The handsome Snippetson has established himself as a consistent sire of winners, widely regarded as being a top value sire capable of siring good looking, tough stock that perform at all levels.
Snippets over Northern Dancer line mares have produced more than a third of Snippets’ stakes winners. Snippetson has two Northern Dancer strains but they will be 5 x 5 in his foals, so further Northern Dancer can work. Particularly Nureyev (Nureyev’s son Spinning World has worked with Snippetson with group performer SNIP N DUCK), and his three-parts-brothers Sadler’s Wells (sire of Scenic, Barathea, Galileo, Montjeu and Carnegie), Fairy King (sire of Encosta de Lago) and Perugino all give linebreeding to the famous Rough Shod II family. Snippets has also crossed successfully through Nijinsky II (who could be introduced through Western Symphony, Royal Academy, Whiskey Road.) Try My Best (through Last Tycoon); Lyphard; Storm Bird (particularly through Bluebird and Storm Cat).
Crossing Snippetson back over mares from his own broodmare sire line of Danzig should also work, particularly Danehill and sons (Already produced Stakes winner MISS UPSTART ex Danzero & Stakes performer KID KOBE ex Danewin); Chief’s Crown; and Pine Bluff (broodmare sire of a Group One winner by Snowland in ABSOLUT GLAM).
Another good cross for Snippets is with mares from the Star Kingdom line. They include Biscay, through Marscay and Bletchingly; Kaoru Star through Luskin Star, Zephyr Bay and Canny Lad, who gives well placed inbreeding to Lunchtime.
The In Reality sireline worked with Snippetson providing Group winner FAST CLIP, look for mares by Honour And Glory and Valid Appeal.
Mr. Prospector through Woodman, Miswaki (sire of Umatilla), Seeking the Gold (sire of Secret Savings) and Geiger Counter and Jade Robbery (both give a double of the Rough Shod II family) could work well.
Others to look for are Red Ransom, Quest For Fame (Dam sire of stakes performing 2yo ANYTHINGTHATMOVES), Gilded Time, Crown Jester/Rory’s Jester and Zeditave. Snippets sired Group One winner Hasna out of a mare by a son of Slew o’Gold (by Seattle Slew), and any strains of Tom Fool, La Troienne or Grey Flight would be positive.
