Festival Yearling Sale

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

DIONETT, by Natural. 4 wins to 1400m, 2d ARC WN Mackie H., 3d ARC Ford Laser H., Avondale JC Life Members P. This is her seventh foal. Her sixth foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of three foals to race, two winners-

McDuff (g. by McGinty). Winner at 1200m, 3d Avondale JC Pinnacle Club H.

Plenty of Luck (g. by The Commander). 2 wins at 1200m, 1650m in HK.

McCovey Cove (g. by The Commander). Placed to 2200m to 2004-05.

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. See above.

Dionela. 2 wins at 1200m, 1600m, 3d ARC Mainzeal H., Clear Communications Sprint S., Discovery H.

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.