2009 Karaka Ready to Run Sale Catalogue Now Online
2 October 2009
New Zealand Bloodstock's 2009 Ready to Run Sale (17 November) catalogue can now be viewed online.
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The most successful Breeze Up Sale worldwide in terms of the number of Group 1 winners over the past three seasons, Karaka's 2009 Ready to Run Sale will see a keen focus on quality.
The catalogue features 293 lots, 131 fewer than last year, with assembled two-year-olds representing Australasia's very best stallions from our strongest female families.
Buyers attending the one-day Sale in November will find running types to boot with New Zealand's leading vendors familiar with the demand buyers at this Sale place on well-educated athletes, and their skills and horsemanship ensure this.
Athletes the likes of Group 1 Sydney Cup winner Ista Kareem, Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap winner Mr Baritone, Group 1 TJ Smith Classic winner Rockdale, Group 1 Coolmore Classic and Queensland Oaks winner Eskimo Queen, Group 1 NZ 2000 Guineas winner Magic Cape, Group 1 Hong Kong Champions Mile winner Able One, and Group 1 Railway Handicap winner Donna Rosita were all offered at this Sale and have won at Group 1 level over the past three racing seasons across three different countries.
Just this weekend Karaka Ready to Run graduates The Embassy (Danasinga) and Six O'Clock News (Zabeel) will compete in the Group 1 AJC Metropolitan Handicap (2400m), while Mr Baritone (Stravinsky) takes on the Group 1 AJC Epsom Handicap (1600m) field.
A further eight Ready to Run graduates chase black-type victories this Saturday.
True to the Ready to Run ethos, 10% of graduates sold at last year's Sale have won races and 20% have either won or placed, remembering they are just spring three-year-olds.
These include the especially talented St Fevre (Dehere) who placed second in the Group 1 Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes last season after winning on debut.
Last weekend's first and second place-getters in the Listed Bonecrusher Stakes, Jungle Juice (Jungle Pocket) and Military Move (Volksraad), are both graduates of the 2008 Karaka Ready to Run Sale, as is Listed Great Northern Foal Stakes winner Flying Fulton (Flying Spur).
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| � Unbeaten in Singapore: Laurie Laxon's�three-year-old�Better Than Ever�has a Snitzel half-brother at Lot 101 |
Exciting kiwi three-year-old gallopers The Hombre (Lucky Owners) and Finderskeepers (Keeper) were also bought from the Karaka sale ring in November, while in Singapore Ace Armando (Pins) and Dontellthewife (Volksraad) have both won and are Group 1 Singapore Guineas bound.
Buyers looking for a quick return on investment will be taking particular notice of the 21 lots paid-up for the $1,000,000 Karaka Million on 31 January 2010 and the $200,000 Karaka 3YO Mile in 2011.
| 4 | 82 | 187 |
| 5 | 96 | 213 |
| 15 | 105 | 214 |
| 26 | 134 | 215 |
| 38 | 151 | 222 |
| 65 | 156 | 260 |
| 72 | 161 | 281 |
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Buyers will find a quality selection of sires at the 2009 Ready to Run Sale including the likes of Anabaa, Choisir, Commands, Don Eduardo, Encosta De Lago, Exceed and Excel, Fastnet Rock, General Nediym, High Chaparral, Keeper, More Than Ready, O'Reilly, Pentire, Pins, Savabeel, Starcraft, Stratum, Stravinsky, Street Cry, Tale of the Cat, Testa Rossa, and Thorn Park.
Highlights include:
Lot 3 - Chestnut Colt - Postponed x Lady Gesine (Grosvenor) - Anzac Lodge
��������� Full brother to Macau Derby and Macau Gold Cup winner Deferment - Farson.
Lot 69 - Bay Gelding - Ishiguru - Royal Proposal (Vice Regal) - Chequers Stud
��������� This half-brother to Group 1 NZ Derby winner Roysyn is also a three-quarter brother to Ricky Yiu's winner of last season Charmgold (Ishiguru).
Lot 98 - Bay Colt - Jungle Pocket x Snap (Kingdom Bay) - Phoenix Park
��������� By Group 1 winning and producing sire Jungle Pocket out of Snap, winner of four Group 1 races including the Group 1 NZ Oaks.
Lot 101 - Bay Colt - Snitzel x Songfest (Unbridled's Song) - Esker Lodge
��������� Half-brother to unbeaten Singapore three-year-old Better Than Ever, winner of three on the trot.
Lot 193 - Chestnut Colt - Encosta De Lago x Cannsea (Canny Lad) - Lyndhurst Farm
��������� By Sacred Kingdom's sire, this colt is out of Group 1 winning mare Cannsea.
Lot 230 - Bay Colt - Viking Ruler x Desert Wine (Deputy Governor) - Chequers Stud
��������� Half-brother to three winners including last season's Group 1 NZB 1000 Guineas winner La Etoile (Thorn Park).
Lot 262 - Bay Colt - Tale of the Cat x Golden Bridge (Gold Brose) - Curraghmore Stud
��������� Half-brother to Group 1 NZB Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes winner Arlingtonboulevard (Spinning World).
Lot 265 - Bay Colt - Don Eduardo x Gu Li (Last Tycoon) - Haunui Farm
��������� By exciting young sire Don Eduardo, this colt is a half-brother to Jungle Rocket (Jungle Pocket) who won the Group 1 NZ Oaks in 2009, and Top Speed (Faltaat) won in Hong Kong last season.
Two-year-olds entered in New Zealand Bloodstock's 2009 Ready to Run Sale will breeze-up over two days (19 and 20 October) at Te Rapa racecourse in Hamilton.