Dual Group 1-winning mare Srikandi (Aus) (Dubawi {Ire}–Raining {Aus}, by Hurricane Sky {Aus}) has been retired from racing and will visit Snitzel (Aus) this season. As the winner of nine of 15 starts, including the 2015 G1 Stradbroke H. and G1 Tatt's Club Tiara, the 6-year-old Srikandi bankrolled A$2,377,600, making her the highest-earning female for her sire. Trained by Ciaron Maher for a partnership, Srikandi finished second to Chautauqua (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}) in last spring's G1 Manikato S., and was last seen finishing fifth in the G1 Darley Classic at the Melbourne Cup Carnival. She has since been recovering from a stress fracture.
Shares totaling 31% of Srikandi were recently sold, with Greg Ingham–a major owner of Chautauqua–buying 15%. Srikandi's new ownership group is made up of seven owners from Port Douglas, Queensland. The mare will reside at Kitchwin Hills in New South Wales, and that operation's farm manager Mick Malone said, “We're delighted Srikandi's owners have decided to send her to Kitchwin Hills, where she will join a long list of outstanding broodmare talent. She was one of hell of a racehorse, but she's also got a stellar pedigree to boot, which makes it even more exciting. Being a daughter of Dubawi is also a major bonus, as it opens up so many avenues when you consider the number of Danehill and Danehill-line stallions in Australia.”
Malone added, “Srikandi had bags of speed and a mating with Snitzel looks the perfect match. He continues to produce stock of the highest calibre, who run at two and invariably train on.”
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