Premier Yearling Sale

Account of THE OAKS STUD, Cambridge.

BACHELOR DUKE (USA) (Bay 2001-Stud in Ire. 2005, NZ 2005). Winner at 1m, Irish Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, 3d Newmarket Somerville Tattersall S., Gr.3, 4th Newmarket Dewhurst S., Gr.1. Half-brother to SW Translucid. Out of a half-sister to SW Miss Tobacco. From the same family as SW Sadler's Wells, SW Nureyev, SW Thatch, SW King Pellinore, SW El Condor Pasa, etc. His oldest NZ-bred progeny are yearlings.

1st dam

STEVER HOUSE, by El Gran Senor. Unraced. Sister to Magno, half-sister to Nice Cresta. This is her seventh foal. Her sixth foal is a 2YO. Her fifth foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of two foals to race-

KELANTAN (c. by Cape Cross). 5 wins-2 at 2-from 1100m to 1600m, NZ$35,000, S$377,177, CJC South Island 2YO S., L, Singapore TC Three-Year-Old Challenge (3rd Leg), L, Dubai S., 2d Wanganui Guineas, L, CJC Bunker at Prebbleton Farm 3YO H., 3d Singapore TC Three Rings Trophy, L, 4th Singapore TC Three-Year-Old Challenge (1st Leg), L.

Tsunami (g. by Red Ransom). Placed, 2d HKJC Shing Mun River Channel H., Larch H., Sha Lek H., 3d HKJC Wilson H., Wan Chai H.

2nd dam

Nice Noble, by Vaguely Noble. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1000m, 1500m, 3d Milan Premio Novella, L. Sister to Investment (dam of FAMILY INVESTMENT, KEENELAND GOLD), half-sister to NICER, Naxos, Reachout and Touch (dam of PASSING SALE, RANCHER). Dam of 15 named foals, 13 to race, 9 winners, inc:-

Magno (El Gran Senor). Winner at 2, York Roger Simpson Solicitor Maiden S., 2d Doncaster Racing Post Trophy S., Gr.1.

Nice Cresta (Cresta Rider). 6 wins, 3d Woodbine Canadian S., Can-2, Fort Erie Ontario Colleen S., Can-2. Producer.

Landholder. 3 wins at 8½f in U.S.A. Dam of-

Skyrock (Sky Classic). 4 wins-1 at 2-to 1200m, Deauville Prix de la Cote de Grace, 2d Chantilly Prix Hampton, L, Saint-Cloud Prix Saraca, L.

Our Joy (El Prado). 2 wins at 7½f, 2d Colonial Somethingroyal S., L.

3rd dam

EVERYTHING NICE, by Sovereign Path. 7 wins-3 at 2-in GB and U.S.A, Newmarket Cherry Hinton S., Gr.3, York Musidora S., Gr.3, 2d Curragh Pretty Polly S., Gr.2. Three-quarter-sister to To-Onero-Mou, half-sister to All Hat (dam of AFFAIR OF STATE). Dam of 15 foals, 12 to race, 10 winners, inc:-

NICER (Pennine Walk). 3 wins-1 at 2-at 6f, 1m, £180,141, Irish One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, 3d Milan Premio Vittorio di Capua, Gr.1. Producer.

Investment. Unraced. Dam of-

FAMILY INVESTMENT (Play On). 7 wins-1 at 2, US$233,834, Woodbine Ontario Colleen S., Can-2, Whimsical S., Can-3.

KEENELAND GOLD (Rakeen). 8 wins from 1600m to 2000m, R745,522, Turffontein ACSA H., Gr.3, Newmarket TC DH Harris H., L.

Reachout and Touch. Unraced. Dam of-

PASSING SALE (No Pass No Sale). 6 wins from 1950m to 2400m, Milan Gran Premio del Jockey Club, Gr.1, 2d Longchamp Prix Ganay, Gr.1.

RANCHER (Policeman). 2 wins at 1600m, 2450m, RHKJC Queen Mother's Cup, HK-2, 2d Hong Kong Derby, HK-1.