Karaka 2025 - Book 1

TRAPEZE ARTIST (AUS) (Bay or Brown 2014-Stud 2019). 7 wins-2 at 2, ATC TJ Smith S., Gr.1. Leading Second Season Sire in Aust. in 2023-24. Sire of 147 rnrs, 71 wnrs, inc. SW Griff (MRC Caulfield Guineas, Gr.1), Ducasse, Facile, SP Concello, Flying Trapeze, Spywire, Introducing, Pleasure Artist, Rebecchi, Fly Fly, Artistica and of Disneck, Flying Concello, Spin Doctor, Aerial Dancer, Piggyback, Zarkana, Wallenda, etc.

1st dam

BEAUTIFUL DAWN, by Sea the Stars. Unraced. This is her third foal. Her second foal is a 2YO. Dam of one foal to race.

2nd dam

READY TO LIFT, by More Than Ready. 10 wins-3 in succession-1200m to 2400m, A$598,480, AJC Summer Cup, Gr.3, STC Kingston Town S., Gr.3, WJ McKell Cup, L, Epona S., L, Christmas Cup, L, Sydney Pet & Animal Show Welter H., Vale Jim Fleming AO H., Grand Pavilion H., 2d QTC Brisbane Cup, Gr.2, 4th Canberra Cup, L. Half-sister to DOPFF, RIZON, Whitford Hill, Hi Queen (dam of CURRIGEE), Ascendo (dam of SIR CLIVE, ASCENDING). Dam of 5 named foals, 3 to race, all winners, inc:-

Tapinforpar. 5 wins at 1200m, 1400m, A$245,225, to 2023-24, SAJC Fotobase Gourp Autumn Final H., AIG Security H., Mrs Marcia Meyer H., Big Screen Video P., 2d SAJC Options Liquor Merchants P., 3d SAJC Sportsbet H.

3rd dam

ON THE RISE, by Crested Wave. Winner at 1575m. Half-sister to KHAMACRUZ, SNOW CHIEF, Lacework (dam of SYBEEL, CHAMOIX), Regal Odyssey (dam of REGENT STREET). Dam of 15 foals, 12 to race, 10 winners, inc:-

DOPFF (Tights). 8 wins 1300m to 1900m, ARC Bluebird Foods Trophy, Gr.2, Waikato RC Sprint H., L, Egmont RC Evergreen S., L. Dam of 7 winners-

Octapussy (Octagonal). 6 wins 1400m to 2000m, STC Fine & Dandy H., 2d BTC Doomben Cup, Gr.1, AJC Emancipation S., Gr.2. Dam of-

PUSSY WILLOW (O'Reilly). Third top filly on the 2011-12 NZ 2YO Free H. 2 wins at 2 at 1000m, 1200m, WRC Wakefield Challenge S., Gr.2.

PUSSY O'REILLY (O'Reilly). 5 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1400m, Manawatu RC Flying H., L, 2d Hawkes Bay Makfi Challenge S., Gr.1. Dam of-

POSITIVITY (Almanzor). 4 wins 1600m to 2500m, NZ$194,785, A$281,450, to 2024-25, Auckland TR Sunline Vase, Gr.3, MRC Naturalism S., Gr.3, 2d New Zealand Oaks, Gr.1.

RIZON (Zabeel). 4 wins 1600m to 2400m, NZ$24,450, A$327,450, MRC Herbert Power S., Gr.2, VRC Riverdale H., 2d Moonee Valley Gold Cup, Gr.2.

READY TO LIFT (More Than Ready). 10 wins. See above.

Hi Queen. Winner at 2000m, 2d AJC Matador Towbars H. Dam of 2 winners-

CURRIGEE (Danewin). 4 wins-1 at 2 and 3 in succession-1206m to 2200m, NZ$7,000, A$216,990, Tasmanian Derby, Gr.3, VRC Dowling Forest H., 2d BTC Abigroup H., 3d QTC Grand Prix S., Gr.3 Cup.

Ascendo. Unraced. Dam of 2 winners-

SIR CLIVE (Bigstone). Champion 3YO in NZ in 2000-01 (Stayer). 7 wins-3 at 2 and 3 in succession-900m to 1500m, NZ$161,575, A$495,600, AJC Hobartville S., Gr.2, CJC South Island 2YO S., L, Ashburton RC Ray Coupland S., L, 2d Australian Derby, Gr.1, New Zealand Derby, Gr.1.

ASCENDING (Bigstone). 4 wins at 1400m, 1600m, Egmont RC Fayette Park S., Gr.3, ARC Coca-Cola H., Avondale JC Frank Sing H. Producer.