EMPERORS PALACE READY TO RUN GALLOPS Summerhill Stud, Mooi River, South Africa 11 October 2013 Gallop 1 Lot 146. Shingle Beach (f) Mullins Bay ex Etoile Royale. Mullins Bay has gotten off to an auspicious start as a stallion, heading up a formidable band of second crop sires last season by earnings per runner: Stronghold, Trippi, Black Minnaloushe and King of Kings behind him, and in the best of company by percentage winners (equal to Silvano, and well ahead of Kahal and Mogok). This is a strongly built athletic filly, whose granddam distinguished herself with a Group One performance in the Italian Oaks. She is a typical Mullins Bay, and whoever gets their hands on her, can look forward to ongoing improvement. Lot 158. Unnamed (f) A.P.Arrow ex Garnet. Granddaughter of the “emperor” of American stallions, A.P.Indy, from an exceptional American family. She’s a well-‐grown, fully furnished filly who’s just coming into her own. Look for a “lift” on Friday. Lot 55. Unnamed (f) Mogok ex Swiss Pearl. Nobody needs persuading about Mogok and his fillies, the best of them, the American Group One winner Gypsy’s Warning. Well made, well-‐ balanced racy individual, she’ll give us the performance of her life at the gallops. Lot 112. Paris Princess (f) Kahal ex Candle Princess. A well grown, full-‐bodied filly, very much in the mould of her illustrious brother, Paris Perfect, who took home R10 million for his third place in the Dubai World Cup (Gr.1). He’s by no means the only good horse in the family though, as she is a sister to a brace of seven-‐time winners, and she’s set to add to the lustre of her pedigree. Lot 122. China Beach (f) Mullins Bay ex Claim To Fame. Well grown, rangy individual, with a massive stride. She’s bred on the identical cross to Emperor Napoleon, Bold Ellinore and The Mouseketeer. From a family made famous by Queen Elizabeth and Lord Carnarvon, the owner of Highclere Castle (the scene for Downtown Abbey).
Gallop 2 Lot 109. Oi Yoi Yoi (f). Muhtafal ex Bohemian Rhapsody. The debate around the best stallion of all-‐time rages furiously all over the world. Some speak of St Simon, others of Hyperion, and these days it’s about Sadler’s Wells and his illustrious son Galileo, who looks to overtake them all. There can’t be more than a half dozen daughters of Galileo at stud in South Africa, and this filly is from one of them, by a top sire in his own right. Our grooms will tell you that Oi Yoi Yoi reminds them of the outstanding Muhtafal fillies Veiled Essence, Tuscan Elegance and Hot Reception. A big engine, a powerful body, and a quick energetic action. Lot 56. Unnamed (f) Kildonan ex Temair. Who could forget Kildonan’s course record-‐smashing performance in the Golden Horse Casino Sprint? Here we have a quality, neatly made daughter of a champion from a Group-‐performing first-‐time mare – expect her to be precocious, and to be “skipping” when the gates open. Lot 65. Sputnik Sweeheart (f) Admire Main ex Unique. Remarkably robust for a granddaughter of Sunday Silence, she represents the best attributes of that tribe and the typical Muhtafal type. As the second top-‐ rated racehorse of his generation, Admire Main has left eleven winners from his first sixteen runners in Japan, three of them in Stakes class. In the past fortnight, he’s had five individual winners, including the Group One placed Admiral’s Eye, from just a handful of runners in this country. Admire Main looks set for a big career. Lot 28. Apolima (f) A.P.Arrow ex Shoreline Symphony. Ten (almost 60%) of A.P.Arrow’s first eighteen runners have made the money, and this is a well-‐made, athletic filly with a cat-‐like action. Setback by injury, if there’s an “improver” in the draft, you’re looking at it. Two champions (Overarching and Aladiva), in a dazzling pedigree. Lot 199. Kylemore Abbey (f) Kahal ex Mayo. Late foal. Well grown, stylish filly, from a family of international distinction. Surprisingly well furnished for a lineage which is known more for its quality than its substance, she’s another just coming into her own; she’s everything you’d expect from one of the most celebrated crosses in the game (Kahal on a Northern Dancer-‐line mare), and runs like one you can put your dough down for.
