Karaka is renowned for
offering quality fillies and this year's standout catalogue features an abundance of
blue-blooded fillies to be presented over the six action-packed days of selling.
A filly by Fastnet Rock out of Il Quello Veloce (NZ) (Captain
Rio) topped the 2015 Premier Sale at $800,000, and the National Yearling Sales Series has been a springboard to stardom for many fillies in recent years such
as Lucia Valentina (NZ) (Savabeel), Costume (NZ)
(Savabeel), Provocative (NZ) (Zabeel), Sofia Rosa (NZ)
(Makfi), Gust of Wind (NZ) (Darci Brahma), Valley Girl (NZ), (Mastercraftsman), Diademe (NZ) (Savabeel), First Seal (Fastnet Rock) and many
more.
The quantity of royally bred fillies set to go under the hammer at Karaka 2017 makes this a very special opportunity for any purchaser looking to add to their broodmare band.
Sir Patrick and Lady Hogan's Cambridge Stud will present an exceptional draft including daughters of Group 1-winning mares Veloce Bella ( Lot 3 ) and Katie Lee ( Lot 231 ), with a previous Katie Lee yearling having topped the 2014 Sale at $800,000.
Lot 42 is a half-sister to the dam of champion sprinter Lankan Rupee , and Lot 381 is a full-sister to this year's Group 1 Australian Derby winner Tavago . Numerous other fillies in the Cambridge Stud draft descend from the stud's famed Eight Carat dam line.
The Cambridge Stud draft is just one example of the exceptional fillies littered throughout the catalogues.
Sir Peter Vela's Pencarrow Stud will offer Savabeel fillies out of Group 1-winning mares Banchee ( Lot 58 ) and Guiseppina ( Lot 190 ). Lot320 in the Pencarrow draft is closely related to the recent Group 3 winner and Group 1 VRC Oaks placegetter Eleonora .
There are several other daughters of Group One-winning mares catalogued in the Premier Sale. Waikato Stud will offer a filly by Savabeel out of their triple Group 1 winner Daffodil ( Lot 109 ).
The Oaks Stud will present Lot 392 , a filly by Darci Brahma out of their champion mare Seachange – the winner of seven Group 1 races and a two-time New Zealand Horse of the Year.
Wentwood Grange sold the multiple Group 1 winner Kermadec at this Sale three years ago and will offer an Ocean Park half-sister ( Lot 203 ) this year.
Lot 113 , a Savabeel filly offered by Brighthill Farm, is a three-quarter sister to multiple stakes winner Precedence . Lot 718 , an Ekraar filly from Carter Bloodstock, is a three-quarter sister to Group 1 Australian Oaks winner Rising Romance .
There are also daughters of Group 1 winning mares Keepa Cruisin ( Lot 232 ), Prize Lady ( Lot 353 ), Say No More ( Lot 390 ), Shez Sinsational ( Lot 402 ), Deebee Belle ( Lot 645 ), Ekstreme ( Lot 667 ) and Lashed ( Lot 803 ).
Other fillies who are sure to be sought-after are the half or full-sisters to Group 1 winners Pondarosa Miss ( Lot 57 ), Habibi ( Lot 120 ), Irish Fling ( Lot 214 ), Kawi ( Lot 270 ), Historian ( Lot 108 ), Rock Classic ( Lot 282 ), Miss Mossman ( Lot 636 ), Monaco Consul ( Lot 537 ), Justa Tad ( Lot 755 ) and freshman sire Ferlax ( Lot 807 ).
KARAKA 2017 SCHEDULE
Karaka MillionTwilight Meeting: Sunday 29 January
Premier Sale: Monday 30 & Tuesday 31 January
Select Sale: Wednesday 1 – Friday 3 February
Festival Sale: Sunday 5 February
NZB's Yearling Sales Series catalogues are available on the free iPad application, can be requested from reception@nzb.co.nzor viewed online at www.nzb.co.nz.
