He was a $500,000 buy for TFI/Ryan & Alexiou Racing from Arrowfield and Arrowfield will be offering his full brother at Inglis Easter as Lot 161.

Dooomben also saw a youngster win with some good potential as his distances increase in Idyllic Affair, the first winner for Oaklands Stud’s Prince Fawaz and there are three from his family catalogued.

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