Heat Haze Half-Sister at Karaka
17 January 2010
The rise and rise of Heat Haze on the racetrack in recent months could not have come at a better time for her half-sister who will be offered by Loch-Haven Thoroughbreds at Karaka 2010.
Heat Haze (Zabeel x Western Flame, by Zafonic) herself was offered through Karaka in 2006 and since then she has continued to develop to the point where yesterday she became the 135th stakes-winner for her sire when running down a field of 15 to win the Listed Gallagher Group �Marton Cup (2200m).
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Trained by Paul Jenkins, Heat Haze was bred by Lorna Moore from her US-bred mare Western Flame whose three visits to Zabeel have also produced promising Clarry Connors trained three-year-old filly Zaflame.
From a superb international family, Western Flame hails from the Welsh Flame family which is responsible for the likes of successful sire Marju, Group 1 Irish Derby and Group 1 English 1000 Guineas winner Salsabil, and Group 1 Breeders' Cup Turf winner Northern Spur.
These internationally recognised bloodlines will available at Karaka 2010 when Western Flame's fifth foal, a filly by exciting first season sire prospect Darci Brahma, goes under the hammer in the Select Session at Lot 798.
The filly, who already boasts a ton of residual value, could be described as a five-eighths sister to Heat Haze when you consider that her five time Group 1 winning sire is out of a Zabeel mare himself.
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| �Champion racehorse and Karaka 2010 first season sire Darci Brahma�will be�represented by 68 yearlings in the February auction |
The influence of Zabeel could not be clearer than in this case and thankfully buyers know that each year at Karaka they will find the greatest selection of progeny by the super-sire,�simply because�Cambridge Stud sell exclusively here.
At Karaka 2010 Zabeel is the sire of 44 catalogued yearlings including progeny out of Group 1 winning mares La Bella Dama (Lot 1), Honor Lap (Lot 447), and Justa Tad (Lot 470), while at Lot 320 buyers will find a full-brother to Group 1 Ansett Australia Stakes winner Hill of Grace (Zabeel) and Group 2 Autumn Classic winner Renewable (Zabeel).
The dates for the 84th Karaka National Yearling Sales Series are as follows: