Festival Yearling Sale

MELLIFONT (USA) (Chestnut 1994-Stud 1997). Winner at 2. Out of SP Fairy Dancer, three-quarter sister to 4 SW inc. Sadler's Wells (champion sire). Sire of 61 rnrs, 24 wnrs, inc. SW Pledge (CJC Canterbury Belle S., L), SP Finbar Reidy, Woodford Girl and of Mapua, Titan Happiness, Fontees Lass, Kobold - Diamond Dart (Mal.), Montchanin, Dawn, Mellsun, Quinn the Eskimo - Anytime (Mac.), Rise to Stardom, Special Habit, Careyes, etc. 

1st dam

QUIETNESS, by Shy Rambler*. Unraced. Half-sister to Lady Acumen (dam of THE A TRAIN , Instantly ), Sooth (dam of CALM HARBOUR , Winning Endgame ). This is her ninth foal. Her eighth foal is a 2YO. Her seventh foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of five foals to race, two winners, inc:-

Taieri Belle (f. by St Hilarion*). 6 wins from 1600m to 2500m, Southland RC Homestead Cobb & Co H., CJC Avon City Ford H., Bush Inn TAB H., Ashburton RC Buccleugh Welter H., Wyndham RC Marshall & Rodgers Garages H., 2d Central Otago JC Grosvenor Hotel H.

Puketoki Lass (f. by Spectacular Love*). Winner at 1600m.

James Virgil (g. by Paris Opera). Placed up to 1600m.

Koibito (g. by Spectacular Love*). Placed at 1700m in Mal.

2nd dam

TARA, by Oncidium*. Unraced. Half-sister to Danish Courage, Mighty Fiesta - Let Us Twinkle (Mac.), Fine Leg (dam of MASAWA), Statira (dam of MAINTAIN). Dam of 5 foals, 2 to race, inc:-

Lady Acumen. 2 wins at 1600m, 2100m, Counties Gold Rush H. Dam of-

THE A TRAIN (Blues Traveller*). 7 wins from 1300m to 3200m, NZ$3,500, A$395,840, to 2001-02, SAJC Adelaide Cup, Gr.1, VRC Lady Mayoress' P., MVRC TROA Carlton Draught Trophy.

Instantly (Spectacular Love*). 3 wins-1 at 2-at 950m, 1200m, STC Love a Show H., BOP RC Air NZ NPC H., 2d Taranaki RC Lion Red 2YO Classic, Gr.2, ARC Wilkinson Insurance Brokers Mile S., Gr.3, Avondale JC Ra Ora Classic S., L, 3d Manawatu RC Eulogy S., Gr.3.

Sooth. Unraced. Dam of-

CALM HARBOUR (Spectacular Love*). 16 wins from 1200m to 2000m, NZ$376,685, WRC Thorndon Mile H., Gr.1, Captain Cook S., Gr.1, Hawke's Bay Kelt Capital S., Gr.2, Manawatu RC Awapuni Gold Cup, Gr.3, Hawke's Bay Russell's Akai Television S., Gr.3, Manawatu RC Selwyn Ford Challenge S., L-twice, Levin S.H., L, 2d Otaki Maori RC Terrace Regency Hotel WFA S., Gr.1, Wanganui JC Trust Bank Central S., Gr.3, 3d Waikato Draught Sprint, Gr.1.

Winning Endgame (Spectacular Love*). Placed up to 1600m, 2d AJC Carbine Club S., L.

Balm. 3 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1400m, Manawatu RC Iades H. Dam of-

Calm Crossing (Northerly Native*). 5 wins at 1400m, 1600m, Levin Winter Cup, CJC Nederburg Metric Mile H., 2d CJC Winter Classic H., L, 3d CJC Air New Zealand Winter Cup, Gr.3.

I'm Excited (Paris Opera). 6 wins from 1800m to 3200m, NZ$75,115, New Zealand Cup Trial, Masterton RC DB Draught H., 2d New Zealand Cup, Gr.2, 4th Hawke's Bay Cup, Gr.2, CJC Easter Cup, Gr.3.