Ready to Run Breeze Ups Complete

The Breeze Ups for New Zealand Bloodstock's Ready to Run Sale were successfully completed this afternoon with 307 two-year-olds going through their paces at Te Rapa.

The two day event saw the two-year-olds Breeze Up over the final 200 metres of the Te Rapa straight, with every lot individually timed and filmed. DVD copies of the Breeze Ups will be available to order from NZB from Tuesday 25 October, and will be posted online from that date.

To download a copy of the Breeze Up times, click here.

Monday's Breeze Ups saw 163 two-year-olds take to the track which was rated a slow seven, running an average time for the day of 11.18 seconds, with the fastest time of 10.22 seconds going to Lot 12, the colt by Any Suggestion (ex Welbee Kryos) from Diamond Lodge.

Tuesday saw 19 millimetres of rain fall on the course overnight, with the track downgraded to a slow nine. With the running rail moved in four metres, the 144 two-year-olds that breezed up ran an average time of 11.48 seconds for the day. The fastest time for day two going to Mangatiti Bloodstock's Patapan gelding (Lot 106) who ran a slick time of 10.20 seconds.

The two days have seen some well-presented two-year-olds take to the track with smart performances from a number of entries including the Fastnet Rock filly from Esker Lodge (Lot 310) who covered the track in a good time of 10.85 seconds.

Heat 120 saw the Mana Park entries breeze up well, the Elusive City colt (ex Luna Tudor) (Lot 205), the half-brother to the Group 1 winner Allez Wonder, and the Darci Brahma colt from Love Mary, (Lot 200) breezing up in a time of 10.87 seconds.

Lyndhurst Farm, the leading vendor in 2010, saw their Street Sense colt (Lot 304) from the Danehill mare Sharise breeze up in good order, running a time of 11.22 seconds with Lot 57, the General Nediym colt from Botticelli (Dehere) running 11.21 seconds.

One of the last heats of the day saw Windsor Park produce two colts, the half-brother to the Group 2 winner Centennial Park by Falkirk (Lot 348) and the Thorn Park colt from the stakes placed Volksraad mare Shadowfax Babe (Lot 303) breezing up well in times of 10.90 and 10.96 seconds respectively.

Every horse had blood taken immediately after its breeze up gallop to permit screening for undisclosed substances. Buyers may then elect for the sample to be taken and tested against a saleday sample upon purchase.

A two-and-a-half-hour edited programme of the Breeze Ups will be shown on Trackside TV (channel 36) on the following dates:

• Wednesday 26 October: 05:30-08:00
• Thursday 27 October: 00:30-03:00
• Tuesday 01 November: 03:30-06:00
• Friday 04 November: 07:00-09:30

To order a copy of the Breeze Up DVD, which will be available from Tuesday 25 October, please email reception@nzb.co.nz or call 09 298 0055. DVDs will be available in TV and PC format so please include with your request the format you wish to receive.