Spring Bloodstock Sale

MINARDI (USA) (Bay 1998-Stud in USA 2002, NZ 2002). Head of The 2000 European 2YO Classification. 2 wins at 2, £225,660, Leopardstown Phoenix S., Gr.1, Newmarket Middle Park S., Gr.1, 3d Irish Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1. Half-brother to 2 SW inc. Tale of the Cat* (Saratoga King's Bishop S., Gr.2, sire) and to the dam of SW Johannesburg (Breeders' Cup Juvenile S., Gr.1). His oldest progeny are now yearlings. 

1st dam

PRECISION, by Straight Strike*. Placed at 2. Half-sister to GO GO. This is her fifth foal. Her fourth foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of two foals to race, inc:-

Southern Sal (f. by Stark South*). 5 wins from 1100m to 1600m to 2003-04, STC Thrifty Car Rental H., 2d STC ASI Solutions H., Deen Vat H., 3d AJC Prelate H., STC Randwick Labor Club & South Juniors H., Berjani Jewellers H., Simplot Australia Foodservice H.

2nd dam

WIBBLES, by Sir Tristram*. Unraced. Half-sister to ABANDONED WAR, Chestnut King, Rakau Polly, Vote (dam of Samanda Strike-Healthy n Wealthy (Mal.)). Dam of 8 named foals, all raced, 4 winners, inc:-

GO GO (Paris Opera). 2 wins at 2, WRC Wellesley S., L, Marton JC Wanganui Ford Motors Juvenile S.

Ticket to Ride (Mac.). 4 wins at 1000m, 1400m in Mac, Macau Darwin H.

Harbour Spirit - Tomahawk (Mal.). 3 wins at 2000m, 2200m in NZ and Mal, 2d HBJC Hawkes Bay Caterers Novice H.

Hercules. 3 wins at 1200m, 1400m in HK.

3rd dam

POLLYATAN*, by Atan. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 5f in Ire. Half-sister to STAR OF VENOSOS, Suspicious Polly (dam of PRINCE'S POLLY, HEAVENLY MANNA*, Pollys Glow). Dam of 12 named foals, 9 to race, 8 winners, inc:-

ABANDONED WAR (McGinty). 3 wins-2 at 2-from 1200m to 2200m, A$116,675, SAJC Sires' Produce S., Gr.2, Geelong RC Derby Trial S., L, VRC Craftsman H., 2d VRC Original Recipe H. Sire.

Chestnut King (Balmerino). 8 wins from 1200m to 2000m, VATC Sandown Country Cup, 2d VRC Metric Mile H., L.

Rakau Polly (Sir Godfrey*). 8 wins from 1300m to 2100m in USA and NZ, 2d Te Aroha JC New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' S., Gr.2.

Vote. Winner at 1400m, 3d Hawke's Bay Thomsons Suits H. Dam of-

Samanda Strike-Healthy n Wealthy (Mal.) (Centaine). Winner at 1300m, 2d VRC Criterion H., L, 3d VATC Veuve Clicquot S., L, 4th VATC Blue Diamond Preview, Gr.3.

Khairatan. Placed at 1600m in Aust. Dam of-

Mookatan. 3 wins up to 1400m, Qld Tatt's RC Country Cup H., 2d QTC Scomeld H., BTC Mater Hospitals' Trust H.

Bamaga - Angular (Mal.). 2 wins at 1000m, 1200m to 2003 in Aust. and Mal, MVRC Hoover Westinghouse H., 3d MVRC Dismo H.

Nominated for 2005 National Yearling Sale Series