A quality packed catalogue for the 2026 NZB Ready to Run Sale is now online and in the lead up to the sale we’ll go looking each week for some horses of interest that jump out on pedigree for various reasons.
Sword of State colt Warwoven made a big statement winning the Group II ATC Run to the Rose Stakes at Rosehill last Saturday ensuring the progeny from the second crop of his young sire will be in hot demand this year.
He has 12 entries for the sale and they include:
Lot 273 Gelding Sword of State x Goldilicious, by Helmet – Riversley Park
Half-brother to G3 winner Torranzino from a half-sister to G3 winner Showbeel and grand-daughter of dual G1 winner Showella.
Lot 388 Colt Sword of State x Miss Selby, by O’Reilly – Prima Park
Half-brother to G3 placed Low Flying from G3 winner Miss Selby.
Lot 426 Colt Sword of State x Phenetic (GB), by Zamindar - I. G. & S. A. Wright Partnership,
Half-brother to three winners from a top class European Black type family that produced a nbew stakes-winner in Ireland last weekend in Frankel 2YO filly Maire Rua.
Hello Youmzain (Fr) also featured at Rosehill with a new stakes-winner Persian Wonder in the Group III ATC Ming Dynasty Stakes (1400m) and made it a stakes double with Sweetest Thing winning the Listed Canterbury Belle Stakes in New Zealand.
Hello Youmzain has 18 stakes-winners in total and 150 winners, so we have more data to work with in terms of what nicks might be working for him.
He has 15 entries for the sale including:
Lot 205 Gelding Hello Youmzain (FR) x Claddagh, by O’Reilly – Regal Farm
Fourth foal of winning half-sister to G2 winner Queen of Diamonds from the Tristalove branch of the iconic Eight Carat family.
Hello Youmzain x O'Reilly nick has produced four winners from eight starters including SW Lucy in the Sky and SP Bulgari.
Lot 338 Colt Hello Youmzain (Fr) x Landslide (USA), by More Than Ready (USA) – Pertab Racing
Half-brother to SP Danyelli from prolific US Black Type family.
Hello Youmzain x More Than Ready nick has produced five winners from seven runners including good Sydney metro winner Stormland.
Lot 298 Gelding Hello Youmzain (Fr) x I’m Kate by Savabeel – Woburn Farm
Fourth foal of a winning daughter of SW Shandream.
Hello Youmzain x Savabeel nick has produced three winners from six runners including two time winner Silken Salute, who was second to St Gotthard in the G3 Ken Russell Memorial Classic at the Gold Coast.
Hong Kong Derby victor Invincible Ibis (Hellbent), plus Group I stars Ceolwulf (NZ) (Tavistock), Mr Brightside (NZ) (Bullbars), Griongotts (NZ) (Per Incanto),Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse), Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro), Antino (NZ) (Redwood), Feroce (NZ) (Super Seth), War Machine (NZ) (Harry Angel) and Warmonger (NZ) (War Decree) headline a remarkable list of recent graduates from this Sale.
The 2026 edition of the Ready to Run Sale will take place at the Karaka Sales Centre from 11am (NZT) on 18 & 19 November, with Breeze Ups to be held across two consecutive days on one turf track at Te Rapa Racecourse on 12 & 13 October.