Gallop 4 Lot 2. Nonya (f) Brave Tin Soldier ex Rainbow Lady. There’s a big buzz about the Brave Tin Soldiers right now, principally because he topped the Freshman Sires list at the National Yearling sales in a vintage which includes Seventh Rock and King’s Apostle. Let’s not forget though, he was a Stakes-‐winning juvenile at six furlongs in Ireland, and a record-‐breaking miler in Group company at three. This filly is typical of what you’d expect from a world record priced foal, a striking, quality sort with the attributes of a racehorse. She’ll gallop like one. Lot 110. Unnamed (f) Mullins Bay ex Bridge The Gap. Remember Faralmond, the diminutive “giant”, who not only took home an Arcsa award, but made the colts pick up their feet in the Queen’s Plate, the July and the Met. This is her granddaughter from a Giant’s Causeway mare (Giant’s Causeway is the broodmare sire of Soft Falling Rain, among others). A neat quality individual, like her grandmother she’s not big, but remember how dynamite is packaged. Her classic pedigree, guarantees that whatever she is today, she’ll be “something else” this time next year. Lot 178. Unnamed (f) A.P.Arrow ex Jeet Jet. Medium sized, well-‐balanced substantial filly, you’d expect a less-‐advanced sort given her pedigree. But our riders will tell you, she’s quick-‐ actioned, and she can “skip”. We’re at the beginning of the Jet Master broodmare sire era, and we can only imagine what lies ahead. Lot 248. Coral Bay (f) Mullins Bay ex Qaphela. Fairly late foal. Well made, substantial filly of good size, who’s likely to surprise, given the stamina in her pedigree (from a Requiem mare out of a Coastal mare). Her brother Flight Warning (by A.P.Arrow) debuts next week, and is headed for the R3million Emperor’s Palace Ready To Run Cup, so look for a command performance here, too. Lot 231. Mullins Bypass (f) Mullins Bay ex Passionate Love. Important update. Brother Passion Pleaser is now a three-‐time winner of more than R200 000. Regarded by our team as an even better sort than Passion Pleaser, she’s a typical, big-‐striding Mullins Bay, who’ll tick more than a few boxes on Friday.
Gallop 5 Lot 145. Eastside (f) Mullins Bay ex Especially. There’s no better lineage in the Argentinian Stud Book than the “E” family, so you’d expect this one to run. Her half-‐sister is quick, and this one is surprisingly smart too, given her classic pedigree. She’ll “burn” on Friday. Lot 18. Unnamed (f) A.P.Arrow ex Salishan. Good sized first foal, surprisingly advanced for her pedigree. Good bodied, tough as boots, she’s a proper trainer’s horse. Lot 131. Raise And Double (f) Kahal ex Deal A Double. Very late foal. A recurring theme of this year’s draft, is the depth of the catalogue; it stands its ground with any National or Book One sale anywhere in the country, and this filly fits the bill. Well-‐grown, powerfully put together, she’s got speed to burn, despite her birthdate. Look for a big performance from a “definite” for the notebook. Lot 195. Wasp (f) Brave Tin Soldier ex Maphiko. Athletic, elastic-‐actioned individual by the “talking” stallion of the sale, from a deep Summerhill family. All of Black Wing, Charisma, Stud Master and Salutation were graduates of the Ready To Run, so look to Wasp for further lustre. Lot 176. Cherry Burton (f) Admire Main ex Ithala. Fairly late foal. A “china doll” replica of this neat family, none of the fillies are big, but they pack big punches from Dunette, to Selborne Park to Ithala and Mzwilili. This one’s typical of the family, and runs like she knows it.
Gallop 7 Lot 75. Western Soldier (f) Brave Tin Soldier ex Western Flash. Very late foal. Remarkably for such a late filly, she shows good pace. Without those four white socks, you might miss her flashing past. Lot 81. Night Fall (f) A.P.Arrow ex Winter Dimension. Just a handful of last year’s attendees picked out her sister, Winter Star, now rated in the top three juveniles of last season. You wouldn’t want to be remembered for having made the same mistake twice! Lot 166. Blue Lily (f) Muhtafal ex Heliantha. Typical Muhtafal filly in the mould of Veiled Essence, Hot Reception and Tuscan Elegance, she’s blindingly quick, burly and bold, and takes whatever you throw at her. They’ll be bending her page back in the catalogue. Lot 108. Mbabala (f) Trippi ex Blushing Summer. Here’s another that advertises the Ready To Run as the best sale of racehorses in the land. By the “molten hot” sire Trippi, out of a “Blue Hen” mare, you’d need to update your catalogue before you watch the gallop. Her sister Miss K has won her last two starts by a combined total of sixteen lengths, and like the rest of the family, she’s like “old boots”, getting better as she gets older. Typical of the family, she’s not big, but my goodness, can this one scoot (and there are no more from where this one came from,). Lot 223: Kosava (f) Kahal ex Nordic Air. You’d have to ask yourself why the nation’s champion stud is parting with fillies of this class: the answer is simple: commercial imperative! We’ve just bought a stallion for as much as the farm is worth, and we have to cash in some of our best families in order to pay for him. This one’s bred on one of the most famous crosses in racing (Kahal ex Northern Guest) and she’s a sister to not only an Equus champion, but to a Mauritian Horse of the Year as well. Her gallop will tell you the rest.
