2019 May Monthly Online Sale
This sale has ended
Buyer: Gary Lui (HK) - $500
Particulars
Name: | Skyrockets (AUS) |
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Category: | Broodmare |
Sire: | Testa Rossa (AUS) |
Dam: | Afternoon Delight (NZ) |
Colour: | Brown |
Sex: | Mare |
DOB: | 21 October 2008 |
COB: | AUS |
Disclosures: | |
GST: | Yes 75% |
Location: | 659 Strathbogie - Euroa Road EUROA VIC |
Broodmare's Breeding Status
In foal: | No |
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Selling with a foal at foot: | No |
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Description
Skyrockets is by Group 1 producer and ultra-consistent broodmare sire Tessa Rossa. As a Broodmare sire, Tessa Rossa has a winners to runners ratio of 61.7% with 15 stakes winners and 20 stakesplaced horses. These include Dual Group One winner Global Glamour and New Zealand Sires Produce Stakes winner Marky Mark.
Skyrockets hails from the same family as Dual Group One winner Pace Invader and Group winner and Group One placegetter Grey Invader.
At stud, Skyrockets has a 3yo Colt by Group One winner and proven stakes producing sire Glass Harmonium (who fetched $90,000 at the Ready to Run sale), a 2yo Filly by proven sire and World Champion miler Canford Cliffs and a recently weaned, well grown athletic colt by Golden Slipper producing sire Manhattan Rain (see photo).
Skyrockets was covered late last season and did not go back in foal. She is offered in excellent order and ready to visit the stallion of your choice.
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Pedigree
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SKYROCKETS | ||||
Brown mare | Foaled 2008 |
TESTA ROSSA (AUS) (1996). 13 wins-5 at 2, VRC Lightning S., Gr.1. Sire of 986 rnrs, 732 wnrs, 65 SW, inc. Ortensia (WATC Winterbottom S., Gr.1), Enzo's Lad, etc. Sire of the dams of 503 rnrs, 311 wnrs, 15 SW, inc. Global Glamour, Marky Mark, Anaheed, Disposition, Snippets Land, Beyond the Fort, Platinum Life, Vow and Declare, Ploverset, Qiji Phoenix, Lim's Racer, Lycurgus, Le Chef, Feltre, Grand Dreamer, SP Xilong, Smart Elissim, Zoubo, Speedonova, Reemah, etc.
1st dam AFTERNOON DELIGHT (NZ), by Slavic (USA). Unplaced. Half-sister to PACE INVADER. Dam of 7 named foals, 4 to race, 3 winners, inc:- Tamland Corningstone Aftaron Skyrockets
2nd dam GREY INVADER, by Brilliant Invader. 6 wins from 1300m to 1800m, NZ$137,125, A$90,000, HK$1,160,000, Counties RC Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders' S., Gr.3, BOP RC Personalities' S., L, Hong Kong Invitation Cup, L, Counties RC Korean Motors P., 2d Egmont RC Evergreen S., L, ARC Finewood Improvers H., 3d ARC Air New Zealand S., Gr.1, AJC Doncaster H., Gr.1, Waikato RC International S., Gr.2, ARC Trainers' Championship S., Gr.3, VRC Honda Legend S., L, ARC Koru Club H., Waikato RC NZ Wines & Spirits Greys S., 4th Matamata Cup, L. Dam of 10 foals, 9 to race, 6 winners, inc:- PACE INVADER (f Westminster) 7 wins-1 at 2-from 1100m to 1600m, NZ$250,950, A$50,000, S$63,000, New Zealand One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, WRC Thorndon Mile, Gr.1, Desert Gold S., Gr.3, ARC Waste Management H., Singapore TC Ouzo H., ARC Brightstone Cider H., 2d ARC Ladies Mile, Gr.3, VATC Tristarc S., Gr.3, ARC Stark South Juvenile S., 3d ARC Ellerslie Sires' Produce S., Gr.1, Royal S., Gr.2, Counties RC Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders' S., Gr.2, Te Aroha JC New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' S., Gr.2, ARC Carbine Club Trophy, 4th STC Coolmore Classic, Gr.1. Dam of 4 winners- Procida Greatbatch Varanasi Golan Grey Grey Friar Another Invader Sulina Romantic City Subashi Giddyup Southern Cloud Finbarr Southern Princess Stormsabrewing Irish Gem
3rd dam BELISHA, by Bellissimo (Fr). Unraced. Blood-sister to Bellini, half-sister to Starbinger GREY INVADER (f Brilliant Invader) 6 wins. See above.
Race Record: Placed, 2d MRC TVN P.
Produce Record: Dam of 1 named foal. 2014 (c by Glass Harmonium (Ire)). Died. 2015 (c by Glass Harmonium (Ire)). 2016 Grab 2017 Missed to Glass Harmonium (Ire) 2018 (c by Manhattan Rain). Missed in 2017. {Served by Manhattan Rain. Date of last service, 06.12.2018. |