Karaka Select and Festival Sales Now Online
2 December 2009
The 2010 catalogues for both the Karaka Select and Festival Sales are now available online.
Following on from the Premier Sale (1 & 2 February) the Select Sale (3, 4, & 5 February), and the Festival Sale (7 & 8 February), combine to form the 2010 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka.
The Select Sale has 618 yearlings catalogued in 2010 (down from 640 in 2009), while the Festival Sale numbers are almost identical to 2009 with 520 lots (525 in 2009).
Both Sales have contributed strongly to the 55 Group 1 winners the Series has produced over the past three seasons, the most of any yearling series in Australasia, with this season bearing more fruit with headline act Monaco Consul (High Chaparral), a 2007 Select Sale graduate, unbeaten in Australia with victories in both the Group 1 Victoria Derby and Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes.
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| �Monaco Consul winning the 2009 VRC Derby at Flemington |
New Zealand's Horse of the Year Mufhasa (Pentire) was also purchased at Select, along with The Heckler, Kaaptan, Maco'Reilly, Prince Kaapstad, Court Ruler, and Orange County who all won at the elite level last season, and this season Vosne Romanee and Tavistock provided the three-day Sale with two of three legs of the Hawke's Bay Triple Crown.
The Festival Sale has chimed in at the top level also with Altered Image grabbing last season's Group 1 Levin Classic in course record time, while Gallions Reach won the Group 1 Zabeel Classic before jetting off to compete in the 2009 Melbourne Cup, and in the same colours, Seven Schillings only just got run down in the Group 1 Diamond Stakes.
Up and coming Hong Kong sprinter Tuscan Spirit was also a 'green book' purchase, as was 2009 Group 1 Kelt Capital Stakes placed Ginga Dude.
Select and Festival Sessions Overview:
- 73 half or full siblings to stakes-winners
- 66 out of stakes-winners
In the flow on effect from the highest quality Premier Sale catalogue New Zealand Bloodstock has put together (over 50% of yearlings either half to, or out of, stakes winners), the 2010 Select and Festival Sales will offer plenty in terms of pedigree page, as well as physique.
The value sessions provide a large number of pin-hook opportunities for horse traders and trainers looking to take prospects through to the world renowned NZB Ready to Run Sale or to the trials, and in 2010 the sire selection for such buyers will be as diverse as ever.
Full sire list and numbers for 2010 NZB National Yearling Sales Series:
| A.P. Ruler (2) | Dubai Destination (5) | Kempinsky (1) | Ruff Nipper (3) |
| Ad Valorem (1) | Duelled (11) | King of Roses (1) | Rusty Spur (16) |
| Al Maher (2) | Electronic Zone (2) | King's Chapel (23) | Sandtrap (2) |
| Al Samer (1) | Elusive City (37) | Kitten's Joy (1) | Savabeel (51) |
| Align (12) | Elusive Quality (7) | Le Bec Fin (3) | Scaredee Cat (20) |
| Anabaa (3) | Elvstroem (2) | Lonhro (4) | Shinko King (13) |
| Antonius Pius (1) | Encosta de Lago (13) | Lucky Owners (2) | Show a Heart (1) |
| Artie Schiller (1) | Exceed and Excel (5) | Lucky Unicorn (42) | Sirocco (2) |
| Aussie Rules (1) | Excites (2) | Magic Albert (1) | Skagen (3) |
| Bachelor Duke (21) | Falkirk (33) | Maltese Century (1) | Snippetson (4) |
| Bahhare (3) | Faltaat (14) | Markane (2) | Snitzel (2) |
| Bel Esprit (4) | Fast 'n' Famous (49) | Mediator (2) | Soviet Flash (1) |
| Bradbury's Luck (1) | Fastnet Rock (16) | Montjeu (1) | Spartacus (18) |
| Brilliance (16) | Flying Spur (7) | More Than Ready (1) | Spinning World (1) |
| Cacique (1) | Foreplay (1) | Mossman (3) | St Reims (15) |
| California Dane (1) | Frenchpark (2) | Mr. Nancho (7) | St. Petersburg (3) |
| Canny Lad (1) | Fusaichi Pegasus (8) | My Halo (9) | Star Way (1) |
| Captain Rio (36) | Gallant Guru (6) | Nadeem (9) | Starcraft (11) |
| Castledale (19) | General Nediym (5) | Niello (1) | Storm Creek (9) |
| Charge Forward (2) | God's Own (3) | No Excuse Needed (23) | Strada (1) |
| Chianti (4) | Golan (23) | Not a Single Doubt (2) | Strategic (1) |
