South Island Sale

NO EXCUSE NEEDED (GB) (Chestnut 1998-Stud 2003). 4 wins-2 at 2-at 7f, 1m, £251,080, €20,200, US$3,783, Goodwood Celebration Mile S., Gr.2, Royal Ascot Queen Anne S., Gr.2, Goodwood Vintage S., Gr.3, Sandown EBF 2YO Maiden S., 2d Goodwood Sussex S., Gr.1, 4th Goodwood Sussex S., Gr.1, Newbury Lockinge S., Gr.1. Brother to SP Skywards (3d Royal Ascot Norfolk S., Gr.3). His oldest progeny are now yearlings. 

1st dam

OPAL BOA, by Codeene. 4 wins to 1400m, 3d Otago RC Bio H. Half-sister to GOOD GREEF. This is her eighth foal. Her seventh foal is a 2YO. Her first six foals are unraced.

2nd dam

NAUGHTY BOA, by Thoreau. Unraced. Dam of 2 named foals, both winners-

GOOD GREEF (Coral Reef). 16 wins from 1200m to 3000m, NZ$119,575, Otago RC Dunedin Gold Cup, Gr.3, Otago Daily Times Birthday H., Riverton Lodge Hotel H., Air New Zealand National Cromwell Cup, Eastern Southland HC Clover Export H., Gore RC DB Draught H., Wyndham RC Avon Park Stud H., 2d Otago RC Radio Dunedin H., Daily Times Birthday H., 4th Southland RC Invercargill Gold Cup, Gr.3.

Opal Boa. 4 wins. See above.

3rd dam

LADY BOA, by Bellborough. Winner at 2, Otago RC McLean S. Three-quarter-sister to My Boa, half-sister to Hytest. Dam of 1 foal.

4th dam

QUEEN BOA, by Kurdistan. 2 wins at 6f, 6¼f. Sister to Grey Sash (dam of SASHA BIJOU, Sashmo), half-sister to Golden Boa (dam of NOBLE BOA, My Boa). Dam of 8 named foals, all raced, 6 winners, inc:-

Hytest (Mellay). 5 wins from 1200m to 2200m, Pakuranga HC Jellicoe H., 3d New Zealand Cup, Gr.1, ARC Queen Elizabeth H., Gr.3, CJC Gold Cup, Gr.3.

Belsens Bank. 18 wins from 1200m to 4500m, Gore RC Jim Beam H.

5th dam

CALL BOA, by Callander. Winner at 6½f. Half-sister to Red Boa (dam of RED SASH, Red Copy). Dam of 8 foals, all raced, 6 winners, inc:-

Golden Boa. 8 wins from 6f to 10½f, Gore Racing Club H. Dam of-

NOBLE BOA (Noble Bijou). 11 wins from 1200m to 2600m, NZ$86,270, A$14,210, Southland RC Invercargill Gold Cup, Gr.3-twice.

Southern Saga. 2 wins at 1200m, 1600m, Waikato RC Advance H. Dam of-

Ruling Saga. Unplaced. Dam of-

TESTAMENT (Church Parade). 9 wins-2 at 2, NZ$269,525, ARC Great Northern Guineas, Gr.2, Avondale JC Concorde H., Gr.2.

Bel Boa. Winner at 6f. Dam of-

Bonny Boa. Winner at 1200m. Dam of-

Beryl. Winner at 1600m. Dam of-

MERRY MAIDEN (Crested Wave). 7 wins from 1400m to 2000m, New Zealand One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1. Producer.