Carnival Yearling Sale

Account of CHEQUERS STUD, Cambridge.

(The property of Northwind Trust)

COUNTRY REEL (USA) (Bay 2000-Stud in France 2005, Aust. 2005). 2 wins at 2, £119,896, York Gimcrack S., Gr.2, 2d Newcastle Chipchase S., Gr.3, 4th Newmarket Middle Park S., Gr.1, Royal Ascot Golden Jubilee S., Gr.1. Out of SW Country Belle, a half-sister to SW Anabaa (Newmarket July Cup, Gr.1, sire), SW Key of Luck (Longchamp Prix d'Arenberg, Gr.3, sire) and SW Always Loyal. His oldest Aust.-bred progeny are yearlings.

1st dam

TAHITIAN PEARL, by Ebony Grosve. Unplaced. Half-sister to Benedict, Venus Was Her Name. This is her first foal.

2nd dam

FANNY BLACK, by Chem. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1100m, 1400m. Three-quarter-sister to Swift Swallow (dam of ZOLA), half-sister to SO CASUAL. Dam of 9 named foals, 8 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

Venus Was Her Name (Spectacular Love). 3 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 1600m, MRC Dubai Racing Club P.H., 2d ARC Championship S., Gr.2, WRC Anniversary H., L, Rotorua RC Trac Sports Bar H., Feilding JC Manawatu Toyota 2YO H., 3d ARC Royal S., Gr.2, Waikato RC Sir Tristram Fillies Classic, Gr.2, Manawatu RC Eulogy S., Gr.3, 4th WRC Thorndon Mile, Gr.1, VRC Matriarch S., Gr.3.

Benedict (O'Reilly). Winner at 1600m in 2006-07, Avondale JC Carol's TAB H., 2d ARC Championship S., Gr.2, Waikato RC Shamrock Club H.

3rd dam

SOME REASON, by Sound Reason. 7 wins at 1400m, 1600m, CJC Challenge S.H., Gr.3, Merivale H., BOP RC Whakatane Racing Club H. Half-sister to MAGNIFICENT. Dam of 10 named foals, 9 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

SO CASUAL (Casual Lies). Top of The 1998-99 NZ 3YO Free H. (1700m+). 9 wins-2 at 2-from 1000m to 2400m, NZ$448,375, New Zealand Derby, Gr.1, ARC King's P., Gr.3, Hawke's Bay Guineas, Gr.3, North Canterbury RC Canterbury S., L, Taupo RC HS Dyke Bloodstock 3YO S., ARC State Insurance Easter Trial, Stark South Juvenile S., Waikato RC White Bros Panelworks Juvenile S., Hawke's Bay Total VJ Distributors Ltd H., 2d ARC Ellerslie Sires' Produce S., Gr.1, Manawatu Sires' Produce S., Gr.1, New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, Matamata RC Waikato Stud S.H., Manawatu RC Fairdale Stud Futurity 2YO H., 3d Avondale Guineas, Gr.2, ARC Great Northern Guineas, Gr.2, WRC Magic Millions Classic S. (R), L, 4th WRC Thompson H., Gr.3.

Goldstar Way - Many Happy Returns (H.K.). 6 wins-1 at 2-from 1000m to 1650m, NZ$4,800, HK$3,761,465 in NZ and HK, HKJC Shan Kwong H., Nanjing H., Nam Fung H., Audemars Piguet 125th Anniversary S.

4th dam

SOME SWALLOW, by My Swallow. Unraced. Half-sister to Noble Duty (dam of FEALTY). Dam of 9 named foals, 7 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

SOME REASON (Sound Reason). 7 wins. See above.

MAGNIFICENT (Taipan II). Third top colt on The 1980-81 NZ 2YO Free H. 3 wins at 2, ARC Great Northern Foal S., Gr.3, Breeders' P.H., 2d Avondale S., L, 3d WRC Dalgety S., Gr.2.