Gallop 8 Lot 213. Flying Cross (f) Brave Tin Soldier ex Mumtazah. There are less than ten Galileo mares on the continent of Africa, and here’s one out of a Stakes-‐winning daughter of the champion sire Tale Of The Cat, out of a daughter of the greatest New Zealand stallion of all time, Sir Tristram. Blood doesn’t get much thicker than this. Typical daughter of Brave Tin Soldier with a big engine and a good hind leg, well-‐balanced with great motion. That’s all you need to know. Lot 120. Golden Sprinter (f) A.P.Arrow ex Choice. Fairly late foal. There’s a Summerhill Group One-‐winning graduate from this family in Mike Miller’s Outcome, and this filly has the grace and style to enhance the pedigree. More speed than you would expect. Lot 222. Unnamed (f) Silvano ex Nontanda. Late foal, but surprisingly advanced for the work she’s showing us, not only for a filly of her birthdate, but for a filly of her pedigree. The Silvanos are not precocious sorts, so we must assume that what we’re seeing right now, is a touch of class. Lot 98. First Intention (f) Antonius Pius ex Back In The Swing. The timing couldn’t be better: Antonius Pius just claimed the Freshman Sires’ title at the expense of Judpot, and that’s no mean achievement. Couple that with the class of a mare that made her mark in Group One company, and you’d expect this one to be decent. She is. Lot 214. Mythical Miss (f) Mullins Bay ex Mythical Madame. Powerfully built well-‐balanced individual, rates as one of the big “’improvers” in the draft. Someone will get lucky, if they pick her up before she blooms.
Gallop 10 Lot 86. Soldier Girl (f) Brave Tin Solider ex Agency Girl. Another National Sales page if ever there was one, the mare’s already produced two Black type performers, and for what it’s worth, my team rates this one, the best of the lot. See if you agree. Lot 115. Susquehanna (f) A.P.Arrow ex Careless Mirth. Important update: the half-‐brother, Gambol, has run third, second and first (yesterday), and is a strong contender for the R3million Emperor’s Palace Ready To Run Cup. That said, the guys that sit on her back think Susquehanna is the best her dam has produced, and that’s saying something, because by the time we get to the ringside, her mother could be the dam of the winner of a R3million race. Don’t say you didn’t get the heads up. Lot 95. Eau De Creole (f) Mullins Bay ex Ardara. Besides her grand heritage, tell us if you see a better-‐actioned filly all day Friday. It’s not only the way she moves, it’s the speed she does it with. Lot 228. Paradis (f) Kahal ex Paradise Alley. Fairly late foal, but a big improver nonetheless. We had some doubts about whether this filly would make the “cut”, as she was some way behind, but she’s made leaps and bounds in the last few weeks, and reminds our riders of her six-‐time winning mother at the same stage. Incidentally, close relative, Hard To Get, is the dam of Dover Beach, a big fancy for Adriaan Van Vuuren and Michael Azzie for the R3million Emperor’s Palace Ready To Run Cup, and it wouldn’t surprise us if Paradis parades for the same event in 2014. Lot 57. Mama Themba (f) Mullins Bay ex Thandiwe. A “china doll” replica of what we know of the family, her “aunt” Checcetti added her own “ink” in 2013. A big favourite at Summerhill.
Gallop 11 Lot 119. Lightbeam (f) A.P.Arrow ex Chase The Light. Those with long-‐serving memories will know that Chase The Light ran Harry’s Charm to a short-‐head on debut. Lightbeam could be the next to step up. A precocious, quick-‐as-‐lightning sort, very much in the mould of her six-‐time winning sister, Mind Games, and you can look for a strong performance on Friday. Her own sister (Lightning Eye) has placed in both her starts to date, and was in the money again on Saturday. Lot 71. Trust The Pink (f) Mullins Bay ex Vanish. Group One performance in the dam, and a proper racehorse on the top, from a family that churns them out, year-‐after-‐year. The end of a line here, and the last opportunity to get in before they get out. They’re not big, but they pack a big punch. Lot 128. Dahlia’s Arrow (f) A.P.Arrow ex Dahlia’s Guest. Very late foal. Tall, elegant filly, slightly immature, you won’t find a flashier sort anywhere on Friday. Despite the biological disadvantage of her birthdate, this filly has what it takes. Besides, we’re told her Mullins Bay brother, Mr Mulliner, will run big on debut. Lot 221. Celine (f) Way West ex Noma India. Sister to the stakes-‐performing Duchess Catherine, this is a racy, lightning-‐quick sort, much in the mould of Way West’s Group One-‐performing fillies, WayWest Goddess and Extra Zero. From a time-‐honoured Summerhill family, she’s one of those that could just be the ticket for the big race next year, at a price that makes good sense. Lot 190. Muskagee (f) Kahal ex Lizmay Creek. Summerhill has been looking for the successor to grandmother, Up The Creek, ever since the old girl settled here, and at last we might have one that lives up to the billing. A well-‐made, classy individual with a touch more quality than most Kahals, she gets along like she knows she has responsibilities. Put a marker in your catalogue page.
