Select Yearling Sale

Account of THE OAKS STUD, Cambridge.

KEEPER (AUS) (Bay 1997-Stud 2002). 7 wins to 1600m, SAJC Goodwood H., Gr.1. Sire of 87 rnrs, 48 wnrs, inc. SW Insoucient (New Zealand One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1), Keep the Passion, Sender - Cute Horse (H.K.), Keep the Message, SP Keepa Cruisin, Flypass, Keeper On, Sequential and of Keepabit, Keeperinthemyst, Anna Joy, Artique, Dane Keeper, For Keeps, Hold Hands, Keepem - Gallant Champion (H.K.), Shariat's on Fire, etc.

1st dam

BACKCOUNTRY, by Valley Crossing. Unplaced. Three-quarter-sister to CROSSATYOUROWNRISK, half-sister to NOT LIKELY. This is her fifth foal. Her fourth foal is a 2YO. Her third foal is an unraced 3YO. Dam of two foals to race, inc:-

Remington (c. by Saint Ballado). Winner at 1000m in Aust.

2nd dam

MISS SIB, by Ack Ack. Unraced. Sister to BROAD BRUSH, half-sister to HAY HALO, Hey Majesty (dam of UP AN EIGHTH), Homme de Paille, Retrospective (dam of MULL OF KINTYRE), Bob's Dilemma (dam of TOKAI WILD), Hay High (dam of HIGHER STRATA). Dam of 6 named foals, 5 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

NOT LIKELY (Ferdinand). 3 wins-2 at 2, Fair Grounds Tiffany Lass S., L, 3d Fair Grounds Davona Dale S., L, Pontalba S., L. Dam of-

CROSSATYOUROWNRISK (Valley Crossing). 4 wins from 5½f to 9f, Emerald Washington Oaks, L, Boeing H., L, 3d Emerald Irish Day H., L, Hastings Park H., L, Washington State Legislators H., L.

3rd dam

HAY PATCHER, by Hoist the Flag. 5 wins-1 at 2, Delaware New Castle S., L, 2d Delaware Polly Drummond S., L, 3d Keystone Cotillion H., Gr.2. Half-sister to Turnabuck (dam of TURNABLADE), Winter Sparkle (dam of WILLIAMSTOWN). Dam of 12 foals, 9 to race, 8 winners, inc:-

BROAD BRUSH (Ack Ack). 14 wins-3 at 2-from 1m to 1¼m, US$2,656,793, Santa Anita H., Gr.1, Aqueduct Wood Memorial S., Gr.1, Belmont Suburban H., Gr.1, Meadowlands Cup H., Gr.1, Ohio Derby, Gr.2, Pennsylvania Derby, Gr.2, Garden State Trenton H., Gr.3, Latonia Jim Beam S., Gr.3, Pimlico John B Campbell H., Gr.3, 2d Santa Anita San Fernando S., Gr.1, 3d Kentucky Derby, Gr.1, Pimlico Preakness S., Gr.1.

HAY HALO (Halo). 7 wins-4 at 2-from 6f to 9f, US$233,993, Laurel Inner Harbor S., L, Maryland Juvenile Championship S., L, Missile S., L. Sire.

Hey Majesty (Majestic Light). 3 wins, 2d Pimlico Harbor Place S., L. Dam of-

UP AN EIGHTH (Ferdinand). 12 wins-2 at 2, Laurel Gala Lil H., L.

Veronical. 2 wins at 1m, 8½f in U.S.A. Dam of-

LAN KWAI FONG (Bluebird). 3 wins from 1400m to 1600m, A$264,100, VRC Vanity S., Gr.3, 2d VRC Oaks, Gr.1, VRC Wakeful S., Gr.2.

Retrospective. 2 wins-1 at 2-in U.S.A. Dam of-

MULL OF KINTYRE (Danzig). 2 wins at 2, York Gimcrack S., Gr.2. Sire.

Bob's Dilemma. Winner at 7f in U.S.A. Dam of-

TOKAI WILD (Sunday Silence). 5 wins from 2000m to 2500m, 137,618,000Â¥, to 2007, Kyoto Nikkei Shinshun Hai, Gr.2.

Hay High. Unplaced. Dam of-

HIGHER STRATA (Afleet). 14 wins, US$335,102, Laurel Mister Diz S., L.