16th 2YO Winner for Snitzel

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday April 8

Champion sire Snitzel has been churning out those two year-old winners this season adding a 16th to the tally on Wednesday with a Sandown success for Itzhot.

Snitzel keeps delivering those 2YO winnersTrained at Lindsay Park by the Hayes Dabernig team, Itzhot denied the favourite Flying Award to break his maiden by a nose at his sixth start.

A $160,000 Inglis Classic purchase from the Kingstar Farm draft for Lindsay Park Racing / Andrew Williams Bloodstock, Itzhot is the sixth winner from stakes-winning Desert Prince (IRE) mare Lady of the Desert.

Snitzel has been a powerhouse source of juvenile winners in recent years achieving a record of 32 Australian winners in the 2016/2017 season.


 

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Race Result - Ladbrokes Back Yourself Hcp 1400m

Sandown-Lakeside Track: Soft(5) Time: 1:28.61
1
Itzhot
- 2c Snitzel (AUS) x Lady Of The Desert (AUS) (Desert Prince (IRE))
Tnr: D & B Hayes & T Dabernig Rdr: Regan Bayliss 57.5
2
0.1
Flying Award
- 2c Shamus Award (AUS) x Flying Dansino (NZ) (Fusaichi Pegasus (USA))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: D Oliver 57.5
3
1.4
Chart Buster
- 2c Akeed Mofeed (GB) x Cheap Thrills (AUS) (Giant's Causeway (USA))
Tnr: D & B Hayes & T Dabernig Rdr: Craig Williams 58
4
1.8
Ain'tnodeeldun
- 2c Dundeel (NZ) x Ain'tnofallenstar (AUS) (Starcraft (NZ))
Tnr: Anthony Freedman Rdr: M Zahra 57.5
5
2.0
The Spaniard
- 2c Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Benalmadena (FR) (Nashwan (USA))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Jye McNeil 57.5
6
3.3
Tanaawol
- 2c Savabeel (AUS) x Cupid (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: D & B Hayes & T Dabernig Rdr: L Nolen 57.5
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