Not all expensive Snitzel colts scale the heights in the way of The Next Episode and St Gotthard and there was an interesting winner at Happy Valley on Sunday called On the Way, who topped the 2025 Inglis Digital June (late) Sale when bought for HK for $500,000.
On the Way started life as a $1.4m Inglis Easter purchase for Kia Ora Stud / TFI from the Arrowfield draft and was sent to Chris Waller to train.
Racing in Sydney under the name Secure, the Snitzel colt was slow to get going and then after being gelded won races at Canterbury and Warwick Farm before being offered on Inglis Digital where he was bought by CY Wong.
Now trained by Me Tsui , the full brother to Golden Slipper winner Estijaab and Group III winner Remarque jumped out of the ground at his second run in HK.
Shock in the last! Former @cwallerracing trainee On The Way surprises at odds of 31/1 under Dylan Mo as Me Tsui trains a double at Happy Valley... #LoveRacing | #HKracing https://t.co/5KHx7jqQY5
— HKJC Racing (@HKJC_Racing) November 1, 2026
Unplaced at his first attempt last month, On the Way powered clear to score a dominant three length win in the Class 4 at Happy Valley over 1200m.
The Snitzel gelding earned a PP Bonus of HK$1.5 million and looks set for more success.
His Group I winning dam Response has been a super producer for Arrowfield and for a long time was married to Snitzel, but his passing has led to a change of pace and she has foaled this spring producing a colt by The Autumn Sun.
