Sale News
Don Eduardo Tops Final Day of Festival Sale
Monday, Feb 7, 2011New Zealand Bloodstock's 85th National Yearling Sales Series concluded with the final session of the two-day Festival Sale today at Karaka, with local sire Don Eduardo providing the highlight of the day.
Read More...$250,000 Excellent Art Colt Tops Final Day of Karaka Select Sale
Friday, Feb 4, 2011The final day of New Zealand Bloodstock's three-day Select Sale was highlighted by a top price of $250,000 paid for the son of first season sire Excellent Art at Lot 1009.
Read More...Iffraaj Colt Tops Second Day of Karaka Select Sale
Thursday, Feb 3, 2011First season sire Iffraaj remains in high demand at Karaka, providing the top price of the day for the second day in a row at New Zealand Bloodstock's Select Yearling Sale.
Read More...Strong Trade at Opening Session of Karaka Select Sale
Wednesday, Feb 2, 2011The first day of New Zealand Bloodstock's three-day Select Yearling Sale saw solid trade today at Karaka, with figures that are holding up strongly against last year's results.
Read More...Cambridge Stud Parade Today
Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011Sir Patrick & Lady Justine Hogan's Cambridge Stud - Karaka's leading vendor by aggregate for the last 29 years - will be conducting a full parade of its 2011 yearling draft today at 1.30pm at Karaka.
Cambridge Stud Parade Today
Sir Patrick & Lady Justine Hogan's Cambridge Stud - Karaka's leading vendor by aggregate for the last 29 years - will be conducting a full parade of its 2011 yearling draft today at 1.30pm at Karaka.
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Australasia's highest priced yearling in 2010, the colt was by Zabeel from the Cambridge Stud draft and sold for $2 million. |
The draft also includes the progeny of Group 1 winning mares such as Honor Babe, Lashed and Marquise, and four siblings to Group 1 winners: Serenade Rose, Fully Fledged, Linky Dink and Shower of Roses.
To view the Cambridge Stud draft for the Premier Sale and the Select Sale, please follow the links.
The Cambridge Stud Parade is open to the public and will be held at 'I' Barn at the Karaka Sales Complex at 1.30pm.
Select Sale on Song
Monday, Jan 24, 2011It's not just Karaka's Premier Sale that is securing all the spoils, the second session Select Sale is exploding with success to quickly become a leading sale in Australasia in its own right.
Select Sale on Song
It's not just Karaka's Premier Sale that is securing all the spoils, the second session Select Sale is exploding with success to quickly become a leading sale in Australasia in its own right.
Last season alone, the Karaka Select Sale saw nine of its graduates go on to win 13 Group 1 races in New Zealand, Australia and Hong Kong. That even rivals the Premier Sale's 10 Group 1 winning graduates for the season.
Saturday's $1 million Group 1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph Handicap (1200m) at Trentham has seen yet another Select Sale graduate win at the highest level with Mufhasa (Pentire x Shella Cheval) proving too strong for a field stacked with local and international talent. The son of Pentire notched up his fourth Group 1 win in the race, taking his stakes earnings to over $2 million. He is the fifth individual Group 1 winning graduate for the Select Sale this season.
The 2009/2010 season also saw some brilliant performances from Select Sale graduates. In Hong Kong, the tough performer Able One (Cape Cross x Gardenia) confirmed himself as one of the leading milers on the Hong Kong circuit, winning his second Group 1 Champions Mile. His racing record also includes the Group 2 Cathay Pacific Jockey Club Mile, the Group 2 Chairman's Trophy and the Group 3 Premier Cup. From his 34 starts he has won on 10 occasions and has earned connections over NZ$4 million in stakes.
In Australia, Monaco Consul (High Chaparral x Argante) was a leading staying three-year-old of the 2009 Australian spring with two Group 1 wins. His first start in Australia saw him take out the Group 1 Spring Championship Stakes, beating last year's winner of the Group 1 WA Ascot Stakes, Gathering.
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Beauty Flash wins the 2010 Group 1 Hong Kong Mile |
The last two winners of the coveted New Zealand Horse of the Year award have been won by Select Sale graduates, with last season's title going to the triple Group 1 winner Vosne Romanee (Electronic Zone x Madison Avenue). Winner of the Kelt Capital Stakes, the Zabeel Classic and the New Zealand Stakes, Vosne Romanee was also crowned the Champion Middle Distance Performer of the 2009/2010 season.
