Premier Yearling Sale

MONTJEU (IRE) (Bay 1996-Stud in Ire. 2001, NZ 2001). Head of The 1999 International 3YO Classification & Champion European 3YO Colt. 11 wins-2 at 2-from 1600m to 2400m, £1,026,555, 9,220,000fr., 20,000,000Â¥, French Derby, Gr.1, Irish Derby, Gr.1, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Gr.1, Ascot King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S., Gr.1. Half-brother to SW Le Paillard*. 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 fifth foal. Her fourth foal is a 2YO. Dam of two foals to race.

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 11 foals, 7 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

HONOR GLIDE (Honor Grades*). 11 wins from 1m to 1½m, US$1,397,187, 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, Keeneland Sycamore S., 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). 8 wins, US$1,044,287, Aqueduct Turf Classic H., Gr.1-twice, Longchamp Prix Vermeille, Gr.1, Washington DC International S., Gr.1, 3d Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Gr.1. Dam of-

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

WEEKEND MADNESS (Dance of Life). 10 wins, in Ire. and USA, Saratoga Breeders' Cup H., Gr.3-twice, Keeneland Breeders' Cup H., Gr.3, 2d Gulfstream Buckram Oak H., Gr.3. Producer.

Desert Run. Unraced. Dam of-

SIR CAT (Storm Cat). 7 wins-2 at 2-from 6½f to 9f, US$401,185, Gulfstream Appleton H., Gr.2, Saratoga National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame S., Gr.2, Aqueduct Knickerbocker H., Gr.3. Sire.

NORTHERN VIEW (Northfields). 9 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 2250m, Curragh Madrid Free H., L, 2d Curragh Beresford S., Gr.2. 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*). 3 wins to 2400m, Tokyo TV Tokyo Hai Aoba S., Jpn-3.

PHILANTHROP (Machiavellian). 9 wins to 3000m, Deauville Prix de Tourgeville, L, 2d Longchamp Prix de Barbeville, Gr.3. Sire.