Snitzel Mare Brings Multiples of Reserve

A mare by Arrowfield Stud’s champion sire Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice), in foal to exciting Gr1 Doncaster Mile-winning first crop sire Brutal (O’Reilly), has fetched more than two and a half times her reserve, in topping the Inglis Digital April (Early) Online Sale on Wednesday night, which grossed $2.56 million. Iguacu Falls (Snitzel-Iguacu, by Encosta de Lago) was offered by Peter Franklin’s Cranton Bloodstock and purchased by The Lofty Thoroughbred Group for $167,000. The 5YO mare is a full-sister to Miss Bosetti, a 3YO with Peter and Paul Snowden that has accepted for the Listed Redelva Stakes at Morphettville on Saturday. “I wasn’t expecting that!” Peter Franklin said post-sale. “She had been sitting on $127,000 since Tuesday afternoon but then in the last 10 minutes of the auction bidding took off again, it’s a great result for us.” Franklin said, “Special thanks to Verna Metcalfe at Middlebrook Valley Lodge and [photographer] Katrina Partridge, the photos of the mare on Inglis Digital were beautiful and showcased Iguacu Falls well. I just thought the timing was good, with all the live broodmare sales looming. It gets harder later in the year when everyone has bought mares and I’m retaining her first foal, a nice Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock) filly who I am inclined to race but I know Verna is keen to send to Inglis Classic in 2022.”