Gallop 12 Lot 30. Secret Admirer (f) Admire Main ex Silent Manoeuvre. Late foal, but it doesn’t detract from a well-‐grown, beautifully-‐proportioned daughter of one of the young stallions of the moment. Admire Main delivered the goods as a racehorse, he delivered the goods with his first crop in Japan, and now he’s delivering in South Africa. There’s a Guineas winner in the immediate ancestry, and could be the next one to make a bit of history. Lot 94. Unnamed (f) Mullins Bay ex Arabian Magic. A more substantial sort than her previous siblings, her brother Noble Star is a distinguished performer in Dean Kannemeyer’s yard. This one has more body, more engine and more “bottle”, and she’ll pack a punch on Friday. Lot 36. Difining Looks (f) Trippi ex Snooty Lady. An athletic, elegant filly, typical of the family, and you can look for an early return here, despite her November foaling date. She has plenty of “zip”, though that may just be the class that made Angus and Dignify famous. Joey Ramsden and Andrew Fortune know the family well: Lostintranslation was an early favourite for the S.A. Guineas, and was sadly “lostintransit”. Lot 82. Banda (f) Kahal ex Winter Wish. Three top sires, Kahal, Western Winter and Jungle Cove define her heritage, and the racetrack will define her class. Strongly built, a stand-‐out in the paddock, she’ll be a stand-‐out on Friday. Lot 196. Unnamed (f) Western Winter ex Maritime Mist. The loss of her sire only serves to remind us that Western Winter is one of the all-‐time greats of the South African breeding scene. He’s already registered a “big one” from this family in Yard Arm. A big, strongly made filly in the mould of her sire’s best stock, she’s the first foal of a five-‐time winning daughter of the sire of Pierre Jourdan. Bred for an explosion!
Gallop 13 Lot 240: Unnamed (f) Kahal ex Precedent. This filly’s already a Group winner, having passed the post first in the Flamboyant Stakes in her mother’s womb. If that’s not enough to get the catalogues waving, look at the individual, then “clock” the gallop. Lot 197: Silent Reign (f) Admire Main ex Maroof’s Grace. Late foal: Important update: her sister Divine Grace is a winner again for Gary Alexander. Size has been no impediment for this family, though there’s more to this one than her siblings. She gets along well, has the economy of action we’ve come to expect from the Admire Mains, and she’ll get better the longer she goes. Lot 58. Ikolo (f) Muhtafal ex The Convent. Ivan Snyman and Leon Erasmus are busy carving a bit of history from this family, yet they don’t yet own The Convent’s best foal to date. Her 24th November birthdate might represent something of a discount at the sale, but it won’t discount her performance on Friday. She’s a bullet. Lot 14: Unnamed (f) Encosta Da Lago ex Rocking Rhonda. The boys at Coolmore (Australia) advertise Encosta Da Lago as the most successful Australian-‐bred stallion of all-‐time, and that’s saying something given the performances of Redoute’s Choice and Fastnet Rock. Whatever the stats, “Encosta” is a multiple champion sire in that part of the world, and this one’s out of a daughter of Redoute’s Choice, so she combines the best blood of the best blood of the best blood. A touch behind the rest, whatever she does on Friday, she’ll be another horse come the sale. You don’t need a “Masters” though, to understand the heritage. Lot 5: Sapphire Girl (f) Kahal ex Ransom. Well balanced, strongly made, she’s a fine example of what we’d expect from one of the best-‐known crosses in racing (Kahal ex a Northern Dancer mare), and she’s doing what her pedigree said she would – running like the clappers.
Gallop 15 Lot 153. Brave And Gold (f) Brave Tin Soldier ex Forest Edge. Sister to a Group One performer, her style reminds us of Lisa Anne at the same stage. Could be the one to get Brave Tin Soldier’s juveniles off to an early start. Lot 193. Unconditional (f) Danehill Dancer ex Love Unlimited. A champion European sire on top and a deep international family underneath, you’ll need “buckets” to buy this one. A good bodied, beautifully balanced sort, she has the jaunty, arrogant swagger of a proper racehorse. Start saving! Lot 132. Easy Street (f) Brave Tin Soldier ex Dlahla. Don’t be deterred by the lack of “ink” on the page – she’s a daughter of an accomplished racehorse out of a daughter of Giant’s Causeway’s most accomplished son, from a daughter of an Australian champion sire. That explains this filly’s class: big, strong, with a “V8” in her backside, hers will be one of the gallops of the day. Remember Hollywoodboulevard (they said the same about her–not enough “ink”). They changed their minds when she had Igugu behind on Ready To Run Cup day. Lot 230. Big Bucks (f) Mullins Bay ex Particular Passion. Important update: Sister Nisa’s Love trotted up at Turffontein last weekend, and put herself in contention for a place in the R3million Emperor’s Palace Ready To Run Cup for Alesh Naidoo. Group One quality filly from a Group One quality background, Paul Lafferty, Craig Eudey, Paul Matchett and Charles Laird have all struck gold with this family in recent seasons. Could this one make someone famous, too? Lot 60. Sweet Singer (f) Jet Master ex Traviata. Very late foal, but that doesn’t deter her. A well-‐ made, “sporty” sort, this is the “last chance saloon” for a Jet Master filly, because there ain’t no more You’ll have to dig deep though, because this one’s a “ready-‐made” runner, and she’ll remind us again on Friday. A “must” for anyone who’s serious about the game.
