2022 MARCH (Late) Online Sale

ALL TOO HARD (AUS) (Bay 2009-Stud 2013). 7 wins-3 at 2, ATC All Aged S., Gr.1. Sire of 534 rnrs, 352 wnrs, 22 SW, inc. Behemoth (MRC Memsie S., Gr.1), Forbidden Love, Wellington, Alligator Blood, Frosted Gold, Demonetization, Villermont, (Helene) Allibor, Tarka, Dawn Dawn, Babylon Berlin, Amangiri, Roy's Riviera, Hard Landing, Outrageous, All Too Huiying, Hard Too Think, Hard Rock Girl, Unfair Dismissal, All Too Royal, Cuba, Curdled, etc.

1st dam

Tale of Choice, by Redoute's Choice. Winner at 2, ATC TAB More Than Just Winning 2YO P., 3d ATC Sweet Embrace S., Gr.2. Sister to Raphael's Cat, half-sister to Port Louis. Dam of 2 foals, both winners-

 Contentedly (f by More Than Ready (USA)) Winner at 2 in 2020-21, 3d ATC Stud & Stable Staff Awards 2YO H., Vinery Stud 2YO H.

 Wuddacuddashudda (g by All Too Hard) Winner. See below.

2nd dam

CAT BY THE TALE (USA), by Tale of the Cat. 5 wins from 6½f to 9f, €20,067, US$305,880, Santa Anita San Gorgonio H., Gr.2, Curragh Peter Keatley Equine Groundcare H., Santa Anita Allowance, 2d Santa Anita Santa Ana H., Gr.2, Hollywood Park Wilshire H., Gr.3, 3d Hollywood Park Gamely S., Gr.1, Bayakoa H., Gr.2, Oak Tree Las Palmas H., Gr.2, 4th Santa Anita Buena Vista H., Gr.2. Sister to Shere Khan, three-quarter-sister to DAYIM BENIM. Dam of 8 named foals, all raced, 5 winners, inc:-

Raphael's Cat (c Redoute's Choice) 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1100m, 1200m, A$121,550, ATC TAB Place Multi 2YO P., More Than Ready at Vinery H., 2d VRC Danehill S., Gr.2, 4th MRC Blue Sapphire S., L. Sire.

Tale of Choice (f Redoute's Choice) Winner. See above.

Port Louis (g Maurice) Placed at 2 & 3, A$197,600, to 2021-22, 2d VRC Amanda Elliott H., L, MVRC Four'n Twenty P., ATC Pinatubo New to Darley 2YO P., 3d BRC Sires' Produce S., Gr.2, ATC Earthlight New to Darley 2YO P., MRC Ladbrokes Switch P.

 Petronius. 4 wins at 1300m, 1400m, A$262,305, to 2021-22, ATC Sharp Extensive it H., Heineken H., Everest Carnival H., TAB H., 2d ATC CRT NSW Drought Buster H., Vale Mick Hood H., Too Darn Hot at Darley H., Headwater at Vinery H., 3d Tamworth Cup, ATC Quincy Seltzer H.-twice, TAB H.

 I am Queen. 4 wins to 1300m, NZ$7,500, A$90,000, Ballarat TC Global Turf H., 3d SAJC Stuart Glenn's 60th Birthday H., MRC Ladbrokes Protest Payout H., GCTC Aquis Farm Pre-Training P.

 Keiai Tsubaki. 2 wins at 1400m, 3d ATC Kia H.

3rd dam

ST CLAIR RIDGE, by Indian Ridge. 6 wins-2 at 2-from 7f to 8½f, £44,499, US$205,950, Curragh Futurity S., Gr.3, Louisiana Downs Marie P Debartolo Oaks, L, Tampa Bay Downs Hillsborough S., L, Saratoga Allowance, Gulfstream Park Allowance, 2d Churchill Downs Mrs Revere S., Gr.2, Gulfstream Park Pebbles S., L, Leopardstown Blackhorse 2YO S. Half-sister to Don't Surrender,  St Finan's Bay (dam of REFERENT). Dam of 9 named foals, 7 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

CAT BY THE TALE (f Tale of the Cat) 5 wins. See above.

DAYIM BENIM (c Lion Heart) 9 wins from 1000m to 1600m in Turkey, Istanbul Orhan Doga Özsoy, L, Bursa Orhangazi Yunus Emre, L, 2d Istanbul Haliç, L, 3d Istanbul Topkapi Trophy, Gr.2, Yavuz Sultan Selim, L, Fikret Yüzatli, L, Kocatepe, L, 4th Istanbul Fatih Sultan Mehmet, L, Burhan Karamehmet, L.

Shere Khan (c Tale of the Cat) 6 wins from 1200m to 1600m in Turkey, 3d Ankara Surat, L.

 Moonshot. Unraced. Dam of 5 winners-

Full Moon's Back (c Put it Back) 4 wins-1 at 2-at 5f, 5½f, US$143,623, Gulfstream Park Allowance, 2d Gulfstream Park West Gin Rummy Champ S., L, 4th Gulfstream Park Lincoln S., L.

Rufa Red Knot (f Noble Bird) Placed at 2 in 2021, 3d Gulfstream Park Desert Vixen S., L.

4th dam

ST CLAIR STAR, by Sallust. Winner at 6f in Canada. Sister to  Sally St Clair (dam of DOREG), half-sister to SUPERLATIVE, YONGE ST CLARE. Dam of 15 foals, 13 to race, 9 winners, inc:-

ST CLAIR RIDGE (f Indian Ridge) 6 wins. See above.

Don't Surrender (g Zieten) 4 wins-2 at 2-at 1000m, 1200m, Leopardstown May H., Newmarket Royston 2YO S., Singapore TC Class 2 H., 2d Leopardstown Glencullen H., Singapore TC Class 2 H.-twice, 3d Haydock Sandy Lane S., L, Singapore TC Merlion Trophy H.

 St Finan's Bay. Placed at 2 & 3, 3d Milan Premio Bisuschio. Dam of 5 winners-

REFERENT (c Captain Rio) 3 wins at 1200m in India, Bangalore Juvenile Sprinters' Million, L.

Race Record: 8 Starts 1-3-1 A$33,700.
Won GCTC Clique Classic Maiden H. (1200m), 2nd Wyong Team Thoroughbred Maiden P., Newcastle Lynne Barter Memorial Maiden P., GCTC Capital Plumbing & Electrical Maiden P., 3rd Grafton Book a Xmas Race Day Table H.