National Weanling & Broodmare Sale

11 - 13 May 2003

 

Lot

 

Gemma Dilemma

Account of GG SYNDICATE LTD., Cambridge.

Brown mare Foaled in 1993

Lot

638

Brown M

Box

  F 565

Sire                                                 Lord Ballina                             Bletchingly........................................... Biscay
Bureaucracy                                                                         Sunset Girl....................................... Star Affair
1987                                               Tulla Doll                                  Oncidium*............................................. Alcide
                                                                                                                Doll................................................Agricola*
Dam                                               Noble Bijou*                           Vaguely Noble.................................... Vienna
Sapphire Flight                                                                  Priceless Gem..................... Hail to Reason
1987                                               Gem Flight                               Mellay*................................... Never Say Die
                                                                                                                Atlantic Flight..............................Agricola*

 

BUREAUCRACY (NZ) (1987). Top of The 1990-91 Australasian 3YO Classification (1300m-2000m). 5 wins, A$690,648, STC George Ryder S., Gr.1. Half-brother to SW Watchman; brother to the dam of SW Bella Astarta. Sire of 246 rnrs, 167 wnrs, inc. SW Mr Bureaucrat (BTC Doomben Cup, Gr.1), Noircir, Normal Practice, Desk Top Lover, etc. Sire of the dams of 15 rnrs, 7 wnrs, inc. Royal Fire, Eltira, Runon, Flying Crown, Hallstrom, etc. 

 

1st dam

SAPPHIRE FLIGHT, by Noble Bijou*. Placed up to 2150m in Aust. Sister to ALIBHAI. Dam of five named foals, four to race, all winners, inc:-

Able Way (g. by Star Way*). 3 wins at 1400m, 1600m to 2001-02, ARC Penang Turf Club 3YO H., 2d ARC Crombie Lockwood Cornwall H., Gr.3, STC Kingston Town S., Gr.3, Waikato RC John Walker Printers H., 3d STC Neville Sellwood S., L, 4th STC Neville Sellwood S., L.

Black Sari (f. by Bureaucracy). 4 wins at 1350m, 1600m, 2d AJC Perrelet 1777 Watches H., 3d AJC Bernbrook H.

Sapphire Grosve (f. by Grosvenor). Winner at 1600m in Aust.

Eebygum (g. by Volksraad*). Winner at 2500m in 2001-02 in Sth. Af.

 

2nd dam

Gem Flight, by Mellay*. 4 wins-1 at 2-from 850m to 1800m, Southland RC Nursery H., 3d Southland Guineas, L. Sister to Jane Flight (dam of OUR FLIGHT). Dam of 6 named foals, 5 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

ALIBHAI (Noble Bijou*). Head of The 1984-85 Australasian 4YO+ Classification. 7 wins from 1900m to 2400m, A$668,390, STC HE Tancred S., Gr.1, VATC Caulfield S., Gr.1, STC Rosehill Guineas, Gr.1, Rawson S., Gr.1, AJC Kamikaze H., STC Opera House H., Bradfield S., 2d AJC Derby, Gr.1, VRC LKS Mackinnon S., Gr.1, AJC Queen Elizabeth Randwick S., Gr.1, VRC Turnbull S., Gr.2, VATC Memsie S., Gr.2, STC Phar Lap S., Gr.2, 3d AJC Sydney Cup, Gr.1. Sire.

(Try) Gem Again. 6 wins from 1600m to 2300m, Otago RC Arthur Barnett Melbourne Cup Trial H., Cromwell JC Tourist Hotel Corporation H. Dam of-

Famous Flight. 8 wins from 1400m to 2600m, Wanganui JC Marsh McLennan H., Marton Business Houses H., 4th Wanganui Cup, L.

 

3rd dam

ATLANTIC FLIGHT, by Agricola*. 3 wins from 7f to 10¾f, 2d CJC Autumn P. Dam of 8 named foals, 7 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

Gem Flight (Mellay*). 4 wins. See above.

Jane Flight. Raced twice. Dam of-

OUR FLIGHT (Imperial Guard*). 9 wins from 1200m to 2400m, New Zealand Derby, Gr.1, New Zealand One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1.

 

Race Record : Unraced.

Produce Record : Dam of two named foals, one to race.

1999 f. Precious Gem, by Bigstone*. Winner at 1100m in 2002-03.

2000 f. Gemmas Destiny, by Le Destin*. Unraced.

2001 f. by Le Destin*.

2002 f. by Kilimanjaro*.

Not served