Interest points to strong August sale

Press, 22 July 1989, Page 33

Interest points to strong August sale

By

DAVID McCARTHY

Buoyant Australian interest should ensure a successful South Island thoroughbred sale in August, according to Wrightson’s representative, Rob Fielder, recently returned from a promotional trip across the Tasman.

"There seems at least as much interest as in past years and bookings have been made by people who have not been over here before,” said Mr Fielder, who travelled extensively through Victoria and New South Wales on his trip. “Noble Bijou is a popular sire with a lot of Australian trainers, and with a lot of his stock in the sale it is a special attraction.”

Mr Fielder cites the intention of the Randwick trainer, Bob Thomsen, to come to Christchurch for

the first time as an example of the interest the sale has generated. Thomsen has trained such topliners as Bianco Lady, Card Shark and Avon Angel.

Thomsen has been racing Majestic Boy and Noble Tross with success. Majestic Boy is by Noble Bijou from Lili, and Noble Tross from another fine southern racemare, Albatross.

Pitched as it is at a moderate price range, by international standards, the South Island sale should be unscathed by the downturn in the mar-

keting of young horses. Two attractive lots are supplementary entries into the sale to be held on August 11. One is a rising two-year-old by Noble Bijou from the richly bred Regina Caeli, and the other a Palatable filly of the same age from Cyrene, the dam of Sharemarket and Share Offer. Cyrene is a half sister to Sharebroker. Withdrawals from the sale include lots 2, 12, 62, 84, 91, 101, 141, 147, 181, 192, and 196. They include a Danzatore colt from Beans and a Shearwalk colt from Reveal.