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Buyer: Mdj Racing - $20,000
Particulars
| Name: | Witwatersrand (IRE) |
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| Category: | Broodmare |
| Sire: | Unfuwain (USA) |
| Dam: | Valley of Gold (FR) |
| Colour: | Bay |
| Sex: | Mare |
| DOB: | 22 April 2002 |
| COB: | IRE |
| Disclosures: | |
| GST: | Yes 100% |
| Location: | 117 Mount Vincent Road MOUNT VINCENT NSW |
Broodmare's Breeding Status
| In foal: | Yes |
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| Covering sire: | Rubick (AUS) |
| Date of last service: | 26 October 2018 |
| Selling with a foal at foot: | No |
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Witwatersrand (IRE) - Pregnancy Certificate 22/07/19
Description
***Mare in foal to Rubick. This year yearlings by him have averaged $104,500 and sold for up to $900,000.
***This mare's last two yearlings have sold for $230,000 and $160,000.
Commercial breeders are fully aware it is important to own mares which produce a sales type.
Witwatersrand’s very first foal through the sales ring sold for $240,000 at the 2010 Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale – that sale’s third highest priced filly. While Witwatersrand’s last two yearlings have sold for $230,000 - Grey Khan (colt by Dalakhani at the 2017 Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale – equal highest priced yearling by Dalakhani that year) and $160,000 - Van Giz (filly by Written Tycoon at the 2018 Magic Millions Gold Coast January Sale).
It is also important for your mares to produce quality runners and to date Witwatersrand is the dam of three Metropolitan performers.
Two of her Metropolitan performers both won in excess of $200,000 – Spur on Gold and Gold a Plenty. Her current 3yo Grey Khan ran third on Saturday 13th July at Caulfield and looks well on his way to emulating his half siblings.
Witwatersrand’s 2yo Van Giz is with Bjorn Baker (a master trainer of Written Tycoon’s progeny) and has shown excellent promise in her two Sydney trials to date, running fourth, beaten around one length both times.
Van Giz is back in training. The stable reports she is going well and due to trial around mid-August. Here's a link to the Racing NSW website should you wish to view Van Giz's two trials - https://www.racingnsw.com.au/ Type in Van Giz in Horse Form and click on the Search button.
A strong, correct Star Turn colt (foaled 27 September) was weaned off Witwatersrand earlier this year and is to be offered at next year’s yearling sales.
Witwatersrand sells in foal to the hot first season sire Rubick (by Encosta De Lago). Rubick currently lies in third position on the Australian First Season Sires List for Prize Money ($1.4 million) and Winners (15). At this year’s yearling sales his progeny sold for up to $900,000 and averaged $104,500.
Some of Rubick’s promising runners include the Sydney Group 2 winner Yes Yes Yes, as well as stakes placed performers Rubisaki, Krameric, Alburq and Biscara. He has also had a further 7 Metropolitan winners - Erno (Sydney), Belitsa (Sydney), Andrassy Avenue (Melbourne), Excess Funds (Melbourne), Ruuca (Brisbane), Rubic Rose (Perth) and Montelena (Perth).
Rubick’s service fee jumped from $16,500 to $38,500 this year and he has been booked out for quite some time. It will come as no surprise to witness his service fee rise again, as well as his yearling averages next year and in subsequent future years. He looks destined for great career at stud.
Witwatersrand is in good health and condition and is for genuine sale. A current breeding soundness and pregnancy certificate is attached (completed on 22 July).
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Pedigree
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| WITWATERSRAND (IRE) | ||||
| Bay mare | Foaled 2002 | |||
UNFUWAIN (USA) (1985). 6 wins, £263,936, Newmarket Princess of Wales's S., Gr.2, Jockey Club S., Gr.2, 2d Ascot King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S., Gr.1. Half-brother to SW Nashwan (The Derby, Gr.1, sire). Sire of 435 rnrs, 305 wnrs, 45 SW, inc. Petrushka (Longchamp Prix de l'Opera, Gr.1), Lailani, etc. Sire of the dams of SW Getaway, Quijano, Brown Panther, Shamalgan, Ask for the Moon, Guadalupe, Called to the Bar, Pollyana, Vadamar, Ice Blue, Monturani, Nobel Prize, The Pentagon, Laraaib, Princess Asta, Brendan Brackan, Ley Hunter, Qaraaba, Heckie, Kings Point, etc.
