Snapdancer
With this win, Snapdancer now has 2 Group 1 wins this season. The six-year-old mare is by Choisir out of Snapdragon. The win was worth AUD 600,000 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 24.38s.
Australia
Caulfield · 27.08.22
Watch the raceMemsie Stakes
PurseA$ 1,000,000
To the winnerA$ 600,000
Distance1400 metres
Winning time1m 24.38s
SurfaceTurf · Soft(5)
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners14
Stories of this Result
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The Average Punter · English commentaryResult
14 runners · prize money to 8th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
2ndI'm Thunderstruck5yo gelding by Shocking × Primadonna GirlMark ZahraMick Price & Michael Kent Jnr0.5A$ 180,000
7thAlligator Blood6yo gelding by All Too Hard × Lake SuperiorDamien OliverGai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott4.9A$ 20,000
8thNonconformist6yo gelding by Rebel Raider × Good ThinkingJordan ChildsGrahame Begg6.15A$ 20,000
9thLightsaber4yo colt by Zoustar × Dream CirqueLuke NolenPeter G Moody6.9
11thZeyrek6yo gelding by Sea The Stars × ZerkazaDamien ThorntonM & W & J Hawkes7.5
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 27.08.22Snapdancer
ChoisirSire
SnapdragonDamby Galileo
DamSnapdragon
Snapdancer is one of six winners out of Snapdragon (Galileo), whose produce also includes Drago (Danehill Dancer), a three-parts brother to Snapdancer, a winner at two and placed several times at Group level in Australia, including second in the Gr.3 Up and Coming Stakes.
Second damContinuous
Second dam Continuous (Darshaan) won at two in Ireland and was third in the Listed Garnet Stakes. She is a half-sister to three stakes winners, among them In A Tiff (Caerleon), winner of the Derby Italiano, then a Group 1, and the sire Pennine Walk (Persian Bold), winner of the Queen Anne Stakes, then a Group 2.
Third damTifrums
Third dam Tifrums (Thatch).
Connections
Snapdancer in 2022
1 other win · 1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
Tattersall's Tiara1400 metres · A$ 700,0002ndCiaron Maher & David EustaceEthan Brown25.06.2022Eagle FarmPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Robert Sangster Stakes1200 metres · A$ 502,2501stCiaron Maher & David EustaceEthan Brown07.05.2022MorphettvillePrize money €169,771Race details
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | BehemothAll Too Hard × Penny Banger | David JollyBrett Prebble | B L Hannon, A J Devine, C J Downie, V Francesca, B M McGilvray, T Fletcher, P Neuberger, M J Smith, T J Thompson, Ms L M Woodroffe, 21st Century Racing Pty Ltd, The Grand, Samui Racing & The Quine Boys IncWallings Bloodstock | ||
| 2020 | BehemothAll Too Hard × Penny Banger | David JollyCraig A Williams | B L Hannon, A J Devine, C J Downie, V Francesca, B M McGilvray, T Fletcher, P Neuberger, M J Smith, T J Thompson, Ms L M Woodroffe, 21st Century Racing Pty Ltd, The Grand, Samui Racing & The Quine Boys IncWallings Bloodstock |
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