Drakenstein Stud’s exciting new stallion Snow Pilot gained a handsome update to his pedigree on Wednesday afternoon.

Snow Pilot’s three-year-old half-brother Wreath Of Snow, a R9 000 000 buy from the 2025 Premier Yearling Sale , got off the mark at just the second time of asking when winning at Hollywoodbets Durbanville.

The Justin Snaith trained son of Vercingetorix had caught the eye when running on strongly for fourth on his only previous start and duly went one better on Wednesday.
Under a good, front running ride from Gavin Lerena, Wreath Of Snow made much of the running to land Wednesday’s Spring Is In The Air Maiden Plate (1400m) impressively by two lengths.

Bred by Drakenstein Stud, Wreath Of Snow races for his breeder in partnership with Greg and Gina Bortz.
Wednesday’s blue blooded winner is out of the top-class Captain Al mare Snowdance, winner of both the G1 Cape Fillies Guineas and G1 Majorca Stakes. Bred on similar lines to the Captain Al sired G1 winners All Is Secret and The Secret Is Out, Snowdance also ranks as the dam of Listed Lady’s Pendant winner Symphony In White.

A three-parts brother to multiple G1 winning champion Eight On Eighteen, Snow Pilot stands at Drakenstein Stud for a first-year fee of R25 000.