From an unwanted child to the Queen of Japan

Foaled February 12, 2007
Pedigree Intikhab - Woodland Dream
Breeder Windflower Overseas Holdings Inc
Owner Anamoine Limited
Trainer Ed Dunlop
Main jockeys Ryan Moore, Frankie Dettori
Career record Eight wins from 21 runs (eight places)
Most famous for Six wins at the top level, including two Classics, an Irish Champion Stakes and three globetrotting successes in Japan and Hong Kong
Fate at stud Her 2015 filly foal Belle De Neige, by Elusive Pimpernel, is eagerly awaited, as are the products of her matings with Palavicini and Gleneagles

It may seem strange to say it of a filly whose three-year-old career yielded Classics in both England and Ireland, but it is for faraway successes in the early hours of the morning that Snow Fairy deserves to be remembered.

Having been bought back by her owner Cristina Patino for just €1,800 as an unwanted lot at the yearling sales, managed just a Lingfield maiden auction success from six starts as a two-year-old, and not even warranted an entry for the Oaks, it is beyond dispute that the daughter of Intikhab proved something of a surprise package in winning the Height Of Fashion Stakes at Goodwood as the opening volley of her three-year-old season; even more so when she won the Epsom showpiece itself on her next start under a daredevil ride from Ryan Moore; again when she enjoyed an eight-length romp in the Curragh equivalent.