Lot

 

Invest to Rule

Account of WILLOW TREE FARM, Cambridge.

(The property of G. W. & B. L. Thomas)

Lot

1348

Foaled 1st November 2003

Bay Colt

Box

  K 372

Branded: OMnr sh; 11 over 3 off sh

Sire

A.P. Ruler (USA)

1995

A.P. Indy

Seattle Slew

Bold Reasoning

Weekend Surprise

Secretariat

Beauty Cream

Rich Cream

Creme Dela Creme

Super Bowl Girl

Far North

Dam

Dionela

1989

Natural

Otehi Bay

Biscay

Nephele

Princely Note

Dione

Turn the Tide

Sovereign Path

Bourbon Arrow

Bourbon Prince

 

A.P. RULER (USA) (Bay 1995-Stud in USA 2000, NZ 2001). Winner at 6f in USA. Half-brother to SP Aggie Southpaw (2d Churchill Downs Bashford Manor S., Gr.3). Out of SW Beauty Cream (Belmont New York H., Gr.2). Closely related to SW Stravinsky (Newmarket July Cup, Gr.1, sire) and SW Royal and Regal. Sire of Big Bad Bill and of the placegetters C C's Ruler, Rules Easily, etc. His oldest NZ-bred progeny are now 2YOs. 

 

1st dam

DIONELA, by Natural. 2 wins at 1200m, 1600m, 3d ARC Mainzeal H., Clear Communications Sprint S., Discovery H. This is her fourth foal. Her third foal is a 2YO. Her first two foals are unraced.

 

2nd dam

DIONE, by Turn the Tide. Winner at 1600m. Sister to Dynamite - Asean II (Mal.). Dam of 2 named foals, both winners-

Dionett. 4 wins to 1400m, 2d ARC WN Mackie H., 3d ARC Ford Laser H., Avondale JC Life Members P. Dam of-

McDuff. Winner at 1200m, 3d Avondale JC Pinnacle Club H.

Plenty of Luck. 2 wins at 1200m, 1650m in HK.

 

3rd dam

BOURBON ARROW, by Bourbon Prince. Unplaced. Half-sister to Sister Sam (dam of NO THANKS), Lady Cordtex (dam of FUMBLER). Dam of 9 named foals, 8 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

Dynamite - Asean II (Mal.) (Turn the Tide). 3 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1600m in NZ and Mal, WRC Hopeful H., 3d Perak Derby, L.

Fear Not - Raja Ikan (Mal.). 3 wins at 1200m, 1700m in Mal.

Whistling Arrow. 2 wins at 1600m, 2000m in Aust.

Skullarrow. Winner at 1200m in Aust.

 

4th dam

GOLDEN ARROW, by Robin Goodfellow. 4 wins-2 at 2-from 5f to 9f. Half-sister to Royal Pharos, Princess Pharos (dam of PRINCE GOLI). Dam of 13 foals, 11 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

St Just. 14 wins-1 at 2-from 1000m to 1600m, SAJC Bellevue H., WATC Hyperion H., Adelaide RC Burnside H., PARC Minnipa Flying H., Pago Pago H., Islington H.

Sister Sam. Winner at 6f. Dam of-

NO THANKS (Stunning). 4 wins at 2, HBJC Hastings S., L, WRC Roseneath H., 2d CJC Champagne S., L, 3d Wellington S., Gr.3. Producer.

Gold Sprite. Unplaced. Dam of-

Golden Glow. Unraced. Dam of-

TRISSARO (Sir Tristram). 11 wins from 1400m to 3200m, US$1,200, NZ$28,750, A$492,950, STC HE Tancred S., Gr.1, 2400m-in track record time, AJC Sydney Cup, Gr.1, VATC Underwood S., Gr.1, VRC Blamey S., Gr.2, VATC TS Carlyon Cup, Gr.2, STC Hill S., Gr.2, 2d STC HE Tancred S., Gr.1, Rawson S., Gr.1, AJC Chipping Norton S., Gr.2, Avondale Championship S., Gr.2, NSW Tatt's RC Chelmsford S., Gr.2, 3d AJC Queen Elizabeth Randwick S., Gr.1-twice.