Festival Yearling Sale

ISTIDAAD (USA) (Bay 1992-Stud 2000). 6 wins from 1800m to 2500m, £74,155, A$1,594,410, VRC Australian Cup, Gr.1, Moonee Valley Gold Cup, Gr.2. Half-brother to SW Amwag. Sire of SW Justa Tad (CJC New Zealand Bloodstock One Thousand Guineas, Gr.3) and of Captious, Daddy Cool, Kenadaad, Rapid Reason and of the placegetters Ashkadaad, Bennyosler, Dimondsontheinside, etc. His oldest progeny are now 3YOs. 

1st dam

SHELANI, by Danasinga. Unraced. Half-sister to Emulate (dam of TAPILDO). This is her first foal.

2nd dam

CONCERT TIME, by Artaius. Raced once. Half-sister to SING SOFTLY (dam of SUPREME SOUND), Military Band. Dam of 11 named foals, 8 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

Conzeal. 7 wins from 1400m to 3100m, A$97,100, to 2004-05, AJC B Papworth H., Adam Lindsay Gordon H., 2d AJC Nation Builders H.

Latinlover. 5 wins from 1400m to 1800m to 2004-05, QTC River 94.9 Brekky Guys H., Sunshine CTC Blacklaw Civil Contractors H., 2d QTC Chortle H., BTC Bottlemart H., 3d QTC Rajah H., BTC Go the Brisbane Lions H.

Kandu. 2 wins at 1400m, 1600m, 3d Avondale JC Albert Walters H.

Monte Casino. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1000m, 1400m, 2d ARC Harp of Erin Sprint H., Lindauer Special Reserve Sprint H., Avondale JC Tag Improvers H.

Emulate. Unraced. Dam of-

TAPILDO (Rhythm). Second top filly on The 2000-2001 NZ 3YO Free H. 6 wins from 1400m to 2400m, New Zealand Oaks, Gr.1, Singapore TC Raffles International Cup, L, Paititi Gold Trophy, L, 2d ARC Soliloquy S., L, 3d Singapore TC Queen Elizabeth II Cup, L, 4th Singapore Gold Cup, L, Singapore TC Chairman's Trophy, L.

3rd dam

MELODY HOUR, by Sing Sing. 2 wins at 2, Doncaster Princess Mary Nursery H., Goodwood Findon Maiden S. Dam of 13 foals, 10 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

SING SOFTLY (Luthier). 3 wins from 6f to 1½m, Haydock Lancashire Oaks, Gr.3, 2d Royal Ascot Ribblesdale S., Gr.2. Dam of-

SUPREME SOUND (Superlative). 10 wins-1 at 2-from 9f to 10½f, Hawthorne Gold Cup H., Gr.3, 2d Atlantic City United Nations H., Gr.1.

Why So Silent. Unraced. Dam of-

LEPORELLO (Danehill). 6 wins from 7f to 10½f, Goodwood Select S., Gr.3, Windsor Winter Hill S., Gr.3, 3d Chester Huxley S., L.

POPPY CAREW (Danehill). 4 wins-1 at 2-from 7f to 1½m, Yarmouth John Musker Fillies S., L, 2d Goodwood Prestige S., Gr.3.

CALYPSO GRANT (Danehill). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1m, Kempton Masaka S., L, Doncaster EBF Flaxton Maiden S. Producer.

Oh Hebe. Winner at 7f in GB. Dam of-

DEVIOUS BOY (Dr Devious). 5 wins-3 at 2-from 5f to 9f, Santa Anita Oak Tree Derby, Gr.2, 2d Del Mar Derby, Gr.2.

Military Band (Sassafras). 9 wins from 1¾m to 21f, Newmarket Swaffam H., 2d Haydock Old Newton Cup H., L, 3d Newmarket Cesarewitch H., L.