Tavistock (Montjeu x Upstage) was a star sprinter of the 2009/2010 season winning two Group 1 races. His first came in the Group 1 Mudgway Stakes, a race with a list of illustrious winners including Miss Potential, Sunline, Seachange, Starcraft and Xcellent. Tavistock beat another quality field home in the race, including the 2008/2009 Horse of the Year and Select Sale graduate, Mufhasa.
His second Group 1 victory came in the Waikato Draught Sprint before he was sent to Australia in search of further black type success. And the son of Montjeu did exactly that, racing over the longer distance of 1600 metres to beat Dao Dao and Vigor in the Group 2 Blamey Stakes at Flemington. Crowned the NZ Champion Sprinter of the 2009/2010 season, he is another graduate of the Select Sale to be given the opportunity to establish himself as a successful sire, standing his first season at the famous Cambridge Stud in 2010.
The success did not end there, the Select Sale saw its second Derby winner of the season when Military Move (Volksraad x All Night Party) outclassed his rivals in the NZ Derby. The Group 1 Telegraph Handicap saw Vonusti (Ustinov x Reasonably) out sprint a strong field for the $1 million prize, and the 2008/2009 Horse of the Year Mufhasa made it a Group 1 sprint double for Select graduates, winning the Otaki-Maori Weight-for Age Classic.
Ekstreme (Ekraar x Cashcade) and Veloce Bella (Volksraad x Wave to Lottie) capped off a strong season winning the Group 1 Captain Cook Stakes and Group 1 Whakanui Stakes respectively.
The 2010/2011 season has seen the Select Sale's success continue with Group 1 winners already registered in NZ, Australia and Hong Kong.
The highly talented Brazilian Pulse (Captain Rio x Sharazad) showed that she has a big future in front of her in Melbourne this spring. Showing her class in the Group 2 Wakeful Stakes over 2000 metres, she was simply too strong for her rivals, taking a big win in the Group 1 VRC Oaks, a brilliant performance from a filly that had only had five previous starts. She has now earned close to A$1 million in stakes and looks to be a force to reckon with coming into the autumn racing.
The international meeting at Sha Tin in December saw Select graduate Beauty Flash (Golan x Wychwood Rose) lead all the way for a well deserved win in the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile. Ridden by the 2010 Melbourne Cup winning jockey Gerald Mosse, the five-year-old put his name next to Able One as one of the leading milers in Hong Kong. The victory adding to his list of top races he has already won including the HK-1 Hong Kong Classic Mile.
Group 1 racing at Ellerslie on Boxing Day 2010 saw the promising Booming (Don Eduardo x Beautiful Sea) emerge from the pack with a big turn-of-foot to win the Group 1 Zabeel Classic. Running second in last year's Auckland Cup, and third in the JRA Cup in Australia behind last season's Group 1 Metropolitan Stakes winner Herculian Prince (NZ), Booming holds a nomination for the 2011 Auckland Cup and looks to be a leading contender.
The Karaka Select Sale has 627 yearlings on offer from stallions including High Chaparral, Darci Brahma, Elusive City, Exceed and Excel, O'Reilly, Pentire, Perfectly Ready, Pins, Savabeel, Thorn Park, Volksraad and many more.
The Karaka Select Sale will run from 2-4 February with selling commencing at 11am. To view the catalogue online complete with pedigree updates and photographs & videos of selective lots, please visit www.nzb.co.nz.
Karaka Select Sale Receives Christmas Carnival Boost
Friday, Jan 7, 2011Racing over the Christmas and New Year period has seen a number of horses provide timely pedigree updates for their Karaka Sale relatives, with the Select Sale claiming the most significant boost to its catalogue with the lion's share of updates.
Read More...35 High Chaparral Yearlings at Karaka 2011
Thursday, Jan 6, 2011One of the star attractions at Karaka 2011 is no doubt the progeny of hot, young sire High Chaparral, represented by 35 yearlings at Karaka from 31 January.
35 High Chaparral Yearlings at Karaka 2011
One of the star attractions at Karaka 2011 is no doubt the progeny of hot, young sire High Chaparral, represented by 35 yearlings at Karaka from 31 January.
High Chaparral (Sadler's Wells x Kasora by Dirshaan), shuttled to 2009/2010 New Zealand Breeder of the Year, Windsor Park Stud for five seasons from 2005 to 2009. His 2009 crop was his smallest of any season with just 54 foals, putting his 35 yearlings on offer at Karaka in hot demand.
