Premier Yearling Sale

TALE OF THE CAT (USA) (Bay 1994-Stud in USA 1999, NZ 1999). 5 wins from 7f to 8½f, US$360,900, Saratoga King's Bishop S., Gr.2, 2d Saratoga Whitney H., Gr.1, 3d Belmont Vosburgh S., Gr.1-twice. Half-brother to 2 SW inc. Minardi (Newmarket Middle Park S., Gr.1) and to the dam of SW Johannesburg (Breeders' Cup Juvenile S., Gr.1). Out of a sister to SW Preach, dam of SW Pulpit.  His oldest NZ-bred progeny are now yearlings.   

1st dam

MADAM VALETA, by Palace Music*. 9 wins up to 1400m, NZ$60,150, A$80,000, Rotorua RC Lion Brown 1200 S., Gr.3, QTC Ascot H., L, BATC Diet Coke Welter H., Matamata RC Majestic Horse Floats H., Waikato RC Fairview Motors H., 3d ARC Radio Pacific Challenge S., Gr.3, QTC Crown Lager H., L, 4th QTC Qantas Cup, Gr.2, STC Dow Corning Missile S., Gr.3. Half-sister to GOLDEN SWORD, BALMORAL KEEP, GRETA HALL. This is her seventh foal. Her sixth foal is a 2YO. Her fifth foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of four foals to race, all winners-

MULAN (PRINCESS) (f. by Kaapstad). 6 wins from 1200m to 1900m, NZ$850, A$326,770, to 2001-02, STC Hill S., Gr.2, AJC PJ Bell H., L, STC Premier's Cup, L, Newcastle JC Prime Television Cameron H., L, AJC Petersham RSL Club H., 2d AJC James HB Carr S., L, Show County Quality H., L, 3d STC Kingston Town S., Gr.3, Triscay S., L.

Storm Eagle (c. by Star Way*). 2 wins at 1200m, 1650m, SAJC The Chifley on South Terrace H.

Way Ahead (g. by Kaapstad). 3 wins from 1200m to 1800m, 2d AJC High Lane Farm H., STC Tooheys New Night Racing H.

Golden Rule (g. by Kaapstad). 2 wins at 1200m, 1400m in 2001 in Sing.

2nd dam

Lovenvain, by Vain. 3 wins at 1100m, 1200m, BOP RC 18th Avenue Motel H., 3d CJC Edward Lumley H., L. Dam of 9 named foals, 8 to race, 7 winners, inc:-

GOLDEN SWORD (Kaapstad). 8 wins from 1000m to 1600m, A$739,375, AJC Epsom H., Gr.1, VATC Toorak H., Gr.1, VRC Bobbie Lewis Quality S., Gr.3, AJC Carbine Club S., L, VRC Dimattina Arcadia Tomato H., 2d STC George Ryder S., Gr.1, BATC Arco Steel H., 3d MVRC WS Cox P., Gr.1, 4th VATC CF Orr S., Gr.2, Queensland Guineas, Gr.2.

MADAM VALETA (Palace Music*). 9 wins. See above.

BALMORAL KEEP (Balmerino). 17 wins from 1200m to 2000m, A$270,960, SAJC John D Lee S.H., L, VRC Stubby S., Alan Bell H., MVRC Better Boy H., SAJC Tobruk H., VRC Iron Duke H., 3d VATC Schweppes Cup, Gr.3, Darwin Cup, L, 4th Darwin Cup, L.

GRETA HALL (Kaapstad). 5 wins up to 1400m, NZ$17,950, A$114,146, STC Rydges Parramatta Triscay S., L, Otago RC Wickliffe Press Breeders' S., L, NSW Tatt's RC Carrington S., L.

Suresh. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, VATC Century H., AJC WN Parry-Okeden H.

Just Love. 6 wins from 1400m to 2000m in USA and NZ, 4th Otago Mannequin S., L, Southland RC White Robe Lodge S., L. Dam of-

Wily. 4 wins up to 1350m to 2000-01, AJC Kingster Flying Welter H.