Central Districts Sale

TOUCHING WOOD (USA) (Bay 1979-Stud in GB 1983, NZ 1988). Third top colt on The 1982 English 3YO Free H. 3 wins, £201,742, The St Leger, Gr.1. Sire of SW Ashal, Linesman, Star Touch, Touch of Force, Luzum, Great Marquess, La Tritona, Lucky Moon, Striking Gold, Amadeus Rock, Najaba*, Pertemps Network, Honest Word, Bitwood, Nusbaum, Taldari, Gegabar, Sawo, He's a Warrior, Master Touch, Regal Touch, SP Touching Love, etc. 

1st dam

ZYDECO ZOE, by Ivory Hunter*. Winner at 1600m. Half-sister to MELCO. Dam of five foals, none raced.

2nd dam

MISS MAGGIE, by Ruling*. Unraced. Half-sister to SUPREMITY, COMBAT, REGINA CAELI (dam of Ave Regina), Hoity (dam of EYES TO SPY). Dam of 7 named foals, 6 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

MELCO (Beaufort Sea*). 8 wins from 1200m to 2200m, NZ$134,175, A$32,300, BOP RC Combined Packhouse H., L, ARC Spring H., Paeroa RC Epiglass Cup, 2d Counties Cup, Gr.2, ARC Cornwall H., Gr.3, Fitzroy H., Oliver Nicholson H., Carbine Club Trophy Race H., AJC Autumn Quality H., Avondale JC Whitecliffs Sawmilling Juvenile H., Case International Tractors H., 3d ARC Charles Heidsieck Champagne S., Gr.3, NRM Trainers' Championship S., Gr.3, Counties Racing Club H., Haunui Farm H., Progress Toddlers H., STC Fine and Dandy Welter H., Free Day Sponsors Welter H., 4th Auckland Cup, Gr.1, AJC Sydney Cup, Gr.1.

Pre-Jaume. 5 wins from 1000m to 1600m, STC Campbellfield H., 2d AJC Blue Star Line North America H., STC Forest Lodge H., 3d AJC George Bass H., Richard Jones H., STC Kogarah H., Maroubra Rsl Womens Auxiliary H., Kyeemagh H., Yarramundi H.

Ivory Trek. 7 wins-2 at 2-up to 1200m, 2d AJC 3YO H.

Fairest Maggie. 3 wins-1 at 2-at 1000m, R95,958, to 2000-01 in Sth. Af.

3rd dam

MAJESTIC STAR, by Kurdistan*. Winner at 2. Three-quarter-sister to HAPPY BIRTHDAY, half-sister to Emperors Jewel (dam of Happy Prince). Dam of 11 named foals, 8 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

SUPREMITY (Noble Bijou*). 8 wins from 1200m to 2600m, Southland RC Invercargill Gold Cup, Gr.3, Otago RC Penfolds Chardon H., Hororata Winter Mile, 2d Otago RC Dunedin Gold Cup, Gr.3.

REGINA CAELI (Sovereign Edition*). 4 wins-2 at 2-at 1200m, 1400m, Geraldine Challenge S., L, CJC Fletcher Humphreys H., Autumn Nursery H., 2d Otago RC Dunedin Guineas, L, Champagne S., L, 3d CJC Champagne S., L. Dam of-

Ave Regina (War Hawk II*). 4 wins at 2, 3d Otago RC Champagne S., L.

COMBAT (War Hawk II*). 4 wins up to 2800m, ACT RC Canberra Cup, L.

Hoity. Unraced. Dam of-

EYES TO SPY (Spectacular Spy*). 10 wins up to 1400m, A$281,004, Clarence RJC Akubra Ramornie H., L, AJC Centapac H., STC Boral Window Systems H., Millennium Foundation Series H., Emu Plains H., Invictus H., Harris Farm H., 3d Gold Coast TC Silk Stocking Quality H., L, 4th AJC Show County Quality H., L.