We are pleased to see that Star Witness progeny Minetti taking her most significant win to date! On 22nd Oct 2015 at Ballarat, Minetti won the $23,000 3-y-o Fillies Maiden Plate.
Minetti is a 3yo bay filly (female) from Australia trained by Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes, who is based at Rosehill. She is sired by the stallion Star Witness out of the dam La Italia.
• Time-form Champion Australian 3yo 2013/14.
• The first horse in history to win the Gr 1 VRC Australian Guineas after winning the Gr 1 W.F.A W.S Cox Plate.
• His Gr 1 Cox Plate victory was one of the fastest ever run by a 3yo including 1.7sec’s quicker than successful sire Savabeel.
• His heroic, front running victory in the Gr 1 Australian Guineas saw him defeat Criterion, Eurozone etc.
• A multiple Group performer at Two and was an eye-catching third in Gr 1 Caulfield Guineas.
• A sale-topping son of one of Australia’s hottest young stallion’s Snitzel from successful dam-sire of sires Success Express.