Festival Yearling Sale

Account of WILLOW TREE FARM, Walton.

MEDIATOR (USA) (Chestnut 2000-Stud 2005). 2 wins at 8½f in U.S.A. Out of a three-quarter-sister to SW Dowsing (Haydock Sprint Cup, Gr.1; sire), a half-sister to SW Airport and to the dam of SW Bahroba. Closely related to SW Stravinsky (Newmarket July Cup, Gr.1, York Nunthorpe S., Gr.1; sire), SW Fire the Groom (Arlington Beverly D S., Gr.1), SW Moscow Ballet and SW Read the Footnotes. His oldest progeny are yearlings.

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 ninth foal. Her eighth foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of four foals to race, three winners-

Plenty of Luck (g. by The Commander). 2 wins at 1200m, 1650m, HKJC Ing Elite Agency H., Lam Tin H., 2d HKJC Hankow H., 3d HKJC Mei Tin H.

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

McCovey Cove (g. by The Commander). 2 wins at 2000m, 2200m in NZ & Aust.

Silver Warrior (g. by A.P. Ruler). Placed at 3 in 2006-07 in Macau.

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. Dam of-

Mrs King. Winner at 1400m, 2d BOP RC Green Thistle Sporting Trust H., 3d Rotorua RC Mills Reef Winery 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.

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 H., Pago Pago 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.

Gold Sprite. Unplaced. Dam of-

Golden Glow. Unraced. Dam of-

TRISSARO (Sir Tristram). Top of The 1983-84 Australasian 4YO+ Classification (2100m+). 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, TS Carlyon Cup, Gr.2, 2d STC HE Tancred S., Gr.1, Rawson S., Gr.1.