Kaiapoi stud has big sales draft

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32679, 7 August 1971, Page 20

Kaiapoi stud has big sales draft

The Morwenstow Stud, Kaiapoi, has the largest draft in the South Island Bloodstock Sales, to be held at the Addington Show Grounds next week.

Fifteen two-year-olds have been prepared at the stud. Nine of these are the property of Mr D. B. C. Aljjn. One is owned by Mrs M. C. Power, two by Mr A. E. Milliken, and one each by Mr and Mrs Hannigan, of the Irish Acres Stud, and Mr H. C. Cobum. This collection is rated highly. Perhaps those most likely to appeal to buyers are the Greek God fillies out of Lawn, by Messmate, and out of Second Up, by Lucky Bag. The Lawn filly is of average size, but shows superb quality. She is a half sister to Fountain Gold, recently a prominent winner over hurdles. The Second Up filly is bigger and is a beautifully conformed youngster. Her half-brother is Tricky Boy. Other fillies by Greek God are out of Bowlalong, a half-sister to Sedgley, winner of three races in Australia, and out of Belisande, dam of the winners, Allez Vite and I Say Boy. The best of the Greek God colts is out of Rekamac, a sister to Kastanea which won 10 races. He is outstanding. Th? colt out of Merinda, by Test Case, may take a little longer to furnish. The Fountainhead colts out of Santana, Murietta, Corona Queen, Lady Valenta and Castle Anne are impressive. The Castle Anne colt, from the same family as the top two-year-old Mr. Mink, looks made for early racing. Among the entries from Southland and Central Otago is a yearling Lomond filly, out of Golden Boa, a sister to the toppriced yearling at the 1969 sale.i The same vendor, Mr A. J. Crooks, of Dacre, has a filly by Mellay out of Golden Boa’s half-sister Bel Boa. Mr G. P. Crowe, of Winton, has a two-year-old colt by Kurdistan but of Umehills'Light, by Cassock. This

is one of three Kurdistan colts in the sale, and is'expected to arouse much more than . ordinary interest, especially as he is a grey like Baghdad Note, Kumai, Koral and Dalriada. the colt, pictured elsewhere, bears close relationship to the good winners Arawana, Beau Area and E Timi. A half-sister by Bellborough, a very neat youngster, bred by the same vendor, is in the yearling section. Messrs E. J. and J. M. Hazlett of Winton have a yearling filly by Mellay, a sire which has done remarkably well. Mrs J. C. Cummings, who has bred some very good light-harness horses at her mixed breeding establishment at Tuapeka Lodge, Lawrence, will put into the ring a big, strong gelding by Fountainhead, out of Wand. He was foaled on Christmas Eve. He is a fine type. His grandam, Chandelle, was out of a New Zealand Oaks winner, Sakuntala. She was a half-sister to Menaka, dam of the Wellington Racing Club Handicap and C.J.C. Stewards' Handicap winner, Manana, a- durable gelding who gained 14 wins. Sandette, also out of Sakuntala, was the dam of Sparkling Maid, a big handicap winner. The fifth-dam, Loquacious, a top mare, was a sister to the Melbourne Cup winner and sire, Windbag. Mr and Mrs Cummings will also sell Tiki, a winning sister to Wand, which has a late service to Mellay. Kurdistans are not easy to come by these days, so it is expected that a good deal of interest will be shown in the well-grown chestnut two-year-old colt out of Llanere. He was bred, reared and prepared at “Ben Dhu,” Omakau, by his owner, Mrs W. H. Mee. This colt is the third of Llanere’s foals. The first. Black Boy, has been placed as a steeplechaser. The second, Annajohn, won recently at Washdyke. He comes from a family of

winners. His fourth dam, Lady Pym, produced 10, all her named foals; and So True, a Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes winner, is also of this family. Mr A, J. Blakely, who has been a s upporter of the sale since its inception, has a My Pal filly and an Afghanistan filly in the two-year-old section and he is also offering Mast (served by Afghanistan), dam of the Afghanistan filly. The Mast filly is a sister to the Australian winner, Kandahar. Mast, by tlje champion. Mainbrace, is out of Ripon Wood, dam of three winners. The odds should be in favour of the buyer of the My Pal filly out of Open View, as she is from a family of winners. My Pal is the sire of the brilliant mare Palley, of which the best has not yet been seen, and Open View is by Alonzo out of Open Sty, a sister to Cloudy View, which won 15 races over short courses. She was the dam of Gold View, winner of the John Grigg Stakes, the CJ.C. Challenge Stakes, and 14 other races. Appreciate was another generous winner for the family. There is. plenty of size about Mr J. F. Thwaites’ two-year-old gelding by My Pal out of Mural. He is a* half-brother to the classic winner, St Malo, and to Kalimera, which won seven l races, and Bridie o’C-ally, dam of the speedy Riccarton filly, Cally Rai, and of Count Cally, a recent Winner in Australia. Mr Thwaites Will' also submit the racehorse Michaelanglo, a. four-year-old gelding by Afghanistan, out of Mufal. \. Mr PH. McGloin’s chestnut two-year-old filly is by Golden Plume.’ sire of Nausori, Kalgoorlie, and Kenny Day, out of Glen Yon, a descendant of Perseverance, whose daughter, Try Try Again was the granddam of the champion Italian-bred Tenerani, sire of the Worldfamous sire, Ribot The filly’s dain was a Wirmer, the second dam a' placed performer and the third dam Amelita won 141 races, in- ' eluding a Winton Cup.