Star-Studded Strawberry Hill Dispersal Catalogue Online

Media Release - Monday Aug 7

The star studded catalogue for this month's Strawberry Hill Stud Unreserved Dispersal Sale is now online.

The quality packed auction, featuring some of the world's most successful bloodlines, will be conducted on farm from 1pm on Tuesday, August 29.

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The family of champion mare More Joyous features prominently at this star studded dispersal.

The catalogue incorporates yearlings, two-year-olds, race fillies, racehorses and broodmares with a total of 57 lots to be offered without reserve.

The freshly turned yearlings on offer including youngsters by All Too Hard, Farnan, Fastnet Rock, Frankel, I Am Invincible, So You Think, Spirit of Boom, Street Boss, The Autumn Sun, Written Tycoon and Zoustar.

The yearlings are from such mares as Dear Demi, More Joyous, Once Were Wild, Samantha Miss, Miss Fabulass, Dawnie Perfect, Karuta Queen and Long Time Ago and (at least half) relations to stakes winners Fenway, Long Time Ago, Miss Fabulass, Mokulua, The Elenora, Eawase and War.  

New season two-year-olds to go under the hammer include a Pierro filly from Dear Demi, a Dundeel half brother to More Joyous, a Pierro half brother to Fenway, a Zoustar filly from Once Were Wild as well as untapped prospects by Capitalist, Harry Angel, So You Think, The Autumn Sun and Written Tycoon. Three of the two-year-olds are nominated to the lucrative Magic Millions Race Series. 

Other feature stock on offer will include the group placed, quarter of a million dollar earning mare Air to Air, Group winning geldings Castlereagh Kid and The Elanora.

Rounding out the sale is a stunning line up of broodmares - featuring Group One winners Dear Demi, More Joyous and Samantha Miss, Group Two stars Miss Fabulass and Mokulua and Magic Millions heroines Karuta Queen and Mirror Mirror.

Also featured are the dams of Fenway, Mokulua, Eawase, No Looking Back and War. Covering sires include Frankel, Home Affairs, Rebel Dane, Spirit of Boom, St Mark's Basilica, Tarzino and Zoustar. 

Please note that attendance at the Strawberry Hill Stud Unreserved Dispersal Sale is limited to registered buyers and guests - the registration to attend form is online here. Those not attending the sale can catch the live online broadcast via the Magic Millions website and across socials and online bidding is available. 

Prospective buyers are advised of the following inspection times and locations for stock being offered at the auction: 

STRAWBERRY HILL INSPECTION SCHEDULE

Inspection Days and Times
Thursday 24 August - 10am-1pm
Friday 25 August - 10am-1pm
Saturday 26 August - 10am-1pm
Sunday 27 August - 10am-3pm
Monday 28 August - 10am-3pm

Sale Day Inspections
Tuesday 29 August  - 9am onwards

All lots will be at Strawberry Hill with the exception of the following seven broodmares:

Located at Eureka Stud
Inspections by appointment. Contact: Harry McAlpine on 0407 736 317
Lot 51 - Sally's Day (served by Rebel Dane LSD: 21/09/22)

Located at Coolmore Stud
11am and 2pm showing. Contact: Niall Power on 0481 261 733
Lot 41 - History Repeats (served by Tarzino LSD: 15/9/22)
Lot 43 - Key (served by Home Affairs LSD: 25/09/22)
Lot 44 - La Girl (served by St Mark's Basilica LSD: 14/9/22)
Lot 47 - Mokulua (served by Frankel LSD: 16/9/22)
Lot 49 - Oh Please Dianna (served by Spirit of Boom LSD: 23/9/22)
Lot 56 - Too Much Lippy (served by Frankel LSD: 8/10/22)


To view the online catalogue click here. It will also be available via the Equineline Catalog App for iPad.


 

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