Lot

 

Romantic Scholar

Account of FORTUNE FARM, Cambridge.

Lot

283

Foaled 18th October 2000

Bay C

Box

L 442

Branded: nr sh; 44 over 0 off sh

SireFairy King*Northern DancerNearctic
Turtle Island* (IRE) Fairy BridgeBold Reason
1991SisaniaHigh TopDerring-Do
  Targos DelightTargowice
DamFamous Star*Sharpen UpAtan
Stellar HeclaHenry the Seventh
1991Coup de GraceBattle-Waggon*Never Say Die
  Head-StrongHead Hunter*

 

TURTLE ISLAND (IRE) (Bay 1991-Stud in Ire. 1995, NZ 1999). 6 wins-4 at 2-from 5f to 1m, £401,791, Irish Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1. Sire of SW Island Sands (The Sagitta Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1), Uncharted Haven, Turtle Bow, Teddy Bear, Blue Baloo, Perfect Paradise, Corinium, Island Sound, Lincoln Dancer, Tawasila, Goethe, Peaceful Paradise, Mr Gigi, SP King o' the Mana, Minogue, Lord Merlin, Ulysees, Kangaroo Island, etc. 

 

1st dam

STELLAR, by Famous Star*. 3 wins from 1150m to 1600m, ARC NZTBA H., Taranaki RC Fayette Park H. This is her third foal. Her second foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of one foal to race.

 

2nd dam

COUP DE GRACE, by Battle-Waggon*. Placed up to 1900m. Half-sister to Campaigner. Dam of 7 named foals, all raced, 4 winners, inc:-

Stellar. 3 wins. See above.

Picador. 4 wins from 1000m to 1650m, NZ$800, HK$2,082,132 in HK, 3d ARC NZ Herald Derby Sweep Juvenile H.

Hectic. 3 wins from 1300m to 1600m.

Clear 'n' Cool. Winner at 1200m.

Final Straw. Placed up to 1900m. Dam of-

Curtains. Winner at 1350m in 2001-02, 3d Matamata RC Bloomsbury Stud H.

 

3rd dam

Head-Strong, by Head Hunter*. 11 wins-1 at 2-from 6f to 11f, ARC Epsom H., HBJC Winter H., Matamata RC George Johnston Memorial H., Pioneers H., Poverty Bay TC Holts H., 3d ARC Cornwall H., L. Dam of 8 named foals, all raced, 5 winners, inc:-

Campaigner (Old Soldier*). 10 wins-1 at 2-from 1300m to 2200m, ARC Remuera H., Avondale JC CB Clarke Memorial H., Rotorua & Bay of Plenty HC La Trobe Hill H., 3d Avondale JC New Zealand H., Gr.3.

Stag. 5 wins from 1900m to 2200m, HBJC President's H.

Legionary. 3 wins at 1900m, 2050m, Rotorua RC Fentons Tavern H., 3d Matamata RC Windsor Park H.

Iron Duke. Winner at 1200m.

Fritz. Winner at 1200m.

Take Ten. Raced once. Dam of-

Our Steffi. Winner at 1400m, 3d WRC Cardinal Network H.

Act Three. Winner at 1200m, 3d Matamata RC Farmlands H.

 

4th dam

FLY-BY, by Fly-Half*. Unraced. Dam of 2 foals, both raced, inc:-

Head-Strong (Head Hunter*). 11 wins. See above.

 

5th dam

THE GUSHER, by Bronze Eagle. 2 wins at 6f, 7f. Dam of 2 named foals, 1 to race, inc:-

Bronze Expanse. Winner at 6f. Dam of-

Bronzequis. Winner at 7f.

Bronze Pal. Winner at 2.