Dozens of Drawcards in NZB Ready to Run Sale Catalogue

As the NZB Ready to Run Sale goes from strength to strength with its stunning results in the sale ring and on the racetrack, the catalogue for the world’s leading sale of two-year-olds continues to get better and better.

The 2025 edition of the Ready to Run Sale marks the latest step in that upward trend, with an exceptional 480-lot catalogue that is stacked with high-class pedigrees.
 

Group One Dams

Progeny of Group One-winning mares have become commonplace in the Ready to Run Sale in recent years, notably with two of the three highest-priced lots 12 months ago.

Last year’s $1.65m sale-topper Hostility (I Am Invincible) is a son of the Cantala Stakes (1600m) and Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) heroine Shillelagh (NZ) (Savabeel), while $675,000 colt Hidden Achievement is by I Am Invincible out of the Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) winner (La) Luna Rossa (NZ) (Written Tycoon). Both of those colts went on to be Group One placegetters themselves as two-year-olds last season.

More of that Group One parentage is available for buyers in 2025, where the catalogue features the progeny of four Group One-winning mares, and a further 76 stakes-performed mares.

Lot 349 is by Written Tycoon out of Foxplay (Foxwedge), who won five races including the Group One Queen of the Turf Stakes (1600m), Group Two Phar Lap Stakes (1500m), Group Two Furious Stakes (1200m) and Group Two Tea Rose Stakes (1400m).

Foxplay also placed in the Group One George Main Stakes (1600m) and was runner-up behind the legendary Winx (Street Cry) in a photo finish to the Group Two (now Group One) Warwick Stakes (1400m). She was a fourth placegetter in the Group One Epsom Handicap (1600m), Thousand Guineas (1600m) and Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m).

Lot 219 is by Saxon Warrior out of Anabandana (Anabaa), who was New Zealand’s Champion 2YO in 2010-11. She won the Group One Diamond Stakes (1200m), Group One Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m), Group Two Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) and Group Three Eclipse Stakes (1200m). As a three-year-old, Anabandana went on to win the Group Three Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) and place in the Group One New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) and Listed (now Group Three) Kevin Hayes Stakes (1200m).

Anabandana is already the dam of four winners from four foals to race, including Group Two winner Packing Rockstar (Fastnet Rock) and Listed winner Anavinci (I Am Invincible).

Lot 279 is by Tagaloa out of Consensus (NZ) (Postponed), who won 11 races including six at black-type level. That list is headed by the Group One Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie, along with the Group Two Sunline Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley. Consensus is the dam of two foals to race, and both have been winners in Australia.

Tagaloa is also the sire of Lot 467, who is a son of the Group One New Zealand Oaks (2400m) winner Miss Sentimental (NZ) (Reliable Man).
 

Group One Siblings

Another key feature of the Ready to Run Sale catalogue is the eight brothers and sisters of Group One winners, on top of the 90 siblings to black type performers.

Lot 10 is a Pierro half-sister to Amphitrite (Sebring), who won the Group One Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield along with two other Group races. She also finished third in the Group One Australian Guineas (1600m).

Lot 44 is a three-quarter-brother to the Group One Randwick Guineas (1600m) winner Lion’s Roar (NZ) (Contributer).

The Captivant colt catalogued as Lot 125 is a half-brother to the South African star Happy Archer (Dubawi), the winner of seven races including the Group One Garden Province Stakes (1600m) and Thekwini Stakes (1600m). Another half-sister, Femina Fashion (Shamardal), won the Listed Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m) and is also a black-type producer.

Lot 157 is a Tarzino (NZ) colt whose full-brother Jungle Magnate (NZ) (Tarzino) won the Group One South Australian Derby (2500m) and went on to race in Hong Kong under the name Beautyverse.

Lot 299 is a Circus Maximus half-brother to the terrific mare La Crique (NZ) (Vadamos), who has had 27 starts for nine wins, 14 placings and $1.99m in prize-money. Her wins include the Group One Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) and Otaki-Maori WFA Classic (1600m), along with the A$500,000 National Classic (1600m) in Brisbane. She has also finished second in no fewer than seven Group One races, including all of her last five starts.

The Per Incanto gelding going through the ring as Lot 348 is a full-brother to Bonham (Per Incanto), whose four wins were headed by the Group One Levin Classic (1600m). She also finished second in the Group Two Wellington Guineas (1400m).

Rising superstar stallion Super Seth is the sire of Lot 384, who is a half-brother to the triple Group One winner and successful sire Turn Me Loose (NZ). The winner of the New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m), Cantala Stakes (1600m) and Futurity Stakes (1400m), Turn Me Loose was bought for $52,500 from the 2013 Ready to Run Sale.

Lot 475 is a three-quarter-sister to Asterix (NZ) (Tavistock), the winner of the Group One New Zealand Derby (2400m) and Group Two Avondale Cup (2400m). Asterix was himself a $450,000 purchase from the 2020 edition of the Ready to Run Sale.
 

Other catalogue highlights

Lot 30 is by Ole Kirk, who was Australia’s leading first-season sire in 2024-25. This colt is out of Peace Force (Bernardini), who won seven races up to Group Three level. Peace Force is the dam of two winners from three foals to race including the stakes-placed Nobel (Exceed And Excel).

Ole Kirk is also the sire of Lot 171, a filly out of the Group Two-placed Touch Of Mink (Not A Single Doubt). The third dam of this filly is the mighty Makybe Diva (Desert King), a three-time winner of the Melbourne Cup (3200m).

