Festival Yearling Sale

CAPTAIN RIO (GB) (Chestnut 1999-Stud in Ire. 2004, NZ 2004). Joint third top colt on The 2001 International 2YO Classification. 4 wins-3 at 2-at 1200m, Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.2, Curragh Waterford Testimonial S., L, 2d Curragh Greenlands S., Gr.3, Maisons-Laffitte Prix de Seine-Et-Oise, Gr.3, 3d Ayr Harry Rosebery S., L, 4th Chantilly Prix du Gros-Chene, Gr.2. His oldest NZ-bred progeny are now yearlings.

1st dam

LADY ABSTAIN, by Noalcoholic. 4 wins at 1400m, 1600m, ARC Ford Festiva H., Waikato RC Hamilton Caterers H., Counties RC Franklin Laminates H., 2d ARC Fine Recipe H., Avondale JC Cairo Improvers' H. This is her seventh foal. Her sixth foal is a 2YO. Dam of four named foals, three to race, inc:-

Bellyboy (g. by Lord Ballina). 4 wins from 1400m to 1600m to 2006-07, 2d VRC Blue Spec H., Geelong RC Petstock Animal Supplies H., 3d MRC Abdul H.

Britney's Way (f. by Star Way). Unraced. Dam of-

Conqueror. Winner at 1400m in 2005-06, HKJC Money Talks H.

2nd dam

CREAMCUP, by Green Dancer. Placed at 3, 3d Longchamp Prix du Mont Valerien. Half-sister to PAESANELLA (dam of MASANIELLA), TUSCANIA, Excitable Kid (dam of (GO) BUZZ LIGHTYEAR), Ma Bouche, Woodex. Dam of 5 named foals, all raced, 3 winners, inc:-

Lady Abstain. 4 wins. See above.

Proxima. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 2100m, VATC Grosvenor H. Producer.

Bergere. 2 wins at 1300m, Counties RC Dricon H.

3rd dam

EXCITABLE, by Nijinsky. 3 wins, Calder Miss Florida H., L, Miss Tropical H., L, 2d Hialeah Columbiana H., L, Calder La Prevoyante H., L, 3d Hialeah Black Helen H., Gr.2, Poinciana H., L. Half-sister to BEL BOLIDE, LELIZA, MILIEU, Siyah Kalem. Dam of 13 foals, 12 to race, 10 winners, inc:-

PAESANELLA (Seattle Song). 6 wins from 1400m to 1800m, Milan Premio Alberto Zanoletti di Rozzano, L, 4th Milan Premio Bagutta, Gr.3. Dam of-

MASANIELLA (Masad). 5 wins-3 at 2-from 1500m to 2100m, 361,975,695L., Rome Criterium Femminile, L, Premio Buontalenta, L, Varese Premio FIA European Breeders' Fund, L, 2d Milan Premio Alberto Zanoletti di Rozzano, L, 4th Rome Premio Lydia Tesio, Gr.2.

TUSCANIA (Woodman). 6 wins-1 at 2-from 1500m to 1700m, Oaklawn Bayakoa S., L, 2d Remington Carris Memorial H., L. Producer.

Woodex (Woodman). 7 wins-2 at 2-from 1500m to 2000m, Milan Criterium Nazionale, 2d Milan Premio Eupili, L.

Excitable Kid (Youth). 3 wins at 1800m, 1900m, 3d Saint-Cloud Prix Coronation, L. Dam of-

(GO) BUZZ LIGHTYEAR (Gold Brose). 5 wins-1 at 2-from 1000m to 2000m, NZ$248,900, A$16,000, New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, Levin RC Bayer Classic, Gr.1, Hawke's Bay Guineas, Gr.3, ARC New Zealand Derby Trial S., L, 2d ARC Eclipse S., Gr.3, 3d ARC Great Northern Guineas, Gr.2, 4th MVRC Alister Clark S., Gr.2.