Gallop 16 Lot 124. Close Relative (f) Kahal ex Cousin Linda. Families don’t come more “current” than this, with Rebel Queen and Uncle Tommy both distinguishing themselves in the past fortnight, and Rebel King punching his bodyweight among the nation’s leading first crop sires. Have no fears, she’ll make a splash on Friday despite her 23rd November birthdate. Big runner, big ticket. Lot 3. She’s Like The Wind (f) A.P.Arrow ex Rambo’s Gem. Late foal. Genuine, uncomplicated, athletic sort, she’s knows there’s a job to be done, and she gets on with it. Lot 97. Silver Class (f) Silvano ex Aylesbury. Well named, but on the strength of what we’ve seen at the track, she might as well be “Gold Class”. By the record-‐breaking champion sire of last season, this filly has all the class and the qualities that took Silvano to the top of the tree. We’ve liked her from the day she set foot on the farm , and she hasn’t let us down. Lot 206. Rich Girl (f) Rock Of Gibraltar ex Miss Moguls. There’s a reason why we’ve been saying this is the deepest draft we’re taking to the Ready To Run, and this filly epitomises it. Rock Of Gibraltar has been to South Africans what Danehill has been to Australia; South Africans remember him for Seventh Rock, Europa Point, Eagle Mountain and Gibraltar Blue, among others. You can’t find them in “Oz” any more, because he doesn’t go there anymore. An exceptional individual, well-‐grown, strongly proportioned, and she’ll be a star performer on Friday. You can’t be serious about racing if you don’t have her on your shortlist. P.S. Giant’s Causeway is the broodmare sire of Soft Falling Rain. Lot 169. Sheldrake (f) Tiger Ridge ex Honour And Glory. Quality, neatly made individual, she has a elastic “tiptoe-‐across-‐the-‐tulips” action, typical of the early sort you’d expect of the mating. A grand old Birch Bros family underpins this filly, and you can expect a “flyer” on Friday.
Gallop 18 Lot 73. The Real Hero (c) Brave Tin Soldier ex Wanted. Powerfully made, well-‐balanced speedy sort, he’s a brother to Scott Kenney’s well-‐regarded performer, The Mutineer, from a deep Summerhill family. His name could be prophetic. Lot 202. Oreo (c ) Right Approach ex Milk And Honey. A little backward when we got started, he’s made the progress you’d expect from a classic American family. Look for more improvement on Friday. Lot 156. Isaga (f) Mullins Bay ex Gagasi. If you remember Icy Air, you’ll know right away that this is the carbon copy. Elegant, classy, she’s doing what you’d expect from a family with two champions in its immediate removes. She won’t be short of followers, Dean Kannemeyer, Dean & Gary Alexander, Charles Laird and Ricky Maingard among them. Lot 45. In The Trenches (c ) Kahal ex Stukuthezi. Late foal. A tall athletic colt, a bit more quality than most Kahals, we’ve liked him from the get-‐go, and we like him more with the passing of every week. Count on him on Friday; he’s got the name and he’s got the art. Lot 74. Unnamed (f) Mullins Bay ex West Coast Way. Her brother, Buffalo Bill, is a strong contender for a place in the R3million Emperor’s Palace Ready To Run Cup for Brian Burnard and Gavin Van Zyl. A greasy-‐actioned filly from a solid Maine Chance family, you’ll like the way she’s made, and you’ll like the way she moves. Lot 243. Caribbean Prize (c) Mullins Bay ex Prize Flower. Built like the proverbial “brick…”, he has the big engine and gets along in the style of a Muhtafal more than a Mullins Bay. Shouldn’t be long in making the races, and shouldn’t be long in looking for a place in next year’s big race. Lot 16. Kyudo (c) A.P.Arrow ex Rose North. A brother to two Black type performers, he’s a very late foal. Nonetheless he’s left his impressions on our team, and he could just be one of the “value” horses in the sale. Brother Dragonstone, made the money in Cape Town yesterday, second up. Lot 129. Charanga (c) Mullins Bay ex Dancer’s Choice. Very late foal. There’s nothing this family has to do to prove itself to any of us, particularly at the Ready To Run. There are five Black type performers under the first dam, and everyone of them passed this way. This is the last of the Dancer’s Choices, and we’d be disappointed if he doesn’t script his own piece of the family history.
Gallop 19 Lot 180. Gladiatore (c) Linngari ex Just Beyond. One of the trail-‐blazing South African trained horses at the Dubai World Cup festival, Linngari is off to a promising start in Europe (two Black type runners from a handful of foals).. A Classic heritage underpins a tall, athletic individual, with his Dad’s low-‐slung action. “Backward” a few months back, he’s told us he wants to be on show on Friday. Lot 192. Drummer Boy (c) Brave Tin Soldier ex London Ballet. Very late foal. In the manner of his sire’s stock, he’s a deep girthed substantial individual from a family that defined the early career of Mike de Kock. Look to this man for a bit of “definition”, too.
