Darling View Thoroughbreds stallion Splintex (Snitzel) sired his third first-crop winner at Belmont on Wednesday when Chixfromthestix led all the way in the Reliable Asset Maintenance Maiden (1000m).
Facing the starter for the first time, Chixfromthestix settled nicely in front for Lucy Fiore and kept kicking in the straight to score by two lengths from Beyond A Doubt (Anders) and Extreme Makeover (Safeguard).
Chixfromthestix (2f Splintex – Minicoop by Sebring) was bred and sold by Gervase Park owners Chris and Andrea Gales for $16,000 at the 2025 Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale.
She is trained by Josh Brown for a large syndicate of ladies from Kalgoorlie and Esperance, hence the name.
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Her older half-sister Whoa Nellie (Deep Field) is on a hat-trick after wins at Hawkesbury and Kembla Grange for trainer Brad Widdup and Mulberry Racing.
“I like Splintex. They’re racy types and this one’s a natural runner,” Brown said. “We thought she would be up and running earlier but 15 stitches in a hind-leg and multiple colics kept her sidelined. It was a bit frustrating but she won with her ears pricked today.”
Brown also prepares Splintex filly She’s A Splinter who was an impressive winner of the Sound Telegraph Maiden (1200m) at Pinjarra a fortnight ago. The Darling View bred filly is from a half-sister to the dams of Jericho Missile (RL Magic Millions 2YO Classic) and Resortman (G3 Eurythmic Stakes).
Splintex won an G2 Arrowfield 3yo Sprint (1200m) at Randwick and his first-crop also includes the Stakes performers They’reallsisters and Yamanex. He stands at Darling View Thoroughbreds alongside Playing God (Blackfriars), Lightsaber (Zoustar) and Royal Patronage (Wootton Bassett).
