Five More from Kilgravin at the NZB Ready To Run

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Time to look at the next five quality two year-olds on offer by Kilgravin Lodge at the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale of 2YO’s by Capitalist, Shocking, Per Incanto, Iffraaj and Divine Prophet.

Go here to see the full Kilgravin Lodge draft with details on registering to bid.

Lot 102 – gelding by Capitalist x Uberalles (Giant’s Causeway)

Comformation gallery – Parade Video - eBook

Out of a Group One placed daughter of Champion Ethereal (Melbourne Cup Gr1, Caulfield Cup Gr1, BMW Gr1, Queensland Oaks Gr1)).

The dam has four winners from four to the races.

  • Capitalist was the Champion 2YO Colt in Australia in 2015-16.
  • Capitalist has already sired the winner Captivant and the 3rd placegetter in the Gr.3 VRC Maribyrnong Plate, Marine One.
  • Capitalist is represented by his oldest crop of two-yearolds this season.
  • Giant’s Causeway is the broodmare sire of 148 stakes winners, 26 of these at Gr.1 level.

 

Lot 112 – gelding by Divine Prophet x Wild Brew (USA) (Milwaukee Brew)

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Out of a winning half-sister to multiple US stakes winner Running Bobcats – dam of Champion Japanese 2YO Asia Express.

The dam has had three winners from three to race. BOBs eligible.

 

Lot 119 – filly by Per Incanto x Zaspin (Aus) (Zabeel)

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The first foal of a three-quarter sister to a stakes winner and by Champion broodmare sire Zabeel.

  • Per Incanto is the proven Group One sire of the Railway Stakes winner Santa Monica as well as Shadows Cast and Dal Cielo.
  • Per Incanto is the sire of 16 stakes winners.
  • Per Incanto’s current winners-to-runners ratio sits at 62.7%.
  • Zabeel is the noted Broodmare sire of 42 Gr.1 winners.

 

Lot 145 – gelding by Shocking x Beautiful Girl (Black Minnaloushe)

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By a successful sire of tough racehorses out of a stakes winning mare and winner of seven races.

From a strong middle distance family.

  • Shocking is the proven Group One sire of Fanatic and the sire of 10 individual stakes winners.
  • Black Minnaloushe is damsire of 16 stakes winners including the elite winners Stolen Dance and Streets of Avalon

 

Lot 168 – gelding by Iffraaj x Champagne Tastes (Darci Brahma)

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Out of a half-sister to Group One winner Hasahalo and also the recent Gr.3 winner All Saints Eve, from the family of multiple stakes winner and Hong Kong winner Savvy Nature.

  • Iffraaj has previously headlined the Ready To Run Sale thanks to the deeds of his son Gingernuts, whose Group One exploits included the New Zealand Derby, the Rosehill Guineas and the Windsor Park Plate.
  • Iffraaj is the sire of 72 stakes winners, 10 at Gr.1 level.
  • Iffraaj’s sons boast at 63.2% winners-to-runners ratio.
  • Darci Brahma is damsire of 2 stakes winners.

 

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