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Snitzanova continued her streak of success for fillies in the Sandown Guineas since the race was transferred to Caulfield with a stylish win on Saturday.
After making her early run in Sydney, Snitsanova made her Melbourne debut with a win in the Group 2 1600m race.
Snitsanova follows See You In Heaven and Serasana as fillies who have won the Sandown Guineas since the race first moved to Caulfield in 2021.
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Ridden by Daniel Stackhouse, who replaced the injured Michael Dee, Snicanova ($6) scored by a neck from Bittercreek ($5) with Somewhere ($10) third by a length.
Winning trainer Ciaron Maher credited his Sydney team for getting the job done before she debuted.
After a debut fifth place, Snitsanova beat ‘Super’ Maiden at Randwick before winning at Group 3 level at Newcastle on 16 November.
“The NSW team did a lot with her,” Maher said.
“They identified her down here to take her to try to race one of those $100,000 virgins.
“She ticked that box, ticked the stakes box on her next start and now she’s a Sandown Guineas winner.
“The team have done a fantastic job and she is now a precious little filly.”
Maher said Snitsanova had a lot of courage and tenacity that showed Saturday as she plowed through the wet ground.
“She doesn’t have the biggest action or she’s not the biggest horse, but she’s got a lot of guts and determination and even Daniel said of late that he’s going away from them again,” Maher said.
“As she gets stronger, she’s only going to get better, but she’s already done a great job.”
Stackhouse received a late call on Friday after Dee was injured in a fall at Flemington on Friday morning.
“I’ve got to give Mick Dee a shout and hope he’s recovering well in the hospital,” Stackhouse said.
“He texted me at midnight last night saying he’s doing well and that’s great news going forward.
“I was lucky enough to have Ciaron and the Bennett Racing team put me on this horse.
“The script didn’t go to plan, but I’m just lucky that she’s a good filly and she did the rest for me.
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