| China Cat (6) | Gold Centre (15) | Occidental Tourist (1) | Strategic Image (3) |
| Choisir (5) | Gold Mine (5) | Octasong (1) | Stratum (6) |
| Churchill Downs (1) | Gone for Real (1) | One Cool Cat (41) | Stravinsky (4) |
| Citi Habit (1) | Gonski (3) | Oratorio (6) | Testa Rossa (5) |
| Coats Choice (9) | Handsome Ransom (18) | O'Reilly (91) | Thorn Park (36) |
| Colombia (5) | Hawkeye (10) | Pentire (35) | Tiger Hill (2) |
| Commands (4) | Hidden Dragon (1) | Perfectly Ready (63) | Tobougg (1) |
| Dane Shadow (1) | His Royal Highness (2) | Pins (61) | Towkay (20) |
| Danger Looms (2) | Hold That Tiger (1) | Platinum Scissors (1) | Untouchable (1) |
| Danroad (12) | Holy Roman Emperor (12) | Postponed (33) | Ustinov (8) |
| Dansili (1) | Howbaddouwantit (11) | Pure Theatre (1) | Viking Ruler (20) |
| Danzero (4) | Hussonet (4) | Quorum (1) | Volksraad (43) |
| Darci Brahma (68) | Ishiguru (32) | Redoute's Choice (10) | Written Tycoon (2) |
| Dash for Cash (1) | Istidaad (3) | Remind (4) | Yamanin Vital (2) |
| Dehere (7) | Jet Spur (2) | Reset (7) | Zabeel (44) |
| Domesday (1) | Johannesburg (2) | Rock of Gibraltar (9) | Zed (2) |
| Don Eduardo (24) | Jungle Pocket (2) | Royal Academy (2) | Zenno Rob Roy (1) |
| Dr Green | Keeninsky (9) | Royal Gem (13) | � |
| Drama Critic (4) | Keeper (48) | Ruby's Jester (2) | � |
Premier Sale first season sires Darci Brahma, Fast n Famous, Holy Roman Emperor, Lucky Unicorn, Nadeem and Perfectly Ready will be represented in Select and/or Festival, along with Ad Valorem, Artie Schiller, Aussie Rules, California Dane, Churchill Downs, Danger Looms, Dr Green, Excites, Gallant Guru, Gone For Reel, Gonski, Remind, Royal Gem, Sirocco, Strada, Written Tycoon, and� Zed.
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| �Group 1 Avondale Cup winner The Mighty Lions will be represented by a Keeper half-sister (Lot 536)�in the Karaka Select Sale |
Amongst the entries are half siblings to Group 1 winners The Mighty Lions (Lot 536 by Keeper), Portland Singa (Lot 732 by Fast n Famous), and She's Country (Lot 923 by Scaredee Cat), while halves to last season's Group 2 winners Ginga Dude (Lot 914 by Mr Nancho), Bird of Fire (Lot 810 by Handsome Ransom), and Alagant Satin (Lot 1019 by Brilliance) are also catalogued.
The progeny of Group 1 winners Acushla Marie (Lot 827 by Don Eduardo), Creil (Lot 924 by Postponed), Facing the Music (Lot 984 by Fast n Famous), Fayreform (Lot 987 by One Cool Cat), Nimue (Lot 580 by Falkirk), She's Country (Lot 689 by Tiger Hill), and Staring (Lot 727 by King's Chapel) will all be sold within the three-day Select Sale.
In Festival, Group 2 winner Focal Point will have her second foal by Volksraad, a filly at Lot 1550, offered, while at Lot 1126, a Hawkeye filly whose siblings include Group 2 Counties Cup winner Kaapeon and multiple Group placed Kaapeon Way, is sure to attract attention.
Graduates of both the Select and Festival Sales have featured heavily in the initial two runnings of the $1,000,000 Karaka Million, with Select graduate The Heckler claiming the major spoils last season.
This year New Zealand's richest juvenile race, exclusive to Karaka Million eligible New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale Series graduates, will be joined by the $200,000 Karaka Mile to form part of an entertainment packed race-evening at Ellerslie on 31 January.
The six-race card this year will kick off at 4.30pm and fine food, beverages and racing will be the order of the day in welcoming all buyers to Karaka's 2010 week of yearling sale action from 1 - 8 February.
The dates for the 84th National Yearling Sales Series are as follows:
� Premier Sale: 1 & 2 February
� Select Sale: 3 - 5 February
� Festival Sale: 7 & 8 February
Hard copy catalogues for the 2010 National Yearling Sales Series will be posted throughout this week alphabetically. To request a set of catalogues contact [email protected]. For assistance with your trip to New Zealand please contact Hospitality Coordinator Victoria Vela at [email protected] or phone +64 9 298 0055.
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