Premier Yearling Sale

ORPEN (USA) (Bay 1996-Stud in Ire. 2000, Aust. 2000). Joint third on The 1998 European 2YO Classification. 2 wins at 2, Deauville Prix Morny, Gr.1, 3d Irish Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1. Half-brother to SW Jules (Aqueduct Nashua S., Gr.3) and SW Etterby Park and to the dam of SW Bluemamba (French One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1). Out of a half-sister to SW Coup de Folie, dam of 3 Gr.1 SW. His oldest Aust.-bred progeny are now yearlings. 

1st dam

MATCHMAKING*, by Ahonoora*. Unraced. Half-sister to ATOLL (dam of SUNDAY PICNIC ), Coral Fan* (dam of Acropora ). This is her eighth live foal. Her seventh foal is a 2YO. Dam of five foals to race, two winners, inc:-

DE VALMONT (g. by Dehere*). 3 wins at 1100m, 1200m, A$175,050, to 2001-02, Hawkesbury Guineas, L, AJC Mazda NSW H., STC Ansett Australia H., 2d STC Pro Chef Butta H.

Mindanao (c. by Last Tycoon*). 3 wins at 1000m, MVRC Jack Purtell H., R Sinclair H., WATC Moorhen H., 3d SAJC 3YO H.

Natural Music (g. by Naturalism). Placed at 1500m in Aust.

2nd dam

SHIRLEY REEF*, by Shirley Heights. 3 wins at 2, Naples Criterium Partenopeo, L. Dam of 9 named foals, 5 to race, 2 winners, inc:-

ATOLL (Caerleon). 3 wins at 1400m, 2000m, Italian Oaks, Gr.1, Italian One Thousand Guineas, Gr.2, York Malton Graduation S., 2d Kildangan Stud Irish Oaks, Gr.1, 4th Rome Premio Signorino, L. Dam of-

SUNDAY PICNIC (Sunday Silence). 4 wins-1 at 2-from 1600m to 2100m, Saint-Cloud Prix Cleopatre, Gr.3, Longchamp Prix de la Butte aux Cailles, 3d Saint-Cloud Prix Penelope, Gr.3, Sapporo Queen S., Jpn-3, 4th The Oaks, Gr.1.

Ahoy. 11 wins from 2000m to 2400m in GB and Italy, Ascot Corinthian H., 4th Dalham Chester Vase, Gr.3.

Moon Over Awir. Unplaced. Dam of-

Keiai Voyager. Winner at 1200m in 2002 in Japan.

Coral Fan*. Unraced. Dam of-

Acropora (Rory's Jester). 2 wins at 1200m, 1300m, SAJC Ducatoon H., 2d SAJC HC Nitschke S., L, 4th SAJC Morphettville P.H., L.

Full Speed Ahead. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1000m, 1200m, AJC Masterton H.

3rd dam

SAHARA GODDESS, by Realm. Winner at 2 in GB. Sister to Desert Warrior, half-sister to GRANDIFLORA, Character Builder (dam of Miss British), Abroad (dam of NISMA, NOS NA GAOITHE, Springfield House). Dam of 8 named foals, 7 to race, inc:-

SHIRLEY REEF* (Shirley Heights). 3 wins. See above.

4th dam

DORRIT, by Zucchero. Placed at 2, 2d Newmarket King's Gap S. Half-sister to PARMENE, Roundamene, Take Powder (dam of POWDER PACK). Dam of 11 foals, 7 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

GRANDIFLORA (Supreme Sovereign). 8 wins from 1200m to 1600m in GB and Sth. Af, Clairwood UTA H., L, Turffontein Johannesburg Winter H., L.