Festival Yearling Sale

MAGIC RING (IRE) (Bay 1989-Stud in GB 1994, Aust. 1994, NZ 2002). 3 wins at 2, £69,160, Royal Ascot Norfolk S., Gr.3. Sire of 262 wnrs, 11 SW, inc. SW Baal Yabba (BTC Summer S., Gr.3), Lots of Magic, Say Magic, Magical, Merlin's Ring, Aldora, Australian Dreams, Magic Heaven, Miss Lovely, Stella Maree, Spellmaker - Best of the Best (Mac.), SP Brigadore, Magic of Love, Hidden Magic, etc. His oldest NZ-bred progeny are now yearlings. 

1st dam

BASSE NORMANDIE, by Stark South. Raced twice. This is her first foal.

2nd dam

NORMANDY BAY, by Karensky. Unraced. Sister to Normandy River , half-sister to Regain (dam of SHARP GAIN ). Dam of 2 named foals, 1 to race.

3rd dam

DEFY, by Alcide. Placed at 2100m in Fr. Half-sister to RIVERSIDE (dam of RIVERQUEEN, RIVER RIVER, RIVERKING, Kentucky River), DOUBLE-U-JAY, Lorn Lady (dam of LADY IN SILVER, Bright Ivor). Dam of 8 foals, 6 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

Normandy River (Karensky). 3 wins-1 at 2-to 1400m, VATC Lightwood H., 2d New Zealand One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, WRC Desert Gold S., Gr.3, 3d VATC Tristarc S., L. Dam of-

Rivatar (Star Way). 3 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1600m, Avondale JC West City Construction H., Hawke's Bay Steel & Tube Juvenile H., 3d WRC Desert Gold S., Gr.3, Foxton RC Castletown S., L.

Normandy Boy (Zabeel). 5 wins at 1400m, 2000m to 2003-04, Marlborough RC Criterion Hotel Cup Prelude H., CJC Avon City Ford H., Northland Cup, 2d CJC Canterbury Draught New Zealand Cup, Gr.2, Gold Club Metropolitan H., Gr.3, Spring Classic H., L.

Regain. Winner at 1½m in GB. Dam of-

SHARP GAIN (Sharpo). 2 wins at 1600m, 2000m, Milan Premio Verziere, L, 3d Rome Premio Buontalenta, L.

4th dam

RENOUNCE, by Big Game. Winner at 1m in GB. Half-sister to Fresh Air (dam of AIRORIX, FRESH 'N FOOLISH), Renown (dam of ONWARD GUY), Fresh Evidence (dam of Twelfth-Night), Aries (dam of AIR TROOPER, HERE'S WHY). Dam of 7 foals, all raced, 6 winners, inc:-

RIVERSIDE (Sheshoon). 4 wins from 2000m to 2600m, Longchamp Prix de Royallieu, Gr.3, 3d Longchamp Prix Vermeille, Gr.1. Dam of-

RIVERQUEEN (Luthier). 5 wins from 1600m to 2500m, Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, Gr.1, Longchamp Prix Saint-Alary, Gr.1. Dam of-

RIVIERE DOREE (Secretariat). 2 wins, Saint-Cloud Prix Coronation, L.

Minya (Blushing Groom). Winner at 1600m, Saint-Cloud Prix de la Bascoe, 3d Chantilly Prix de Sandringham, Gr.3. Dam of-

ALTIERI (Selkirk). 13 wins from 1600m to 2200m to 2004 in Fr. and Italy, Rome Premio Presidente della Repubblica, Gr.1.

Lorn Lady. Winner in GB. Dam of-

LADY IN SILVER (Silver Hawk). 6 wins-1 at 2, Prix de Diane, Gr.1.