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National Weanling & Broodmare Sale

11 - 13 May 2003

 

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Helen's Song

Account of KARAKA DOWNS, Karaka.

Chestnut mare Foaled in 1986

Lot

653

Chestnut M

Box

  G 202

Sire                                                 Sea Bird                                    Dan Cupid............................ Native Dancer
Arctic Tern (USA)                                                          Sicalade......................................Sicambre
1973                                               Bubbling Beauty                    Hasty Road......................................... Roman
                                                                                                                Almahmoud.................................... Mahmoud
Dam                                               Luthier                                       Klairon.................................................. Clarion
Hortensia (FR)                                                                    Flute Enchantee.............................. Cranach
1977                                               Helenouchka                         Nijinsky............................. Northern Dancer
                                                                                                                Hypavia......................................Sicambre

 

ARCTIC TERN (USA) (1973). 4 wins, Longchamp Prix Ganay, Gr.1. Out of a half-sister to the dams of SW Northern Dancer. Champion French Sire, 1986. Sire of SW Bering (Lancia French Derby, Gr.1), Harbour, Escaline, Intimiste, Khairpour*, etc. Sire of the dams of SW Caffe Latte, Imperial Beauty, Fly for Avie, Vialli*, Courvoisier, Da Devil, El Angelo, Royal Abjar*, Via Borghese, Fabulous Hostess, Miswaki Tern, Harbour Dues*, etc. 

 

1st dam

HORTENSIA, by Luthier. 3 wins at 1500m, 2100m, Longchamp Prix de l'Opera, Gr.2, Saint-Cloud Prix Cleopatre, Gr.3, Prix Zariba, 3d Longchamp Prix de Malleret, Gr.2, Prix de la Seine, L, 4th Yorkshire Oaks, Gr.1. Half-sister to HOT, Heil (dam of EGESIA, EZRALOW). Dam of twelve foals, ten to race, six winners, inc:-

GLACIAL STORM (c. by Arctic Tern). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 7¼f, 15½f, £239,998, Longchamp Prix de Barbeville, Gr.3, Newbury Horris Hill S., Gr.3, 2d The Derby, Gr.1, Newmarket Jockey Club S., Gr.2, Sandown Guardian Classic Trial S., Gr.3, Kempton September S., Gr.3, Lyon Prix Rene Bedel, L, 3d Irish Derby, Gr.1, York Dante S., Gr.2, Baden-Baden Oleander Rennen, Gr.3, 4th Epsom Coronation Cup, Gr.1, Royal Ascot Hardwicke S., Gr.2, Newbury Geoffrey Freer S., Gr.2. Sire.

CHAUDENNAY (f. by Assert). 2 wins at 1m, 12¼f, Cheshire Oaks, L, 2d Garden State Vineland H., Gr.3, Penn National Breeders' Cup H., L, Meadowlands Castle Forbes S., L, 3d Aqueduct Display H., Gr.3. Dam of-

STONELEIGH (Affirmed). 3 wins from 8½f to 9½f, Meadowlands Boiling Springs H., Gr.3.

CHADAYED (Woodman*). 2 wins, Krefeld Preis vom Niederrhein, L, 2d Gelsenkirchen Hoffnungspreis, L, 3d Cologne Oppenheim Union Rennen, Gr.2, Munich Grosser Dallmayr Preis von Deutschland, Gr.2.

To be a Lover (The Minstrel). 3 wins at 1500m, 1800m, 3d Milan Premio Pietro Bessero, L.

Kiska (f. by Bering). Winner in GB. Dam of-

CORBETTA (Polar Falcon). 4 wins-2 at 2-from 1500m to 1800m, Milan Premio Seregno, L.

Lepikha (f. by El Gran Senor). Winner at 2¼m in GB. Dam of-

Barzah (Darshaan). Winner at 2, 2d Lingfield Oaks Trial S., L.

 

Race Record : Winner at 1600m in Aust.

Produce Record : Dam of six named foals, five to race.

1992 c. O Sole Mio, by Alzao*. Unplaced.

1993 c. Ultra King, by Fairy King*. 3 wins at 1000m, 3d BTC Maiden H.

1994 foal by Bluebird*. Died.

1995 c. Equator, by Marauding. Unplaced.

1996 c. Nkomo, by Danehill*. Placed up to 1300m in Aust.

1998 f. Make Her a Dame, by Mukddaam*. Raced twice.

1999 c. by Desert King*.

2000 f. Imelda's Shoes, by Hennessy*. Unraced.

2001 c. by Thunder Gulch*.

2002 c. by Danasinga.

Slipped in 1997.

Served by Faltaat*. Date of last service, 17.12.2002.