Lot

Marju Snip

Account of PHOENIX PARK, Hamilton.

(The property of Sapphire Bloodstock Ltd)

Lot

100

Foaled 18th October 2002

Bay Filly

Box

  L 442

Branded: nr sh; 68 over 2 off sh

Sire

Marju* (IRE)

1988

Last Tycoon*

Try My Best

Northern Dancer

Mill Princess

Mill Reef

Flame of Tara

Artaius

Round Table

Welsh Flame

Welsh Pageant

Dam

Aulide (AUS)

1992

Snippets

Lunchtime*

Silly Season

Easy Date

Grand Chaudiere*

Candide

Sound Reason*

Bold Reason

Country Flower

Oncidium*

 

MARJU (IRE) (Brown 1988-Stud in Ire. 1992, Aust. 2001). 3 wins-1 at 2-at 7f, 1m, £282,640, Royal Ascot St James's Palace S., Gr.1. Sire of 271 wnrs, 29 SW, inc. SW Marbye (Deauville Prix d'Astarte, Gr.1), Soviet Song, My Emma, Qualtron - Indigenous (H.K.), Sil Sila, Brunel, Stormont, Miletrian, Oriental Fashion, Sapphire Ring, Burning Sands, Red Feather, Naheef, Marine, Della Scala, etc. His oldest NZ-bred progeny are now 3YOs. 

 

1st dam

AULIDE, by Snippets. 2 wins at 1100m, 1400m, 2d VATC Harry Telford H. Half-sister to BILLION WIN. This is her third foal. Her second foal is an unraced 3YO. Her first foal is unraced.

 

2nd dam

(IT'S) CANDIDE, by Sound Reason. Top filly on The 1987-88 NZ 3YO Free H. Joint top filly on The 1987-88 Australasian 3YO Classification. 5 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 2400m, NZ$375,160, A$152,500, New Zealand One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, New Zealand Oaks, Gr.1, Great Northern Oaks, Gr.2, WRC Saatchi & Saatchi H., 3d AJC Oaks, Gr.1, VATC Caulfield S., Gr.1, VRC Queen Elizabeth S., Gr.2, WRC Desert Gold S., Gr.2, Levin RC Bayer Classic, Gr.2, Wellington S., Gr.3, Manawatu RC Glen Oaks Breeders' S., Gr.3, Hotel Association Cup, L, Star Way S., L, 4th New Zealand Derby, Gr.1, AJC Derby, Gr.1, VATC Caulfield Cup, Gr.1, ARC Lindauer S., Gr.2, Champagne S., Gr.3. Sister to SOUND LOVER. Dam of 10 named foals, 7 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

BILLION WIN (Coronation Day). 11 wins from 1200m to 1600m, HK$13,784,147, HKJC Stewards' Cup, HK-1, Sha Tin Trophy, HK-3, TVB Cup, Sing Tao Cup, HKSAR Chief Executive's Cup, River Verdon H., Gay Eighties H., Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup, 2d Hong Kong Classic Trial, HK-3, HKJC University Alumni Association Challenge Cup, 3d Hong Kong Derby, HK-1, Hong Kong Gold Cup, HK-1, HKJC Chairman's Trophy, HK-3, Kwangtung Cup, 4th Hong Kong Gold Cup, HK-1, HKJC Sha Tin Vase, HK-2.

Country Hero. 3 wins up to 1550m, AJC Nordic H.

Panthere. 2 wins at 1300m, 1400m in Aust.

Silk Garnet. Winner at 1000m in Japan.

 

3rd dam

COUNTRY FLOWER, by Oncidium. Unplaced. Three-quarter-sister to Free Enterprise, half-sister to HAVE A FLING, CONOR, Infantry. Dam of 8 named foals, 6 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

(IT'S) CANDIDE (Sound Reason). 5 wins. See above.

SOUND LOVER (Sound Reason). 5 wins from 1200m to 1600m, ARC Ladies Mile, Gr.3, WRC Trax Tavern H., Counties Inn H., Hawke's Bay Brebner Print Metric Mile H., 2d ARC Soliloquy S., L. Dam of-

Trillion Win (Last Tycoon). 4 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1600m, HK$5,492,955, HKJC Fakei H., 2d HKJC Sha Tin Vase, HK-2, Chinese Club Challenge Cup, TVB Cup, Chinese New Year Cup.

 
Cheeky. 5 wins from 1200m to 1650m, HK$4,631,300, HKJC Amah Rock H., Causeway H., 2d HKJC Game Spirit H., New Zealand H.