From a draft of 19 colts and 14 fillies in the Karaka Premier Sale, High Chaparral has some very appealing young horses on offer. Nelson, Sue and Rodney Schick's Windsor Park Stud will be offering the largest line-up of his young stock with 21 entries.
On the track, High Chaparral was a champion racehorse. A winner of the Group 1 Racing Post Trophy at two, at three he won the Group 1 Derby Stakes, the Group 1 Irish Derby and the Group 1 Breeder's Cup Turf. His achievements saw him crowned the Eclipse Champion Turf Horse in the U.S.A and the top rated Three-Year-Old in England and Ireland (11-13 furlongs).
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So You Think winning his second Cox Plate |
High Chaparral is one of the latest sons of champion sire Sadler's Wells to come to Australasian shores and his sire sons are no stranger to success in the Southern Hemisphere. Montjeu sired six individual Group 1 winners during his short stud career in New Zealand including Speed Gifted, Roman Emperor, Wall Street and young sires Nom de Jeu and Tavistock.
From High Chaparral's first New Zealand crop he has sired four individual Group 1 winners. Headlined by the five time Group 1 winner So You Think, he has also sired Descarado, Monaco Consul and Shoot Out. These sons of High Chaparral have won 10 Group 1 races between them including two Derbies, two Cox Plates and a Caulfield Cup, and almost A$11 million in combined stakes earnings. High Chaparral is also the sire of the Canadian Group 1 winner Redwood who ran second to Mastery in the 2010 Group 1 Hong Kong Vase.
The Group 2 Championship Stakes at Ellerslie on New Year's Day has unearthed yet another son of High Chaparral with serious potential. Despite only racing on two previous occasions and racing greenly in the Ellerslie straight, Hidden Asset outclassed a far more seasoned and experienced field.
High Chaparral's Group 1 winners have come from a wide selection of families and broodmare sires: So You Think (Tights), Shoot Out (Pentire), Monaco Consul (Star Way), Descarado (Lord Ballina) and Redwood (Woodman). The High Chaparral / Danehill cross is an obvious connection for the young sire and it has already produced Group 3 winners Above Average and Noll Wallop.
The Karaka Premier Sale features four lots with the Danehill cross along with four mares from the Star Way line, the same cross as the dual Group 1 winner Monaco Consul as well as Sir Tristram (4), the same cross as Hidden Asset, Roberto (3) and Last Tycoon through his son O'Reilly (2).
Among High Chaparral's progeny for Karaka 2011 are:
• Lot 293 is a colt from the stakes winning Kaapstad mare Egoli Lass, a half-brother to the South African Group 1 winner Gold Onyx (Black Minnaloushe). Egoli Lass is a daughter of the Group 2 winner Rationale, the grand-dam of Amalfi, Vigour, Joey Massino and Vincent Mangano.
• Lot 208, from Brilliant Princess, is a half-brother to Group 1 ARC Easter Handicap winner Prince Kaapstad (Kaapstad).
• Lot 165, the colt from the O'Reilly mare A Real Princess, a sister to the HK-2 Hong Kong Derby winner Unique Jewellery, and a half-sister to the Group 1 winner Marju Snip.
• Lot 238, the colt from the Star Way mare Clarens, a half-sister to the stakes winner Philidor, Clarens is out of La Brillante; a daughter of Eight Carat, she is a sister to Kaapstad and a three-quarter-sister to Octagonal.
• Lot 113, the filly from the Group 1 winning mare The Mighty Lions, a half-sister to the stakes placed Promise Keeper.
• Lot 439, from Misskap, is the half-brother to the Group 1 VRC Derby winner Kibbutz (Golan).
• Other highlights include Lot 84, the colt from the Danske mare Straight Eight, a full brother to Hi Flo who is already a race winner; and Lot 1, the colt from the Sir Tristram mare Queen Caelia, a full brother to current Group 3 winner Fairy Oak.
Click here to view High Chaparral's draft in the 2011 Karaka Premier Sale and the Karaka Select Sale.
The New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale Series will begin with the Premier Sale on 31 January & 1 February. The Select Sale will run from 2 - 4 February with the Festival Sale on 6 & 7 February.
Westbury Stud Yearling Clips Now Online
Thursday, Dec 23, 2010This week will see the release of video clips from a number of stud farms with yearlings entered for the 2011 National Yearling Sales Series at Karaka.
