Zabeel Mares Highlight NZB Broodmare
Sale
A prime opportunity for new players to enter
the breeding game and for existing breeders to expand their
portfolio is presented by New Zealand Bloodstock’s
National Broodmare Sale, next week (13 May) at
Karaka.
There are 209 broodmares catalogued for sale by
leading damsires from New Zealand, Australia and further
afield, in foal to proven and exciting young sires.
One of
the highlights of the Sale will be the 12 broodmare entries
by legendary sire Zabeel. The recently retired Cambridge
Stud stallion is the damsire of 24 individual Group 1
winners including Dundeel (High Chaparral),
Atlantic Jewel (Fastnet
Rock),Silent Achiever (O’Reilly),
Go Indy Go(Bernardini) and
O’Marilyn (O’Reilly) this
season.
Among the Zabeel mares on offer are:
• Lot 489
Athenri – The dam of Group 1 Queensland
Derby winnerShootoff (Duelled). Served
byIffraaj.
• Lot 348 J’Abeel
– The dam of Listed winner Baby
Guinness(Stravinsky) from the family of Denise’s
Joy being offered for unreserved sale. Served by
Power.
• Lot 482 Alpine
– The dam of Listed Wairarapa Thoroughbred
Breeders’ Stakes winner Vercors
(Catbird). Served by Rip Van
Winkle.
A range of successful broodmare sires
will be represented at the Sale including Centaine,
Danehill, Nashwan, Red Ransom, Redoute’s Choice,
Stravinsky, Success Express, Volksraad and Woodman. Their
entries include:
• Lot 503 Cabazon (Redoute’s
Choice) – Listed Strutt Stakes winner in
Australia. Served by Fully
Fledged.
• Lot 354 Keep Smiling
(Stravinsky) – Daughter of Group 1 Wellington Cup
winner Smiling Like (Star Way). Served by
Tavistock.
• Lot 478 Zino Belle
(Success Express) – Group 3 Gold Trail Stakes
winner and the dam of the promising Silver Eclipse
(Darci Brahma). Served by Darci
Brahma.
• Lot 365 Les Miserables
(Volksraad) – Half-sister to dual Group 3 winner
and current performer Floria (Savabeel) out
of Listed placegettter Aria (Centaine).
Served by Iffraaj.
• Lot 380
Meranti (Woodman) –
Daughter of Group 1 winner Hold That
Smile(Haulpak) and dam of five winners from five
runners, being offered for unreserved sale. Served by
Burgundy.
• Lot 523 Cruz
Control (Centaine) – The dam of the Sgp-3 placed
Silveron Wings (Black Minnaloushe) out of
Australian Group 3 winner Soda
Springs.
Mares in the Sale that have already
produced stakes winners include:
• Lot 348
J’Abeel – The dam of Listed winner
Baby Guinness (Stravinsky) from the family
of Denise’s Joy, being offered for unreserved sale. Served
by Power.
• Lot 357 Kinjinette
(Kinjite) – Dam of Group 1 Hong Kong Champions
Mile winner Sight Winner
(Faltaat).
• Lot 371 Macchiato (Night
Shift) – Dam of Listed Oaklands Plate winner
Harb(Catbird), believed in foal to
Catbird.
• Lot 482 Alpine
– The dam of Listed Wairarapa Thoroughbred
Breeders’ Stakes winner Vercors
(Catbird). Served by Rip Van
Winkle.
• Lot 528 Dear Diary
(Desert Prince) – Dam of Listed Northland
Breeders’ Stakes winner Pocket Diary
(Jungle Pocket). Served by Jimmy
Choux.
Among the stakes winning mares in the Sale
are:
• Lot 342 Highflying
(Entrepreneur) – Group 2 City of Auckland Cup
winner and dam of Listed St. Leger Stakes runner-up
Media World (O’Reilly). Served
byRock ‘n’ Pop.
• Lot 349
Just Polite (Dehere) – Group 3 Kingston
Town Stakes winner and dam of three foals to race for three
winners. Served by Cape Blanco.
• Lot
444 Shi Kin Fly (Shinko King) – Listed
Manawatu Breeders’ Stakes winner. Served by
Shocking.
• Lot 495 Bella Renza
(Van Nistelrooy) – Listed Westbury Classic
winner.
Always of interest are mares carrying the foals of
freshman sires that stood their first season at stud last
year. Stallions that are expecting their first Southern
Hemisphere foals this breeding season
include:
• Azamour (Night Shift)
– Four-time Group 1 winner and proven Group 1 sire in the
Northern Hemisphere with one entry in the Sale (Lot
449).
• Burgundy (Redoute’s Choice)
– Three-quarter-brother to five-time Group 1 winner and
successful sire Darci Brahma, with nine entries, including
Lot 332, the dam of Listed placegetter Nordic Duke
(Viking Ruler).
• He’s Remarkable
(Pentire) – Australian Group 3 winner and
multiple Group 1 placegetter, with two entries, including
Lot 512, the dam of dual Listed placegetter Outback
Girl(O’Reilly).
• Niagara
(Encosta de Lago) – Group 2 Ajax Stakes winner
with two entries in the Sale, includingLot 532, the dam of
this season’s Group 3 performed two-year-old Duey
(Guillotine).
• Ocean Park
(Thorn Park) – Five-time Group 1 winner including
the Group 1 Cox Plate, with eight entries, including Lot
448, a maiden mare that is a half-sister to Group 1
winnerCalveen (Encosta de Lago) and stakes
winners Kosi Bay (Spinning World) and
Striker (Van
Nistelrooy).
• Power (Oasis Dream) –
Group 1 winner as a two- and three-year-old, with five
entries, including Lot 348, the dam of Listed winner
Baby
Guinness(Stravinsky).
• Reliable Man
(Dalahkani) – Group 1 winner in both hemispheres
with one entry in the Sale (Lot 369).
• Rock
‘n’ Pop (Fastnet Rock) – Group 1 New Zealand
2000 Guineas winner, with six entries, including Lot 419,
the dam of Group 2 placed two-year-old Queen
Boudicca (Perfectly Ready).
• Super
Easy (Darci Brahma) – Twice Singapore Horse of
the Year, with three entries, including Lot 415, out of
Promethean (Grand Lodge), the daughter of
triple stakes winner Sarwatch
(Jetball).
There are 53 covering sires in the
Sale including Alamosa,
Bernardini, Dalghar,
Darci Brahma, Foxwedge,
Guillotine, Iffraaj,
Mastercraftsman, Nadeem,
Pentire, Per Incanto,
Pins, Rip Van Winkle,
Savabeel, Shocking,
Showcasing,
Tavistock,Thewayyouare and
many more.
New Zealand Bloodstock’s two-day National
Weanling, Broodmare Mixed Bloodstock Sale is at Karaka on
12 13 May. The first day of selling commences with the
Weanling Session on Monday 12 May. The second day of the
Sale (Tuesday 13 May) features the Broodmare Mixed
Bloodstock sessions.
Catalogues can be requested
from reception@nzb.co.nz or can be viewed online. For
further sale information visit www.nzb.co.nz.