Select Colts Yearling Sale

MAROOF (USA) (Bay 1990-Stud 1995). Head of The 1994 European 4YO+ Classification. 4 wins-2 at 2-from 5f to 1m, £284,473, Ascot Queen Elizabeth II S., Gr.1. Half-brother to the dam of SW Desert King. Sire of 56 rnrs, 37 wnrs, inc. SW Hit the Roof, Toccata, (Our) Winged Foot, Hoeberg, Beat the Fade, Majestically, Camacho, SP Vintage Morn, Crop, Maggie, Majestic Fiesta, Hard Rider and of Obi One, Aloof, Dinaar, Secret, etc. 

1st dam

OPERATIC, by Sir Tristram*. Placed up to 2100m. Sister to Emulate (dam of TAPILDO). This is her third foal. Her second foal is a 2YO. Dam of one foal to race-

Jonathan's Way - Surely (H.K.) (g. by Slavic*). Placed at 1150m in 2000-01 in HK.

2nd dam

CONCERT TIME*, by Artaius. Raced once. Half-sister to SING SOFTLY (dam of SUPREME SOUND), Military Band. Dam of 10 named foals, 7 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

Monte Casino. 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1000m, 1400m, 2d ARC Harp of Erin Sprint H., Lindauer Special Reserve Sprint H., Avondale JC EIT Improvers H., Muriwai Riding Centre Sprint H., 3d Waipa RC JF Grylls Memorial Classic, ARC Smoke Ring H., Bluebird Foods Qualifier-twice.

Conzeal. 2 wins at 1600m, 2100m in 2001-02 in Aust.

Emulate. Unraced. Dam of-

TAPILDO (Rhythm*). Second top filly on The 2000-2001 NZ 3YO Free H. 5 wins from 1400m to 2400m, NZ$166,800, S$443,194, in 2001, Armstrong Jones New Zealand Oaks, Gr.1, Singapore TC Raffles International Cup, L, Paititi Gold Trophy, L, Admiralty H., 2d ARC Soliloquy S., L, 4th Singapore TC Queen Elizabeth II Cup, L.

3rd dam

MELODY HOUR, by Sing Sing. 2 wins at 2, Doncaster Princess Mary Nursery H., Goodwood Findon Maiden S. Half-sister to Cupid's Dart* (dam of CARMONA*, CIVANO). Dam of 13 foals, 10 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

SING SOFTLY (Luthier). 3 wins from 6f to 1½m, Haydock Lancashire Oaks, Gr.3, Newmarket Pretty Polly S., L, 2d Royal Ascot Ribblesdale S., Gr.2, 3d Doncaster Park Hill S., Gr.2. Dam of-

SUPREME SOUND (Superlative). 10 wins-1 at 2-from 9f to 10½f, Hawthorne Gold Cup H., Gr.3, Lingfield Winter Derby, L, 2d Atlantic City United Nations H., Gr.1, Chester Huxley S., L.

Dominant Serenade (Dominion). 6 wins from 2m to 26f, 2d Sandown Hurdle, L.

Why So Silent. Unraced. Dam of-

POPPY CAREW (Danehill*). 4 wins-1 at 2-from 7f to 1½m, Yarmouth John Musker Fillies S., L, 2d Goodwood Prestige S., Gr.3, Kempton Masaka S., L, Newbury Ballymacoll Stud S., L, 3d Newmarket Sun Chariot S., Gr.2, Doncaster May Hill S., Gr.3.

CALYPSO GRANT (Danehill*). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1m, Kempton Milcars Masaka S., L, Doncaster EBF Flaxton Maiden S.

Military Band (Sassafras). 9 wins from 1¾m to 21f, Newmarket Swaffam H., 2d Haydock Old Newton Cup H., L, 3d Newmarket Cesarewitch H., L.