Six runners, six winners, including two Group winners, is an enviable strike rate and it’s one that Triple Crown Syndications were happy to celebrate after El Sasso’s maiden win at Kembla Grange last Saturday.

El Sasso (3c Snitzel – Sassy Peg by by Fusaichi Pegasus) was bred by Paul Favretto along with Tony and Judy Hodgson and joins a rising tide of winners purchased by Triple Crown from Arrowfield and Bellerive yearling drafts since 2010.

The group includes G2 winners Hot Snitzel and Flying Snitzel and the winners Swerte Bella, Spirit of Speed and Brilliant Snitzel. All bar one have been prepared by Gerald Ryan.

Four of them are by leading young sire Snitzel who won a G1 Oakleigh Plate G1 and six other races for Ryan. El Sasso is the 21st winner by Snitzel to come out of his yard.

“El Sasso has plenty of natural ability, in fact Gerald said not long ago that he has similar ability to Charlie Boy and Dothraki,” Triple Crown director Chris Ward said. “But he has a few quirks that we need to iron out first before you will see him really kick on.”

Last year’s G2 Kewney Stakes winner Flying Snitzel made a pleasing season debut, finishing fifth in Saturday’s G3 Sheraco Stakes (1200m). “She still hit the line very well,” Ward continued. “It was a stepping stone for the Melbourne spring carnival and may culminate in the G1 Myer Classic.

“We have very fond memories of Flying Snitzel’s outstanding Kewney win down there last time and can’t wait to see her going the Melbourne way again.”

Chris and his brother Michael take a cool-headed, analytical approach to the business of yearling selection. “It’s important to increase the percentages of success at every step of the process.

“Obviously a big part of that is ensuring you buy high quality horses from farms where you know their rearing has been first class. Arrowfield and Bellerive certainly fit that criteria and the Arrowfield stallions are also going to put you ahead of the game.”

Triple Crown has a 2yo Snitzel colt out of Last Blaze that looks a natural and a 2yo Not A Single Doubt colt out of Miss Dodwell is also impressing Ryan. Both colts were purchased for $92,000 and $85,000 respectively from Arrowfield’s consignment at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale.

The Melbourne Sale has been a particularly fruitful source of Triple Crown stars: Flying Snitzel and Hot Snitzel were bought there for a total of $85,000. They have now won 9 races and over a million dollars between them.

Triple Crown and Gerald Ryan are also preparing El Sasso’s 2YO half-brother by All American who was purchased from the Inglis Melbourne Premier sale earlier this year.