Read More...Notable Updates to Karaka Catalogues
Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010Since New Zealand Bloodstock's Karaka 2011 catalogues went to print in November there are already a number of notable updates to the pedigrees on offer before the Christmas Carnivals get underway.
Read More...Freshman Sires at Karaka 2011
Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010Every January the Karaka sales ring sees yearlings from the first southern hemisphere crop of a host of emerging sires from all over the globe go under the hammer.
Freshman Sires at Karaka 2011
Every January the Karaka sales ring sees yearlings from the first southern hemisphere crop of a host of emerging sires from all over the globe go under the hammer.
Earlier this year, the 2010 National Yearling Sales Series saw the progeny of 24 young stallions make their Karaka sale ring debut, with kiwi sires Darci Brahma and Perfectly Ready heading the line-up. They have since gone on to sell well at the 2010 Ready to Run Sale and have both have already had winning progeny on the track.
The 2011 National Yearling Sales Series will see the progeny of 29 first season sires offered for sale across the three sales sessions at Karaka.
2011 Karaka Premier Yearling Sale
Any Suggestion (AUS), 2001 (Lion Hunter x Advisable)
Premier: 1, Select: 15 & Festival: 23
A nine-time winner, including at Listed level, Any Suggestion raced against the best from ages two to five-years-old including a brave second to champion sprinter Miss Andretti in the Group 1 Australia Stakes (1200m). Any Suggestion's six-time winning dam, Advisable, is a half-sister to Miss Sandman, the dam of four-time Group 1 winner and successful sire, Show a Heart.
Any Suggestion has one entry in the Karaka Premier Sale at Lot 44, the colt from Shadow Ray, dam of the stakes winner Jungle Juice.
Bernardini (USA), 2003 (A.P. Indy x Cara Rafaela)
Bernardini established himself as one of the best horses of his generation on the track. Racing only as a three-year-old he won the Group 1 Preakness Stakes (1900m), Group 1 Travers Stakes (2000m) and beat the older horses in the Group 1 Jockey Gold Cup (2000m). He was crowned the Champion Three-Year-Old Colt in the USA and Co-World Champion Three-Year-Old Colt in 2006.
Bernardini is already the sire of four Group winners in his first northern hemisphere crop including the Group 1 winners Biondetti and A.Z. Warrior.
Bernardini's dam Cara Rafaela was the third top filly on the 1995 USA Two-Year-Old Free Handicap and registered four race day wins including the Group 1 Hollywood Starlet Stakes.
His draft of 10 includes Lot 445, the colt from the Group 2 winning Volksraad mare Mistrale, and Lot 479, the filly from Paris Tryst, a daughter of Melbourne Cup winner Let's Elope and a half-sister to Group 2 winner and sire Ustinov.
Casino Prince (AUS), 2003 (Flying Spur x Lady Capel)
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Casino Prince |
Casino Prince won Group races from 1200-1600 metres. At age four he broke through for a well-deserved Group 1 win in the Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) ahead of Tuesday Joy. He was also Group 1 placed five times including three of his last four career starts.
His stakes-placed dam Lady Capel (Last Tycoon) is a sister to Palia, the dam of Group 1 winning two-year-old Onemorenomore and Listed winner and Group 2 placed Dr Green.
Casino Prince has four yearlings in the Karaka Premier Sale including Lot 272, the colt from the Stravinsky mare Devil's Song, a half-sister to the Group 1 winner and NZB Filly of the Year Vapour Trail, Group 2 winner Santagostino and stakes winner Encosta Diablo; and Lot 410, the colt from Louders, a sister to Group 2 winner and NZB Filly of the Year Singalong.
Chinese Dragon (USA) 2002, (Stravinsky x Fabulous Fairy)
Premier: 2, Select: 10 & Festival 5
A seven-time race winner from 13 lifetime starts, including at Group 2 level, Chinese Dragon won five of his six starts at three with four of these wins coming at Listed level.
By Stravinsky, Chinese Dragon is a half-brother to two stakes placed horses and his dam Fabulous Fairy (Alydar) is the daughter of Group 1 winner Fairy Footsteps. Fabulous Fairy is also a half-sister to Group 3 winner Fleet Fairy and Flying Fairy, the dam of triple Group 1 winner Desert Prince.
Chinese Dragon has two yearlings in the Premier Sale: Lot 145, the colt from the five time winner You Remember Me, the dam of the stakes winner Etoile Du Nord, and Lot 444, the filly from Mi Steel, the dam of Group 1 winner Mi Jubilee.
