National Weanling & Broodmare Sale

KING OF COMEDY (IRE) (Bay 2016-Stud 2021). 3 wins-1 at 2-7f to 1m, £236,489, Sandown Heron S., L, Good Care Group 2YO S., 2d Royal Ascot St James's Palace S., Gr.1, Newmarket Joel S., Gr.2, Newbury Diomed S., Gr.3, 4th York International S., Gr.1. Half-brother to SW Star of Seville (Chantilly Prix de Diane, Gr.1), SW English Ballet (Newmarket Sweet Solera S., Gr.3) and SP Star of Bengal. His oldest progeny are foals.

1st dam

GOCARA, by Redwood. Winner at 1600m. Half-sister to Eclair Journey. This is her first foal.

2nd dam

RIVERINA GIRL, by Black Minnaloushe. Placed. Half-sister to BAK DA CHIEF (dam of TE AKAU SHARK), Bak da Princess (dam of PONDAROSA MISS, ECUADOR). Dam of 6 named foals, all winners-

Eclair Journey (Guillotine). 2 wins at 1350m, 1510m in Macau, 3d Macau 4YO Prelude, L, Macau Guineas, L, 4th Macau Derby, L.

Galaxy Belle. 6 wins 1600m to 1800m, A$159,095, to 2022-23, BRC TAB Venue H., GCTC T Wolfgram Premier Jockey H., 2d ATC Petaluma Wines H.

Tunzagutz. 3 wins 1600m to 2100m, Counties RC Steelmac H.

Digger. Winner at 1600m in 2022-23, 2d Waikato RC SVS Starting Gates S.

3rd dam

Havitbak, by Bakharoff. 8 wins 1200m to 2100m, ARC Peter Lehmann Wines H., Waikato RC Sitrite Furniture H., Cambridge Thoroughbred Sales H., 2d Waikato RC Mapperley Stud S., Gr.3, 3d Rotorua Challenge P., Gr.3, 4th BOP RC Kiwifruit Cup, L. Dam of 8 foals, 7 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

BAK DA CHIEF (Chief Bearhart). 5 wins 2000m to 2400m, NZ$136,125, Waikato Gold Cup, Gr.2, Otaki Maori RC St Leger Trial, ARC Captain Rio H., 2d Northland Cup, 3d Wanganui Cup, L. Dam of 7 winners-

TE AKAU SHARK (Rip Van Winkle). 7 wins-3 in succession-1100m to 1600m, NZ$387,250, A$1,091,750, ATC Chipping Norton S., Gr.1, Waikato Sprint, Gr.1, CJC Coupland's Bakeries Mile, Gr.2, Hawkes Bay Spring Sprint H., Gr.3, 2d ATC Epsom H., Gr.1, Tramway S., Gr.2, Waikato RC Foxbridge P., Gr.2, 3d MVRC WS Cox P., Gr.1, ATC George Ryder S., Gr.1, 4th New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1.

Bak da Princess. Unraced. Dam of 9 winners-

PONDAROSA MISS (High Chaparral). 6 wins 1400m to 2100m, NZ$271,635, ARC Easter H., Gr.1, Coca-Cola H., Simply Squeezed H., 2d Rotorua Challenge P., L, 3d ARC Zabeel Classic, Gr.1, Auckland Cup, Gr.1, 4th ARC Avondale Cup, Gr.2. Dam of-

Aoraki Summit. Winner at 1200m in 2022-23, MVRC Poppy Appeal P.

ECUADOR (High Chaparral). 10 wins 1400m to 2400m, A$1,136,875, ATC Lord Mayor's Cup, L, Carrington S., L, WJ McKell Cup, L, December H., Eremein H., 2d ATC Epsom H., Gr.1, NSW Tatt's RC Tramway S., Gr.2, ATC Doncaster Prelude H., Gr.3, MVRC JRA Cup, Gr.3, Hawkesbury Gold Cup, Gr.3, ATC Lord Mayor's Cup, L, 3d MRC CF Orr S., Gr.1, Futurity S., Gr.1, ATC Warwick S., Gr.2.

Rip Em Up (Rip Van Winkle). 4 wins 1400m to 2100m, NZ$90,582, BOP RC Worlds End Restaurant H., 2d Cambridge JC Travis S., Gr.2.

Dodgy One (Reliable Man). Winner at 2000m in 2021-22, 3d Tasmanian Derby, L.