Top offerings at S.I. sale

Press, 1 June 1989, Page 49

Top offerings at S.I. sale

By david McCarthy Colts and fillies by Danzatore, Pompeii Court and Sackford; a big draft of richly-bred stock from White Robe Lodge at Mosgiel; the stallions Shy Rambler and Solaboy; the offspring of several wellknown race mares and some familiar racehorses promise rich variety for the Wrightson Bloodstock South Island Sale in August. Entries for the sale closed recently.

Just over 200 entries have been received, slightly down on the 1988 sale but quality is up and all the North Island vendors who dabbled their toes in the southern sale for the first time last year are in boots and all again. Cambridge Stud will offer a Danzatore filly from Brummel’s Beauty while Stafford Park Stud in Cambridge, newcomers to the sale, offer a Danzatore colt from Beans, a Blazing Saddles mare. The same stud has a Pompeii Court colt from the Wand-

ering Eyes mare Sarungui, and a Sackford colt from Big Sal, a halfbrother to Kahu.

Other two-year-olds of more than passing interest include two from Allegra Park Stud, a Straight Strike colt from Rehearsal, a Music Teacher mare, and a Shearwalk colt from Reveal.

White Robe Lodge, which has announced its total support for South Island sales at the expense of more northern venues has a strong lineup of two-year-olds.

Included is a sister to the outstanding galloper Alibhai and a colt by Tawfiq from Alibhai’s sister Instant Flight. Noble Bijou also has youngsters from Treaura, Clarendon Gem, Melition and Lady Mellay in the White Robe draft, and Cautious Style youngsters from Darnley Flight Auditory and Supreme Bijou. Tawfiq is represented by a colt from Southern Aurora and a filly from Josie among others.

H. T. Anderton stables have a large draft of two-year-olds including Noble Bijou fillies from Scarlet Ribbon, Princess Orchid and Clarendon Princess. There is a Beaufort Sea colt from Renoli, dam of Amatrice and Decieboy, a Tawfiq colt from Ruth’s Turn and a Cautious Style filly from Top Satin.

Beltana Stud, the successful Parnassus nursery, offers a colt by the wellperformed Nassipour from the Noble Bijou mare Ride The River and a half-sister to the smart two-year-old Myginti by Otehi Bay. Ra Ora card a Famous Star colt from Renalda and so a half-brother to the consistent Canescent, and there is no lack of attraction to many other lots.

These include a filly by the suddenly fashionable Full On Aces from Our Contraband, a halfbrother to Saveur by State Of Kings, a half-sister to Shorty Bijou by Tawfiq, Palatable colts from Miss

Lili, Auchentoshan and Trichus and a yearling from Pavlova’s Pal, and a Noble Bijou colt from Bilberry. Cocky Golfer, achieving above average results with more than a dozen individual winners in New Zealand so far this season, is strongly represented as is Savant. So is the Ikamatua Studbased Sepulveda which recently left another winner in the United States his second from only two to race. One of his youngsters is from Swift Row while a sister to Ponchielli (by Blue Vermilion) and youngsters from Bella Brava, Bally High Hopes and Couple, Colour Me Blue, Rapid Fame, Ginger Snappy, Regal Deb and Countess Mellay also feature.

Belle Camille is likely to top the broodmare and racing section in which there are several interesting entries. The winner of eight races and second in a Winter Cup to London

Trader, Belle Camille’s second live foal, Spycatcher, recently made his debut at Wingatui. She is. a half-sister to the well-performed Greek Magic. A half-sister by Cautious Style is also being offered. Other mares of interest include Rakau Flyer, Parmella, Sabrielle, Danseuse Etoile, Connie Beaufort, Kurdasea’s (dam of Centainette) sister Hollyfield, True Run, and Declaration and Format each half-sisters to Red Back and The Snob. Black Arrow, winner of the Gore Cup in October and earlier in his career a sprinter of note, is among the race horses entered. Allegiance, Gezira, Living Is Fun, Cassia, and Nuclear Rocket are others. Charlie Trelay, a useful hurdler, is also likely to attract attention, and his stablemates Silver Marie, Oro Pevee and Maltese Knight.