Proven Group I vendors Bowness Stud will present a quality draft of eight yearlings at the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale this week including one of only two colts in the sale by champion sire Snitzel.
Bowness are no strangers to success with Snitzel having foaled and raised his champion son Trapeze Artist for Bert Vieira, the star colt winning four Group I races to be the Champion 3YO Colt of his generation.
Offered as Lot 1801, this flashy chestnut Snitzel colt fills the eye and he has a Black Type pedigree that fills the page.
From well related Encosta de Lago mare Purple Blood, he is a half-brother to Group III winner Sookie, the dam of dual Group I winner and $1.8 million earner Shadow Hero.
His grand-dam is Champion 2YO Filly Victory Vein and everything about this August foaled colt suggests early speed.
Fans of this Snitzel colt will also be keen to see Lot 1443, who is very similar in type and sired by Snitzel’s exciting young sire son Menari.
He is the second foal of metro winning Sebring mare She Brings Hope, a half-sister to the dam of Group III winner Snowdome and stakes-winner Pixie Chix.
The remainder of the draft is as follows:
Lot 1506 Colt Impending x Victoria Heights, by High Chaparral (IRE)
Third foal of winning half-sister to Group III placed Forgive No Forget from the family of Group I winner Ligeiro.
Lot 1564 Filly Bon Hoffa x Black Sea Lady, by Desert King (IRE)
Half-sister to stakes-winner Sea Raider from the family of Oaks winners Arapaho Miss and Miami Bound.
Lot 1791 Colt Adelaide (IRE) x Popular Acclaim, by Exceed and Excel
From a winning half-sister to Group placed Rekindled Power, Shuffle Up and to the dam of Group I winner Alabama Express.
Lot 1800 filly Mikki Isle (Jpn) x Pure Intentions , by Cape Cross (IRE)
Half-sister to three winners from an unraced half-sister to Group III winner Cute Emily and to the dam of Group III winner Psychologist and Hong Kong Derby winner Luger.
Lot 1831 Filly Real Steel (Jpn) x Songstar, by Galileo
From the first crop of Deep Impact’s Group I winning son and Champion Miler Real Steel. Half-sister to two winners from a placed half-sister to Australian Horse of the Year and 13 time Group I winner Sunline.
Lot 1867 Colt Real Steel (Jpn) x Idle Chat, by More Than Ready (USA)
Third foal of a winning three-quarter sister-in-blood to Group III placed Nite Rocker from the family of Group III winner Shackle.
