Premier Yearling Sale

Account of CURRAGHMORE STUD, Hamilton (As Agent).

GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (USA) (Chestnut 1997-Stud 2001). 9 wins-3 at 2, Royal Ascot St James's Palace S., Gr.1. Sire of 263 wnrs, 35 SW, inc. SW Shamardal (Chantilly Prix du Jockey Club, Gr.1), First Samurai, Aragorn, Footstepsinthesand, Maids Causeway, My Typhoon, Red Giant, Diamond Omi, Our Giant, Santagostino, Naissance Royale, Oonagh Maccool, Murjana, Bridge Game, Drilling for Oil, Fairbanks, Frost Giant, Primary, etc.

1st dam

Sweet Emotion, by Bering. Winner at 1m, Newmarket Wood Ditton S., 2d Ascot Swinley S., L. This is her sixth foal. Dam of four foals to race, three winners, inc:-

WINGED CUPID (c. by In the Wings). 3 wins-2 at 2-at 1m, 8¼f, £95,058, to 2007, Windsor Midsummer S., L, Newbury Haynes Hanson & Clark 2YO S., 2d Doncaster Racing Post Trophy, Gr.1, Windsor Winter Hill S., Gr.3, 4th York S., Gr.2.

Place de l'Etoile (f. by Sadler's Wells). Winner at 2 in 2007, Saint-Cloud Prix Maidenblush, 2d Maisons-Laffitte Prix Tahiti.

Tayman (g. by Sinndar). 2 wins at 1½m, 20½f to 2007 in GB.

2nd dam

HIWAAYATI, by Shadeed. Unraced. Half-sister to LEAD ON TIME, GREAT COMMOTION, Keyala, Alathezal (dam of CIELO STELLATO). Dam of 9 named foals, 7 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

Sweet Emotion (Bering). Winner. See above.

Fatek. 4 wins from 1600m to 1950m in U.A.E, Jebel Ali Thermo H., Buset Contracting & General Transport H., Jebel Ali Racecourse H., 2d Jebel Ali Racecourse H., 3d Nad al Sheba Expose Advertising H., Jebel Ali Kingwood House Stables H., Nad al Sheba National Bank of Dubai Cup H.

Twilight Haze. 3 wins at 1½m, 14¾f, 2d Doncaster Joe Sime Memorial H., Haydock Tote Ten to Follow H.

3rd dam

ALATHEA, by Lorenzaccio. Unplaced. Half-sister to R.B. CHESNE, De Rivera, Fleeting Snow. Dam of 10 foals, 7 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

LEAD ON TIME (Nureyev). 3 wins-2 at 2-to 1400m, Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.2, Deauville Prix Maurice de Gheest, Gr.2, 2d Newbury Greenham S., Gr.3. Sire.

GREAT COMMOTION (Nureyev). Top of The 1990 European 4YO+ Classification (1000m - 1300m). 4 wins at 6f, 7f, £188,217, US$54,884, Royal Ascot Cork & Orrery S., Gr.3, Newcastle Beeswing S., Gr.3, 2d Irish Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, Newmarket July Cup, Gr.1. Sire.

Keyala (Key to the Kingdom). 11 wins-2 at 2-in France and U.S.A, 2d Saint-Cloud Prix Omnium II, L, 3d Rome Premio Nearco, Gr.3. Sire.

Tajfah. Unraced. Dam of-

Rahy Encore - Sparkle (H.K.). 4 wins at 1400m, 1650m, HK$1,953,670, to 2006-07, HKJC Pui O H., Sinolink Property Management H., Cathay Pacific International Jockeys' Championship, Violet Hill H.

Alathezal. Unraced. Dam of-

CIELO STELLATO (Lycius). 5 wins at 2, Florence Premio Toscana, L, Naples Criterium Partenopeo, L, 3d Lone Star USA S., L, 4th Ohio Derby, Gr.2.