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Dual G1 Winning Mare Snapdancer Retired

Tara Madgwick - Thursday Dec 8

Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have announced the retirement of their star sprinting mare Snapdancer, who is sure to light up a sale ring next year when offered as a broodmare prospect.

A $180,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Sledmere Stud draft for Spicer T'Breds/Darren Weir Racing, the daughter of Choisir won seven of 20 starts and over $2million in prizemoney with highlight G1 wins in the MRC Memsie Stakes and SAJC Robert Sangster Stakes.

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Snapdancer wins the Memsie - image Grant Courtney

Choisir has established a fine reputation as a broodmare sire with his daughters producing 26 stakes-winners, six of them Group I winners including current star three year-old filly In Secret.

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