Karaka Stages Super Sales Weekend
2 May 2007
This Sunday the first day of two exciting days of selling will take place at Karaka with the New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale on 6 May�followed by the�Bloomsbury Stud NZ Dispersal Sale on Monday 7 May.��
Pinhookers Playground at 2007 National Weanling Sale
Just the second time that�a standalone National Weanling Sale has been conducted by New Zealand Bloodstock, this year sees a catalogue packed with 250�weanlings and a host of pinhooking and investment opportunities.
Amongst the selection on offer�are��half-relatives to Group One winners Art Success (Pentire x Zabelette) and Explosive Burst (Success Express x Dorrington), as well as a close relative to recent Hong Kong Derby winner Vital King (Almutawakel x Wauwinet).
Since the catalogue went to print there have also been a series of pedigree updates�by racing relatives. These include:
- Lot 9 (Pins - You Dreamer), a close relative to recent G3 MRC Victoria Handicap winner, Stickpin.
- Lot 11 (Elusive City - Zabelette), the half-sister to Art Success (Pentire) is also a half-sister to the now three-time winner in Australia Russian Belle (Stravinsky).
- Lot 17 (Spartacus - Alpine), the colt from Curraghmore Stud is a half-brother to recent winner over 1400m Huluava (Pins) and� Saturday's G2 Travis Stakes placegetter, Vercors (Catbird).
- Lot 55 (Van Nistelrooy x Concert Party), a close relative to the smart performer Empires Choice, now a race�winner and a further two-time�stakes placegetter in Sydney.
- Lot 79 (No Excuse Needed x Faberge),�a close relative to G1-winning juvenile Alamosa who was third in the G1 Ford Manawatu Sires Produce�Stakes.
- Lot 109 (No Excuse Needed x Herron Bay), is a close relative to Crusoe, who gained another stakes placing in Singapore recently.
- Lot 111 (Black Minnaloushe x Hikurangi), the dam is a half-sister to Hong Kong Derby victor Vital King.
- Lot 119 (Bertolini x Isodara),�a relative to�Molotov, third in the G2 VRC Blamey Stakes.
- Lot 156 (Don Eduardo x Miss Jimeale), a close relative to L�Macau Derby winner Geronimo Meadow.
- Lot 163 (St Petersburg x No Angel), a relative to Pinmdown, third in the WRC G3 Lightning Handicap.
- Lot 181 (Black Minnaloushe x Paradable), a relative to Lilakyn, second in Saturday's G2 Travis Stakes, and to eight-race winner�Mi Jubilee.
Commencing at 11am on Sunday 6 May, the Sale sees 69 stallions represented of which nine will offering weanlings from their first�Southern Hemisphere crops:� Fastnet Rock (AUS), Handsome Ransom (AUS), Hawkeye (IRE), High Chaparral (IRE), Johar (USA), King's Chapel (AUS), One Cool Cat (USA), Savabeel (AUS) and Scaredee Cat (NZ).�
The full list of sires represented by weanlings at the National Weanling Sale is as follows:
| �Align (AUS) | �Fastnet Rock (AUS) | �No Excuse Needed (GB) | �Shinko King (IRE) |
| �Bertolini (USA) | �Golan (IRE) | �Noverre (USA) | �Silver River |
| �Black Minnaloushe (USA) | �Gold Mine (USA) | �Occidental Tourist (USA) | �Spartacus |
| �Cape Cross (IRE) | �Handsome Ransom� (AUS) | �Octasong (AUS) | �Spectatorial (AUS) |
| �Captain Rio (GB) | �Hawkeye (IRE) | �One Cool Cat (USA) | �Storm Creek (USA) |
| �Carnegie (IRE) | �High Chaparral (IRE) | �O'Reilly | �St Petersburg (AUS) |
| �Chianti (IRE) | �Howbaddouwantit (USA) | �Pentire (GB) | �Strategic Image (AUS) |
| �Colombia | �Indian Danehill (IRE) | �Pins (AUS) | �Thorn Park (AUS) |
| �Daggers Drawn (USA) | �Ishiguru (USA) | �Postponed (USA) | �Towkay (AUS) |
| �Danasuria (AUS) | �Johar (USA) | �Pupil (AUS) | �Traditionally (USA) |
| �Danroad (AUS) | �Jungle Pocket (JPN) | �Pyrus (USA) | �Ustinov (AUS) |
| �Desert Fox (GB) | �Kashani (USA) | �Riviera (FR) | �Van Nistelrooy (USA) |
| �Don Eduardo | �Keeper (AUS) | �Russian Hero | �Viking Ruler (AUS) |
| �Drama Critic (USA) | �Kilimanjaro (GB) | �Sandtrap (USA) | �Volksraad (GB) |
| �Ekraar (USA) | �King's Chapel (AUS) | �San Luis (AUS) | �Zerpour (IRE) |
| �Elusive City (USA) | �Le Bec Fin | �Savabeel (AUS) | � |
| �Faltaat (USA) | �Monolith (AUS) | �Scaredee Cat | � |
| �Fantastic Light (USA) | �My Halo (ARG) | �Sequalo (AUS) | � |
Golden Opportunities at Bloomsbury Stud NZ Dispersal Sale
On Monday�New Zealand Bloodstock�hosts the dispersal sale of Henrietta, Duchess of Bedford's Bloomsbury Stud NZ, and with it offers buyers a golden opportunity to acquire well-bred stock from this highly regarded breeding operation.
A total of�66 horses have been catalogued for sale, with the best of European and Australian bloodlines represented�including a host of relatives to the Stud's outstanding broodmare Mrs Moss.
Henrietta says the final preparation is now going into her draft and she is delighted with how the horses look, notwithstanding a hint of sadness to be winding up after ten-years of�operation.
"The logistics of getting all�the horses ready for sale�have�been an enormous task, but all credit to my team the horses are looking fantastic. The weanlings are as good a draft as I have ever offered so although it will be very sad to say goodbye, I am proud that we have such a strong final selection of Bloomsbury stock to be offering�on Monday,"�commented Henrietta.
Recent pedigree updates to the Bloomsbury Stud catalogue include a recent winner in Hong Kong,�Step to Win (Stravinsky x Repetition),�who is�represented in the catalogue by�Lot 18, a filly by Thorn Park, and�Lot 46,�Repetition (Kingdom Bay), served by Stravinsky.� Lot 49, Tetchy (Robellino x Putout), is closely related to Prianca, a recent Listed�placegetter in Germany.�
Bloomsbury Stud-owned stallion, Soviet Flash (IRE) (Warning x Mrs�Moonlight), who features in many of the pedigrees, will be on the grounds on Sunday�and Monday for viewing.
Selling will commence�at 1pm at Karaka, with all horses available for inspection on the salegrounds from Saturday morning. There will be an upset price of $2,000 on all lots offered.