Lot

 

Romantic City

Lot

1028

Foaled 5th October 2006

Brown Colt

Box

D 117

Branded: MFnr sh; 22 over 6 off sh

Account of MONOVALE FARM, Cambridge.

Sire

Elusive City (USA)

2000

Elusive Quality

Gone West

Mr. Prospector

Touch of Greatness

Hero's Honor

Star of Paris

Dayjur

Danzig

Liturgism

Native Charger

Dam

Sulina

1994

Mi Preferido

Island Whirl

Pago Pago

Exacting Lady

Disciplinarian

Grey Invader

Brilliant Invader

Vain

Belisha

Bellissimo

ELUSIVE CITY (USA) (Bay 2000-Stud in NZ 2004, Ire. 2005). 2002 Champion French 2YO Colt. Winner at 2, £22,490, €142,850, Deauville Prix Morny, Gr.1, 3d Newmarket Middle Park S., Gr.1. Out of a half-sister to SW Millions (Laurel Futurity, Gr.3), SP Young Senor and SP Brentsville. Grandson of SW Liturgism, a half-sister to SW Coup de Fusil (Belmont Ruffian H., Gr.1) and SW Guyana. His oldest progeny are 2YOs.

1st dam

SULINA, by Mi Preferido. 2 wins at 1200m, 1600m in Aust. Half-sister to PACE INVADER. This is her sixth foal. Her fifth foal is a 2YO. Dam of three foals to race, inc:-

Ayr Street (g. by Perugino). Placed at 3.

2nd dam

(OUR) GREY INVADER, by Brilliant Invader. 6 wins from 1300m to 1800m, NZ$137,125, A$90,000, HK$1,160,000, Counties RC Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders' S., Gr.3, Hong Kong Invitation Cup, L, BOP RC Personalities' S., L, Counties RC Korean Motors P., 2d Egmont RC Evergreen S., L, 3d ARC Air New Zealand S., Gr.1, AJC Doncaster H., Gr.1, Waikato RC International S., Gr.2, ARC Trainers' Championship S., Gr.3, VRC Honda Legend S., L. Dam of 9 named foals, 7 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

PACE INVADER (Westminster). 7 wins-1 at 2-from 1100m to 1600m, NZ$250,950, A$50,000, S$63,000, New Zealand One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, WRC Thorndon Mile, Gr.1, Desert Gold S., Gr.3, ARC Waste Management H., Singapore TC Ouzo H., ARC Brightstone Cider H., 2d ARC Ladies Mile, Gr.3, VATC Tristarc S., Gr.3, 3d ARC Ellerslie Sires' Produce S., Gr.1, Royal S., Gr.2, Counties RC Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders' S., Gr.2, Te Aroha JC New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' S., Gr.2, 4th STC Coolmore Classic, Gr.1. Dam of-

Greatbatch. 2 wins at 1400m, 1600m in 2006-07, MVRC TROA William Inglis Trophy H.

Grey Friar. 3 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, Foxton RC Flipp Hay & Straw 3YO S., 2d ARC Pinto Bonecrusher Club 3YO H., Levin RC Marley NZ Ltd H., 3d Hawke's Bay Total VJ Distributors Ltd H., Marton JC The Oaks Stud H.

3rd dam

BELISHA, by Bellissimo. Unraced. Blood-sister to Bellini, half-sister to Starbinger (dam of RADIO SKY), Silver Sheila (dam of COMMANDER CHEVAL). Dam of 7 named foals, 5 to race, 2 winners, inc:-

(OUR) GREY INVADER (Brilliant Invader). 6 wins. See above.

Misty Ann. 2 wins at 1400m.

4th dam

JUST OURS, by Just Whistle. Unraced. Dam of 11 foals, 6 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

Starbinger. Winner at 1600m, 3d ARC Goodwood Breeders H. Dam of-

RADIO SKY (Kreisler). 2 wins at 2, SAJC Cinderella S., L, 3d STC Sebel Parramatta H., 4th AJC Keith Mackay H., L.

Silver Sheila. Unraced. Dam of-

COMMANDER CHEVAL (All Glory). 8 wins from 1200m to 1600m, NZ$139,800, Matamata Cup, L, 2d Avondale Cup, Gr.1, Manawatu Cup, Gr.3, 3d Manawatu Cup, Gr.3, Marton Cup, L, Paeroa Cup, L.