Festival Yearling Sale

SAKURA SEEKING (USA) (Bay 1994-Stud 2001). 4 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 1700m, Tokyo Shumbo S. Half-brother to SW Ecton Park (Louisiana Super Derby, Gr.1). Sire of 33 rnrs, 13 wnrs, inc. Fight Back, Stormont, Ransak, Sea Bell, Eunpa Manse, Sakura the Cash, Sakura Zaka, Sea Diamond, Seek the Gold - Lim's Passion (Mac.), Seekawin, Seeking Riches, Seeking the Dream, Valda's Dream and of the placegetters Highden Seek, etc.

1st dam

MOLTEN METAL, by St Hilarion. 5 wins from 1400m to 2100m, Matamata RC GN Hill Grain & Seed H., Te Aroha JC Super Liquor H., 2d Counties RC Coca-Cola Amatil H., 3d Avondale Peninsula Hotel Graduation H. This is her sixth foal. Her fifth foal is a 2YO. Her fourth foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of three foals to race, two winners, inc:-

Piazzola (g. by Groom Dancer). 2 wins at 1400m.

Ruta's Gift (g. by Sandtrap). Winner at 1200m in 2005-06.

2nd dam

Crucible, by Double Nearco. 5 wins from 1300m to 1600m, WRC Edward Lumley H., 2d Wanganui JC Wanganui Cup, L, 3d Waipukurau JC Alexanders Menswear H. Dam of 5 foals, all winners-

Cougar - Paddy Norris (Mal.). 4 wins-2 at 2-at 1200m in Aust. and Mal, VRC Stradbroke H., Singapore TC Class 1 H., VATC Star Shower H., 3d Singapore TC Perkhidmatan Usaha Tegas S.

Molten Metal. 5 wins. See above.

Strike Me Never - Touch of Class (Mal.). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1000m, 1400m, VRC Terry Daniher H., Iron Duke H., 3d MVRC Noritake Crystal H., Nearco H.

Laughing Lass. 4 wins from 1200m to 1600m, 2d HBJC Angus Inn Metric Mile.

3rd dam

NICOLETTE, by Golden Abbey. Raced once. Dam of 3 foals, 1 to race, inc:-

Crucible (Double Nearco). 5 wins. See above.

4th dam

POPPET, by Targui. Winner at 2. Sister to Cocotte (dam of Copper Joy), three-quarter-sister to Stradown, half-sister to Don't Touch (dam of Keep Off - Bunga Raya (Mal.)), Cordova (dam of KILLKENNY). Dam of 9 foals, 8 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

Rich Pop. 6 wins to 1550m in Aust.

Sweet Return. Winner at 1350m. Dam of-

Goodies. 4 wins from 1600m to 2200m, ARC Balmerino H., Air New Zealand H., Indonesia Invitation H., Avondale JC Auckland District H. Dam of-

Rich Lass. Winner at 2100m, 2d ARC Chateau Ice Cream Improvers. Dam of-

Border Callant (Morcon). 9 wins from 1500m to 2150m, CJC Royal Wolf Trading H., Westenra Cup, Kumara Gold Nuggets, Greymouth JC Scenicland Businesses H., CJC Yaldhurst Hotel-Lion Foundation H., Kumara RC Canterbury Draught H., 2d Southland RC Invercargill Gold Cup, L, 3d Otago RC Dunedin Gold Cup, L, 4th Waikouaiti Cup, L.