Lot 1 Snitzel (AUS) - Yesterjoy (AUS) Bay Filly

Lot 1 bay filly Snitzel – Yesterjoy (More Than Ready) AUD$500,000 (draft: Baramul Stud) 

 Day one of the Magic Millions set the tone early for Te Akau Racing, with the acquisition of Lot 1, a bay filly by Snitzel out of Yesterjoy, purchased for AUD$500,000 from the Baramul Stud draft. Offered right at the very top of the sale, she immediately made a statement - a filly of quality, presence and pedigree to open proceedings.

The filly is by four-time Champion Sire in Australia, and four-time Champion Two-Year-Old Sire Snitzel, regarded as a breed shaping stallion, like his sire Redoute’s Choice and grandsire Danehill.

Snitzel stood at Arrowfield Stud for $247,500 + GST before passing in 2025, thus making his progeny rare commodities.

Te Akau principal David Ellis CNZM has proven to be a great judge of yearlings by Snitzel, when buying Group One winning Champion Two-Year-Old Sword Of State, now an exciting young sire at Cambridge Stud, unbeaten Group One winning two-year-old Return To Conquer, along with recent dual winner King’s English.

Snitzel progeny have recorded over 300 stakes wins, including 33 Group One wins, and his two-year-old fillies have won the Golden Slipper (Gr. 1, 1200m) three times.

The dam side of the pedigree, often referred to as the Joie Denise family, is full of Group One winners and Award-winning racehorses.

The filly is a direct descendant of third dam Joie Denise (Danehill), who won the Queensland Oaks (Gr. 1, 2400m) and left four-time Group One winner and granddam Tuesday Joy (Carnegie), as well as Sunday Joy.

Sunday Joy (Sunday Silence) won the Australian Oaks (Gr. 1, 2400m), and left eight-time Group One winner and Champion Middle Distance Horse in Australia More Joyous (More Than Ready).

Incredibly, world renowned damsire More Than Ready (Southern Halo) has produced over 3500 winners, while as a broodmare sire he has produced around 1500 winners, including approximately 100 stakes winners.

More Than Ready has been a Champion Sire in both hemispheres, proved to an outstanding sire of sires, and going from strength-to-strength as a broodmare sire.

The dam, Yesterjoy, was a winner over 2000 metres and produced three winners, including dual Group Three winner The Elanora (Redoute’s Choice).

The filly has a beautifully balanced cross of Danehill in her pedigree, on the sire line of Snitzel and dam line of Yesterjoy.

“You don’t get many opportunities to buy into this incredibly well-bred family, established by breeder and owner John Singleton,” Ellis said. “And Snitzel fillies are becoming very scarce.

“She’ll race from our stable in Melbourne, where we’ll initially target two-year-old stakes races, but while the family has a terrific record as two-year-olds, they train on at three, four, five, and six, too.

“She’s a filly that really fills the eye with power and strength, and it’s just a gem of a pedigree.

SHARE OPTIONS AVAILABLE:

* 2.5% – NZD$14,925.00
* 5% – NZD$29,850.00
* 7.5% – NZD$44,775.00
* 10% – NZD$59,700.00
* 20% – NZD$119,400.00

PLEASE NOTE:

Share price includes pedigree research/analysis & sale expenses at cost, as well as full pre purchase veterinary inspection & x-ray examination. Your share of post-sale transport, Magic Millions' Series and Pearl Bonus Series (fillies only) entry, insurance, post-sale shoe removal & drench additional - as are breaking in and training costs to date of purchase. Ongoing costs per month approx. $600 +GST per 10% share. Full disclosure document available on request. Note - share prices stated are NZD and GST exclusive.