National Weanling & Broodmare Sale

BLACK MINNALOUSHE (USA) (Bay 1998-Stud in USA 2002, NZ 2002). 4 wins-2 at 2-at 6f, 1m, £385,200, Irish Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, Royal Ascot St James's Palace S., Gr.1, 3d Goodwood Champagne Lanson Sussex S., Gr.1. Half-brother to SW Nasr el Arab (Santa Anita Oak Tree Invitational H., Gr.1), SW Pennekamp (The Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1) and SW Shaal. His oldest progeny are now foals. 

1st dam

VERDANTE*, by Mark of Esteem. Unraced. Half-sister to VALLEY QUEST, Valdara (dam of MUSHA MERR), Veridique. This is her second foal. Her first foal is a yearling.

2nd dam

VALVERDA, by Irish River. Winner at 1600m, Saint-Cloud Prix Dorina. Half-sister to VERRIA, VORIAS, Vie en Rose (dam of MARKSMANSHIP). Dam of 11 foals, 8 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

VALLEY QUEST (Rainbow Quest). 2 wins at 11f, 1½m, Evry Prix Belle de Nuit, L, 3d Evry Prix Melisande, L, Prix Joubert, L. Dam of-

Valleyrose. 2 wins at 1600m, 1800m in Fr. Dam of-

STAR VALLEY (Starborough*). 3 wins-2 at 2-at 1500m, 1600m, €92,900, to 2003, Deauville Prix de Saint-Patrick, L, Toulouse Grand Criterium de Bordeaux, L, 2d Deauville Prix Quincey, Gr.3, Longchamp Prix du Pin, L, 3d Deauville Prix de Tourgeville, L.

Verte Vallee. Winner at 2 in 2003, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Maidenblush.

Valdara (Darshaan). Winner at 2, 3d Longchamp Prix des Reservoirs, Gr.3. Dam of-

MUSHA MERR (Sadler's Wells). 2 wins at 2000m, 2100m, in GB and UAE, Nad al Sheba Al Rashidiya S., L, York Glasgow S., L.

Queen's Colours. 2 wins at 1¼m, 11f in Ire.

Veridique (Nashwan). Winner at 2, 3d Saint-Cloud Prix Thomas Bryon, Gr.3, Longchamp Prix de l'Avre, L. Sire.

3rd dam

VIA VENISE, by Shoemaker. 3 wins at 1800m, 2400m, Evry Prix Joubert, L. Half-sister to VOUKEFALOS. Dam of 8 foals, 7 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

VORIAS (Cannonade). 3 wins at 2, Longchamp Prix La Rochette, Gr.3, Deauville Criterium de Bernay, L, 3d Longchamp Prix de Guiche, Gr.3.

VERRIA (Blushing Groom). 3 wins-1 at 2-at 1600m, 1800m, Evry Prix Chloe, Gr.3, Chantilly Prix des Lilas, L. Dam of-

Verica (Diesis). Winner at 2, 2d Chantilly Prix des Lilas, L. Producer.

Vie en Rose. Placed in USA. Dam of-

MARKSMANSHIP (Sharpen Up). 4 wins from 1m to 1½m in GB and USA, Gulfstream Coors Light Silver Bullet H., L, 2d Gulfstream Pan American H., Gr.2, 3d Pimlico Dixie H., Gr.3.

Voliere. Winner at 1600m, 2d Saint-Cloud Prix de la Rablais. Dam of-

QUI ES TU (Desert King*). 4 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 1900m, to 2003, Saint-Cloud Prix Solitude, L, 2d Longchamp Prix Casimir Delamarre, L, 3d Toulouse Grand Criterium du Languedoc, L.