Royal Fashion was beaten just 0.5 lengths by G1 performer Ferrando when 2nd in the G3 Mongolian Khan Trophy over 1200m at Ellerslie as a 3YO.

Placed on both starts as a 2YO over 1200m including when beaten a nose by subsequent G1 Sires’ Produce winner, La Luna Rossa. As a 4YO she was placed behind dual SW and G1-placed sprinter Bella Martini.

Record-breaking stallion Snitzel is the sire of 98 career SWs and is broodmare sire of the G1 Golden Slipper winner Mossfun.

Her pedigree features two of Australasia’s most influential sires - Redoute’s Choice is broodmare sire of over 100 Stakes winners, while Zabeel is in the female pedigrees of more than 60 G1 winners.

New Zealand-bred mares have in recent years produced top-class Australian-bred horses like Winx, Loving Gaby, Capitalist, Hellbent, etc.

American Pharoah’s first crop of Australasian yearlings have sold for up to $850,000 in 2020.

“She is a very likeable mare – a good combination of Snitzel and Zabeel. A good racetrack performer, the mare’s done a great job with her previous progeny which sets a good standard going forward. Snitzel is a top sire, it is reasonable to expect that his daughters will make a significant impact as producers and the signs are already very promising.” - Mike Fleming, Bhima

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