The results of showpiece races throughout the spring have delivered notable pedigree updates to the catalogue for this week’s NZB Ready to Run Sale at Karaka.
The highest-profile pedigree update belongs to Lot 248, who can now be described as a half-brother to a Group One winner during the 2025 Melbourne Spring Carnival.
Offered by breeder Barry Donoghue’s BMD Bloodstock, the Ace High colt is a half-brother to Globe (NZ) (Charm Spirit), who triumphed in the A$1m Group One Might And Power Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield on October 11. It was the first Group One victory for Globe, who was a $22,000 yearling purchase from Karaka 2020 and has earned A$1.2m from a 15-start, six-win career.
Lot 159 is a half-brother by Tivaci to another Victorian galloper who scaled new heights this spring – Von Hauke (NZ) (Savabeel).
The six-year-old claimed the biggest win of his career in the A$400,000 Group Two Crystal Mile (1600m) at Moonee Valley on the Cox Plate undercard on October 25.
One of New Zealand’s most exciting young talents has provided a significant boost to the pedigree of Lot 179. The colt by Russian Camelot is a half-brother to the dam of Well Written (Written Tycoon), who debuted after the catalogue went to print and has been a breathtaking winner of all of her three starts to date. The most recent of those was a scintillating performance in Saturday’s $600,000 Group One New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m).
Lot 35 is a half-brother to talented Hong Kong galloper Raging Blizzard (NZ) (Per Incanto), who finished second in last month’s Group Two Premier Bowl (1200m) and Group Three National Day Cup (1000m).
Lot 299 is a half-brother to the top-class mare La Crique (NZ) (Vadamos), who has added another two Group One placings to her impressive CV in the Group One Proisir Plate (1400m) and Howden Insurance Mile (1600m) during New Zealand’s Spring Carnival.
Lot 405 a colt by Shamus Award comes from the same family of Daryz (Sea The Stars), who won one of the world’s most prestigious races last month. Just six months after his raceday debut, the three-year-old conquered some of Europe’s very best in the Group One Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (2400m) at Longchamp. That is not the only pedigree update for Lot 405, who also comes from the same family as Group One Prix du Cadran (4000m) winner Caballo De Mar (Phoenix Of Spain) and Group Two Prix du Calvados (1400m) winner My Highness (Ghaiyyath).
Pride Of Jenni, who has now won 12 races and more than A$11.4m in stakes, also comes from the same family as Lot 137.
Other Group One pedigree updates for the Ready to Run Sale:
- Lots 23 and 451 come from the same family as Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) winner and A$10m Golden Eagle (1500m) runner-up Sepals (Calyx).
- Lot 40 comes from the same family as Group One VRC Oaks (2500m) placegetter After Summer (The Autumn Sun).
- Lot 122 comes from the same family as the lightly raced and very promising Group One Proisir Plate (1400m) placegetter Tomodachi (NZ) (Tarzino).
- Lots 175, 256, 282 and 301 are from the same family as last season’s Group One Australian Guineas (1600m) winner Feroce (NZ) (Super Seth), who placed in the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) in September.
- Lot 296 is from the same family as the globe-trotting Australian sprint star Asfoora (Flying Artie), who has added the Group One Nunthorpe Stakes (1000m) and Group One Prix de l’Abbaye (1000m) to her record since the catalogue went to print.
- Lot 300 comes from the same family as Group One Flying Five (1000m) placegetter Bucanero Fuerte (Wootton Bassett), who has previously won at the elite level.
- Lot 402 comes from the same family as Group One Middle Park Stakes (1200m) placegetter Coppull (Bated Breath).
- Lot 432 is from the same family as international Group One performer Dubai Honour (Pride Of Dubai), who has added a placing in the Group One Grosser Preis von Baden (2400m) to his CV since the catalogue went to print.
The 2025 Ready to Run Sale will take place at the Karaka Sales Centre from 10am (NZT) on Wednesday 12 & Thursday 13 November.