Gallop 21 Lot 61. Penitent Power (c) Mullins Bay ex Treasure. About as good an effort as we’ve seen from this mare, he’s a good looking, compelling sort who’s been in good form at home. If you’re looking for value, he comes with a big “V”. Lot 69. Keep On Flying (c) Admire Main ex Valkyrie Queen. Ask Mark Dixon, everything from this family flies, and while we’ve done our best to breed you a racehorse who’ll get some “ground”, this chap just “keeps on flying”. Lot 67. Unbroken (c) Mambo In Seattle ex Urban Sky. Important update. Lucky Lea (half-‐ brother by Jet Master) is a winner again since the catalogue. This rangy, big-‐actioned colt with the ground-‐eating stride, is an advert for his well-‐performed first crop sire. Likes to mix it, and he’ll be in the thick of things on Friday. Lot 181. Drop Zone (c) A.P.Arrow ex Kali Dancer. Important update: his sister Elegant Bay (Mullins Bay) is in good fettle at the races right now, winning both her most recent starts. But if you want the inside track, our riders wouldn’t have rated her in this league at the same stage. Lot 247. Pioneer Spirt (c) Go Deputy ex Qamsar. Very late foal. Those old Lammerskraal families never go away, and continue to make headlines wherever you find them. A well-‐grown, giant-‐ striding colt of surprising athleticism given his birth date, he gets better by the day, and he’ll be better by the mile.
Gallop 22 Lot 162. Riparian (c) Mullins Bay ex Habib Lizaza. The Mullins Bays are typically good-‐sized, quality individuals with a presence about them, and this fellow is no exception. He gets down low in his quicker strides, covers good ground and finishes with a flourish. Lot 172. Iwo Jima. (c) Brave Tin Solder ex In Style. Very late foal. Whether you buy this colt or not, depends how badly you want to line-‐up for the “big one” on the first Saturday in July. In 2012, , Sheldon Peters called Smanjemanje the July winner from Pomodoro, and while the judges saw it differently, this chap might be the redemption. He’s all class, and he’ll remind us again on Friday. Lot 138. The Elmo Effect (c) Admire Main ex Dream Starling. We’ll miss Wally Brits at this year’s Ready To Run, won’t we all? He loved Cookie Monster, and we know he’d have loved this chap as well. Another reason we think Admire Main is headed for big things. You be the judge on Friday. Lot 107. Blue Streak (c) A.P.Arrow ex Blue Ballet. A well-‐developed, nicely balanced sort, he’s come from nowhere to prominence in a couple of weeks. The Herman Brown yard took this family to Group One glory, and it’s a matter of which yard wants to follow the same path again. You’d have to agree, this is some catalogue. Lot 141. Raised In Black (c) Kahal ex Elegant Blush. Very late foal. Important update: Blushing Peter is a winner again since the catalogue. A touch immature, as you’d expect from a late November foal, but he’s by Kahal out of a Group-‐winning mare, and he’s beginning to know it.
Gallop 23 Lot 34. Loader Street Lad (c) Muhtafal ex Simply Red. Very late foal. Brother to the highly regarded Payne’s Bay (with Robbie Hill), he shows dashing speed despite his birthdate, and has the scope and the class to make the big time. Big “V” for value. Lot 104. Intandokazi (c) Encosta da Lago ex Bella Princess. Late foal. Here’s a “belter” for you, a proper “Ozzy” in every respect. He’s the son of one of the best Australian stallions of the modern era, out of a Stakes-‐performing daughter of another Australian champion. They don’t get better on paper, and they don’t get much better by type. One of the stars of the show. Lot 50. Charles My Boy (c) Mullins Bay ex Sovereign Lass. Surprisingly precocious for a horse of his classic breeding, he has the stamp of class. Well-‐made, smart sort, look for a decent showing on Friday. Lot 291. Princeton (c) Kildonan ex Noble Cat. Kildonan could motor, the broodmare sire Hennessy was a champion two year old, and Red Ransom bred champions, so all the ingredients are here. Smart, quick-‐actioned and quick to learn, appropriately, he’s out of a sister to “Locomotion”. Lot 204. Eight Stories (c) Dylan Thomas ex Miss Ichi. If you’d prefer to be one of the twenty in the field on the first Saturday in July rather than one of the 60 000 in the crowd, here’s your man. Dylan Thomas is the leading second crop sire in Europe this year by Stakes winners, including last week’s Group One hero, Nymphea. And Alesh Naidoo found the Oaks star, Dylan’s Promise, in our Ready To Run drat November before last. There’s a “racehorse” here in Eight Stories, a sizeable, powerfully-‐made classic sort, as good actioned as anything you’ll see on Friday.
Gallop 24 Lot 26. Departure Flight (c) A.P.Arrow ex Shiyabekhela. Late foal. This family has done Summerhill extraordinarily well, and we’re looking to this fellow to build on the legacy. We remember the Group One aces Angus and Dignify, and as recently as July day, Distinguished did us proud in the Darley Arabian. This is a smart colt, and he won’t let the family down on Friday. Lot 237. Greatest Hits (c) Right Approach ex Play Music. An eye-‐catcher of a colt, he’s not known to our team as “stimela” for nothing. One for Friday’s charts. Lot 154. Lava Flow (c) Western Winter ex French Sun. Late foal. They don’t come with better “pages” than this, and the Western Winters don’t come better packaged than this one. He’s all-‐ class on the page, he’s all ability on the track. Look for a big “one”. Lot 203. Like An Arrow (c) A.P.Arrow ex Mind Games Very late foal. Power-‐packed, close-‐to-‐ the-‐ground action, he’s more of a bullet than he is an arrow. Tell the crowd to keep a lookout, otherwise they’ll miss him. Lot 118: King’s Consul (c) Grey’s Inn ex Chalice Dancer. Good type by the sire of Royal Bencher and King Of Pain, he’s taken his time getting there, but he’s showing signs he knows it’s Friday.
