Quality Selection at NZB National Broodmare Sale
9 July 2007
There's just under a fortnight to go until nearly�300 lots are set to go under the hammer at New Zealand Bloodstock's National Broodmare & Mixed Bloodstock Sale on Sunday 22 July.�
The bumper one-day Sale features broodmares (234), weanlings (15), yearlings (15), two-year-olds (4), unraced horses (12), racehorses (15) and stallion shares (3).
Making up the bulk of the catalogue is the broodmare section which displays no shortage of quality with a Group 1 winner, eight daughters of Group 1 winners and 19 half or full siblings to Group 1 winners featured�amongst the selection.
Marketing Manager Petrea Vela said the company is very pleased with this year's offering. "There's a renewed confidence in our industry and breeders have responded by entering several quality mares which will provide some fantastic buying opportunities. There's a broad selection of broodmare sires and covering sires represented which should hold widespread appeal, and with record sales receipts earlier in the year, combined with the more favourable tax environment and increases in prize money,�there has never been a better time to invest in the industry."
Highlights of the Sale include:
- Leading Australian broodmare sire DANEHILL is represented by three broodmares: Brimming (Lot 92) with a Thorn Park service; Danezza (Lot 110), the producer of two winners already from a family which has produced stakes winners in France, England and Germany; and Sheza Gem (Lot 255), a winner herself over 1400m and believed to be in foal to Pins.
- Leading broodmare sire in New Zealand, CENTAINE has nine broodmares in the catalogue including Procure (Lot 231), a half-sister to Group 3 winner Rhythm (Bakharoff) and Group 1 placegetter at two, Tristachine (Sir Tristram). She has already produced the Group 3 performer in Melbourne, Azevedo (Helissio), and has been served by Falkirk.
- Outstanding�New Zealand sire�ZABEEL is the sire of five broodmares on offer, and also the covering sire of Towkay mare Faberge (Lot 123), a close relative to Group 1 winning juvenile Alamosa, and Hennessy mare The Island Storm (Lot 280), a six-time winning daughter of Group 1 WA Oaks winner India's Dream (Western Symphony).
- Reigning New Zealand Champion sire VOLKSRAAD is well-represented with�nine entries including Stella Stargazer (Lot 266) the dam of current stakeswinner Grace Park (Danske).
- Plus proven broodmare sires such as CANNY LAD, KAAPSTAD, GROSVENOR, LAST TYCOON, LORD BALLINA, MARSCAY, POMPEII COURT, SIR TRISTRAM, STAR WAY &��SOUND REASON are represented.
- Group 1 Telegraph Handicap winner LADY MADONNA (Kingdom Bay) (Lot 173) is the sole Group 1 winning broodmare entry. A half-sister to Group 1 winning sprinter Recurring (Pentire) and the dam of the Queensland stakes performer Magic Pins (Pins), Lady Madonna is also the grand-dam of Satin Robes (Ne Coupez Pas), a recent stakes winner in Melbourne. She has not been to stud this season.
- Daughters of Group 1 winners such as CAPRICIOUS LASS (WA Derby), GATHERNEAUX (Australasian Oaks), (Our) HEAVENLY BODY (South Australian Oaks), ROYAL MAGIC (Queensland Oaks & Queensland Derby Derby) and THE ISLAND STORM (WA Oaks) are included.
- Full or half-sisters to Group 1 winners such as ACUSHLA MARIE (STC Winfield Classic), MAGIC OF SYDNEY (AJC Spring Champion Stakes), PRIZED GEM (Brisbane Cup), SOUNDORATION (NZ Cup), STONY BAY (STC BMW & Ranvet Stakes), ZONDA (NZ Derby & Oaks Stud Classic) and five-time Group 1 winner SURFER'S PARADISE are also entered.
- Amongst those mares that have already produced stakeswinners are Far South (Stark South), Funny Features (Archway), Harriet (Kaapstad), Herbacious (Lord Ballina), Khaielly Princess (Khairpour) and Quiescent (Gleam Machine).
- Covering sires include proven sires FLYING SPUR, O'REILLY, PENTIRE, PINS, STRAVINSKY and VOLKSRAAD.
- Plus covering sires of four or more mares entered include BACHELOR DUKE, BLACK MINNALOUSHE, CAPTAIN RIO, DON EDUARDO, ELUSIVE CITY, FALKIRK, HANDSOME RANSOM, JOHAR, KEENINSKY, KEEPER, MR NANCHO, NO EXCUSE NEEDED, POSTPONED, SAVABEEL, SCAREDEE CAT, SPARTACUS, ST REIMS, THORN PARK, TRADITIONALLY, VAN NISTELROOY and VIKING RULER.
- THE OAKS STUD has the largest draft of horses entered this year, with 22 broodmares being offered unreserved. Amongst the selection are mares by Affirmed, Kingdom Bay, Marauding, Carnegie, Last Tycoon and Zabeel,�with covering sires Bachelor Duke, Keeninsky, Keeper, Spartacus and Traditionally.
- Plus prominent breeders HAUNUI FARM, MAPPERLEY STUD,TRELAWNEY STUD, TWIN PINES, WAIKATO STUD and�WENTWOOD GRANGE each have 10 or more mares entered for sale.
Selling�will commence at 10am on Sunday 22 July at Karaka.