NZB South Island Sale Sunday

New Zealand Bloodstocks newly formed South Island Session of the National Yearling Sales Series will be held this Sunday 13 April with the hammer to fall on the first Lot at 11am.

NZB South Island Sale Sunday

New Zealand Bloodstocks newly formed South Island Session of the National Yearling Sales Series will be held this Sunday 13 April with the hammer to fall on the first Lot at 11am.

TheSouth Island Salehas traditionally been a sale of two-year-olds and mixed bloodstock held in August but the South Islands annual harvest has now become a sale of yearlings and mixed bloodstock in April.

South Island graduates have performed at the highest level in recent seasons. Talented sprinterNatuzzi(NZ) (Coats Choice) claimed back-to-back Listed Lightning Handicaps last month and was runner-up in the Group 1 Telegraph Handicap earlier in the season.

There are 150 yearlings in the main catalogue along with two entries through the supplementary catalogue. There are 54 sires represented at the Sale from both the North & South Islands along with Australian based stallions.Along with Natuzzi other notable performers include Group 2 Wellington Cup winner and dual Group 3 New Zealand Cup winnerBlood Brotha(NZ) (Danzighill), Group 3 Taranaki Cup winnerCapone(NZ) (Al Akbar) and Listed Shaws Wire Ropes Sprint winnerPizzazz(NZ) (Bertolini).

Strong representation by leading South Island sires include Natuzzis sireCoats Choicewith 11 yearlings catalogued, leading South Island filly Include (NZ) has won two stakes races this season for her sireGallant Guruwho has seven horses entered and this years leading sire at the Karaka Select SaleRaise the Flagis represented by 13 yearlings includingLot 85who is out of a half-sister to the dam of Group 1 Auckland Cup winner Who Shot Thebarman (NZ) (Yaminan Vital).

Some of the North Islands best sires are also represented including last seasons Champion Sire in New Zealand OReilly who is represented byLot 67and Savabeel, the sire ofLot 141, a half-brother to Listed winner Dozintmateranyway (Danske).

Among the nine siblings to stakes winners isLot 28, a half-brother to Group 1 Galaxy Handicap winner Proprietor (Belong to Me) by Sufficient, andLot 89, a half-brother to Group 1 winner Hurrah (Bahhare) by Saperavi.

Also to be auctioned at the Sale is a weanling, two-year-olds, unraced stock, racehorses and broodmares.

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