Dylan Thomas (IRE), 2003 (Danehill x Lagrion)
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Dylan Thomas |
One of the best performing sons of Danehill, Dylan Thomas retired to stud as a six-time Group 1 winner including the coveted Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He was crowned Horse of the Year and Champion Older Middle Distance Horse in Europe in 2007, and Champion 3YO in Ireland.
Dylan Thomas is a half-brother to the Group 1 winning mare Queen's Logic, the top filly on the 2001 International Two-Year-Old Classification.
With a draft of six horses in the Karaka Premier Sale, his yearlings include Lot 107, the colt from the stakes winning O'Reilly mare The Big Chill, and Lot 237, the filly from Circles of Ice, a half-sister to the dam of international Group 1 winner Starspangledbanner.
Haradasun (AUS), 2003 (Fusaichi Pegasus x Circles of Gold)
A brilliant three-year-old, Haradasun won two Group 1 races against the older horses, including the Doncaster Mile (1600m), and at five he continued Australia's success at Royal Ascot winning the Group 1 Royal Ascot Queen Anne Stakes (1200m).
Haradasun is out of the Group 1 winning mare Circles of Gold (Marscay), the dam of multiple Group 1 winner and sire Elvstroem.
From a draft of six horses his yearlings include Lot 88, the filly from the Zabeel mare Sugar Moon, a three-quarter-sister to the Group 1 winner Dupain.
Henny Hughes (USA), 2003 (Hennessy x Meadow Flyer)
A precocious youngster, Henny Hughes raced six times as a two-year-old for three wins, one at Group 2 level, and placed in three Group 1 races. At three he went on to win two Group 1 races including the Belmont Vosburgh Stakes (1200m) in a new record time for the 1200 metres.
Out of stakes placed Meadow Flyer (Meadowlake), Henny Hughes is a half-brother to eight individual winners. His oldest North American crop has already produced the stakes placed Wealthy Aviator.
Henny Hughes has one yearling in the Karaka Premier Sale at Lot 244, the colt from Come Up Smiling, a sister to Group 2 winner Royal Abjar.
Iffraaj (GB), 2001 (Zafonic x Pastorale)
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Iffraaj |
Premier: 11, Select: 42 & Festival: 4
Seven-time winner Iffraaj is a triple Group 2 winner and Group 1 placed, and as a sire was the Champion First Season Sire in Great Britain last season.
From his first crop to race he has had 72 horses hit the track for 37 individual winners, a runners to winners ratio of over 51%. This achievement has seen Iffraaj become the new record holder for individual two-year-old winners by any Northern Hemisphere first season sire in history. His first crop has also produced the unbeaten Group 1 winner Wootton Bassett, winner of the Longchamp Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, and Espirita, winner of the Group 3 Deauville Prix des Reservoirs.
Iffraaj is out of Nureyev mare Pastorale, a half-sister to champion sire Cape Cross.
Having the largest draft of the first season sires for 2011, his Premier Sale yearlings include the colt at Lot 256 from the Danehill mare Danasia, the dam of the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas winner Zabrasive; and Lot 265, the colt from the Zabeel mare Dazzling Walk, a three-quarter-sister to Group 3 winner Activation and a half-sister to Group 1 winner Coogee Walk.
Librettist (USA), 2002 (Danzig x Mysterial)
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Librettist |
A dual Group 1 winner over a mile at four in France, Librettist was France's Champion Older Miler in 2006. Commencing stud duties in Great Britain in 2007, he is the sire of dual Group 2 winner Libranno from his first crop.
Librettist is a half-brother to the Group 1 winning sire Dubai Destination. His dam Mysterial (Alleged) is out of the stakes placed mare Mysteries, the dam of Group 1 winner Agnes World and Japan Group 1 winner Hishi Akebono.
Librettist has two lots in the Karaka Premier Sale: Lot 325, the filly from the Group 2 winner Frenetic and Lot 437, the colt from Miss Cosimo, a half-sister to the dual Group 1 winning sprinter Bentley Biscuit.
Street Sense (USA), 2004 (Street Cry x Bedazzle)
A history-making son of Street Cry, Street Sense was the first horse to complete the Breeders Cup Juvenile / Kentucky Derby double. He was also three times Group 1 placed and earned over US$4.3 million on the track, being crowned Champion USA Two-Year-Old Colt in 2006.
