Much missed champion sire Snitzel has sired three of the past eight Golden Slipper winners and is set to play a part in this year’s Golden Slipper with five of the top seven qualifiers exempt from ballot featuring the Arrowfield icon in their pedigree.
Currently leading the Australian General Sires List by earnings, Snitzel is the sire of good looking colt Campione d’Italia, winner of the G2 ATC Skyline Stakes and he is sire of the dam of Chayan, winner of the G2 ATC Reisling Stakes.
Snitzel also has three sire sons with skin in the game with Trapeze Artist the sire of Spicy Miss and his first season sons Sword of State and Wild Ruler account for Warwoven and Stretan Ruler.
SPICY MISS F Ciaron Maher $398,375
WARWOVEN C Bjorn Baker $297,750
STRETAN RULER C Phillip Stokes $275,250
CHAYAN F Annabel & Rob Archibald $275,000
CAMPIONE D'ITALIA C Chris Waller $175,500
Campione D’Italia is one of two colts in the race for Snitzel with his Waller trained stablemate Fireball also set to take his place with the addition of blinkers to help him find the length he needs to be a winning hope.
FIREBALL C Chris Waller $195,000
The other two exempt qualifiers Pembrey and Paradoxium are both flying the flag for the Redoute’s Choice sireline.
Pembrey is the first SW for her sire Prague and Paradoxium will seek to give champion sire Extreme Choice a second Golden Slipper winner following on from Stay Inside, who won the race in 2021.
PEMBREY F Tony Gollan $197,000
PARADOXIUM C Bjorn Baker $183,000
