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Day Four of Kilgravin Ready To Run Highlights.

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Time to look at Day Four of quality two year-olds on offer by Kilgravin Lodge at the New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale of 2YO’s, this time youngsters by Astern (2), Per Incanto, Reliable Man and El Hermano.

Lot 213 – filly El Hermano x Gisela (Holy Roman Emperor)

Comformation gallery – Parade Video – eBook

First foal of a winning mare by successful broodmare sire Holy Roman Emperor. Closlry related to multiple Group One winner El Segundo, including the Cox Plate.

  • El Hermano is best known for the stakes winners Underthemoonlight and Farm Boy
  • Holy Roman Emperor is the proven broodmare sire of four Group one winners.

Lot 220 – filly by Per Incanto x Gymnast (More Than Ready)

Comformation gallery – Parade Video – eBook

By Per Incanto, a proven sire of quality winners with a high strike rate, out of a More Than Ready mare that is closely related to multiple group winner Brimham Rocks.

  • 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%
  • More Than Ready is the damsire of 104 stakes winners, 9 of which at Gr.1 level.

Lot 249 – filly Astern x Kechika (More Than Ready)

Comformation gallery – Parade Video – eBook

A grand-daughter of Gr2 WA Oaks winner and Derby placegetter Fatal Attraction. Dam is by successful broodmare sire More Than Ready.

Has had a pedigree update with the dual stakes winner Magical Dream.

BOBS eligible.

  • Astern is the highest-rated son of Medaglia d’Oro.
  • Astern’s oldest progeny are 2YO’s this season.
  • More Than Ready is the proven broodmare sire of nine Group One winners.

Lot 268 – gelding by Reliable Man x Lamplighter (Fastnet Rock)

Comformation gallery – Parade Video – eBook

Out of a Fastnet Rock daughter of multiple Group One placed Glowlamp (3rd ATC Champagne S, 3rd MRC Thousand Guineas)

  • Reliable Man is the proven sire of Group one winners Miami Bound and Sentimental Miss and of 15 individual stakes winners.
  • Reliable Man’s Group winners this season include De La Terre, Hypnos, Inspirational Girl and Miami Bound.
  • Fastnet Rock is the broodmare sire of 38 stakes winners, 3 of which being the Gr.1 winners Santa Ana Lane, Gytrash and Tivaci.
  • This Reliable Man/Fastnet Rock cross has already produced the Group one performed Aalaalune and the recent Gr.3 winner De La Terre.

Lot 270 – colt by Astern x Laughing (Distorted Humor)

Comformation gallery – Parade Video – eBook

Out of a mare by gun broodmare sire Distorted Humor. BOBS eligible.

  • Astern is the highest-rated son of Medaglia d’Oro.
  • Astern’s oldest progeny are 2YO’s this season.
  • Distorted Humor is the broodmare sire of 14 Group one winners, one of which being the four-time Group one star, Arrogate
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