News - DRACARYS (AUS)

Liam Birchley has had a hot run with his juveniles this season and it got a little better at Rockhampton on Sunday when his speedy Dracarys  gelding Swift Dragon won the $150,000 Magic Millions Capricornia 2YO Classic (1200m).

There are none better at identifying a bargain yearling and turning it into a sales incentive race winner than Liam Birchley and fresh from his Karaka Million success with Dream Roca, he was at it again at the Gold Coast on Saturday with Swift Dragon.

Queensland based Snitzel stallion Dracarys sired his second stakes-winner on New Year’s Day when talented gelding Storm Rider won the Group III Chinese Club Challenge Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin.

A Group winning son of champion sire Snitzel that made $1million as a yearling at Magic Millions, Dracarys is a young Queensland based stallion with many positives and even more importantly he is also now the sire of a stakes-winner!

Bargain priced Snitzel stallion Dracarys posted his first stakes-winner at Eagle Farm on Saturday when two year-old filly Dragonne Rouge won the $200,000 Listed BRC Calaway Gal Stakes (1200m).

Queensland based Snitzel stallion Dracarys hasn't had big numbers to the races but his haul of four winners in the past week have drawn attention to his increasingly strong stats.

The Chris Munce-trained Kahlisee credited Oakwood Farm's young Snitzel stallion Dracarys with his first 2-year-old winner of the season when making a winning career debut in the Widden Basil Nolan Jr Plate (1000m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

A $1million Magic Millions yearling purchase that was a Group III winner in Sydney, young Snitzel stallion Dracarys has made a pleasing start to his stud career in Queensland at Oakwood Farm and has yearlings to be offered at Magic Millions Gold Coast March Sale starting on Monday.

Last season at two, Menari and Dracarys showed plenty of potential without adding to Snitzel's record haul of stakes winners, however, it took just a few weeks of the new season to right that situation.