Select Colts Yearling Sale

DESERT KING (IRE) (Bay 1994-Stud in Ire. 1998, Aust. 1998). Top of The 1997 International 3YO Classification (intermediate). 5 wins-2 at 2-from 7f to 1½m, £774,182, Irish Derby, Gr.1. Out of a half-sister to SW Maroof*. Sire of SW Red Briar and of Sandy Lady, Desert Plus, Erimos, Raphael Mafai, Dadeland, Harnour, Hufflepuff, Poccino and of the placegetters Commander King, Desert Air, etc. His oldest Aust.-bred progeny are now 2YOs. 

1st dam

MISS RORY, by Rory's Jester. 2 wins at 1000m, 1100m, 3d VRC Begonia Belle H. This is her fourth live foal. Her third foal is a 2YO. Her second foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of one foal to race-

Rorydan (c. by Danehill*). 3 wins at 1000m, 1300m to 2001-02 in Aust.

2nd dam

ROYAL GOSSIP, by Rancher. Unraced. Half-sister to Less Ice, Engagement* (dam of IVORY'S IRISH, FRESNO CANYON), Life at Last* (dam of FULL AT LAST), Betty Box* (dam of ALYNDA), Field Day (dam of DARWEESH), Barron Fey* (dam of (BIG) BARRON). Dam of 3 foals, all raced, 2 winners, inc:-

Miss Rory. 2 wins. See above.

Majestic Rory. 3 wins at 1000m, 1100m in Aust.

3rd dam

ROYAL NEWS*, by Sovereign Path. Winner at 1¼m, Newmarket Fillies Final S. Sister to Sovereign Edition*, half-sister to New Conqueror. Dam of 13 foals, 9 to race, 8 winners, inc:-

Less Ice (Scottish Rifle). 7 wins, 2d Longchamp Prix de Barbeville, Gr.3. Sire.

Engagement*. 3 wins at 2000m, AJC Delta H. Dam of-

IVORY'S IRISH (Best Western). 5 wins from 1300m to 2400m, A$899,100, Australian Derby, Gr.1, STC Tulloch S., Gr.2. Sire.

Life at Last*. 3 wins at 1m, 1¼m, Newmarket Cardinal H. Dam of-

FULL AT LAST (Full on Aces). 7 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 2800m, NZ$7,105, A$144,700, VRC St Leger, Gr.2, 3d Werribee Cup, L. Sire.

Betty Box*. Winner at 2, Doncaster Lonsdale Maiden S. Dam of-

ALYNDA (Nassau). 9 wins-4 at 2-from 900m to 1600m, ARC Railway H., Gr.1, 2d STC Magic Night S., Gr.3. Producer.

Good News. Raced twice. Dam of-

HIT THE ROOF (Maroof*). 3 wins-1 at 2-at 1400m, 2500m, A$1,047,700, to 2000-01, Victoria Derby, Gr.1, 2d VRC Australian Cup, Gr.1.

Field Day. 3 wins at 1¼m, 1½m in GB. Dam of-

DARWEESH (Cure the Blues). 9 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 2000m, £83,764 in GB and Italy, Gran Premio Citta di Napoli, Gr.3.

Barron Fey*. Unraced. Dam of-

(BIG) BARRON (Half Iced*). 12 wins from 1300m to 3200m, A$432,095, VRC Dalgety H., Gr.2, 2d SAJC Adelaide Cup, Gr.1.

Baronia. 5 wins-1 at 2-from 1050m to 1600m, VATC Virginia H. Dam of-

GLOBAL NEWS (Jetball). 5 wins-2 at 2-from 1000m to 1600m, Mondi South African Nursery P., Gr.1, Kenilworth Merchants' S., Gr.2.