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

RED L'ENGERIE*, by L'Enjoleur. Unraced. Half-sister to HONOR GLIDE, Becky Peepsight (dam of Tirol Storm). This is her third foal. Her second foal is a 2YO. Her first foal is unraced.

2nd dam

BECKY BRANCH, by Run the Gantlet. Raced once. Sister to APRIL RUN, half-sister to NORTHERN VIEW, SCHEZERADE (dam of LE ZELE, PHILANTHROP), Cement Creek. Dam of 10 named foals, 6 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

HONOR GLIDE (Honor Grades*). 11 wins from 9f to 1½m, US$1,396,727, to 2001, Arlington Secretariat S., Gr.1, Saratoga Sword Dancer H., Gr.1, Arlington Classic S., Gr.2, American Derby, Gr.2, Belmont Bowling Green H., Gr.2, Woodbine Niagara H., Gr.2, 2d Woodbine Sky Classic H., Can-1, Gulfstream Hialeah Turf Cup H., Gr.2-twice, Hawthorne Derby, Gr.3, 3d Monmouth United Nations H., Gr.1, Gulfstream Bougainvillea H., Gr.3, 4th Kentucky Cup Turf H., L.

Becky Peepsight. 7 wins in Bel. Dam of-

Tirol Storm (Tirol*). 6 wins from 1200m to 1600m in Ger. and Bel, 2d Cologne Buchmacher Springer Sprint Preis, L.

3rd dam

APRIL FANCY, by No Argument. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 7f, 9f in GB. Half-sister to RARE APRIL, Hard April. Dam of 11 foals, 10 to race, 7 winners, inc:-

APRIL RUN (Run the Gantlet). Joint Head of The 1982 USA 4YO+ Free H. 8 wins, US$1,044,287, Aqueduct Turf Classic H., Gr.1-twice, Longchamp Prix Vermeille, Gr.1, Washington DC International S., Gr.1. Dam of-

Spring Break. Winner at 1½m in Ire. Dam of-

WEEKEND MADNESS (Dance of Life). 10 wins, Saratoga Breeders' Cup H., Gr.3-twice, Keeneland Breeders' Cup H., Gr.3. Producer.

Desert Run. Unraced. Dam of-

SIR CAT (Storm Cat). 7 wins-2 at 2, Gulfstream Appleton H., Gr.2, Saratoga National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame S., Gr.2. Sire.

NORTHERN VIEW (Northfields). 9 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 2250m, Curragh Madrid Free H., L, 2d Curragh Beresford S., Gr.2, Milan Premio Ambrosiano, Gr.3, Florence Premio Cascine, Gr.3-twice. Sire.

SCHEZERADE (Tom Rolfe). 2 wins at 2100m, 2400m, Chantilly Prix de la Porte de Passy, L, 3d Longchamp Prix des Tourelles, L. Dam of-

LE ZELE (Zafonic). Winner at 2400m in 2001, Tokyo TV Tokyo Hai Aoba S., Jpn-3.

PHILANTHROP (Machiavellian). 9 wins from 1600m to 3000m, Chantilly Prix La Moskowa, L, Deauville Prix de Tourgeville, L. Sire.