Lot

 

Blue Rhapsody

Account of RICH HILL STUD, Matamata.

Lot

127

Foaled 8th September 2004

Bay Colt

Box

  C 62

Branded: archrhnr sh; 14 over 4 off sh

Sire

Bertolini (USA)

1996

Danzig

Northern Dancer

Nearctic

Pas de Nom

Admiral's Voyage

Aquilegia

Alydar

Raise a Native

Courtly Dee

Never Bend

Dam

China Blue

1991

Half Iced

Hatchet Man

The Axe

Winter Memory

Olden Times

My Lady Gray

Otehi Bay

Biscay

Golconder

Sovereign Prince

 

BERTOLINI (USA) (Bay 1996-Stud in GB 2002, NZ 2002). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 6f, 7f, £179,669, 240,000fr., 1,464,926Dhs, Newmarket July S., Gr.3, 2d Newmarket Middle Park S., Gr.1, Haydock Sprint Cup, Gr.1, York Nunthorpe S., Gr.1, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Robert Papin, Gr.2, 3d Newmarket July Cup, Gr.1, Deauville Prix Maurice de Gheest, Gr.1, Royal Ascot King's Stand S., Gr.2. Half-brother to SW Amelia. His oldest progeny are now yearlings. 

 

1st dam

CHINA BLUE, by Half Iced. 4 wins from 1600m to 2200m, CJC Riccarton Park Saturday Night Cabaret H., Hospitality Association Canterbury Branch H., Otaki Maori RC Radio 2XX H., 2d WRC Air NZ Barlow Associates H., Hawke's Bay Classic Hits 89FM S. Half-sister to La Fontenelle (dam of Greenback). This is her fifth foal. Her fourth foal is a 2YO. Her third foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of one foal to race-

Indigo Moon (f. by Pentire). Winner at 1200m.

 

2nd dam

MY LADY GRAY, by Otehi Bay. Placed at 2. Three-quarter-sister to Tip of the Iceberg, half-sister to CHANCE FOR GOLD, ESQUIRE GRAY, SQUIRE GRAY, Madame Chanel (dam of Kiwi Hombre). Dam of 9 named foals, 8 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

La Fontenelle. 2 wins at 1600m, 2100m, Marton JC Awapuni Chasers Bar H., 3d Manawatu RC Nevada Bobs Callaway Golf H. Dam of-

Greenback (Green Perfume). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1000m, 1300m to 2004-05, Wanganui JC Racing Club Managers H., 2d Wairarapa RC ABB H., 3d Foxton RC New Zealand Bloodstock Castletown S., L.

(All) Rock Hard. 2 wins to 2200m, 3d Cambridge JC Veterinary Services H.

 

3rd dam

GOLCONDER, by Sovereign Prince. Winner at 2. Dam of 11 named foals, all raced, 8 winners, inc:-

CHANCE FOR GOLD (Ashabit). 12 wins from 1350m to 2500m, NZ$135,165, CJC Easter Classic, Gr.3, Great Autumn S.H., L, Manawatu RC Sprint H., L, 2d Southland RC Invercargill Gold Cup, Gr.3, 3d BOP RC Japan-New Zealand International Trophy H., Gr.2, CJC Lion Brown H., Gr.3, Manawatu Cup, Gr.3, CJC Churchill S.H., L, WRC Air New Zealand H., L, HBJC Byerley Thoroughbred S., L.

ESQUIRE GRAY (Kingdom Bay). 7 wins from 1000m to 1600m, NZ$108,825, A$16,800, WRC Thompson H., Gr.3, Masterton RC Solway Park Travelodge H., 2d BOP RC Japan-New Zealand International Trophy H., Gr.2, WRC Thompson H., Gr.3, Sprint H., L, Levin S.H., L.

SQUIRE GRAY (Standaan). 18 wins-3 at 2-to 1400m, NZ$205,390, A$97,250, SAJC Malaysia Airlines S., L, Manawatu RC Sprint H., L, Levin S.H., L-twice, 2d Waikato RC Lion Brown Sprint, Gr.1, Rotorua RC Lion Brown 1200 S., Gr.3, 3d ARC Easter H., Gr.1, WRC Wrightson H., Gr.1, SAJC RN Irwin S., Gr.3, Spring S., Gr.3.

Madame Chanel. Winner at 1600m. Dam of-

Kiwi Hombre (Rodrigo de Triano). 4 wins from 1300m to 2200m, A$137,355, 2d WATC Easter Cup, L, 3d WATC St Leger, L.