1st dam VALLEY OF GOLD, by Shirley Heights. 5 wins at 2000m, 2200m, £74,379, 805,000fr., 193,052,608L. in France, Italy and U.A.E, Oaks d'Italia, Gr.1, Saint-Cloud Prix Cléopâtre, Gr.3, Longchamp Prix Rose de Mai, L, Evry Prix de Mennecy, 2d Longchamp Prix Vermeille, Gr.1, 3d Irish Oaks, Gr.1, Saint-Cloud Prix Penelope, Gr.3, Nad al Sheba Dubai Duty Free. Three-quarter-sister to Dawlah CAP O'RUSHES (g by New Approach (Ire)). 3 wins-2 at 2-at 1m, 1½m, Goodwood Gordon S., Gr.3, 2d Newmarket Zetland 2YO S., 3d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup S., 4th Irish Derby, Gr.1. SPLENDID ERA (c by Green Desert). 3 wins-2 at 2-at 7f, 1m, Newmarket Joel S., Gr.3, 3d Newmarket Craven S., Gr.3, Newmarket S., L, Doncaster Merlin Land Rover Rosehill S. Pine Creek (g by Doyen). 4 wins from 2200m to 3300m, Ascot William Hill H. Hurdle, Longchamp Prix de Nanterre, 2d Ascot Ladbroke H. Hurdle, Longchamp Prix du Conservatoire, Saint-Cloud Prix Kantar, 3d Saint-Cloud Prix Matchem, L. Hills of Gold Cotswolds Authentication Duke of Burgundy Fraser Canyon Lake Moon METEORIC - LITTERATEUR (H.K.) (g Lope de Vega) 8 wins-1 at 2-from 1500m to 1900m, €66,800, HK$6,122,855, M$162,500, to 2018-19, Clairefontaine Prix Pelleas, L, Deauville Prix de l'Abbaye Saint-Leonard, Prix de l'Amiraute, HKJC Mercury H., Daisy H., Arsenal H., Tropicbird H., Sauternes Cup, 2d HKJC Shan Kwong H., Cleveland H., Maisons-Laffitte Prix Reliance, 3d HKJC Pottinger Peak H., Le French May Trophy H., Manawatu RC Challenge H., Longines International Jockeys Champ H., So Kon Po H., 4th Saint-Cloud Prix Maurice Caillault, L, Macau Hong Kong Trophy, L. High Waves Witwatersrand Honest Obsession
2nd dam Lustre, by Halo. Winner at 2, 3d Sandown Wallis S., L, 4th Newbury Fred Darling S., Gr.3. Half-sister to WHITEHAVEN (dam of COPELAND), NATIVE WIZARD, White Star (dam of HARLAND, MUSIS AMICA), Titanic, Whitesville, Hill of Snow VALLEY OF GOLD (f Shirley Heights) 5 wins. See above. DUBLIN (c Carson City) 4 wins-3 at 2-at 1400m, 1600m in GB and U.A.E, Goodwood Vintage S., Gr.3, Newbury TFM Cyntergy 2YO S., Nad al Sheba Shadwell Farm Swain H., 3d Curragh National S., Gr.1. Sire. Dream Play (f In the Wings) Winner at 2400m, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Cerisoles, 2d Saint-Cloud Prix Aquatinte II, 3d Saint-Cloud Prix de Malleret, Gr.2, Prix de Flore, Gr.3, Chantilly Prix de Champlatreux, 4th Maisons-Laffitte Prix Belle de Nuit, L. Producer. Shining Prospect DUFF (g Spinning World (USA)) 9 wins-1 at 2-from 6f to 1m, £215,085, €226,764, Doncaster Park S., Gr.2, Leopardstown Ballycorus S., Gr.3, Tipperary Concorde S., Gr.3, York City of York S., L, Cork Platinum S., L, Kempton Sunbury S., L, Lingfield Golden Rose S., L, 2d Doncaster Park S., Gr.2, Leopardstown Ballycorus S., Gr.3, Curragh Minstrel S., Gr.3, Leopardstown Glencairn S., L, Cork Rochestown S., L, Lingfield Cleves S., L, 3d Cork Platinum S., L-twice, Kempton Sunbury S., L, Lingfield Cleves S., L, Redcar Guisborough S., L, Leopardstown September H., 4th Curragh National S., Gr.1, Doncaster Park S., Gr.2, Curragh Beresford S., Gr.2, Leopardstown Ballycorus S., Gr.3, Amethyst S., Gr.3, Haydock Spring Trophy, L, Leicester Leicestershire S., L, Wolverhampton Lady Wulfruna S., L.
Race Record: Winner at 1m in GB.
Produce Record: Dam of 7 named foals, 5 to race, 3 winners. 2007 (f by Cape Cross (Ire)). Died. 2008 Aunty Trish 2009 Wits Gold 2010 Gold a Plenty 2011 Spur on Gold 2012 Venus Dancer 2013 (f by Reset). Destroyed. 2014 Missed to Dalakhani 2015 Grey Khan 2016 Van Giz 2017 Missed to Magnus 2018 (c by Star Turn). Missed in 2014, 2017. {Served by Rubick. Date of last service, 26.10.2018. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
