Festival Yearling Sale

A.P. RULER (USA) (Bay 1995-Stud in USA 2000, NZ 2001). Winner at 6f in USA. Half-brother to SP Aggie Southpaw (2d Churchill Downs Bashford Manor S., Gr.3). Out of SW Beauty Cream (Belmont New York H., Gr.2). Closely related to SW Stravinsky (Newmarket July Cup, Gr.1, sire) and SW Royal and Regal. Sire of Big Bad Bill, C C's Ruler and of the placegetters World Ruler, Rules Easily, etc. His oldest NZ-bred progeny are now 3YOs. 

1st dam

DIONETT, by Natural. 4 wins to 1400m, 2d ARC WN Mackie H., 3d ARC Ford Laser H., Avondale JC Life Members P. This is her eighth foal. Her seventh foal is a 2YO. Dam of three foals to race, all winners-

Plenty of Luck (g. by The Commander). 2 wins at 1200m, 1650m, HKJC Ing Elite Agency H., Lam Tin H., 2d HKJC Hankow H., 3d HKJC Mei Tin H.

McDuff (g. by McGinty). Winner at 1200m, 3d Avondale JC Pinnacle Club H.

McCovey Cove (g. by The Commander). 2 wins at 2000m, 2200m in 2004-05 in NZ and Aust.

2nd dam

DIONE, by Turn the Tide. Winner at 1600m. Sister to Dynamite - Asean II (Mal.). Dam of 2 named foals, both winners-

Dionela. 2 wins at 1200m, 1600m, 3d ARC Mainzeal H., Clear Communications Sprint S., Discovery H.

3rd dam

BOURBON ARROW, by Bourbon Prince. Unplaced. Half-sister to Sister Sam (dam of NO THANKS), Lady Cordtex (dam of FUMBLER). Dam of 9 named foals, 8 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

Dynamite - Asean II (Mal.) (Turn the Tide). 3 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1600m in NZ and Mal, WRC Hopeful H., 3d Perak Derby, L.

4th dam

GOLDEN ARROW, by Robin Goodfellow. 4 wins-2 at 2-from 5f to 9f. Half-sister to Royal Pharos. Dam of 13 foals, 11 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

Sister Sam. Winner at 6f. Dam of-

NO THANKS (Stunning). 4 wins at 2, HBJC Hastings S., L, WRC Roseneath H., 2d CJC Champagne S., L, 3d Wellington S., Gr.3.

Gold Sprite. Unplaced. Dam of-

Shy Sprite. Raced once. Dam of-

Spritely Miss. 5 wins to 2200m, Otago RC Miss World H. Dam of-

Luvajug (Little Brown Jug). 5 wins from 1400m to 2200m, CJC Blue Rooster Cafe H., 3d Otago RC Dunedin Gold Cup, Gr.3.

Golden Glow. Unraced. Dam of-

TRISSARO (Sir Tristram). 11 wins from 1400m to 3200m, US$1,200, NZ$28,750, A$492,950, STC HE Tancred S., Gr.1, AJC Sydney Cup, Gr.1, VATC Underwood S., Gr.1, VRC Blamey S., Gr.2, VATC TS Carlyon Cup, Gr.2, STC Hill S., Gr.2.

Taitoru (Sir Tristram). 6 wins from 1600m to 2400m, Rotorua RC Dallas Motors Ltd H., 2d Manawatu RC Hotel Association Cup, L.

Lady Cordtex. Unplaced. Dam of-

FUMBLER (The Cobbler). 11 wins, NZ Grand National S/chase, L.