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I Am Superman Books His Ticket for the Doncaster Mile
Credit: Breednet After failing in the race last year on a heavy track, the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained I Am Superman showed his appreciation of a firm surface in Saturday’s $200,000 Group II Hyland Race Colours Ajax Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill. Off to the Doncaster...
Fancy A Flying Filly?
“Equine welfare and tailoring every aspect of thehorses’ care, nutrition and training to bring outit's best is paramount.” Peter & Paul Snowden PURE ELATION (I Am Invincible x Members Joy) We often hear the question from prospective owners trying to understand...
Snowdens’ plan to rule The Galaxy
By Mitch Cohen | Racenet Co-trainer Peter Snowden is hoping his stable has got the timing right for impressive colt Wild Ruler to hit his peak and fulfil Group 1 destiny in Saturday’s $700,000 The Galaxy at Rosehill. Snowden and his son Paul have had The Galaxy at the...
Emirates Park Winning Run Continues with Najmaty
Credit: Breednet Najmaty (white cap) | Image courtesy of Ashlea Brennan Emirates Park bred horses have been racing up a storm in the past week with stakes-winners Lightsaber, Marboosha and Liwa all carrying the Emirates Park brand as does impressive two year-old filly...
Dual Group 1-winning 2YO King’s Legacy retires to Coolmore Stud
Following what was an excellent effort in the Group 1 Randwick Guineas on Saturday, the decision has been made to retire dual Group 1-winning 2YO King’s Legacy to Coolmore Stud. Of the announcement, his yearling purchaser James Harron stated “It was a great effort by...
Inglis Classic Sale 2021 Wrap Up!
Peter Snowden, Paul Snowden & Colum McCullaghPhoto: Ashlea Brennan PhotographyIt was a very succesful 2021 Inglis Classic Sale for Snowden Racing picking up 7 cracking yearlings to add to our assault for next season! In what was a very tough market we feel as if...
OUR FIRST CRACK AT KARAKA!
We were delighted to secure lot 224, a Tavistock colt out of the Zabeel mare Zeranti. Identified as a Classic type, he represented excellent value at NZ$200,000. He is an impeccable physical specimen and a full brother to class three-year-old The Irishman who was...
MAGIC MILLIONS CLASS OF 2021
2021 Magic Millions $2m 3YO Guineas winner, AIM (Star Witness x Vintage Strike)A $200,000 purchase by China Horse Club/Newgate Bloodstock.Trained by Peter & Paul Snowden.It was a fruitful 2021 Magic Millions for...
Snowdens Split Their Millions Chances
The training partnership of Peter Snowden and son Paul has decided to split two of its Magic Millions hopefuls with quality colt Astrologer making the trip to Brisbane for the Bruce McLachlan Stakes at Eagle Farm on Saturday.Team Snowden had nominated Astrologer and...
Getting To Know Trackwork Rider, Raphael Desanti
Q: WHERE ARE YOU ORIGINALLY FROM AND WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND?I am originally from France, more precisely from a little island called ‘Ré island’. Located on thewest coast. HOW DID YOU FIRST GET INTERESTED IN HORSES?I first got introduced into horses when my mom threw...
Snowdens Confident Barbaric’s In For A Magic Summer
Co-trainer Peter Snowden is keen to make up for lost time after missing the spring with Black Opal winner Barbaric who is set to resume at Wyong on Wednesday.The colt is scheduled to make his return in the $100,000 Magic Millions Wyong Stakes (1200m) though Snowden...
Team Snowden 3YO short odds in Wyong Magic Millions Stakes
A Team Snowden trained three year old is favourite with Tab.com.au to take out the Wyong 3&4YO Magic Millions (1200m) this Wednesday.Barbaric hasn’t raced since winning the Black Opal in the Autumn but a recent trial win and J Mac to steer sees the colt as an even...
Snowden Banks On Class Edge With Smart Image
There’s no doubt as far as co-trainer Peter Snowden is concerned that Smart Image will appear in some good quality races in 2021 but he’s stopped short of declaring a first-up win at Rosehill on Saturday.Snowden said he’s rapt with how Smart Image has returned, he’s...
Snowdens Set Lofty Goals For Dame Giselle, Wild Ruler
The Snowdens are setting lofty goals for two of the stable’s star three-year-olds.Filly Dame Giselle took all before her last preparation with a trio of wins in the Darley Princess Series, including Group 2s the Silver Shadow, Furious and Tea Rose Stakes, before...
