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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 257, 31 October 1939, Page 4

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Draft For Yearling Sales SIX COLTS AND FOUR FILLIES PROGENY OF RINGMASTER AND POSTERITY When the Koatanui Stud draft of yearlings lor the 1937 national sales, at Trentham, passed through the salering and the Posterity—inlaid colt fen to the bid of the Sydney trainer J. T. Jamieson for 310 guineas, one of the bargains of the sale-ring had been purchased. The colt was bought by Jamieson on behalf of Mr. Stan Crick, of Sydney, who gave the yearling to his wile as a binhday present. Raced on Mosaic, the colt was later leased to the Sydney trainer J. H. Abbs until April 1940. He won the A.C. St. Legei and the Sydney Cup last Easter and over £lo,oou in stakes, and already this season has won Colin Stephens Stakes (dead-heat with Royal Chief) at Randwick and the W. S. Cox Plate at Moonee Valley, and is one of the ruling favourites for next Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup. One may wonder whether there will be another such bargain as Mosaic in the Koatanui draft lor next January’s sales, for it will be a quality offering. Here is the list of yearlings to be sent down by Mr. G. M. Currie: - Bay colt by Posterity from Curtain Cl hespian—Cowi). Brown colt by Ringmaster from Jewel of Asia (Grosvenor —Aye.sha 11’. Brown colt by Ringmaster from Damaris (Limond—Pennon). Bay colt by Ringmaster from Burnish <Pombai—Episode). Bay colt by Posterity from Midinette (Limond —Motley’. Bay coit by Ringmaster from Rust (Ly sande c— B ronze». Bay filly by Posterity from Solange (Boscombe— Mirabelle II ’. Bay filly by Posterity from Variable (Pombal—Mol ley >. Bay filly by Posterity from Lavish ; (Limond- Imprudence). Brown or blacn. filly by Ringmaster from Revere (Limond—Dractic >. The list comprises six colts and four fillies. Posterity being the sire of two of the colls and three fillies, and Ringmaster four cuite and one filly. The Curtain colt is a hall-brother to Smoke Screen, Gladswood and Pelmet, and a full-brother to Curtail, a two-year-old gelding which has yet to make his debut under Mr. Currie’s Jewel of Asia’s colt is a half-brother to Farmer, Sir John and Coronation. Damans has so far had seven fillies in succession, and the colt by Ringmaster is her first colt. He is a hallbrother to Genesta (dam of Royal fAbb), Poniard and Elegy. | The colt from Burnish is a half- ! mother to Mahaina, a filly that only | commenced to race this season. His • dam is a half-sister to Entail and ■ Brazil. Midincttc’s colt is a half-brother to Ringcraft, who made a good impression by running third, al his first start, in the Wellesley Stakes. He has two full-brothers, Maori Prince and The Stork, in Australia. j The colt from Rust is the first of ! the progeny of his dam. who is a half- * sister to Grotesque, Glenross, Anklet, Lady Desmond and Alloy, all useful performers in their day. Bronze won the Wanganui Cup in 1912. The filly from Solange is a hansister to Aladdin and Portal, their dam being English-bred but foaled ai Koatanui. Variable's filly is a half-sister to Varimond, and the dam, who never raced, is a three-quarter sister to Al Jolson. Moquette and Midineltc and half-sister to Legatee. Lavish, who is represented by the , first of her progenv, is a half-sister to Davolo, a useful handicap performer. The filly from Severe is also a first foal, her dam being a daughter of Drax, dam of Spiral. It will be interesting to see how such well-bred yearlings are valued by buyers at the next yearling sales. , Mr. Currie is retaining two yearlings which he will race himself. They are a colt by Spiral from Veil (Absurd— CowD and a filly by Posterity from Impetuous (Limond—Pennon ). The coll is a half-brother to the A.J.C. and V.R.C. St. Leger winner Veilmond. The filly is a full-sister to Imposture and j Elango. the latter a good winner in i Australia. She is later destined for i the matron’s paddock at Koatanui.