NZB Winter Mixed Bloodstock Sale Now Online

The catalogue for New Zealand Bloodstock's Winter Mixed Bloodstock Sale is NOW online.

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Doubling in size from last year's inaugural Winter Mixed Bloodstock Sale, the 2009 event really packs a punch this year with quality assembled right through the 111 broodmares, 58 yearlings, 17 two-year-olds, 14 unraced horses, and 11 raced horses catalogued.

The Sale - topped by Sharp Princess (Pins - She's Snubbed, by O'Reilly) in 2008 when she was sold from the Twin Pines draft for $170,000 - will again see tremendous representation from the same vendor in 2009, both in terms of quality and quantity.

Mike Tololi's Twin Pines will offer 93 thoroughbreds at the Winter Mixed Bloodstock Sale, with many providing outstanding prospects for buyers at every level of the market.

Broodmares will sell first this time around, and with the breeding season less than a month away breeders with a keen sense of opportunity will be sure to find quality at value prices.

Highlighting the broodmares is Lot 102 Honor Lap (Honor Grades), winner of the Group 1 WATC Derby and Group 2 West Australian Oaks. Just ten years old, Honor Lap has had two foals to race including Sydney winner Lap of Honor and Zabeel three-year-old Top Gallant, who has placed in Australia this season for owners Les Samba and Ron Medich.

With a Hussonet filly and a Zabeel colt still to hit the track, Honor Lap is offered for sale by Haunui Farm as agent, in foal to leading New Zealand stallion Pins.

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�The Karaka� Complex Nearing Winter

Another racemare whom many buyers will be familiar with is Forlorna (Nashwan) who was trained by Sheila Laxon to win the Listed Bendigo Cup after placings in the Group 3 Rotorua Cup and Listed Matamata Cup.

Her first foal is stakes placed Abbey Way (Encosta De Lago), and she has a Stravinsky filly, and colts by Reset and Postponed, still to race for her. By leading international sire Nashwan, Forlorna was not served in 2008 and forms part of the Twin Pines draft at Lot 92.

Other broodmare highlights include:

Lot 1 - Lady Gesine 1997 (Grosvenor x Gesine, by Nassipour) - Twin Pines

��������� A three-quarter sister to Group 1 Sydney Cup winner Gallic (Zabeel), Lady Gesine is a grand-daughter of NZB Filly of the Year Solveig.

��������� She is already the dam of Listed Macau Derby and Listed Macau Gold Cup winner Farson (Postponed), and she is sold with a full sibling to the smart galloper in utero. LSD 28 September 2008.

Lot 6 - Longwood 1997 (Dolphin Street x Imposing Bloom II, by Imposing) - Woodbine Farm

��������� Longwood is a placed half-sister to Group 1 winner Tycoon Lil, the dam of Darley's smart $2.1 million three-year-old filly Estee, winner of the Listed Adelaide Guineas this season, and Group 1 placed second in the SAJC Schweppes Oaks.

��������� She is sold with an early positive test to Domesday. LSD 26 September 2008.

Lot 7 Macarena 1994 (Kaapstad x Cobanna, by Star Way) - Twin Pines

��������� A half-sister to dual Group 1 winner Coco Cobanna, Macarena was a good performer herself, scoring victory three times and placing third in the Listed Tauranga Classic.

��������� Dam of three to race for three winners, Macarena is the dam of Richard and Chris Otto's Attackum (Pins), winner of four of nine starts this season.

Lot 15 Miss Tree 1992 (Oregon x Miss Kiwitea, by Truly Vain) - Blandford Lodge

��������� Group 3 placed, Miss Tree is a half sister to 2000-01 Champion NZ three-year-old Tit for Taat (Faltaat).

��������� Already the dam of stakes placed Miss Puzzle (Citidancer) and five-time Hong Kong winner Towering Feeling (Faltaat), she is sold in foal to Faltaat. LSD 21 October 2008.

Lot 27 Paklani Princess 1994 (Last Tycoon x Paklani, by Haulpak) - Twin Pines

��������� Out of top Australian two-year-old Paklani, Paklani Princess is by premier broodmare sire Last Tycoon, and a half-sister to dual Group 1 producer Super Sheila.

��������� Paklani Princess is already the dam of two stakes horses including Listed winner True Valour. She is sold in foal to Group 1 Haydock Sprint Cup winner Red Clubs. LSD 10 October 2008.

Lot 51 Straight Lake 1997 (Salt Lake x Her Mink Coat, by Affirmed) - Curraghmore Stud

��������� Straight Lake is a half-sister to Group 3 winner and Group 1 Flight Stakes placed Moonflute and a half-sister to the dam of Group 1 Winter Stakes winner, Absolut Glam.