Trial Watch – Gosford
A couple of super interesting trials at Gosford on Wednesday morning featuring an Inglis Easter sale-topper on the comeback trial and a well bred colt by Golden Slipper winner Capitalist.The 2019 Inglis Easter sale-topper when fetching $2.8million, Snitzel colt Mount...
Triple Crown trio light up Randwick trials
There is plenty for the Triple Crown team to look forward to in the coming weeks if Tuesday morning’s Randwick trials are anything to go by!The Red silks were attracting plenty of attention at this morning’s hit-outs, with exciting colt SMART IMAGE the first to turn...
Missile Mantra rockets to Group 3 victory
Triple Crown stable star MISSILE MANTRA provided the perfect end to the Spring Carnival with a scintillating success in the Group 3 Summoned Stakes at Sandown on Saturday.The daughter of Smart Missile came from near last at the turn to get up in the shadows of the...
Carif lifts spirits after Norzita loss
It was with a sense of occasion that Carif (So You Think {NZ}) lifted for his first stakes victory in Saturday's Sandown Cup just hours after his dam Norzita (NZ) (Thorn Park) passed away, and on the day which marked Bart Cummings' 93rd birthday.Carif was foaled two...
Team Snowden keen to see Carif over 3200 metres
Peter Snowden decided to bypass the Queen Elizabeth Stakes for the Sandown Cup with an eye on the future for his talented stayer Carif.Last year Carif finished second to True Self in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and that mare made it two in a row in the Flemington race...
Leisurely Build Up A Gift For Captivant
It’s safe to say promising colt Captivant hasn’t been as busy in the lead up to Saturday’s $1m Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill as he was prior to his debut and co-trainer Paul Snowden says that can only be a good thing.The youngster announced himself as one of the...
Dame Giselle’s Yes Yes Yes Stakes fate rests on weather
Track conditions will determine whether Dame Giselle gets a chance to take on the older horses in the $1 million Yes Yes Yes Stakes at Rosehill.The filly has enjoyed a superb campaign, claiming the first three legs of the Princess Series and finishing fourth to...
Wild Ruler ready to tame rivals in Coolmore Stud Stakes
A more mature Wild Ruler will face his moment of truth when he lines up against a top-class field in the Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington.The colt showed promise as a juvenile but had a tendency to over-race and was at times his own worst enemy.But as a spring...
Kalashnikov And Astrologer Please Harron
The first two-year-old trials of the year were held at Randwick’s Kensington track on Monday and James Harron was pleased with the performances of Kalashnikov - who is by Newgate Farm’s first-season sire Capitalist (Written Tycoon) and the son of Vinery Stud’s...
Moss Trip scanned in foal to Trapeze Artist
Triple Crown are delighted to announce that our Group 3 winner MOSS TRIP has scanned in foal to four-time Group 1 winner TRAPEZE ARTIST.The daughter of Mossman, who won over $500,000 in prizemoney for her owners during a stellar career on the track, returned an early...
Dame Giselle continues her winning march
Dame Giselle has continued her winning march through Sydney’s Princess series, adding Saturday’s Tea Rose Stakes to her victories in the Silver Shadow and Furious Stakes.Stalking the speed, Dame Giselle pounced halfway up the straight and had enough in the tank to...
Dame Giselle remains uncrowned in the Princess Series
Dame Giselle (I Am Invincible) 3yo filly added another Group 2 to her stats, taking out The Darley Furious Stakes on Saturday's feature race program at Royal Randwick.The second leg of the Darley sponsored Princess Series for the 3-year-old fillies, Dame Giselle...
Stellar shakes maiden tag in style
Smart filly Stellar Pauline (Not A Single Doubt) has shrugged off the status of Australia's best maiden by claiming a well-deserved first win over 1100 metres at Hawkesbury on Thursday.Prior to her win, the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Stellar Pauline had run four...
Snowden pair entered for Missile Stakes and Aurie’s Star Handicap
Trainers Peter and Paul Snowden are set to unveil the first of their new-season three-year-olds when stakes racing kicks off for the term at Rosehill.The training partners enjoyed an outstanding 2019-20 season with their youngsters, preparing the winners of 41...
Rose needs more time to fully bloom
It may be a while before the very best is seen of Yangarra Rose (Zoustar), but she showed at Wyong on Tuesday that she possesses the raw talent to make the wait worthwhile.The filly showed an appreciation of a step up in distance to 1200 metres in the Jim Beam 2YO H....
Requited claims first win!
He’s a half-brother to a Group I winner by Golden Slipper winner Vancouver and this promising two year-old is a maiden no more after saluting at Goulburn on Monday.Trained by Peter and Paul Snowden, Requited showed the benefit of recent racing to lead all the way and...