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Lofty Strike
Snitzel x Overreach
Bay – 2019 – 16.1HH
Stakes Money: $379,500
2024 Service Fee: $22,000 (inc GST)
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Race Record
UNDEFEATED GROUP WINNING 2YO
1st
MRC Blue Diamond Prelude (c&g), Gr.3 (1100m beating Jacquinot and Daumier),
VRC Resimax Group Rapid Racing 2YO P. (1100m)
ELECTRIC 3YO G2 WINNER, MULTIPLE G1 PLACED
1st
MRC Rubiton S., Gr.2 (1100m beating Uncommon James and Chain of Lightning)
2nd
VRC Newmarket H., Gr.1 (1200m to In Secret and beating I Wish I Win)
MRC Oakleigh P., Gr.1 (1100m to Uncommon James and beating Asfoora)
4th
4th VRC Coolmore Stud S., Gr.1 (1200m)
SAJC Goodwood H., Gr.1 (1200m)
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NEWS
2024 Broodmare Compatibility Notes
LOFTY STRIKE
(Snitzel – Overreach)
Lofty Strike represents the next generation of one of the most successful sire lines in Australian history. His sire, grandsire and great-grandsire are Champion Australian stallions.
His first three damsires are also pillars of the Australian breeding industry, namely Exceed and Excel, Snippets and Rory’s Jester.
Lofty Strike is inbred to Danehill 3m x 3m and Snippets 3f x 3f, making him a strong candidate for outcrossing. As evidenced in the following report, there is no shortage of eligible broodmare sires.
Lofty Strike’s sire Snitzel has worked very well with mares by ZABEEL and his male descendants. Daughters of Zabeel and his sons SAVABEEL, OCTAGONAL (son LONHRO, grandsons PIERRO, DENMAN, SWEYNESSE, IMPENDING, etc) and RESET are all appealing mates for Lofty Strike.
Snitzel has also shown above average affinity with other mares by sires free of Danehill including daughters of RED RANSOM (sons DOMESDAY, DUPORTH, CHARGE FORWARD, SRI PEKAN etc); NEDIYM; ELUSIVE QUALITY (sons SEPOY, BULLBARS); FUSAICHI PEGASUS; TALE OF THE CAT; LAST TYCOON (sons BIGSTONE, MONDE BLEU, MARJU, IGLESIA, O’REILLY – grandsons WRITTEN TYCOON, GRUNT, SHAMEXPRESS, ALAMOSA); HIGH CHAPARRAL (sons DUNDEEL, TORONADO, SO YOU THINK, CONTRIBUTER etc); I AM INVINCIBLE; BEL ESPRIT and STARCRAFT.
ENCOSTA DE LAGO mares have also had success with Snitzel, with the Group 1 winner Invader being bred on this cross. Encosta de Lago’s sire descendants include NORTHERN METEOR, DEEP FIELD and MANHATTAN RAIN.
Lofty Strike’s grandsire Redoute’s Choice and his second damsire Nijinsky II are members of the TORPENHOW family. Lofty Strike should welcome the presence of other tail female family members in mares’ pedigrees, such as DOMESDAY, THE MINSTREL (sire of PALACE MUSIC), MANHATTAN RAIN, HURRICANE SKY, XAAR, UMATILLA, MASTERCLASS, NEW REGENT, EL GRAN SENOR, SPINNING WORLD, GIELGUD, FAR NORTH, FREE AMERICA, RULER and DENON.
Duplication of Storm Bird (second damsire of Snitzel) has worked well for the sire, with G1 winners Trapeze Artist, Duais, In the Congo and Yearning carrying this pattern. Broodmare sires such as DOMESDAY (who also reinforces the tail female line of Redoute’s Choice), POSTPONED, BLUEBIRD, HENNESSY (and male descendantsJOHANNESBURG, SCAT DADDY, JUSTIFY, CARAVAGGIO and NO NAY NEVER), GIANT’S CAUSEWAY (and descendants SHAMARDAL, PUISSANCE DE LUNE and LOPE DE VEGA), BLACK MINNALOUSHE, VAN NISTELROOY and TALE OF THE CAT carry Storm Bird. Johannesburg’s son TURFFONTEIN has the additional asset of being from the same tail female line as Lofty Strike, both being descendants of ROYAL NEWS.
HALO line broodmares are also desirable. A close tail female relation to Danehill (twice) and Northern Dancer (8 lines in Lofty Strike’s pedigree), Halo can be found via daughters / granddaughters of MORE THAN READY (and son BETTER THAN READY), DON’T SAY HALO, FUJI KISEKI, SOUTHERN IMAGE, DUBLEO and IRGUN.
SUNDAY SILENCE is another son of Halo with sire descendants with daughters in Australasia. They include DEEP IMPACT (sons MIKKI ISLE, STAPHANOS, REAL IMPACT, SATONO ALADDIN), FUJI KISEKI, ANY GIVEN SUNDAY, KEEP THE FAITH, HEART’S CRY, TOSEN PHANTOM (son BRAVE SMASH), TAYASU TSUYOSHI and ZENNO ROB ROY.
MACHIAVELLIAN is not only another distaff relation of Danehill, but he is also out of a daughter of Halo. Descendants to seek for Lofty Strike include STREET CRY, STREET BOSS, PER INCANTO, STREET SENSE and VETTORI.
The Mr Prospector line has enjoyed success with Danehill. Descendants include AMERICAN PHAROAH, HUSSONET, DISTANT MUSIC, UNBRIDLED’S SONG, FUSAICHI PEGASUS and ELUSIVE QUALITY.
The inbreeding to Snippets in Lofty Strike introduces a duplication of Grand Chaudiere. He is from the immediate family of Never Bend, who can be sourced in mares carrying STRAIGHT STRIKE, DOYOUN, MAROONED and SHIRLEY HEIGHTS (descendants DARSHAAN, DALAKHANI and ZERPOUR). BRIEF TRUCE mares descend from Never Bend via RIVERMAN, who is also on the sire line of RIVOTIOUS, EXIT TO NOWHERE and LOUP SAUVAGE mares.
(in Australia)
| Age | Runs | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | A$204,500 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | A$175,000 |
| Totals: | 8 | 3 | - | 1 | A$379,500 |
| At 2 : | MRC Blue Diamond Prelude (c&g), Gr.3 (1100m beating Jabali and Chivalry), ATC (Randwick) TAB Iphone App 2YO P. (1000m), 4th MRC Blue Diamond S., Gr.1 (1200m) |
| At 3 : | MRC Schillaci S., Gr.2 (1000m beating Platelet and Overreach), 3d ATC (Randwick) Challenge S., Gr.2 (1000m to Miracles of Life and Va Pensiero) |
World Thoroughbred Ranking: 115 (in 2014).
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