Festival Yearling Sale

RIVIERA (FR) (Chestnut 1994-Stud 2003). 10 wins at 6½f, 1m, 322,000fr., US$969,650, Woodbine Atto Mile S., Gr.1, Santa Anita Morvich H., Gr.3, Del Mar Wickerr H., L, 2d Churchill Downs Firecracker H., Gr.2, Longchamp Prix de Montretout, L, 3d Longchamp Prix du Ranelagh, L. Half-brother to SP Mon General. Out of SW Manureva, half-sister to SW Septieme Ciel, SW Macoumba and SW Maxigroom. His oldest progeny are now yearlings. 

1st dam

COVALLINA, by Lord Ballina. 2 wins at 1400m, 2000m, 3d WRC Heart Foundation S. Sister to Risky Business, three-quarter-sister to SKY CLIPPER. This is her sixth foal. Her fifth foal is a 2YO. Her fourth foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of one foal to race.

2nd dam

COVE, by English Harbour. 2 wins at 1400m, 1550m, STC Liverpool RSL H. Half-sister to ROYAL PLAY, Red Clipper (dam of SKY CLIPPER). Dam of 7 named foals, 6 to race, all winners, inc:-

Risky Business (Lord Ballina). Winner at 1800m, 3d ARC New Zealand Derby Trial S., L.

Le Maroochydore. 2 wins at 1600m, 2100m, Masterton RC Copthorne Resort Solway Park H., 2d Counties RC King Country Gully Rakers H., Taranaki RC Halliburton H., 3d ARC Jacobsen Headstones H., First Travel Management H., Manawatu RC Race Images H.

We Say So. 3 wins from 1300m to 2000m, 2d AJC Prince Darius H.

Watchman's Cove. 2 wins at 1600m, 1800m in USA and NZ, 3d Otaki Maori RC Newstalk ZB H.

3rd dam

Dory, by Ribotlight. 5 wins at 1¼m, 11f, 3d New Zealand Oaks, Gr.2. Three-quarter-sister to Charlie Brown, half-sister to DHOW. Dam of 10 foals, 8 to race, 7 winners, inc:-

ROYAL PLAY (Roi Lear). 10 wins from 1600m to 2400m, R253,857, Clairwood Gold Vase H., Gr.2, Greyville Lonsdale Stirrup Cup, Gr.3, Turffontein Johannesburg Summer H., Gr.3, 2d Turffontein Sun International S., Gr.1, Vaal TAB (OFS) 3&4YO H., L.

Red Clipper. Raced once. Dam of-

SKY CLIPPER (Lord Ballina). 7 wins from 1350m to 2200m, A$77,970, WATC Tattersall's Cup, L, QTC Double Century H., Westfield Shoppingtowns H., WATC Pyrox H., BATC Emma Jane H., 2d WATC Ascot Gold Cup, L, QTC XXXX Gold H., WATC Frequent Flyer H.

4th dam

SHOAL, by Dogger Bank. 15 wins from 7f to 1½m, Canterbury Cup, Gr.3, Dunedin Gold Cup, L, CJC Riccarton H., Midsummer H., DJC Otago H.-3 times, Ashburton County H., Oamaru Winter Cup, South Canterbury JC President's S., 2d Canterbury Cup, Gr.3, 3d CJC Great Autumn S.H., L, Dunedin Gold Cup, L. Half-sister to MCCOOL. Dam of 5 named foals, all raced, 3 winners, inc:-

DHOW (Final Orders). 7 wins-4 at 2-from 5f to 1m, Wellington Guineas, Gr.2, CJC Welcome S., L, 3d New Zealand Oaks, Gr.2.