Festival Yearling Sale

MELLIFONT (USA) (Chestnut 1994-Stud 1997). Winner at 2. Out of a three-quarter sister to SW Sadler's Wells. Sire of 132 rnrs, 66 wnrs, inc. SW Deprivation - Win Again (H.K.) (SAJC Breeders' S., Gr.2), Native Song, Madison Gray, Pledge, SP Finbar Reidy, Rosemont, Titan Smile, Woodford Girl and of Floydeboy, Touchoftheblarney, Scissorman, Mapua, Rodger Fox - Winning Kev (Mac.), Twice, Zhivago - Power and Faith (Aust.), etc. 

1st dam

MENSANA, by Sound Reason. Unplaced. Half-sister to BOUILLON. This is her fifth foal. Her fourth foal is a 2YO. Dam of one foal to race-

Go Vee Jay (c. by Prince Salieri). 5 wins from 1200m to 2000m, Greymouth Cup, CJC AMP Superannuation H., 2d Hokitika Cup, WRC Bull & Bear Bar & Brasserie H., 3d CJC Yesberg Insurance Services H., Hororata Cup, Banks Peninsula Cup, 4th Otago RC Dunedin Gold Cup, Gr.3.

2nd dam

PIBER, by Tiber II. Unplaced. Half-sister to RIO, Kushka (dam of Purr). Dam of 10 named foals, 7 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

BOUILLON (Sir Godfrey). 9 wins from 1600m to 2300m, NZ$152,940, Otago RC Dunedin Gold Cup, Gr.3, Levin RC Hudson & Burnham Nissan Welter H., Wairarapa & Carterton RC Terrace Regency H., 2d Manawatu RC Awapuni Gold Cup, Gr.2, Marton Cup, Foxton Cup, HBJC Watties H., 3d Wellington Cup, Gr.1, 4th Hawke's Bay Cup, Gr.3, CJC Great Autumn S.H., L-twice, Wanganui JC Wanganui Cup, L.

Tevere. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, WATC Winker H.

Caballus. Winner at 2000m.

3rd dam

PRADO, by Royal Commission. Raced once. Half-sister to Waverley. Dam of 8 foals, all raced, 3 winners, inc:-

RIO (My Pal). Top colt on The 1963-64 NZ 2YO Free H. 13 wins-5 at 2-from 4f to 11f, VATC CF Orr S., Gr.2, Wellington S., Gr.3-twice, Manawatu Sires' Produce S., Gr.3, Manawatu Challenge S., Gr.3, WRC Pearce H., L, Hawke's Bay Guineas, L, HBJC Hastings Gold Cup, L, Hastings S., L, Wanganui JC Jackson S., L, 2d WRC Gloaming S., Gr.2, North Island Challenge S., Gr.3, 3d VATC Invitation S., Gr.2. Sire.

Ebro. 2 wins at 1200m.

Kushka. Raced twice. Dam of-

Purr (Lionhearted). 9 wins to 1600m, 3d Townsville Cup, L. Dam of-

Purrocious (Fury's Order). Winner at 1300m, 3d VATC Mona Nursery S., L. Producer.

Royal Request. 5 wins from 1400m to 2200m, WATC Ambulance H.

Rollabout. 6 wins from 1600m to 2100m, AJC Warwick Welter H.

Scarlet Satin. 3 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1550m, STC Petersham H. Producer.

4th dam

INFANTA, by Balloch. 2 wins at 2, DJC McLean S., L, CJC Russley H., 3d DJC Champagne S., L. Sister to Balloch Lad, Greensleeves (dam of SIR JOHN), half-sister to High Glory (dam of GLORIOUS KINGDOM). Dam of 3 named foals, all raced, 2 winners.