Widden Stud stallion Snippetson enjoyed a winning Trans-Tasman double on Tuesday with the victories of Daneson at Wangaratta in Australia and Beauty Sparkle scored at Thames in New Zealand.

Daneson (3 g Snippetson - Two Left Feet, by Danzero) showed the benefit of first-time blinkers in defeating Aashiq (General Nediym) in the $12,000 Master King Security Maiden (1400m). Settled back in the small field, Daneson sprinted to the lead in the straight and then drew away when Aashiq challenged again in the straight with The Tyrant (Holy Roman Emperor) back in third place.

Bred by Liverpool Street investments, Daneson is trained at Flemington by Nigel Blackiston who paid $22,000 for the gelding as a yearling at the 2010 Scone Yearling Sale.

Beauty Sparkle (3 g Snippetson - End Of The Blues, by End Sweep) won the $13,000 Goldridge Marine Farms Handicap (1000m) in good style by three and a quarter lengths under Vinny Colgan, clocking 58.60.

Beauty Sparkle is trained by Lance Noble who paid $55,000 for the chestnut as a yearling at the 2010 NZB Select Sale and he is inow unbeaten in two starts having won his Maiden at Taupo on debut last year on September 11.

Smart Snippetson (Snippets - Snowdrift, by Polish Precedent) filly Leoncita (Snippetson - Lion’s Image, by Lion Hunter) continued to impress with her strong win in Wednesday’s Dowling Forest Equine Handicap (1000m) at Ballarat.

Leoncita won her second start at Cranbourne on July 24 before struggling in stakes class in the Listed Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield. The three-year-old went straight to the front in her first-up run before strolling away to win by a widening 1-1/4 lengths.

Leoncita is the first foal to race out of Lion’s Image (Lion Hunter - Image Of Success, by Success Express) and cost Burke $14,000 at the 2010 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale.

“She’s a very talented filly. I trialled her about two weeks ago and she did the same thing, she jumped and ran,” her jockey Jake Noonan said.

“She’ll improve on that run fitness-wise.”

Meanwhile, another Widden sire, the recently-deceased stalwart Anabaa (Danzig - Balbonella, by Gay Mecene) produced a winner at the metropolitan-standard Kembla Grange meeting when Air Comet (Anabaa - Tzu Hsi, by Quest For Fame) claimed the Southern Educational Services Maiden Plate (1200m).

Widden Stud stallions Stratum (Redoute’s Choice) and Snippetson (Snippets) enjoyed winning doubles on Thursday. Stratum  with two new winners yesterday and Snippetson with a quinella.

Sylvan Power (3 c Thanksgiving, by Generous) proved too good for his rivals in the 3yo Maiden over 1000m at Ballarat while Straleta (4 m Galleta) won an Open Maiden over 1400m at Northam.

Sylvan Power defeated It Is Written (Written Tycoon) by three-quarters of a length. Passed in for $24,000 at the 2010 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Sylvan Power was racing for the first time.

The Shane Edwards-trained Straleta defeated Kabram Boy (Stormys Son) by three-quarters of a length. A $28,000 purchase at the 2009 Magic Million Perth Yearling Sale. Straleta enjoyed the drop in class here, having placed at her past two starts at Belmont Park.

Golden Slipper Stakes winner Stratum (Redoute’s Choice) stands at Widden Stud where his fee in 2011 is advertised at $55.000 (inc GST).

In West Australia Snippetson was represented by the 1,2 in the $10,000 Open Maiden over 1300m when Magic Mover (4 g Lady Biton, by Rubiton) defeated Mia (3 f Snippetson - Wasabi Miss, by Fuji Kiseki) by a neck.

Snippetson (Snippets) will stand for $7,700 (inc GST) at Widden Stud in 2011.

Veteran stallion Spinning World (Nureyev - Imperfect Circle, by Riverman) led the charge for Coolmore Stud with a double on Friday.

The 19-year-old sire produced winners in New South Wales and the Northern Territory. Spinning Apple (Spinning World - Apprehensive, by Yeats) won the Indervon Caltex Handicap (1100m) at Pioneer Park while He’s No Mendican (Spinning World - Inclination, by Pauillac) posted a comfortable win in the Cloudnine Racing Maiden (1400m) at Bathurst.

Spinning World’s double took his season’s win tally to five. Spinning World is permanently based in Australia and will stand for $6600 during the upcoming breeding season.

Another Coolmore stallion, Oratorio (Danehill - Mahrah, by Vaguely Noble), continued his strong week with his fourth winner of the past six days when Sacred Music won the Cummins ADR80-03 Engines Maiden (1400m) at Pioneer Park.

Meanwhile, Australian-based sires Testa Rossa (Perugino - Bo Dapper, by Sir Dapper) and Snippetson (Snippets - Snowdrift, by Polish Precedent) enjoyed success across the Tasman Sea with a winner each at Friday’s Oamaru meeting.

Three-year-old filly Dolly’s Wig (Snippetson - Buxom Babe, by Octagonal) produced Snippetson’s first New Zealand winner of the season with her win in the De Geest Constructions Maiden (1200m). Go Go Dingo (Testa Rossa - Happy Play, by Barathea) achieved the same feat for the Vinery Stud stallion with his win in the Glenmoa Farms Handicap (1400m).

Widden Stud sires continued their strong start to the 2011/12 season with another trio of successes on both sides of the country on Saturday.