Gallop 25 Lot 10. Garnicus (c) A.P.Arrow ex Resolutiva. Late foal. Important update: Own sister, Autodrome, made the money second time yesterday. Typical European Classic type, he’s an elegant athletic sort with the stride and the temperament of a good horse. A.P.Indy has an enviable record with South American mares, and therein could lie a tale. Lot 159. Unnamed(c) Hussonet ex Getaround. We’ve had a few Hussonets through our hands over the years, among them Charles Laird’s Stakes winner, Rio Carnival. But this fellow takes the cake as an individual, as well as for the work he’s shown us at home. Beautifully balanced, perfectly sculpted, he’s one of the show’s stand-‐outs. Lot 140. Electric Soldier (c) Brave Tin Soldier ex Electric Elegance. A big, typical Brave Tin Soldier type, he has the bold appearance and the bold spirit of a demolition man. Son of the leading first crop sire at the National Sales out of a Stakes-‐winning daughter of Badgerland, he has the pedigree and the potential to go all the way. Lot 103. Thirty Two Squadron (c) A.P.Arrow ex Beauty Queen. There’s a grand family and a grand sort in this colt, and we like the way he goes. There’s more to come though, and we expect to see it on Friday afternoon. Lot 68. Unnamed (c) Brave Tin Soldier ex Uzime. Make a note of this man, if you’re looking for a racehorse. From the day he was born to the day he’ll be sold, he’s been on the minds of those who raised him as one to put up his hand when the first Brave Tin Soldiers get to the races early next year.
Gallop 26 Lot 49. Wattahottie (c) Kahal ex Sucha Looka. He has the name of a good horse, he has the class of a good horse, and he has the heritage of a good horse. All of that matters now, is that our boys think he is a good horse. Lot 188. A.P.Again (c) A.P.Arrow ex Lite A Fire. Tall elegant, athletic colt, has the long striding low actioned movement you’d expect from a colt of his breeding. Whatever he is on Friday, he’ll be better again with every passing week. Lot 88. Thunder Rain (c) Muhtafal ex Alkanhsaa. Remember Disappear, Let’s Rock N Roll and Umngazi? Here’s the replica from a deep French family. Could be anything, if he keeps doing what he tells us he’s capable of. Lot 92. Camaret Bay (c) Mullins Bay ex Anouk Aimee. Late foal. A typically big, substantial Mullins Bay colt, with the elegant style of a distinguished French family. Crossed with a Northern Guest mare, he could be writing headlines. Lot 53. Unnamed (c) A.P.Arrow ex Suzie. A standout on looks, he’ll standout on Friday. A bold beautifully proportioned colt, he catches the eye, even in a crowd. One for the notebook. Absolutely.
Gallop 27 Lot 79. Gaisce Gold (c) Kahal ex Winning Glory. You’d be a brave man if you tipped this fellow to break his brother, Hear The Drums’ all-‐time race-‐winning record, but he has the looks, the pedigree and the pace of a good horse. All he needs now, is his share of normal luck to be a great one. Big runner. Lot 215. Ukuhamba (c) Admire Main ex Nadira. He’s not big this fellow, but nor is his illustrious brother Showmetheway, who made it five-‐in-‐a-‐row when he lowered colours of a trio of Group One performers in the Golden Loom Handicap at Turffontein. “Ukuhamba” means “gets moving”; he’s well-‐named. Lot 126. Bristol Bulldog (c) A.P.Arrow ex Cresent Star. Ask Mike de Kock and Gavin Van Zyl about his two ill-‐fated brothers Nkanyezi and Inkanyezi, and you’ll know why we like this fellow. It’s not only his relatives though; he has the looks of a prize fighter, and gets down to business when he sees a few furlongs in front of him. Lot 106. More Bling (c) Mogok ex Blingsta. Racey is as racey does, he has “goosebumps” capacity. Bred on the same cross as Orbison; expect to run like his page says he should. Lot 143. Unnamed (c) Kahal ex Enroute To Heaven. Late foal. Well-‐grown athletic, striking individual, he has the stamp of Emperor Napoleon about him; not surprising, they’re bred on the same cross. Nobody picked “the Emperor” at the gallops in his year, and you don’t want to repeat the error.
