Emirates Park paid $1.7million for a Snitzel filly at the 2017 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale that went on to become Golden Slipper winner Estijaab and she featured at Rosehill on Wednesday as the dam of promising winner Ertijaaj (GB).
Estijaab started her stud career in Europe for Emirates Park and her first foal is stakes-placed Frankel filly Ejaabiyah and her second is the Night of Thunder filly Ertijaaj, who had one start in the UK last year for a third placing at Haydock in June before being sent out to Australia.
Placed in the care of champion trainer Chris Waller, Ertijaaj won two of three starts in her last campaign earlier this year scoring at Caulfield and Rosehill and was first up from a spell today.
She showed her class running out an easy two length winner in the Benchmark 72 event over 1300m with James McDonald in the saddle and will be one to follow as she steps up in grade.
Ertijaaj is the second foal and second winner for Champion 2YO Estijaab, whose third foal is an unraced three year-old colt by Gun Runner that sold at Magic Millions in 2025 for $500,000 to PR Thoroughbreds and has been named Arms Trader.
She is in the right stable to progress and Ertijaaj may have better wins in store.
Estijaab is back in Australia now as is her first born daughter Ejaabiyah.
Estijaab produced a filly by Tassort last spring and is due to foal to Too Darn Hot (GB) and Ejaabiyah has produced her first foal, a filly by I Am Invincible.