Lot 45 is a filly by Too Darn Hot, who was Australia’s leading second-season sire in 2024-25 and boasts 27 stakes winners among his 200 winners from 334 runners. This filly’s second dam is a three-quarter-sister to the dam of the legendary Black Caviar (Bel Esprit) along with multiple Group One winner and sire All Too Hard. Multiple Group One winner and sire Ole Kirk is also a close relative, along with last season’s Group One Champagne Stakes (1600m) winner Nepotism (Brutal).

That filly is one of three progeny of Too Darn Hot in the catalogue. Lot 21 is out of a three-quarter-sister to the Group Two winner Midnight Blue (So You Think), while Lot 302 comes from a quality family and is closely related to the multiple Group One winner and sire Monaco Consul.

The Circus Maximus gelding catalogued as Lot 79 is a half-brother to the Listed winner and Group Two Moonee Valley Vase (2040m) runner-up Opening Address (NZ) (So You Think). Their dam is the Kingman mare Royal Welcome.

Lot 81 is the only two-year-old in this year’s catalogue by the all-time great Frankel. This gelding’s dam is a winning full-sister to the Group One winner and sire Russian Camelot.

Lot 84 is a colt by Snitzel out of the Savabeel mare Samovare, whose three wins included the Group Three Champion Fillies Stakes (1600m). 

Golden Slipper (1200m) winner Stay Inside has his first progeny going through the Karaka sale ring as Lot 86. This colt is out of Santuzza (NZ) (Savabeel), who won two races and placed in the Group Two Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m). Santuzza is the dam of two winners from three foals to race.

Lot 100 is a Noverre (NZ) filly whose half-sister Coeur Volante (NZ) (Proisir) has won the Group Two Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m), Group Three Mannerism Stakes (1400m) and Group Three Scarborough Stakes (1200m).

Group One-winning freshman sire Noverre is also represented by Lot 113, who is a three-quarter-brother to Forgot You (NZ). That son of Noverre’s sire Savabeel won the Group Two Stutt Stakes (1600m) and Moonee Valley Vase (2040m) and placed in the Group One Rosehill Guineas (2000m).

Lot 122 comes from the first crop of the brilliant Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) winner Home Affairs. This gelding is out of the four-race winner Sopraffina (NZ) (High Chaparral), whose three-quarter-sister Quintessentially (NZ) (High Chaparral) is the dam of this month’s Group One Proisir Plate (1400m) placegetter Tomodachi (NZ) (Tarzino). This is also the family of countless other stakes performers including the champion mare Ethereal (NZ) (Rhythm).

The Toronado gelding catalogued as Lot 137 is out of a Zoustar half-sister to the Group One winners A Touch Of Ruby (NZ) (Pins) and Loire (NZ) (Redoute’s Choice).

Lot 163 is a Per Incanto filly out of an unraced half-sister to Group winners Fix (NZ) (Iffraaj) and Sudbina (NZ) (Almanzor). Fix was NZB Filly of the Year and is the dam of four winners including the multiple Group placegetter Know Thyself (Galileo).

Lot 199 is by high-class stallion The Autumn Sun out of a half-sister to the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) winner and Group One Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) runner-up Rubylot (Rubick).

A filly by the exciting St Mark’s Basilica will go through the ring as Lot 230. She is out of the Group Three-placed Asama Blue (Fastnet Rock), whose first foal to race is the Australian winner Blue As Blue (NZ) (Savabeel).

Lot 248 is an Ace High half-brother to the promising Globe (NZ) (Charm Spirit), who has won five of his 12 starts including last season’s Listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m).

One of the world’s hottest stallions, Wootton Bassett, is the sire of Lot 313. This colt is out of the stakes-winning Savabeel mare Elate (NZ). The only foal out of Elate to race so far is High Elation (I Am Invincible), who won a 1200-metre maiden race by seven lengths in February.

Lot 327 is a colt by All Too Hard out of a half-sister to Alabama Lass (Alabama Express). From a 10-race career, Alabama Lass has recorded six wins and four second placings. Her wins include the Group Two Soliloquy Stakes (1400m), Group Three King’s Plate (1200m) and Group Three Gold Trail Stakes (1200m), and she has placed in the Group One New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), the Group One Railway (1200m) and this month’s Group One Moir Stakes (1000m).

Lot 359 is a full-brother to Lucky Patch (NZ) (El Roca), a seven-time winner including Hong Kong’s Group Two Premier Bowl (1200m) and Jockey Club Sprint (1200m).

The very next horse through the ring, Lot 360, is a colt by Wootton Bassett out of Grazia (NZ) (Savabeel). Herself a four-race winner up to Listed level, Grazia is a full-sister to the dual Group One winner Shillelagh (NZ) (Savabeel) – the dam of last year’s sale-topper Hostility (I Am Invincible).

Lot 369 is a filly by I Am Invincible out of the winning Fastnet Rock mare Haraka. The dam is a half-sister to the Group One performer and sire Cat Junior, while second dam Luna Wells (Sadler’s Wells) won the Group One Prix Saint-Alary (2000m) and is the dam or granddam of 10 black-type performers.

Lot 374 is a colt by Zoustar out of the stakes-winning Hussonet mare Hijack Hussy.

 

The 2025 edition of the Ready to Run Sale will take place at the Karaka Sales Centre from 10am (NZT) on Wednesday 12 & Thursday 13 November, with Breeze Ups to be held at Te Rapa Racecourse on Monday 13 & Tuesday 14 October.

View the catalogue online here, or via the Equineline app for tablets or Thoroughworks app for mobile.

International buyers wishing to physically attend the 2025 Ready to Run Sale can enquire about accommodation options and travel assistance by emailing  travel@nzb.co.nz.

For any general sale enquiries, contact the NZB Bloodstock team here.