There was only one stakes race at Randwick on Saturday and the $200,000 Listed ATC Bob Charley AO Stakes (1100m) was won by Fernrigg Farm’s four year-old Snitzel stallion Wanaruah.
Wanaruah was entered for Magic Million as a yearling and withdrawn, then passed in at Inglis Easter with Fernrigg Farm electing to keep and race him, which has proven a great decision.
Sent first to Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Wanaruah won his first two starts in metro races as a winter juvenile in 2024 and was Group placed the following spring as a three year-old behind horses such as Autumn Glow and Angel Capital.
Sidelined through injury, he was transferred to Brett and Georgie Cavanough earlier this year and in three runs for his new stable has not missed a beat.
He was second first up at the Hawkesbury standalone meeting and then won at Scone on their standalone Saturday and came to Randwick on Saturday ready to fire for Kerrin McEvoy.
Wanaruah took a while to get to the front, but was a clear leader turning for home and stick to his guns repelling all rivals to win by three-quarters of a length taking his overall record to four wins and three placings from nine starts with prizemoney topping $440,000.
"Looking forward, never look back and he has done the job since he came to my place," Brett Cavanough said.
"He hasn't let me down.
"It was a good field today, from a tricky draw, Kerrin took luck out of the equation and got the job done."
Bred by Fernrigg Farm, Wanaruah is the best of three winners from four foasl to race from Group II winning Star Witness mare Mella Maria.
Mella Maria has a weanling colt by Snitzel’s Golden Slipper winner Shinzo and is in foal to another son of Snitzel in Wild Ruler.
Wanaruah is the 175th stakes-winner for much missed Snitzel, who is set to be crowned Australia’s champion sire by earnings again this season.
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