A $1.25 million Magic Millions purchase from the Newgate Farm draft, two year-old Snitzel filly Sakima showed she learnt from her debut fifth at Canterbury in March when opening her winning account in the juvenile maiden over 1100m at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday.
Ridden by Jason Collett for Snowden Racing, Sakima settled back near the tail of the 7-horse field. Angled out to the centre of the track, she let down impressively to win by a length.
Purchased by Snowden Racing/William Johnson Bloodstock (FBAA)/Trilogy Racing, Sakima carries the Trilogy Racing colours.
“It was good to see her do that. She’s always promised a bit, and she is a well-related filly, and it was a good win first-up,” Peter Snowden said.
“She is not the finished product. She’s from a good family, so hopefully, she can go on with it and win a good race.”
A three-quarter sister to the stakes-placed winner Russian Conquest (Russian Revolution) and half-sister to US stakes-paced winner Bourbon War, Sakima is the third winner for the top-class Artie Schiller mare My Conquestadory (USA).
The winner of the Group I Keeneland Alcibiades Stakes, My Conquestadory was a US$1.5million purchase for SF Bloodstock & Newgate Farm at the Keeneland 2016 November Breeding Stock Sale.
Lime Country Thoroughbreds and Ravenswood Bloodstock teamed up to buy Russian Conquest for $580,000 from the Newgate consignment at the 2024 National Broodmare Sale.
After foaling another Russian Revolution filly last spring, My Conquestadory was covered by Snitzel.