Star Thoroughbreds have had a hot run of success over the Tasmanian summer carnival and while prolific winner Durazzo had to settle for second in the Listed Thomas Lyons Stakes to Victorian raider Steparty, three year-old filly Sanniya captured the Group III Mystic Journey Stakes (1200m) in Hobart on Sunday.
The Barry Campbell trained daughter of Stratosphere won the Listed Gold Sovereign Stakes in February last year and has been beaten only once since then when resuming from a spell in late November to finish second.
Riding a three race winning streak coming into this Black Type assignment against older mares, Sanniya made it look easy when bolting in to win by two lengths for Craig Newitt.
A $67,500 Magic Millions Tasmania purchase for Star Thoroughbreds/ Randwick Bloodstock from Grenville Stud, Sanniya has won six of seven starts earning nearly $400,000 and has never raced outside of Tasmania.
She is the best of three winners from Lady Writer (who died in 2024), an unraced half-sister by Written Tycoon to stakes-placed Emily’s Girl from stakes-winner Wavishing.
Sanniya is the best offspring of Grenville Stud’s Snitzel stallion Stratosphere, who has 27 entries for Magic Millions Tasmania.
