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

STYLISH CREATION, by Stylish Century. Unraced. Half-sister to DANCE DIRECTOR. This is her second foal. Her first foal is an unraced 3YO.

2nd dam

RED OIL, by Sovereign Red. 2 wins at 1400m, 1600m, ARC South Auckland Racing Club Invitation H. Half-sister to ABU ZABY, EMIRATE (dam of CHADOR), STRIKE OIL. Dam of 4 named foals, 1 to race, inc:-

DANCE DIRECTOR (Just a Dancer). 4 wins from 1600m to 2400m, A$105,400, NSW Tatt's RC Tattersall's P., L, AJC Turf H., 2d STC Stayers' Cup, L, WJ McKell Cup, L, AJC San Miguel H.

Sky Blue. Unraced. Dam of-

Imposing Heights. Winner at 1600m in 2004-05 in Aust.

3rd dam

LIVING OIL, by Habitat. Winner at 1½m in Ire. Half-sister to Oil Rig (dam of Overriding Share). Dam of 8 named foals, 7 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

EMIRATE (Without Fear). 3 wins-1 at 2-to 1500m, SAJC Cinderella S., L, Correct H., Lockleys H., 2d SAJC Chief Crown H. Dam of-

CHADOR (Marscay). 4 wins-2 at 2-to 1400m, A$104,285, VATC Tranquil Star S., L, Quezette Quality H., 2d AJC Analie H., L, SAJC Cinderella S., L, 4th AJC Surround S., Gr.2, VRC Red Roses S., L. Producer.

STRIKE OIL (Godswalk). 18 wins-4 at 2-to 1200m, NZ$131,117, A$53,400, ARC Welcome S., L, Amberley RC Mrs Popes Variety Stores H., Twiggers Catering H., Gore RC Coopers H., 2d CJC Compaq Computer S.H., L, Avondale S., L, 3d ARC Great Northern Foal S., Gr.3, Waikato RC Guineas Trial, L, 4th CJC Stewards' S.H., Gr.3.

ABU ZABY (Straight Strike). 2 wins at 2, VRC Louis Vuitton S., L. Dam of-

Al Hariq. 2 wins at 1000m, 1100m, VATC Mighty Avalanche H., Deakin H., 3d VATC Vice-Chancellor's P., Harrie Smith H.

Hijacker. 3 wins at 1200m, 1300m, AJC Arncliffe H.

Livinty. 2 wins at 1600m, 2d VRC Foster's Special H., QTC Tristina H., 3d QTC Australia Remembers H.

4th dam

BLACK GOLD, by Aureole. Winner at 1¼m, Curragh Pretty Polly S., Gr.2, 2d Irish Oaks, Gr.1, 3d Curragh Athasi S., Gr.3. Half-sister to Rustana, Etta (dam of MAJETTA, SORRENTINA, ETCHING). Dam of 9 foals, 7 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

Old Lady. Winner at 2400m, Longchamp Prix de Revilly. Producer.

Oil Rig. Placed in Fr. Dam of-

Overriding Share (Native Charger). Winner at 2, 3d Exhibition Klondike H., L.