��������� Her family boasts current Australasian�Group 1 form, and she is sold in foal to Group 1 sire Keeper. LSD 22 November 2008.

Lot 80 Copper Flame 1997 (Lord Ballina x Shekanwyn, by Musical Phantasy) - A. Skelton

��������� A four time winner herself, Copper Flame is a half-sister to Group 1 winner She's a Meanie, the dam of leading two-year-old, She's Meaner.

��������� Copper Flame is sold in foal to Down The Road's sire Danroad. LSD 28 October 2008.

Lot 85 Dapper's Pride 1995 (Scenic - Bo Dapper, by Sir Dapper) - Twin Pines

��������� Dapper's Pride, by sire of the moment Scenic, is a half-sister to outstanding Group 1 racehorse and sire Testa Rossa.

��������� The dam of three winners to date including three-year-old Optimus (More Than Ready) this season, Dapper's Pride is sold in foal to leading young sire Postponed. LSD 11 October 2008.

Lot 96 Hairini 1995 (Zabeel x Ardee One, by Sharivari) - Woodbine Farm

��������� Out of Group 1 Railway winner Ardee One, this daughter of Zabeel has left three to race for three winners including two-year-old Victorian Listed winner, Flying Firebird (Stravinsky).

��������� Hairini is sold in foal to Group 1 Santa Anita Derby winner Castledale. LSD 2 December 2008.

Lot 98 Hayizah 1993 (Woodman x Lake Champlain, by King's Lake) - Twin Pines

��������� Out of Group 1 Irish One Thousand Guineas placed Lake Champlain, Hayizah is a half to two stakes winners.

��������� At stud she has left three winners including the highly regarded Six Star (Ekraar) who placed second in the Group 3 Wellington Stakes this season on track to the Group 1 Mercedes Derby. Hayizah is sold with a full sibling to Six Star in utero. LSD 15 November 2008.

Mares by Bluebird, Caerleon, Carnegie, Centaine, Danehill, Encosta De Lago, Flying Spur, Galileo, Kaapstad, Last Tycoon, Marscay, More Than Ready, O'Reilly, Pentire, Riverman, Rory's Jester, Royal Academy, Scenic, Star Way, Stravinsky, Success Express, Tale of the Cat, Volksraad, Woodman, and Zabeel will also go under the hammer.

Covering sires include Danroad, Darci Brahma, Domesday, Faltaat, Ifraaj, Keeper, No Excuse Needed, Pentire, Perfectly Ready, Pins, Postponed, Red Clubs, Refuse to Bend, Savabeel, and Thorn Park.

Pin-hookers looking for a quick turn-over prospect into the Karaka 2010 National Yearling Sales Series will be pleased to see a selection of 58 yearlings on offer at the Winter Mixed Bloodstock Sale.

Full and half siblings to stakes horses Farson, Kaapeon, True Valour, Grace Park, Ali Spur, Abbey Way, Six Star, and Number One will all go under the hammer along with a half brother to Attackum at Lot 118.

The two-year-old and unraced sections are highlighted by:

Lot 199 - Bay Filly - Redoute's Choice x Donna Dior (Marscay) - Phoenix Park

��������� By champion sire Redoute's Choice, this filly's first two dams are stake winners in Australia, while her third dam, Corn, is responsible for the likes of Maizcay, Fitting, Catbird, Pillar of Hercules, and Half Hennessy.

��������� This filly is a half-sister to Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Stakes and Group 1 Australian Oaks placed Galileo's Daughter, whilst her own dam is a half-sister to Yesterday (Red Ransom), a stakes winner this season.

��������� Aided by her good looks, this filly fetched $540,000 at the 2008 Karaka Premier Yearling Sale.

Amongst the racing stock are a plethora of race winners, up to and including this season, who will offer many more thrills on the racetrack. Amongst the stand-outs is:

Lot 201 - L'Accord 2005 (Golan x Distant Heights, by Imposing) - J.P. Wills

��������� This bay filly was placed as a three-year-old this season from five starts, and given her pedigree you would expect her to improve with time.

��������� Hailing from the Heights family, L'Accord is a half-sister to 2000-01 Top NZ 3YO filly Ad Alta, and to Listed winner Posing, the dam of Group 2 winner Zanna.

New Zealand Bloodstock's Winter Mixed Bloodstock Sale is set for Karaka on Sunday 2 August 2009.

The catalogue is now online, with hard copies available from 8 July.

For more information contact New Zealand Bloodstock on +64 9 298 0055 or at reception@nzb.co.nz.