Festival Yearling Sale

Account of WALNUT HILL FARMS, Matamata.

VIKING RULER (AUS) (Bay 1998-Stud 2003). Winner at 1800m, AJC Spring Champion S., Gr.1, 2d AJC Royal Sovereign S., Gr.2, MVRC AAMI Vase, Gr.2. Brother to SW Kempinsky. Sire of SP Romany Princess, Tief and of Jazzmint Delight, Kroner, Pretty Vegas, Aaragon, Aster King, King Fury, Norse Code and of the placegetters Golden Ruler, Norseman's Cove, Perla Med, Turn and River, etc. His oldest progeny are 3YOs.

1st dam

MAUD GONNE, by Yeats. Winner at 2000m. This is her fourth foal. Her third foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of one foal to race-

Shinko Squarepants (g. by Shinko King). 2 wins at 1600m, 2000m.

2nd dam

COLOGNE, by Sound Reason. 4 wins-2 at 2-from 900m to 2400m, A$134,460, Western Australian Oaks, Gr.1, WRC Wellesley S., L, ARC Willow S., STC General Accident Insurance H., 2d AJC Oaks, Gr.1, AJC Princess H., Gr.3, SAJC Auraria S., Gr.3, 3d AJC Keith Mackay H., L. Sister to SOUND GOLD (dam of STAR ATTACK), three-quarter-sister to MONEY THINKS (dam of HERITIERE), Presage, half-sister to Creme Anglaise (dam of SWICK). Dam of 8 foals, 7 to race, all winners, inc:-

Best Ascent. 11 wins from 1200m to 1600m, QTC Drake Industrial H.

Gold Bletch. 6 wins from 1000m to 1600m, SAJC November H.

Adrenalin. 5 wins from 1800m to 2200m, BTC Our Cavalier H.

Studies. 2 wins at 1800m, 2250m, SAJC Daybreak Lover H., Dulcify H.

Givenchy. Winner at 2, AJC Dawn Fraser H.

Azzaro. Unraced. Dam of-

King Salieri (Prince Salieri). 8 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 1850m, A$152,250, QTC Greenslopes Emergency Centre H., Santa Anita H., 2d BTC Doomben Classic, Gr.3, 4th QTC Persian Lyric H., L.

3rd dam

SHANNONGOLD, by Sovereign Edition. Raced once. Sister to SHERALEE, Paul Revere, three-quarter-sister to Kruger Rand, Tenanbit. Dam of 8 named foals, 6 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

COLOGNE (Sound Reason). 4 wins. See above.

SOUND GOLD (Sound Reason). 4 wins from 1600m to 2200m, Tasmanian Oaks, Gr.3, 2d VRC St Leger, Gr.2, 3d Western Australian Oaks, Gr.1, VRC AV Kewney S., Gr.2, AJC Craven P., L. Dam of-

STAR ATTACK (Star Way). 3 wins at 2400m, 2800m, Milnerton Woolavington H., L, 3d Kenilworth IGN Gold Plate H., Gr.2.

Creme Anglaise (Crested Wave). 6 wins from 1200m to 1600m, A$130,730, AJC Sydney 2000 Bid H., TJ Smith H., 2d STC Sky High S., L. Dam of-

SWICK (O'Reilly). 5 wins at 1200m, 1400m, A$544,200, to 2007-08, VRC Salinger S., Gr.2, MRC Sandown S., Gr.3, 3d AJC Stan Fox S., Gr.2.

Solvent. Unplaced. Dam of-

MONEY THINKS (Sound Reason). 4 wins to 1600m, A$141,120, Gosford RC Belle of the Turf S., L, 2d AJC Emancipation S., Gr.3. Dam of-

HERITIERE (Anabaa). 4 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 1600m in U.S.A. and Aust, GCTC Silk Stocking H., L, 2d AJC Surround S., Gr.2.

Inverbay. Unraced. Grandam of-

REDCLIFFE (Red Tempo). 3 wins to 1600m, Cambridge Breeders' S., Gr.3.