His draft of three yearlings includes Lot 93, the colt from the Group 1 winning mare Surprize Surprize, and Lot 230, the filly from the Flying Spur mare Charangas, the dam of the stakes winner Warm Love.
2011 Karaka Select Sale
Any Given Saturday (USA), 2004 (Distorted Humor x Weekend in Indy)
A six-time winner, Any Given Saturday won the Group 1 Monmouth Haskell Invitational Handicap (1800m) and two Group 2 events. He is a half-brother to the Group 3 winning mare Bohemian Lady and his dam, Weekend in Indy, is a half-sister to the Group 3 winner and Group 1 placed Second of June.
Court Command (AUS), 2003 (Commands x Court House Lane)
A million dollar earner by Commands, Court Command raced from ages two to six. He won six of his career starts, his maiden at his only start as a two-year-old, three Group wins as a three-year-old, and a win a piece in his last two seasons. Court Command's dam Court House Lane (Zoffany) is herself a four-time winner.
Excellent Art (GB), 2004 (Pivotal x Obsessive)
The winner of the Group 1 Royal Ascot St James's Palace Stakes (1600m) at three, Excellent Art was crowned Champion Three-Year-Old Miler in GB & Ireland in 2007. He recorded four career wins plus four Group 1 placings including running second in the Group 1 Breeders' Cup Mile and the Ascot Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
Hard Spun (USA), 2004 (Danzig x Turkish Tryst)
This seven-time winner won all three of his starts at two, two at Listed level, and at three he won the Group 1 King's Bishop Stakes (1400m). He was crowned World Champion Three-Year-Old Sprinter in 2007. He is a half-brother to the stakes winner Our Rite of Spring and three other winners.
Husson (ARG), 2003 (Hussonet x Villa Elisa)
Unbeaten in five starts, Husson was a triple Group 1 winning two- and three-year-old, setting a track record over 1400m, and was the Champion Two-Year-Old Colt in Argentina in 2006 and Champion Miler in 2007. He is a brother and a half-brother to three winners and his dam Villa Elisa is a half-sister to the 13-time winner El Rincon (Hussonet).
Magnus (AUS), 2002 (Flying Spur x Scandinavia)
Racing from ages three to six, Magnus raced in three countries for a win in the Group 1 Galaxy (1200m) at four in Australia before running a creditable third in the Group 2 King Stand's Stakes in England. He was also four-times Group 1 placed. Out of the Group 2 and Group 1 placed mare Scandinavia (Snippets), Magnus is a half-brother to Group 3 winner Wilander and Helsinge, the dam of Black Caviar.
Patapan (USA), 2002 (Stravinsky x Pappa Reale)
The joint Champion Older Sprinter in Italy in 2006, Patapan is the winner of 16 races including the Group 3 Rome Premio Umbria. He is out of the 13-time winner (and stakes winner), Pappa Reale (Indian Ridge), Italy's 1997 Champion Older Mare (Sprinter). Patapan is a half-brother to Joint Champion 3YO Sprinter in Italy, Per Incanto (Street Cry).
Red Clubs (IRE), 2003 (Red Ransom x Two Clubs)
A high class sprinting two-year-old, Red Clubs won at Group 2 level at two and again at three before winning the Group 1 Haydock Sprint Cup (1200m) at four and subsequently being crowned Champion European Sprinter in 2007. He was also three-times Group 1 placed including third in the Newmarket July Cup.
Shaft (AUS), 2004 (Flying Spur x Traceable)
Shaft achieved his biggest win on the track as a two-year-old winning the Group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes before running a strong fifth in the Golden Slipper. A $700,000 yearling, Shaft's dam Traceable is out of Tracy's Element, the Group 1 winning Champion Two-Year-Old Filly in South Africa and the dam of multiple Group 1 winner and Australia's reigning Horse of the Year, Typhoon Tracy. Shaft is also from the same family as successful sire Towkay.
Shinzig (AUS), 2001 (Danehill x Shindig)
A son of Danehill, Shinzig performed in Group 1 company on both sides of the Tasman, winning the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes (1400m) and placing in four other Group 1 events. From a strong family, Shinzig is out of the Group 1 winning mare Shindig (Straight Strike) and is a full brother to the stakeswinning sire, Strada.
Soldier's Tale (USA), 2001 (Stravinsky x Myrtle)
Racing for three seasons from ages three to six, Soldier's Tale won his maiden at two before training on to win a Group 3 at three and his greatest success, the Group 1 Royal Ascot Golden Jubilee Stakes (1200m) at six. Soldier's Tale hails from the family of Group 1 winning top European filly Lemon Soufflé and Group 2 winner Caramba.
