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

STAR BERET, by Famous Star. Placed to 1400m. This is her eighth foal. Her seventh foal is a 2YO. Her sixth foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of four foals to race, two winners, inc:-

Wos Wealthy (g. by Slavic). 3 wins from 1700m to 2100m to 2003-04, Dargaville RC Adams Trimmer Nauman Insurance H., Thames JC Coastwood Homes H., 2d ARC Leila Macdonald Barfoot and Thompson H.

Beaufighter (g. by British Banker). Winner at 8½f in USA.

2nd dam

GREY BERET, by Staff Sergeant. Winner at 1200m. Dam of 8 named foals, all raced, 4 winners, inc:-

Makahayla - Aggressive Dragon (H.K.). 7 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1400m, NZ$5,200, HK$3,419,435 in NZ and HK, HKJC Beas River H., Country Club H.-twice, 3d HKJC Sing Tao Cup.

Sidewinder. 4 wins from 1200m to 1600m, Ashburton RC BNZ H.

Mosquito. 2 wins at 1200m, 1400m.

3rd dam

MIZAMI, by Sugar Apple. Placed at 1000m. Dam of 6 named foals, 4 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

(Our) Free Wheeler. 2 wins at 1600m, 2800m, 3d VRC Robert Hamilton H.

Neenish Tart. Winner at 1600m.

4th dam

FAIRZAMI, by Fair's Fair. 2 wins at 1¼m, 11f. Half-sister to BEAUZAMI, JAN'S BEAU, LEAWAYNE, Buzzami (dam of BEANS BEAU). Dam of 5 foals, all raced, 3 winners, inc:-

Jan's Boy. 4 wins from 1400m to 2200m.

Beau Boy. 5 wins from 1600m to 2200m, 2d Avondale JC New Zealand Sires Championship S., ARC Regency Duty Free H., Redoubt Park Stud H., 3d Avondale JC Portage Wines and Spirits H.

5th dam

MARY GRAY, by Nizami. 2 wins at 7f. Dam of 7 foals, 6 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

BEAUZAMI (Beau Repaire). 14 wins-1 at 2-from 5f to 2m, New Zealand Cup, Gr.1, ARC Queen Elizabeth H., Gr.3, WRC Harcourt S., Gr.3, 2d ARC Clifford P., Gr.2, Wellington H., Gr.3, Avondale Cup, Gr.3.

JAN'S BEAU (Head Hunter). Second top colt on The 1969-70 2YO Free H. 25 wins-3 at 2-from 1100m to 2400m, ARC Ellerslie Championship S., Gr.1, VRC Australian Cup, Gr.1, Avondale Gold Cup, Gr.1.

LEAWAYNE (Poetical). 4 wins from 5f to 11f, Avondale JC Bollard Memorial H., L, 2d ARC HO Nolan H., Gr.3.