Festival Yearling Sale

ROSSINI (USA) (Bay 1997-Stud in Ire. 2001, NZ 2002). 3 wins at 2, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Robert Papin, Gr.2. Half-brother to SW Elusive Quality. Sire of SW Golden Legacy (Ayr Firth of Clyde S., Gr.3), Tournedos, SP Guillaume Tell and of Gioaccino Rossini, Le Corvee, Asian Tiger, Gazza Ladra, Kotopaxy, Bod Rocket, Bod Sovereing, Grazy, Knock Bridge and of the placegetters Bogaz, etc. His oldest NZ-bred progeny are now yearlings. 

1st dam

NOLANA, by Pre Catelan. Unraced. Half-sister to SIR MOUNTABLE. This is her sixth living foal. Her fifth foal is a 2YO. Dam of two foals to race.

2nd dam

NOLENE'S PET, by Piko. Unraced. Half-sister to RAISE A HOLME (dam of DEPUTY DANCER, LAPUMA). Dam of 9 named foals, 8 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

SIR MOUNTABLE (Morcon). 4 wins at 2000m, 2400m, NZ$10,100, A$96,880, ACT RC Canberra Cup, L, QTC CEB Barnes H., Avondale JC Alby Gain Improvers' H., 2d AJC Chester H., 3d Waikato RC Stuart Hale Livestock H., 4th Queensland Cup, L, City Tattersalls Club Cup, L.

Avonui. 10 wins from 1600m to 2150m, NZ$75,260, CJC Industrial Painters H.-twice, DB Draught Greymouth Cup, DB Oamaru Cup, Matamata RC George Tu Memorial H., 2d CJC Charles Heidsieck H.

Noblest Roman. 9 wins from 1400m to 3200m in Aust.

Golly Holly. Winner at 1100m in Aust. Producer.

Jeeper's Joy. Winner at 2 in Aust. Producer.

3rd dam

NOLENE, by Noholme. Unplaced. Half-sister to NILENE WONDER (dam of TAYLOR'S FALLS, TRUE PITCH, WONDROUS ME, Sunny Clime). Dam of 12 foals, 11 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

RAISE A HOLME (Marshua's Dancer). 7 wins, US$174,192, Atlantic City Pageant H., L, Golden Gate Countess Fager H., L, 2d Meadowlands Saddlebrook S., L. Dam of-

DEPUTY DANCER (Deputy Minister). 6 wins-1 at 2, Garden State Princeton H., L, 2d Garden State Lilac S., L, Princeton H., L, Atlantic City Honeymoon H., L, Meadowlands Glassboro H., L. Producer.

LAPUMA (Lord at War). 5 wins from 1m to 1½m, Delaware Twixtslusive S., L, Keeneland Dowager S., L, 2d Keeneland Bewitch S., Gr.3, Kentucky Downs Pleasant Temper S., L, 4th Saratoga Glens Falls H., Gr.3.

Danshua. 5 wins in USA. Dam of-

North East Dancer. Raced twice. Dam of-

NORTH EAST BOUND (D'Accord). 12 wins-1 at 2-from 1m to 9f, US$1,376,408, Keeneland Maker's Mark Mile S., Gr.2, Meadowlands Meadowlands Cup H., Gr.2, Delaware Kent S., Gr.3, Meadowlands Cliff Hanger H., Gr.3, 2d Breeders' Cup Mile S., Gr.1, Gulfstream Appleton H., Gr.2.

Near Holme. Unraced. Dam of-

WAJIMEGO (Wajima). 4 wins at 2, Winnipeg Futurity, Can-3, Assiniboia Debutante S. (N), 2d Assiniboia Osiris Plate H. (N).