Festival Yearling Sale

Account of BRIGHTHILL FARM, Hamilton.

NO EXCUSE NEEDED (GB) (Chestnut 1998-Stud 2003). 4 wins-2 at 2-at 7f, 1m, Goodwood Celebration Mile S., Gr.2. Sire of SW Grand Dancer (ARC Eclipse S., Gr.3), Vincent Mangano and of Etoile Fille, Just Diamonds, Folie Med, Vie Cave, Stars Colliding and of the placegetters My Wife, Out of Control, Sandy Par, Southwest Star, Strictly Elsie, Gunning for Gold, No Porsche Needed, Rotorua, Spot On, etc. His oldest progeny are 3YOs.

1st dam

PENNY COUP, by Festal. 3 wins-1 at 2-to 1500m, CJC Westmeat H., 2d CJC Gold Club Juvenile S. Half-sister to Kajema. This is her first live foal.

2nd dam

VREELAND, by Vice Regal. 2 wins at 1400m. Half-sister to AVEDON. Dam of 9 named foals, all raced, 6 winners, inc:-

Kajema (O'Reilly). 4 wins at 1600m, 2000m, NZ$289,460, 2d New Zealand Derby, Gr.1, Avondale Gold Cup, Gr.1, Rotorua Cup, Gr.3, 3d Wellington Cup, Gr.1, Manawatu Cup, Gr.3, 4th Auckland Cup, Gr.1, WRC New Zealand St Leger, L, Marton Cup, L, Feilding JC Anzac 1600 H., L.

Penny Coup. 3 wins. See above.

Lisa Kay. 2 wins at 1200m, 1400m, Manawatu RC Newstalk ZB H., 2d WRC Porirua Club Members Farewell H., 3d Feilding JC Feilding Herald H.

Off the Stick. Winner at 1600m, 2d Waipa RC Sunnz Concrete Ltd H.

King Shannon. 5 wins at 1000m, 1200m, 3d QTC Sierra Queen H.

Nittan's Chance. 3 wins at 1000m, 1050m to 2006-07 in Macau.

3rd dam

HARPER'S BAZAAR, by Bellissimo. 2 wins at 1300m, 1600m. Half-sister to Tidy (dam of AHORA). Dam of 6 named foals, all winners, inc:-

AVEDON (Famous Star). Joint Head of The 1994-95 NZ 3YO Free H. 15 wins-3 at 2-from 900m to 2000m, NZ$687,025, A$4,000, New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, Waikato Draught Sprint, Gr.1, Levin RC Bayer Classic, Gr.1, Wellington Guineas, Gr.2, Canterbury Gold Cup, Gr.3-twice, CJC Churchill S.H., Gr.3-twice, Taranaki 2YO Classic, Gr.3, Manawatu Challenge S., L, 2d New Zealand Derby, Gr.1, WRC Captain Cook S., Gr.1, Thorndon Mile, Gr.1, Waikato Draught Sprint, Gr.1, ARC King's P., Gr.3, New Zealand St Leger, Gr.3, Canterbury Gold Cup, Gr.3, CJC Churchill S.H., Gr.3, Welcome S., L, Manawatu Challenge S., L-twice, Woodville-Pahiatua RC WFA Sprint S., L, 3d Otaki Maori RC WFA S., Gr.1, Taranaki S., Gr.2, Hawke's Bay Guineas, L, 4th ARC Ellerslie Sires' Produce S., Gr.1, WRC Captain Cook S., Gr.1, Waikato RC International S., Gr.1, Manawatu Sires' Produce S., Gr.1, Otaki Maori RC WFA S., Gr.1, Avondale Guineas, Gr.2, STC Tulloch S., Gr.2.

4th dam

NEAT, by Oakville. 6 wins from 6f to 11f, WRC President's H., L, 2d Great Northern Oaks, Gr.1, ARC Ladies Mile, L, 3d BOP RC Stars Travel Invitation S., Gr.1, ARC Royal S., Gr.3, Avondale Championship S., Gr.3. Half-sister to SPECTRE. Dam of 6 foals, 5 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

Tidy. Winner at 1400m. Dam of-

AHORA (Grosvenor). 6 wins from 1400m to 2200m, A$157,840, Ballarat Cup, L, Moe Cup, 3d South Australian Oaks, Gr.1.