Karaka 2021 - Book 1

ALMANZOR (FR) (Bay or Brown 2013-Stud France 2018, NZ 2018). Champion 3YO Colt in Europe in 2016 (Int.). 8 wins-3 at 2-1400m to 2100m, £737,230, €1,901,600, Chantilly Prix du Jockey Club, Gr.1, Leopardstown Irish Champion S., Gr.1, Ascot Champion S., Gr.1, Deauville Prix Guillaume d'Ornano, Gr.2. Brother to SP Troarn. Related to SW Darjina, etc. His oldest SH-bred progeny are yearlings.

1st dam

CLAUDINE, by Lonhro. Placed at 3 in Aust. Half-sister to GALLATIN, Union Gap. This is her third foal. Her second foal is a 2YO. Dam of one foal to race.

2nd dam

MAYFIELD, by Danehill. Winner at 2 at 1600m in France. Half-sister to FRACTIONAL, NEEDLECRAFT (dam of FINE NEEDLE). Dam of 8 named foals, 7 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

GALLATIN (Street Cry). 2 wins at 1600m, 2000m, A$208,875, ATC Tulloch S., Gr.2, Champion Casino Prince P., 3d VRC Connoisseur S., L, 4th ATC Colin Stephen H., Gr.3, Gosford Gold Cup, L.

Union Gap (Elusive Quality). 3 wins to 1400m, A$116,585, MRC Hocking Stuart H., 3d VRC Poseidon S., L, 4th VRC Carbine Club S., Gr.3.

Wander. 5 wins 1000m to 1200m, A$182,170, to 2020-21, ATC Casino Prince at Vinery H., Kawasaki Keiba Trophy H., 2d ATC Invictus H.

3rd dam

SHARP POINT, by Royal Academy. 3 wins-1 at 2-at 5f, 6f in Ireland and U.S.A, Tipperary Sprint S., L, 2d Leopardstown Phoenix S., Gr.1, Silver Flash S., L, 3d Leopardstown One Thousand Guineas Trial, L, 4th York Nunthorpe S., Gr.1, Leopardstown Flying Five S., Gr.3, Ballyogan S., Gr.3, Tipperary Sprint S., L. Three-quarter-sister to LAVERY, half-sister to HIGH TARGET - FASTEST STAR (H.K.). Dam of 12 foals, 10 to race, 8 winners, inc:-

FRACTIONAL (Manduro). 9 wins-4 in succession-1600m to 2100m, €388,850, Longchamp Prix Dollar, Gr.2, Deauville Prix Quincey, Gr.3, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Messidor, Gr.3, La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.3, Deauville Prix de Tourgeville, L, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Gyges, 2d Longchamp Prix Dollar, Gr.2, 3d Maisons-Laffitte Prix Eugene Adam, Gr.2.

NEEDLECRAFT (Mark of Esteem). 4 wins-1 at 2-at 1600m, 1800m, Chantilly Prix Chloé, Gr.3, Milan Premio Sergio Cumani, Gr.3, Saint-Cloud Prix Perruche Bleue, 2d Cologne Grosse Europa Meile, Gr.2. Dam of-

FINE NEEDLE (Admire Moon). Champion Sprinter/Miler in Japan in 2018. 10 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1400m, HK$912,000, 478,276,000¥, Chukyo Takamatsunomiya Kinen, Gr.1, Nakayama Sprinters S., Gr.1, Hanshin Sankei Sho Centaur S., Gr.2-twice, Kyoto Silk Road S., Gr.3.

4th dam

NICE POINT, by Sharpen Up. Unraced. Half-sister to TIROL, Lady Donna (dam of LAVERY, BASIC INSTINCT), Classic Design (dam of EVENINGPERFORMANCE). Dam of 7 foals, 5 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

HIGH TARGET - FASTEST STAR (H.K.) (High Estate). 4 wins-1 at 2-1000m to 1400m, £6,817, HK$8,720,460, HKJC Happy Valley Trophy, L, Centenary Cup, L, 2d Curragh Round Tower S., L, HKJC Sha Tin Trophy, L.

SHARP POINT (Royal Academy). 3 wins. See above.