Premier Yearling Sale

TALE OF THE CAT (USA) (Bay 1994-Stud in USA 1999, NZ 1999). 5 wins from 7f to 8½f, US$360,900, Saratoga King's Bishop S., Gr.2, 2d Saratoga Whitney H., Gr.1, 3d Belmont Vosburgh S., Gr.1-twice. Half-brother to 2 SW inc. Minardi (Newmarket Middle Park S., Gr.1) and to the dam of SW Johannesburg (Breeders' Cup Juvenile S., Gr.1). Out of a sister to SW Preach, dam of SW Pulpit.  His oldest NZ-bred progeny are now yearlings.   

1st dam

AFFIDAVIT*, by Slip Anchor. Placed up to 1¾m in GB. Sister to EDIPO RE, half-sister to Eloquent. This is her first foal.

2nd dam

LADY BARRISTER, by Law Society. Unraced. Half-sister to VISTO SI STAMPI, MR. WOODMAN. Dam of 10 foals, 9 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

EDIPO RE (Slip Anchor). 5 wins-2 at 2-from 1600m to 3300m to 2001 in GB and Italy, Milan Premio del Dado, L, Premio Quintosole.

Eloquent (Polar Falcon). Winner at 2, 2d Sandown Milcars Star S., L.

Babo. 4 wins at 1600m, 2000m in Tur.

Blushing Bar. Winner at 1600m in 2001 in Italy.

3rd dam

JARDINIERE, by Nijinsky. Placed in Ire. Sister to KINGS LAKE, half-sister to CLOONLARA (dam of GLENSTAL), SALMON LEAP*, Denizen*. Dam of 8 foals, 6 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

VISTO SI STAMPI (Ahonoora*). 6 wins-2 at 2-from 1400m to 2000m, £103,805, Milan Premio Ambrosiano, Gr.3, Premio Bereguardo, L, Premio del Piazzale, L, 2d Baden-Baden Oettingen Rennen, Gr.3.

MR. WOODMAN (Woodman*). 5 wins-1 at 2-at 1500m in Ger, Munich Spreti Memorial, L, 3d Grosser Preis der Stadtsparkasse Dortmund, L, Cologne Jean Harzheim Rennen, L.

4th dam

FISH-BAR, by Baldric. Winner at 2500m, Saint-Cloud Prix d'Elevage, L, 3d Saint-Cloud Prix Fille de l'Air, Gr.3. Half-sister to RIO CARMELO. Dam of 9 foals, all raced, 5 winners, inc:-

KINGS LAKE (Nijinsky). Joint top of The 1981 European 3YO Classification (1300m - 2100m). 5 wins-2 at 2-from 6f to 1m, £139,028, Irish Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, Goodwood Sussex S., Gr.1. Sire.

CLOONLARA (Sir Ivor). Head of The 1976 Irish 2YO Free H. 3 wins at 2, Phoenix S., Gr.2, Curragh Probationers' S., L, 4th The One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, Longchamp Prix de la Porte Maillot, Gr.3. Dam of-

GLENSTAL (Northern Dancer). Third top colt on The 1982 Irish 2YO Free H. 3 wins-2 at 2-from 1200m to 1800m, Curragh National S., Gr.2, Evry Prix Daphnis, Gr.3. Sire.

SALMON LEAP* (Northern Dancer). Third on The 1983 Irish 3YO Free H. 4 wins-1 at 2-from 7f to 1¼m, Leopardstown Nijinsky S., Gr.2, Curragh HM Hartigan Tetrarch S., Gr.3, Phoenix Park Whitehall S., Gr.3. Sire.

Denizen* (Habitat). 3 wins at 2, 2d Curragh Greenlands S., L, 3d Curragh Anglesey S., Gr.3, Phoenix Park Vauxhall Trial S., Gr.3. Sire.