Premier Yearling Sale

XAAR (GB) (Bay 1995-Stud in Ire. 2000, Aust. 2000). Head of the 1997 European 2YO Classification. 5 wins-4 at 2 up to 1600m, £388,240, Longchamp Prix de la Salamandre, Gr.1, Newmarket Dewhurst S., Gr.1, 2d Sandown Eclipse S., Gr.1, Deauville Prix Morny, Gr.1, 3d Irish Champion S., Gr.1. Half-brother to SW Masterclass*, SW Diese, SW Ile de Jinsky and to the dam of SW Didina. His oldest Aust.-bred progeny are now yearlings. 

1st dam

HAYIZAH*, by Woodman*. Placed at 8½f in USA. Half-sister to SARANAC LAKE, ALASHIR. This is her fourth foal. Her third foal is a 2YO. Dam of two foals to race, inc:-

Main Attraction (g. by Last Tycoon*). Placed at 2 in 2001-02 in HK.

2nd dam

LAKE CHAMPLAIN, by Kings Lake. 6 wins, £55,060, US$165,114, Churchill Downs Cardinal H., L, Phoenix Park Taylor Made S., L, 2d Goffs Irish One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, Curragh Pretty Polly S., Gr.2, Matron S., Gr.3, Hialeah Key Largo S., L, 3d Leopardstown Hennessy Cognac Glencairn S., Gr.3, Hialeah Columbiana H., Gr.3, 4th Belmont New York H., Gr.2, Keeneland Bewitch S., Gr.3. Sister to BEYOND THE LAKE, half-sister to State Councellor, Tree of Knowledge (dam of THEATRICAL, TAIKI BLIZZARD). Dam of 11 foals, 10 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

SARANAC LAKE (Smart Strike). 2 wins at 2, Curragh Irish National Stud Debutante S., Gr.3, 2d Leopardstown EBF 2YO Maiden S.

ALASHIR (Alysheba). 2 wins in Peru, Monterrico Clasico 2 de Mayo, L.

3rd dam

SENSIBILITY, by Hail to Reason. Winner at 9f in Ire. Half-sister to PRINCE ROYAL, Pedrocchi, Strip Poker (dam of LANDALUCE, CLOUT), Panna (dam of SIR SIR). Dam of 16 foals, 12 to race, 10 winners, inc:-

BEYOND THE LAKE (Kings Lake). 9 wins-2 at 2-from 1m to 1½m, Curragh Royal Whip S., Gr.3, 3d Belmont Bowling Green H., Gr.2.

Tree of Knowledge (Sassafras). Winner at 2, 2d Phoenix Park Azalea S., L. Dam of-

THEATRICAL (Nureyev). 1987 Champion USA Turf Male. 10 wins-1 at 2-from 1m to 11f, US$2,943,552, Breeders' Cup Turf S., Gr.1, Aqueduct Man o' War S., Gr.1, Sword Dancer H., Gr.1. Champion sire.

TAIKI BLIZZARD (Seattle Slew). 6 wins from 1400m to 2000m, Tokyo Yasuda Memorial, Jpn-1, 2d Nakayama Grand Prix, Jpn-1. Sire.

North of Eden. Placed in Ire. Dam of-

PARADISE CREEK (Irish River). 1994 Champion USA Turf Male. 14 wins-1 at 2, US$3,401,415, Hollywood Derby, Gr.1, Arlington Million S., Gr.1, Laurel Washington DC International H., Gr.1. Sire.

WILD EVENT (Wild Again). 10 wins, US$937,274, Churchill Downs Early Times Turf Classic S., Gr.1, Arlington H., Gr.2, Calder WL McKnight H., Gr.2, 2d Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup H., Gr.1.

FORBIDDEN APPLE (Pleasant Colony). 8 wins from 1m to 1¼m, Belmont Manhattan H., Gr.1, Belmont Breeders' Cup H., Gr.2, 2d Breeders' Cup Mile, Gr.1, Belmont Manhattan H., Gr.1.