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

SIAN STARS, by Sir Sian. Unraced. This is her third foal. Her second foal is a 2YO. Her first foal is an unraced 3YO.

2nd dam

IN THE GLEN, by In the Purple. 14 wins from 1400m to 2050m, Timaru Cup, Gr.3, Canterbury H., CJC Paparua H., Christmas H., Ashburton CRC Star Time Caterers H., Christchurch HC Ashley Meats Brabazon H., Kumara RC Sweetman Corcoran Centennial Nuggets H., Marlborough RC Chardon Spring Cup, 4th WRC Jarden Mile H., Gr.1, CJC Winter Cup, Gr.3.. Dam of 5 named foals, 4 to race, all winners, inc:-

Festive Star. 2 wins at 2000m, 2100m, Waikato RC Tairua/Whitianga Four Square H.

Best Bletch. 6 wins from 1000m to 2200m, 2d QTC HMAS Moreton H.

Bridgett Speed. 2 wins at 1850m, 2100m in NZ and Aust. Dam of-

Forest Pride. 14 wins from 1250m to 2100m, A$188,220, to 2004-05, Townsville Cup, MRC Sir Blink H.

St Ives Lad - Sweeping Melody (Mal.). Winner at 2 in Aust.

3rd dam

GLEN AVON, by Empire Way. Unplaced. Half-sister to BY GEE, Fair Glen (dam of GIGANTIC, ZAMIT). Dam of 11 named foals, 8 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

IN THE GLEN (In the Purple). 14 wins. See above.

Anaconda. Unraced. Dam of-

Jacomo (Three Legs). 3 wins at 1900m, 2000m, 2d NSW Tatt's RC Tattersall's P., L, 3d STC Kingston Town S.H., Gr.2. Dam of-

JACANARCHIE (Archregent). 6 wins from 1800m to 2400m, A$171,320, STC WJ McKell Cup, L, BTC Treasury Casino BJ H., 2d AJC Summer Cup, Gr.3, 3d STC Lord Mayor's Cup, L.

4th dam

GLENLEE, by Boissier. 5 wins-1 at 2-from 5¼f to 1½m, New Zealand Oaks, Gr.2, WRC Desert Gold S., Gr.2, 3d Great Northern Oaks, Gr.1. Sister to GLENKAY, half-sister to MISPRINT, Milford, Addition, Jimmy the One. Dam of 6 foals, all raced, 2 winners, inc:-

BY GEE (Byland). 12 wins from 7f to 1½m, STC Rosehill Cup, L, AJC November H., 3d AJC Summer Cup, Gr.3.

Fair Glen. Placed at 7f in Aust. Dam of-

GIGANTIC (Sobig). Top colt on the 1975-76 South African 3YO Free H. 11 wins-1 at 2, Kenilworth Cape of Good Hope Derby, Gr.1. Sire.

ZAMIT (Zamazaan). 4 wins-1 at 2-at 1800m, 2000m, Turffontein John Skeaping Trophy S., Gr.2, 2d South African Derby, Gr.1.