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photos of the month: Away Game Photos from PA Images
AWAY GAME, a daughter of leading southern hemisphere two-year-old sire Snitzel, won the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic on the Gold Coast in mid-January.
The Cieron Mahler-trained filly is out of the Elusvie Quality mare Elusive Wonder, dam of the Group 3-placed daughter of Snitzel, Modern Wonder
Mahler reported to the Australian press that he was emotional after claiming his first Magic Millions.
“I don’t know what it is as I’ve had some big wins in this career, but I’ve never been quite this emotional,” he said.
“We’ve put a lot of time and effort into our two-year-olds this year and to culminate with a Magic Millions win is unbelievable.”
The win was even better for the filly's all-female group of owners –
Miss H Mathiesen, Mrs D Q House, Ms N Carroll, Mrs K M Mathiesen, Miss P Mathiesen, Mrs K L Mathiesen and Miss M K Mathiesen
– they took home an additional $325,000 as part of the Magic Millions Racing Women’s Bonus.
Away Game was a Magic Millions 2019 Gold Coast Yearling Sale purchase by Kerri Radcliffe from Mill Park Stud for A$425,000.
One of the filly’s work riders in the run-up to the race was Saffie Osborne, daughter of British trainer Jamie.
With Mick Channon’s son Michael the strapper of Shraaoh to win the Sydney Cup last April following up with The Everest
The Magic Millions Barrier draw took place on the Gold Coast beach and further entertainment was provided for those who attended with three “beach races”, horses ridden by jockeys and celebrities
winner Yes Yes Yes in October, maybe this is phenomenon that is developing a unique form line all all of its own.
So when you next fancy a big race bet in Oz, watch out for the next runner that has British trainer’s child either in charge of the strapping or work riding responsibilities.
Ahead of racing, thousands of people flocked to Surfers Paradise Beach on the Gold Coast for the Magic Millions barrier draw
where part of the entertainments included three beach races (see above) in which both professional jockeys and celebrities took part.
NRL legend Billy Slater, Zara Tindall and polo sensation Nacho Figueras saddled up alongside champion jockeys to race the thoroughbreds down the beach.
Apparently it was okay if in front, if behind riders just got sand kicked in their faces.
Away Game is by Snitzel, who is the current leading sire of two-year-olds in The filly is owned by an-all female partnership who also collected women’s Australia with six winners from 16 runners and earnings of A$1,818,640 bonus, while Maher’s travelling fore(wo)man Christine Duffy is leading up
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