The exciting son of Snippetson (Snippets - Snowdrift, by Polish Precedent), That’s The One (Snippetson - Chosen, by Redoute’s Choice) maintained his undefeated record with his barnstorming win in the Olive Curtis & Andrew Denadic Handicap (1410m) at Flemington.

That’s The One settled well back in the field before unleashing a terrific sprint to win comfortably, placing the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m) on the gelding’s agenda.

“Today was another revelation, I didn’t think he could do that,” co-trainer Cindy Alderson, who trains the gelding in partnership with her father Colin, said. “They went hard early then they slowed it up. At the top of the straight, I thought he has got to be good to win from there.

“He just kept coming and coming. It was pretty exciting stuff.

“We have got to be mindful that this is his first preparation. Obviously he had to learn a lot to get here in the first place so we are just going to take it race by race.”

Stratum (Redoute’s Choice - Bourgeois, by Luskin Star) mare Celebration Girl (Stratum - Gypsy Frolic, by Bluebird) provided a Perth leg to Widden’s treble with her success in the Racingjobs.com.au Handicap (1000m) at Belmont.

The Paul Messara stable completed Widden’s treble when he produced Anadan (Anabaa - Demerger, by Saithor) to take out the Tandem Engineers Maiden Plate (1600m) at Newcastle. Messara paid $575,000 for the son of the late Widden sire at the 2010 Inglis Australian Easter Sale.

Anadan’s dam Demerger (Saithor - Triattica, by Centaine) was good enough to win a Group 1 Adelaide Cup (3200m) during her career.

An outstanding debut performance from That’s The One (Snippetson - Chosen, by Redoute’s Choice) at Sandown has provided the first leg of a winning double for young Widden sire Snippetson (Snippets - Snowdrift, by Polish Precedent).

That’s The One began slowly but finished strongly to claim the Follow @MRC Tracknews On Twitter Handicap (1200m) for co-trainers Colin and Cindy Alderson. Cindy Alderson said the colt had been a handful in the period before his first start but had his share of ability.

“He had three trials because he didn’t pass his barrier certificate until we put the blanket on him so he has been tricky in that respect,” Alderson said.

“We were going to run him at a provincial meeting but he drew (barrier) one and we were just worried he might go off in the barriers.

“He is a horse that has always shown us ability but, as we saw, he had the barrier blanket on. He is pretty new and he is pretty raw.”

The Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas-trained three-year-old Ottana (Snippetson - Sanctus, by Barathea) beat his older rivals in the North East Isuzu Handicap (1210m) at Balaklava.

Snippetson’s progeny has now won 48 races and more than $1.3 million in prizemoney in Australia in the 2010/11 season. Snippetson will stand for $7700 (inc GST) for the upcoming breeding season.

Widden Stud stallions enjoyed a trio of successes with young horses at three meetings around Australia on Thursday.

The promising Snippetson (Snippets - Snowdrift, by Polish Precedent) filly Maecenus (Snippetson - Royal Mecene, by Al Jaasi) took her record to three wins from six starts after the three-year-old claimed the Big Apachee Benchmark 60 Handicap (900m) at Newcastle.

Stratum (Redoute’s Choice - Bourgeois, by Luskin Star) earned a win at Ballarat when the Mike Moroney-trained gelding Stratocracy (Stratum - Gemstone, by Pentire) took out the Ryan & McDonald Homes 0-62 Handicap (2000m). Stratocracy broke new ground for his sire after becoming the first of Stratum’s progeny to win over 2000 metres.

Strada (Danehill - Shindig, by Straight Strike) produced a new two-year-old winner when Filjon (Strada - Sequin, by Green Desert) won the Mal Gerrard Handicap (1100m) on debut at Launceston.  Filjon became Strada’s third individual winner with his success.

Widden Stud has released its 2011 fees with Golden Slipper winner Stratum the most expensive stallion at a fee of $55,000, down $5,000 on last year. The sire of this season’s VRC Sires Produce Stakes winner Running Tall, Stratum (Redoute’s Choice) is one of 10 sires to stand at Widden in 2011.

They include Royal Ascot-bound Star Witness, whose 2011 fee has still to be set. “Star Witness will be heading to Royal Ascot as planned with his final service fee to be confirmed in due course, although we are still taking bookings to him at this time and breeders that get in early will be rewarded.” Widden Stud’s Antony Thompson said yesterday.

“Widden Stud has a reputation for setting realistic service fees and we believe the 2011 roster offers breeders plenty of value in a competitive market place. “

2011 Service Fees – All fees inclusive of GST

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Star Witness TBA

Tickets $9,900

Stratum $55,000

Sebring $38,500

Northern Meteor $33,000

Nicconi $22,000

Strada $8,800

Lucky Owners (NZ) $8,800

Dreamscape $7,700

Snippetson $7,700

Anabaa (Danzig - Balbonella, by Gay Mecene) filly Anabandana (Anabaa - Great Notice, by Nureyev) enhanced her status as New Zealand’s best two-year-old with a narrow win in the Group 1 Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni.

The daughter of the late Widden shuttle stallion earned her second successive Group 1 win with her hard-fought win. Saturday’s success was Anabandana’s fourth win from six starts.

Widden enjoyed a double success when the Gai Waterhouse trained Fast Clip (Snippetson - Hint Of Glory, by Honour And Glory) scored a decisive win in the Group 3 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill.

Fast Clip gave Widden resident Snippetson (Snippets - Snowdrift, by Polish Precedent) his second stakes success. Fast Clip also broke new ground for Snippetson as he became the first of the stallion’s progeny to win over 2000 metres.

Snippetson stood for $7700 during the 2010 season.

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