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Pedigree Potential –NZB Ready to Run – Nicks that Click

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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.

Perfumist (NZ) is a new NZB Ready to Run graduate to taste stakes success - image Bradleyphotos.com.au

The Group III Tibbie Stakes (1400m) at Newcastle last Friday produced another great result for this sale when progressive mare Perfumist, a $190,000 NZB Ready to Run purchase, landed her first stakes win, read about her here.

The Bjorn Baker trained El Roca mare has banked over $850,000 in prizemoney and her full brother will be offered by Westbury Stud this year as Lot 66.

Perfumist is the second stakes-winner bred on the nick between Westbury sires El Roca and Swiss Ace joining Swiss Prince, who won the Group II BOP RC James & Annie Sarten Memorial Stakes.

There are two more lots in the sale bred this way:

Lot 29 Colt El Roca x Six Penny, by Swiss Ace – Westbury Stud

Half-brother to two winners and is from a grand-daughter of Champion Australian 2YO Filly Fashions Afield.

Lot 394 Colt El Roca x Mutechi, by Swiss Ace – Westbury Stud

Half-brother to two winners from a winning sister to SW Ichiban tracing back to fourth dam Group I Queensland Oaks winner Travel Light.

Blind Raise (NZ) is a star on the rise - image Grant Courtney

Now favourite for the Group I MRC Caulfield Guineas is exciting Ace High colt Blind Raise, a modest $70,000 Karaka Book 1 purchase that scored a commanding win in the Group II MRC Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) last Saturday.

His grand-dam is two time NZ Horse of the Year Seachange and this powerful family appears once in this sale.

Lot 247 Colt King’s Legacy x Espresso Martini, by High Chaparral (IRE) – Woburn Farm

He is a half-brother to a winner from SW Espresso Martini, a daughter of Group I winner Keepa Cruisin, who is a half-sister to Seachange.

Mazu has a close relation in the sale - image Bradleyphotos.com.au

8YO gelding Mazu was the feel-good winner of the weekend when winning the $1million Group II ATC The Shorts (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday taking his lifetime earnings to $11.4million and he has a close relation to be offered at this sale.

Lot 343 Gelding Maurice (Jpn) x Let Me Sleep On It, by Manhattan Rain - KB Bloodstock

He is the fourth foal of SW Let Me Sleep On It, whose grand-dam Chatelaine is the dam of Group I winner Mazu and his Group I winning half-sister Headway.

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.

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