Select Yearling Sale

CHIEF BEARHART (CAN) (Chestnut 1993-Stud in Japan 1999, NZ 2001). 12 wins from 1m to 1½m, US$3,219,017, Breeders' Cup Turf S., Gr.1. Half-brother to SW Explosive Red. Sire of SW Marble Chief (Kyoto Shimbun Hai, Jpn-2), SP Toho Asuka and of Air Selecao, Otohachan, Meiner Venado, Ban Chief, Kazusa Vent Vert, Aydin Heart, Iris Heart, Kalmia, Key Angel, Masu to Do, Meiner Hirsch, etc. His oldest NZ-bred progeny are now yearlings. 

1st dam

LA VOLEUR, by Housebuster*. Unraced. This is her first foal.

2nd dam

VERY GILDED*, by Fappiano. Unraced. Half-sister to Danagroom (dam of DANANEYEV, FROZEN GROOM, GREENGROOM). Dam of 4 named foals, 2 to race, both winners, inc:-

Xlerate. 4 wins from 1800m to 2200m, HK$2,072,850, to 2003-04, 2d HKJC Churchill H.

3rd dam

CHARMANTE DAME, by Bellypha. Winner at 2200m, Longchamp Prix de la Celle Saint-Cloud. Sister to Very Sweet (dam of PERSIAN SWEET, SWEET GLOW), half-sister to MOHAAJIR, THEATRICAL CHARMER. Dam of 10 foals, 9 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

Danagroom (Groom Dancer*). Winner at 2, 3d Longchamp Prix des Reservoirs, Gr.3, Saint-Cloud Prix Solitude, L. Dam of-

DANANEYEV (Goldneyev). 10 wins-1 at 2-up to 1400m, €42,800, 1,208,000fr., Chantilly Prix du Gros-Chene, Gr.2, Longchamp Prix de Saint-Georges, Gr.3, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Cor de Chasse, L-twice, 2d Longchamp Prix du Petit Couvert, Gr.3, 3d Baden-Baden Scherping Rennen, L, Vichy Prix des Jouvenceaux et Jouvencelles, L.

FROZEN GROOM (Bering). 8 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 3400m, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Matchem, L, Leopardstown Arkle Perpetual Challenge Cup Chase, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Bend Or, 2d Craon Criterium de l'Ouest, L, 4th Maisons-Laffitte Prix Pelleas, L.

GREENGROOM (Green Tune). 6 wins-3 at 2-from 1200m to 1600m to 2003, Longchamp Prix Djebel, L, Deauville Prix Roland de Chambure, L, Grand Criterium de Bordeaux, L, 3d Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.2, Chantilly Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord, Gr.3.

Charming Groom (Kaldoun). 3 wins at 1300m, 1600m, €97,390, to 2003, Saint-Cloud Prix de la Croix du Roy, 2d Saint-Cloud Prix Perth, Gr.3, Longchamp Prix de Montretout, L, Saint-Cloud Prix Tantieme, L.

Sabrinsky. 5 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 3200m, Longchamp Prix d'Argenteuil, Curragh Masterchefs Ladies Derby, Deauville Prix de Caen.

4th dam

VERY CHARMING, by Vaguely Noble. Winner at 2100m in Fr. Sister to DAHLIA (dam of DAHAR*, DAHLIA'S DREAMER, DELEGANT, RIVLIA, LLANDAFF, WAJD), CAPTAIN GENERAL, half-sister to Excellent Alibi (dam of WITNESS BOX), Golden Alibi (dam of DOCKAGE). Dam of 15 foals, all raced, 9 winners.