Gallop 28 Lot 200. Sail On Sailor (c) Muhtafal ex Mediterranean. There can’t be more than a handful of “bullets” in any one string, but trust us, this is one of them. Labelled “flying machine” by the foaling team, he’s lived up to his billing. Look for a command performance come Friday; could be Muhtafal’s “swansong”. Lot 72. Dakiwe (c) Kahal ex Vin Fizz. There are some Royal pedigrees in this catalogue, none more than this fellow’s, who happens to be the brother to one of the best Ready To Run graduates of all-‐time, Pierre Jourdan. Ask anyone at Summerhill, and they’ll you he’s twice the horse than “Pierre” was at the same stage, yet look at him, and you’ll know he’ll be twice the horse this time next year. A beautiful mover, he won’t let his brother down. Lot 209. Beach Break (c) Mullins Bay ex Mntwana. Very late foal. As you’d expect from his pedigree, he’s a tall, immature sort, and while’s he’s still to furnish, he’s already showing signs of being a racehorse. You’d expect it of him; his mother is a sister to two champions, and all this fellow has to do, is run like his pedigree says he will, and you’re in clover. Lot 93. Prince Of Arabia (c) Kahal ex Arabian Charm. Big, scopey, workman-‐like colt, he’s exactly what his pedigree says he should be. If he’s anything like Harry’s Charm or National Currency, … well, that would something. Lot 170. Unnamed (c) Mullins Bay ex Icy Thunder. Several of the leading studs in the country have lassoed this family, for obvious reasons. One of Mullins Bay’s outstanding individuals on the sale, he’s a handsome, athletic colt with all the “gears” you’d want in a racehorse.
Gallop 29 Lot 85. Diesel Power (c) Kahal ex Actress. Late foal. Brother to a R3million Emperor’s Palace Ready To Run Cup aspirant, Body Builder. By any stretch, our team rates this fellow a better sort at the same stage. His pedigree needs no advertising, and after his gallop on Friday, nor will he. Lot 161. Petrichor (c) A.P.Arrow ex Guest Gallery. Tall, elegant colt, with an elastic way of going, he “harrows” the ground in his quicker paces. Whatever he is today, he’ll be even better come the new year. Lot 211. Pyramus (c) Brave Tin Soldier ex Modern Love. Don’t be fooled by his immaturity: there’s a racehorse lurking under the bonnet here, and he’ll be doing one stride for every one and a half most others will be doing on the day. Lot 225. Aza Arrow (c) A.P.Arrow ex Odessa. Late foal. Athletic “zingy” sort, he grows on you with every outing. Worked like an “arrow” last time out: should be bang on target come Friday. Lot 163. Kyaku (c) Admire Main ex Haifaa. From the time he landed, our foaling team labelled him a racehorse, and he’s done nothing to suggest they weren’t right. Beautifully bred, well-‐ grown and nicely proportioned, he’s ready to advertise his heritage on Friday.
Gallop 30 Lot 15. Isosha (c) Mullins Bay ex Roman Dream. Late foal. More to this fellow than most of the family, he’s a workmanlike dead honest sort, whom we’re counting on to add more Black type to an already illustrious history. Lot 6. Soviet Line (c) Kahal ex Real Red. Well grown, scopey sort, he’s got plenty of “lumber”, as you’d expect from the family of Politician, Al Nitak and The Sheikh. The best product of an exceptional race mare, he’ll have the catalogues waving early on the 1st November. Lot 160. Ibiza (c) Mullins Bay ex Great Attraction. There’s much of his illustrious brother, Amphitheatre about this fellow, though he has sleeker lines, and is arguably a “prettier” version at the same stage. That said, if there’s any of Ampitheatre or his famous cousins, Icy Air or Ice Axe, about him, nobody here will be complaining. Lot 133. Big Shot (c) A.P.Arrow ex Diligence. Own brother to Flight Check, three times in the money from four already. He’s a bigger, stronger sort, and well forward than where his sister was at the same stage. Look for even more on Friday. Lot 27. Crete (c) Kahal ex Shoe Dance. Carbon copy of his highly performed brother, Fenerbache, Crete has the body, the ancestry and the action to go all the way. Big runner on Friday.
Gallop 31 Lot 105. Unnamed (c) Mullins Bay ex Bellita. Well-‐grown, striking individual with plenty of “timber”, this is a genuine mouth-‐waterer. He was good the first time he galloped, he was better the second time, and there’s no knowing where he’ll take us on Friday. Lot 217. Per Se (c) Admire Main ex Nevada Sunrise. Very late foal. They promised a lot at last year’s gallops, and now they’re delivering, but the Admire Mains of 2013 are another couple of steps up, and this fellow’s one of them. A racehorse the day he was born, he’s done everything you’d expect him to have done, and he’ll arrive at the gallops as the “polished product”. His brother Solar Star, (a graduate of last year’s RTR) was a winner of his first start for Dean Kannemeyer, and he’s an aspirant candidate for the R3million Ready To Run Cup. Nobody here would be surprised if this fellow makes the line-‐up for next year’s big race.
R3MILLION EMPERORS PALACE READY TO RUN CUP Turffontein, South Africa 2 November 2013
EMPERORS PALACE READY TO RUN SALE TBA Sales Complex, Gosforth Park Friday 1st November 2013, Lots 1 -‐ 110 Sunday 3rd November 2013, Lots 111 – 248 *Six cheque payment scheme for qualifying buyers.
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