Ready to Run Catalogue Hot Off the Press

The New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run catalogues are hot off the press and a complete online version can now be viewed on New Zealand Bloodstock's website at www.nzb.co.nz. New Zealand Bloodstock's mail out has also started this week.

Petrea Vela, the company's Marketing & Public Relations Manager, commented, "We have some very exciting horses catalogued, and our inspection teams are extremely positive about the quality of the entrants this year. With 359 lots catalogued - over a hundred more than last year - this year's sale promises some fantastic buying opportunities."

Today is the deadline for entries for the Breeze Ups which will be conducted on the 11 & 12 October at Te Rapa. The Breeze Ups are mandatory for Select Session horses and, while optional for those in the General Session, vendors are strongly encouraged to breeze up General Session horses also.

With buyers now relying substantially on video and computer displays of the Breeze Up clips to help make their purchase decisions, New Zealand Bloodstock will again make sure that footage of all breeze up horses is made available to buyers as soon as possible after the Breeze Ups. This is an extremely valuable tool for all prospective buyers. The highly successful "Video On Demand" facility, where buyers can watch breeze up clips on a computer screen at the touch of a button, will be available again this year.

Some of the exciting two-year-olds to keep an eye on at the Breeze Ups include:

Lot 21 - A grey colt by leading Australian sire Encosta De Lago x Northern Academy (Royal Academy).

Lot 40 - A bay colt by Volksraad x Rebellious Angel (Success Express). By New Zealand's leading sire this colt is also a half brother to the stakes placed filly, Fairy Tipsy. His second dam is the multiple group winner and winner of the Group 1 SAJC Goodwood Handicap, Boardwalk Angel.

Lot 41 - A smart bay colt by End Sweep x Redeswood (Last Tycoon).

Lot 47 - A brown gelding by Pentire x Sansong (Rangong). Sansong is a Victorian stakes winner and the dam of the stakes placed Ester Kelly (Famous Star) who ran third in the Group 1 Australasian Oaks.

Lot 53 - A chestnut colt by Strategic x Simoon (Palace Music). This colt's second dam is the exceptional broodmare Easy Date. Easy Date is the dam of successful sire Snippets and the stakes winners Quick Score, Asawir and True Blonde.

Lot 55 - A black colt by Montjeu x Skylarking (Twig Moss). A half brother to the stakes performed Forest Jim (Grosvenor).

Lot 65 - A bay colt by Perugino x Summer Gambit (Bastebreuje)

Lot 66 - A bay filly by Pins x Suntrap (Red Glow). This filly's second dam is the Group 1 winner, Trocane. This is the family of Richebourg, Grand Echezeaux, Romanee Conti and Ethereal.

Lot 67 - A bay gelding by Align x Super Reason (Sound Reason). Super Reason is a half sister to the Group 1 Melbourne Cup winner Kensei. She has left four winners including the stakes placed Conspicuously (Rivotious)

Lot 71 - A bay gelding by Zabeel x Sweet Vienna (Dahar). This colt is a half brother to Singapore Horse of the Year, Bocelli (Lord Ballina) and to the stakes placed Magic Hands (Pompeii Court). This is also the family of group winners Ugachaka and Country Rose

Lot 74 - A chestnut colt by Marauding x Tatiana (Palace Music). This is the family of successful sire Rory's Jester.

Lot 82 - A bay colt by King's Best x Twilight Hour (Star Way). Twilight Hour is a stakes winning mare who has left three foals to race for two winners. This is the family of group the group winning mare Sequita.

Lot 99 - A bay filly by Stravinsky x Augmentation (Risen Star). Augmentation is a half sister to the four time Group 1 winner in USA, Nastique.

Lot 100 - A bay filly by Marju x Aulide (Snippets). This filly's second dam is the dual Group 1 winner and top three-year-old filly in New Zealand and Australasia in 1987-88, Candide.

Lot 109 - A bay colt by Stravinsky x Better Succeed (Success Express). Better Succeed is a half sister to the Australian Group winner Le Destina.

Lot 124 - A brown colt by Perugino x Constant Kariette (Pine Circle).

Lot 128 - A bay colt by Montjeu x Cricceith (Brigadier Gerard). He is a half brother to the multiple Group winner Batavian (Straussbrook).

Lot 129 - A bay colt by Stravinsky x Crimson (Zabeel). Crimson is a dual group winning mare and is a half sister to Group 1 Victoria Derby winner, Omnicorp.

Lot 134 - A striking chestnut gelding by Stravinsky x Cutaway (Kris).

Lot 135 - A bay gelding by Zabeel x Danadevi (Danehill). Danadevi is a sister to top two-year-old and three-year-old filly Ha Ha and to stakes winner Dry Humour.

Lot 139 - A bay colt by Easy Rocking x Daylight Hour (Brief Truce).

Lot 141 - A brown colt by Montjeu x Desert Lily (Green Desert). He is a half brother to the dual Group 2 winning filly Lafleur.

Lot 169 - A bay colt by Redoute's Choice x Foxtrot (Rory's Jester). Foxtrot is a stakes placed mare and a half sister to the Group winner Any Rhythm.

Lot 172 - A bay colt by Cape Cross x Gardenia (Danehill). He is a full brother to the stakes winner Florilegium.

Lot 175 - A bay colt Hurricane Sky x Glint Of Gold (Danehill). Glint of Gold is a half sister to the Group winning Precious Glitter. This is the family of Bertolini and Green Desert.

Lot 179 - A brown colt by Red Ransom x Hamaya (Mr. Prospector). He is a half brother to the Scandinavian Champion sprinter Waquaas.

Lot 194 - A bay gelding by Kashani x Jude's Pride (Super Imposing).

Lot 201 - A chestnut colt by Almutawakel x Kirin Belle (McGinty). He is a half brother to the Group winner Winning Belle and stake placed Lady Maroof.

Lot 211 - A bay colt by Anabaa x Lisbon (Western Playboy).

New Zealand Bloodstock's Ready to Run Sale will be held at the Karaka Sales Centre on 16 & 17 November. Breeze Ups are at Te Rapa Racecourse on 11 & 12 October. To order a catalogue or for sales information please contact New Zealand Bloodstock. Ph: +64 9 298 0055 Fax: +64 9 298 0506 www.nzb.co.nz [email protected]