Thano (ARG), 2002 (Southern Halo x Di Machine)
Racing for three seasons in Argentina, Thano won races at three and four, including the Group 1 Palermo G.P. General San Martin (1800m), and placed in two Group 2 events. By the same stallion as boom sire More Than Ready, Thano has black type throughout his page being from the unraced mare Di Machine (Digression), a half-sister to Group 1 winners Ilustrador, Ishkra and Indalecio.
Wonderful World (AUS), 2003 (Agnes World x Success Tale)
Winning his two starts as a two-year-old before placing at Group 1 level, his greatest success came at three when he won the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m). He also ran second behind El Segundo in the WS Cox Plate. Wonderful World is out of the unraced Success Express mare, Success Tale. Also to feature in the family is the three-time Group 1 winner and sire, Spartacus, and Hong Kong Group 1 winner Billet Express.
Zizou (AUS), 2004 (Fusaichi Pegasus x Natural Is My Name)
The Champion 2YO in Australia in 2007, Zizou was a Listed race winner as a two-year-old and second in the Group 1 Golden Slipper and Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes. Zizou is out of the stakes placed mare Natural Is My Name, a half-sister to sire Not A Single Doubt and Come Hither; the family also features Champion Australian sire Snippets and the multi-million dollar earner Forensics.
2011 Karaka Festival Sale
Cecconi (AUS), 2004 (Encosta de Lago x Tonicity)
In a short career spanning only 14 starts, Cecconi won his maiden race as a two-year-old in a Listed event. At three, he went on to notch up four placings, one at Group 2 level. Out of the triple Listed winning mare Tonicity, a sister to Group 3 winner Bodacious Babe, Cecconi is a half-brother to four individual winners. He also comes from the same family as Golden Slipper winner Stratum.
Edenwold (CAN), 2003 (Southern Halo x Best of Friends)
Edenwold was Canada's Champion Two-Year-Old Colt in 2005 with eight two-year-old starts for four wins, three at Listed level. At three he won again at Listed level and was Group 3 placed. Edenwold's dam, Best of Friends, is out of the three-time winner Very Best Friend and is a half-sister to In Your Sights, the dam of Canadian Group 1 winner Brite Adam.
Great Britain (GB), 2002 (Green Desert x Park Appeal)
A full brother to champion sire Cape Cross, Great Britain was himself a dual winner including the Listed Nad al Sheba Al Quoz Sprint. From Park Appeal (Ahonoora), the dam of four stakes winners plus Pastorale, the dam of the exciting young sire Iffraaj.
Host (CHI), 2000 (Hussonet x Colonna Traiana)
In a career spanning seven seasons and three countries Host won 10 races, including two Group 1 events, and was awarded the Champion Two-Year-Old and Three-Year-Old titles in Chile.
Host's dam Colonna Traiana (Roy) was an eight-time winning (and Listed winning) mare. She is also the dam of Barbera, the dam of the stakes winner Taihedian and Group 1 placed Della Barba.
Saperavi (NZ), 2004 (Stravinsky x Grand Echezeaux)
A $2.2 million yearling, Saperavi is a beautifully bred half-brother to the five time Group 1 winning sire Darci Brahma. His dam is the Group 1 winner Grand Echezeaux, by champion New Zealand sire Zabeel, a half-sister to Group 3 winner Romanee Conti, the dam of Melbourne Cup winner Ethereal.
In a short stint on the track, Saperavi broke his maiden at his second start before placing at Listed level at three.
Karaka 2011 Select and Festival Catalogues Now Online
Wednesday, Dec 8, 2010Today New Zealand Bloodstock launches the Select and Festival catalogues which are now online.
Karaka 2011 Select and Festival Catalogues Now Online
Today New Zealand Bloodstock launches the Select and Festival catalogues which are now online.
This year's Karaka Select Sale features 626 entries, nine more than last year's sale, with the Karaka Festival Sale featuring 491 Lots, down on the 2010 offering of 519.
The Karaka Select Sale has had a strong year in terms of race track success with nine graduates winning a total of 13 Group 1 races across Australasia and Hong Kong including:
- Able One: Group 1 Hong Kong Jockey Club Champions Mile.
- Ekstreme: Group 1 Captain Cook Stakes.
