Festival Yearling Sale

MINARDI (USA) (Bay 1998-Stud in USA 2002, NZ 2002). Head of The 2000 European 2YO Classification. 2 wins at 2, £225,660, Leopardstown Phoenix S., Gr.1, Newmarket Middle Park S., Gr.1, 3d Irish Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1. Half-brother to 2 SW inc. Tale of the Cat (Saratoga King's Bishop S., Gr.2, sire) and to the dam of SW Johannesburg (Breeders' Cup Juvenile S., Gr.1). His oldest progeny are now yearlings. 

1st dam

CLASS TOUCH, by Danasinga. Unplaced. This is her first foal.

2nd dam

MIDAS TOUCH, by Kings Island. Unplaced. Half-sister to HYPERNO. Dam of 6 named foals, all raced, 2 winners, inc:-

Jade Start. 4 wins from 1400m to 1600m, MVRC TTFM Early Openers H., 2d MVRC Novotel-Darling Harbour H., 3d VRC Woman's Day Cup, MVRC Tourism Victoria H., VATC Winooka Welter H.

Turn to Gold. Winner at 1400m.

Joker Seng. Placed to 1900m to 2004 in Mal.

3rd dam

MIKARLA, by Persian Garden II. Raced once. Three-quarter-sister to CLASSIC MISSION. Dam of 5 foals, all raced, 4 winners, inc:-

HYPERNO (Rangong). 1981 Aust. Horse of the Year. Second on The 1979-80 & 1980-81 Australasian 4YO+ Classifications (2100m+). 20 wins from 1400m to 3200m, A$703,345, STC HE Tancred S., Gr.1, VRC Australian Cup, Gr.1, Melbourne Cup, Gr.1, VATC Caulfield S., Gr.1, SAJC Adelaide Cup, Gr.1, STC Rawson S., Gr.1, VRC Queen Elizabeth S., Gr.2-twice, Blamey S., Gr.2-twice, VATC St George S., Gr.2, CF Orr S., Gr.2, TS Carlyon Cup, Gr.2, Newcastle Gold Cup, L, VRC Elms H., Whitty H., VATC Tooronga H., Pelham H., Lonsdale H., 2d AJC Queen Elizabeth Randwick S., Gr.1, VATC Caulfield Cup, Gr.1, Moonee Valley Cup, Gr.2, AJC Autumn S., Gr.2, VATC JJ Liston S., Gr.2, CF Orr S., Gr.2, Sandown Cup, Gr.2, Easter Cup, Gr.3, AJC Craven P., L, Werribee Cup, L, 3d VRC Melbourne Cup, Gr.1, VATC Caulfield S., Gr.1, Toorak H., Gr.1, Underwood S., Gr.1-twice, VRC St Leger, Gr.2, Craiglee S., Gr.2, MVRC William Reid S., Gr.2-twice, VATC St George S., Gr.2-twice, CF Orr S., Gr.2.

Fair Miss. 8 wins from 1100m to 2050m, VATC Lawrence H. Dam of-

Fairmar. 4 wins from 1200m to 1600m, VATC Knoxfield H.

Discovering. 2 wins at 2000m, 2400m, AJC FW Duesbury H.

4th dam

MIN FLICKA, by Final Court. Third top filly on The 1964-65 NZ 2YO Free H. 10 wins-4 at 2-from 5f to 1m, WRC Cuddle S.H., Gr.3, CJC Champagne S., L, WRC Pearce H., L, HBJC Okawa H., 4th WRC Wainui H., L. Half-sister to CLASSIC MISSION, Luring Lady (dam of Mammasan). Dam of 6 named foals, all raced, 3 winners, inc:-

Triple Knight. 2 wins at 1900m, 2000m, VRC Windbag H. Sire.