Select Yearling Sale

Account of ESKER LODGE, Cambridge (As Agent).

VIKING RULER (AUS) (Bay 1998-Stud 2003). Winner at 1800m, AJC Spring Champion S., Gr.1, 2d AJC Royal Sovereign S., Gr.2, MVRC AAMI Vase, Gr.2. Brother to SW Kempinsky and SW Diamond Like. Sire of SP Romany Princess, Tief and of Jazzmint Delight, Kroner, Pretty Vegas, Aster King, King Fury, Norse Code and of the placegetters Golden Ruler, Norseman's Cove, Perla Med, Turn and River, etc. His oldest progeny are 3YOs.

1st dam

AUGMENTATION, by Risen Star. Unplaced. Half-sister to NASTIQUE (dam of NOBO TRUE, THUNDER KITTEN), DACTIQUE (dam of TRANSIENT TREND, SOLO SURVIVOR), Wild Imagination, Amanzimtoti (dam of LA FABULOUS). This is her ninth foal. Her eighth foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of six foals to race, five winners, inc:-

Star Crossed (f. by Cape Cross). 3 wins at 1600m to 2006-07, WRC KPR Catering H., Otaki Maori RC Majestic Horse Floats H., 2d Hawke's Bay Russell's Appliance Warehouse H., 4th Waikato RC Gasmate S., Gr.2.

Rising Account (f. by Unaccounted For). 4 wins at 1m, 8½f in U.S.A.

Spurred Demons (f. by Demons Begone). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 8¼f in U.S.A.

Isabella'sfella (c. by Ferdinand). Winner at 6f in U.S.A.

Reno (c. by Lord Carson). Winner at 1m in U.S.A.

2nd dam

LA FANTASTIQUE, by Le Fabuleux. Unraced. Half-sister to CHOU CROUTE, PRETTY NURSE, Walking Stick, Sobriquet (dam of TEMPLAR HILL). Dam of 13 named foals, 11 to race, 9 winners, inc:-

NASTIQUE (Naskra). 10 wins-1 at 2, US$843,121, Aqueduct Ladies H., Gr.1, Hollywood Matriarch S., Gr.1, Delaware H., Gr.1-twice, Belmont Sheepshead Bay H., Gr.2, Hollywood Silver Belles H., Gr.2, 2d Santa Anita Yellow Ribbon S., Gr.1, 4th Aqueduct Demoiselle S., Gr.1. Dam of-

NOBO TRUE (Broad Brush). 11 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 1700m, 574,316,000Â¥, Tokyo February H., Jpn-1, Negishi S., Jpn-3, Urawa Sakitama Hai, Jpn-3, Utsunomiya Tochigi Marronnier Cup, Jpn-3-twice, Sonoda Hyogo Gold Trophy, Jpn-3, 2d JBC Sprint, Jpn-1.

THUNDER KITTEN (Storm Cat). 5 wins, US$253,138, Meadowlands Honey Bee H., Gr.3, 3d Meadowlands Boiling Springs H., Gr.3.

DACTIQUE (D'Accord). 4 wins, US$157,760, Aqueduct Broadway H., L, 2d Aqueduct Ticonderoga H., L, 3d Aqueduct Next Move H., Gr.3. Dam of-

TRANSIENT TREND (Time for a Change). 4 wins-1 at 2, US$284,829, Aqueduct Ladies H., Gr.2, 3d Belmont Sheepshead Bay H., Gr.2, Meadowlands Boiling Springs H., Gr.3, Honey Bee H., Gr.3.

SOLO SURVIVOR (Pleasant Tap). 6 wins at 8½f, 9f, US$244,195, to 2007, Arlington Matron H., Gr.3.

Wild Imagination (Wild Again). 10 wins, 2d Aqueduct Stuyvesant H., Gr.3.

Amanzimtoti. Unplaced. Dam of-

LA FABULOUS (Lustra). 10 wins-4 at 2-from 1000m to 2000m, Kenilworth Metropolitan H., Gr.1, Premium S., Gr.2, Clairwood Natal Breeders' Challenge S., L, Fairview St Francis Hospice S., L, 2d Clairwood Challenge S., Gr.1, Kenilworth Cape of Good Hope Derby Futurity, Gr.1.

Beside the Sea. 2 wins at 1200m, 1400m in Sth. Af. Dam of-

RIP CURL (National Emblem). 3 wins at 2, R434,985, Scottsville Gold Medallion S., Gr.1, 2d Greyville Premier's Champion S., Gr.1.