- Military Move: Group 1 New Zealand Derby.
- Monaco Consul: Group 1 VRC Derby and the Group 1 Spring Championship Stakes.
- Mufhasa: Group 1 Otaki Maori WFA Classic.
- Tavistock: Group 1 Mudgway Partsworld Stakes and the Group 1 Waikato Draught Stakes.
- Vosne Romanee: Group 1 Kelt Capital Stakes, Group 1 Zabeel Classic and the Group 1 New Zealand Stakes.
- Vonusti: Group 1 Telegraph Handicap
- Veloce Bella: Group 1 Whakanui International Stakes.
Beauty Flash was also impressive in winning the HK-1 Classic Hong Kong Mile.
Amongst the highlights in the Karaka 2011 Select Sale is the progeny from over 100 stallions including New Zealand sires Bachelor Duke (19), Captain Rio (11), Danroad (7) Darci Brahma (18), Elusive City (12), High Chaparral (2), Keeper (37), O'Reilly (13), Pentire (25), Perfectly Ready (34), Pins (16), Postponed (13), Savabeel (37), Thorn Park (18), Towkay (8) and Volksraad (22).
There is also an impressive line-up by Australian sires including Canny Lad (2), Casino Prince (1), Commands (1), Dehere (4), Elusive Quality (12), God's Own (3), Mossman (2), Nadeem (6), Oratorio (5), Rock of Gibraltar (1), Shamardal (2), Show a Heart (2), Snippetson (4), Snitzel (3), Stratum (1) and Tale of the Cat (4).
Amongst a host of star lots in the Karaka 2011 Select Sale are:
• Lot 918, a colt by New Zealand's Champion Sire Volksraad from Iman, the dam of Group 1 winner Imananabaa and Group 2 placed Ms Bowie.
• Lot 846, the colt by Iffraaj from the multiple Group 1 winning Tights mare Fayreform.
• Lot 727, the colt by Postponed from the Centaine mare Boito Belle, a half-sister to Group 2 winner Winning Belle and Group 1 placed Our Ella Belle.
• Lot 564, the colt by High Chaparral from Skimmer, the dam of the Group 3 placed Ladykin.
• Lot 1055, the colt by High Chaparral from Monteray, a half-sister to the dual Group 3 winner Durzetta.
• Lot 777, the filly by Perfectly Ready from Danelish, a half-sister to the Group 2 winner Memphis Blues and Palatious, the grand-dam of Group 1 winners Vengeance of Rain and Bizelle.
• Lot 794, the filly by Lucky Unicorn from the Danehill mare Diversia, a three-quarter sister to Flying Spur and the same family as Encosta de Lago.
• Lot 892, the colt by Dehere from Go With the Wind, a sister to the stakes winner Special Song and a half-sister to the Group 1 winner Bomber Hill and Group 3 winner Camargue.
There are a number of first season sires in the sale including Any Given Saturday, Any Suggestion, Casino Prince, Cecconi, Chinese Dragon, Court Command, Dylan Thomas, Excellent Art, Haradasun, Hard Spun, Henny Hughes, Husson, Iffraaj, Librettist, Magnus, Patapan, Red Clubs, Shaft, Shinzig, Soldiers Tale, Thano, Wonderful World and Zizou.
The Festival Sale has also tasted Group 1 success with graduate Nacho Man winning the Group 1 Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes. Other headline performers include C'est la Guerre who won the Group 3 Craven Plate at Randwick during the spring and Altered Image, the winner of the Group 2 Coupland's Bakery Mile. Altered Image also holds a nomination for the Group 1 Telegraph Handicap.
The catalogue offers progeny by over 95 stallions from across Australasia including Align (4), Brilliance (5), Castledale (8), Coats Choice (8), Don Eduardo (10), Dubai Destination (3), Falkirk (10), Golan (9), Handsome Ransom (15), Ishiguru (4), Kings Chapel (5), Lucky Unicorn (9), Reset (2), Scaredee Cat (5), Shinko King (11), Spartacus (15), and Saint Reims (10).
The Festival Sale also has a number of first season sires including Any Given Saturday, Any Suggestion, Cecconi, Chinese Dragon, Edenwold, Great Britain, Host, Iffraaj, Patapan, Red Clubs, Saperavi and Thano.
The Karaka Select Sale will run from 2 - 4 February with the Karaka Festival Sale on 6 & 7 February and the 2011 Karaka Premier Sale on 31 January & 1 February.
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