Premier Yearling Sale

MINARDI (USA) (Bay 1998-Stud in USA 2002, NZ 2002). Head of The 2000 European 2YO Classification. 2 wins at 2, £225,660, Leopardstown Phoenix S., Gr.1, Newmarket Middle Park S., Gr.1, 3d Irish Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1. Half-brother to 2 SW inc. Tale of the Cat (Saratoga King's Bishop S., Gr.2, sire) and to the dam of SW Johannesburg (Breeders' Cup Juvenile S., Gr.1). His oldest progeny are now yearlings. 

1st dam

LADY PALOMA, by Clever Trick. 10 wins-1 at 2, Atokad Matron S. (N). Half-sister to TAKEAWAKATLOVE, Westwood (dam of CLAPTON). This is her sixth live foal. Her fifth foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of four foals to race, three winners, inc:-

Lik Wood Power (g. by Bigstone). 3 wins from 2200m to 4100m to 2004 in GB and NZ, 3d ARC Dunstan Stayers' Championship Qualifier, Waikato RC Dunstan Stayers' Championship Qualifier, Rotorua RC Rydges H.

Money Monster - Ninetyfive Sword (Sing.) (g. by Spinning World). Winner at 1600m in 2004 in Sing.

Gonzalo (c. by Octagonal). Winner at 1200m in 2003-04 in Aust.

2nd dam

LOVE FROM THE AIR, by Deputy Minister. Unraced. Sister to Devilish Ninja, Shining Through (dam of BAHAMIAN PIRATE, STRONG HOPE), half-sister to Summertown (dam of Solar Fire), Solariat (dam of ALEX NUREYEV, ANGELINA BALLERINA, SEXY SLEW). Dam of 10 named foals, 6 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

TAKEAWAKATLOVE (Miswaki). 9 wins, US$246,002, Ellis Don Bernhardt H., L.

Westwood. Unraced. Dam of-

CLAPTON (Fly So Free). 6 wins-1 at 2-at 8½f, US$151,658, to 2004 in USA and Peru, Monterrico Clasico Presidente de la Republica, Gr.2, Clasico Comercio, Gr.3, 2d Peruvian Derby, Gr.1, Monterrico Gran Premio Nacional Augusto B Leguia, Gr.1, Clasico Independencia, Gr.1, Gran Premio Jockey Club del Peru, Gr.1, Clasico Empery, L.

3rd dam

SOLAR, by Halo. Second top filly on The 1978 Irish 2YO Free H. 3 wins at 2, Curragh Railway S., Gr.3, Phoenix Park Park S., Gr.3. Half-sister to EL GRAN SENOR, TRY MY BEST, Compliance, Golden Oriole (dam of CASTLE GANDOLFO, Devonwood), Bella Senora (dam of D'ARROS, NAPOLI), Russian Ballet (dam of DR JOHNSON), Carillon Miss (dam of BLU AIR FORCE, BLU CARILLON, BLU AIR GUN, TRY MY SEGNOR). Dam of 16 foals, 9 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

Shining Through. Unraced. Dam of-

BAHAMIAN PIRATE (Housebuster). 11 wins at 5f, 6f, £401,708, €24,720, 200,000fr., to 2004, York Nunthorpe S., Gr.1, Leopardstown Phoenix Sprint S., Gr.3, 2d Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp, Gr.1.

STRONG HOPE (Grand Slam). 6 wins from 6f to 9f, US$766,100, to 2004, Belmont Dwyer S., Gr.2, Saratoga Jim Dandy S., Gr.2.