Lot

 

Keepa the Empire

Account of WHAKANUI STUD LTD., Cambridge.

Lot

538

Foaled 7th October 2004

Bay Colt

Box

  G 220

Branded: BARONBnr sh; 4 over 4 off sh

Sire

Keeper (AUS)

1997

Danehill

Danzig

Northern Dancer

Razyana

His Majesty

Nuwirah

Pleasant Colony

His Majesty

Secretarial Queen

Secretariat

Dam

Rosie's Star

1991

Star Way

Star Appeal

Appiani

New Way

Klairon

Empire Rose

Sir Tristram

Sir Ivor

Summer Fleur

Sovereign Edition

 

KEEPER (AUS) (Bay 1997-Stud 2002). Joint third on The 2000-01 Australasian 3YO Classification (sprint). 7 wins from 1200m to 1600m, A$384,220, SAJC Goodwood H., Gr.1, VATC Victoria H., Gr.3, 2d MVRC Bill Stutt S., Gr.2, VATC Veuve Clicquot S., L. Brother to SP Downing Street - Jovial Mood (Mac.) and SP Little Chloe. Out of a half-sister to SW At Full Feather. His oldest progeny are now 2YOs. 

 

1st dam

ROSIE'S STAR, by Star Way. Placed at 2100m. This is her fourth live foal. Her third foal is a 2YO. Dam of one foal to race-

Concert Party (f. by Thunder Gulch). Winner at 1300m.

 

2nd dam

EMPIRE ROSE, by Sir Tristram. Top filly on The 1988-89 Australasian 4YO+ Classification. 9 wins from 1600m to 3200m, NZ$242,325, A$1,727,400, VRC LKS Mackinnon S., Gr.1, Melbourne Cup, Gr.1, New Zealand Cup, Gr.2, WRC Trentham S., Gr.3, Waikato RC Lion Brown New Zealand Cup Trial H., Sovereign Lodge Marton Cup, STC Toohey's Draught H., 2d VRC Melbourne Cup, Gr.1, New Zealand Oaks, Gr.1, VRC Dalgety H., Gr.2, WRC Summer H., L, 3d MVRC WS Cox P., Gr.1. Half-sister to KIM GORGEOUS. Dam of 4 named foals, all raced, inc:-

Empire Strike. 2 wins at 1700m, 2300m in Aust.

Ripplin' Rosie. Raced twice. Dam of-

Ride the Waves. Winner at 1400m in 2005-06, AJC IGA Maiden H.

 

3rd dam

SUMMER FLEUR, by Sovereign Edition. 8 wins-2 at 2-from 1000m to 2400m, A$82,760, TTC Launceston Cup, Gr.3, Geelong Cup, L, Bendigo Cup, L, VATC Hampton H., HJ Wagstaff H., Corinella H., Lonsdale H., 2d SAJC West End S.H., Gr.3, VATC Heatherlie H., L, 3d Queensland Oaks, Gr.1, 4th Queensland Derby, Gr.1, BATC Clive Uhr Quality H., L, Koomeela S., L. Half-sister to Floral Queen (dam of RURAL PRINCE). Dam of 9 foals, 8 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

EMPIRE ROSE (Sir Tristram). 9 wins. See above.

KIM GORGEOUS (Zabeel). 9 wins-1 at 2-from 1300m to 1800m, A$203,110, WATC Burgess Queen S., L, Turf Queen Sprint H., Stanton Park H., Apple Charlotte Welter H., Beau Sovereign Welter H., St John Ambulance Welter H., Fruit 'n' Veg Quality H., 2d WATC Hyperion S., Gr.3, JC Roberts S., Gr.3, Melvista S., L, Perth S., L, 4th WATC Sires' Produce S., Gr.3, Kalgoorlie Boulder RC Hannan's H., L.

 

4th dam

SUMMEROSA, by Oakville. 6 wins from 1600m to 2400m, Waikato Cup, Gr.3, Franklin RC Motion H., 4th Waikato RC Foxbridge P., L. Sister to Oakwell, half-sister to GREEK MEER. Dam of 7 foals, 4 to race, inc:-

SUMMER FLEUR (Sovereign Edition). 8 wins. See above.

Floral Queen. Unraced. Dam of-

RURAL PRINCE (Terreno). 6 wins-2 at 2-from 1200m to 2300m, NZ$61,000, A$138,200, Clarence River JC Grafton Cup, L, 3d ARC Great Northern Guineas, Gr.2.