2022 JUNE (Late) Online Sale
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Buyer: A Stewart - $10,000
Particulars
Name: | Methyar (GB) |
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Category: | Broodmare |
Sire: | High Chaparral (IRE) |
Dam: | Rainbow Crossing (GB) |
Colour: | Bay |
Sex: | Mare |
DOB: | 07 February 2014 |
COB: | GB |
Disclosures: | Windsucker |
GST: | No |
Location: | 898 Gundy Road SCONE NSW |
Broodmare's Breeding Status
In foal: | Yes |
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Covering sire: | Pariah (AUS) |
Date of last service: | 04 November 2021 |
Selling with a foal at foot: | No |
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Description
• This British-bred mare was a former €200,000 Deauville Yearling purchase for Al Shaqab and is a daughter of outstanding shuttle sire High Chaparral, a Champion Sire of 134 SWs, 23 of them at Gr1 level.
• As a broodmare sire High Chaparral is already making a big impact with 49 SWs to his credit in that role, 9 of them Gr1 winners incl. Suavito, Best of Days, The Wow Signal & Helene Paragon.
• Methyar is the dam of two winners (her only progeny to race so far): Shalaa King, a former $180k MM yearling who won on debut as a 3yo this season; and Gold Bucket, a winner twice at 1000m in his 3 most recent starts for Busuttin & Young.
• Methyar is a daughter of the Deauville stakeswinner Rainbow Crossing – also the dam of a Goodwood Group winner in Al Jazi - while next dam Rainbows For All was a Gr3 winner at The Curragh.
• This is a quality international family that has also thrown up Gr1 winners such as Lily of the Valley and Mubtaahij.
• Methyar’s current yearling – a filly by Shalaa - sold for $60k at this year’s MM Gold Coast Sale, while she has a weanling colt by the same sire and sells in foal to Pariah, a multiple Group-winning son of Redoute’s Choice who has left the Group winner Swiss Exile in his first crop of 2yos.
• Methyar has had previous colic surgery on 18.12.2020 and 11.01.2021
• Height 16 hh
Location
Pedigree
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METHYAR (GB) | ||||
Bay mare | Foaled 2014 |
HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) (1999). 10 wins-2 at 2, The Derby, Gr.1. Champion Aust. Sire (AEI), 2009-10. Sire of 1781 rnrs, 1155 wnrs, 134 SW, inc. So You Think (MVRC WS Cox P., Gr.1), Dundeel, etc. Sire of the dams of SW Coventina Bay, Media Sensation, Best of Days, A Raving Beauty, Volatile Mix, Wyndspelle, Sir Andrew, The Wow Signal, Suavito, Best of Bordeaux, Fev Rover, Shigeru Pink Ruby, Numerian, Armor, Claymore, Galla Vanting, Williamsburg, Norge, etc.
1st dam RAINBOW CROSSING, by Cape Cross (Ire). 4 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 1900m, €100,025, Deauville Prix Petite Etoile, L, Saint-Cloud Prix Basse Pointe, Deauville Prix de Saint-Valery, 2d Maisons-Laffitte Prix de Bagatelle, L, 3d La Teste Prix La Sorellina, L, Curragh Kildare Village 2YO S., 4th Deauville Prix de Lieurey, L. Half-sister to Rainbow Vale AL JAZI (f by Canford Cliffs). 5 wins-1 at 2-from 1200m to 1600m, £90,736, €87,200, US$25,000, Goodwood Oak Tree S., Gr.3-twice, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Servanne, L, Prix du Louvre, Prix Rose Royale, 3d Toulouse Prix Aymeri de Mauleon, L, Chantilly Prix de Villemetrie, 4th Belmont Sands Point S., Gr.2, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Amandine, L. Rime a Rien (f by Amadeus Wolf). Winner at 2, 2d Deauville Prix de la Vallee d'Auge, L, 4th Longchamp Criterium de Vitesse, L. Dam of 3 winners- SOFFIA (f Kyllachy) Champion Older Female Sprinter in Europe in 2019. Champion Older Female Sprinter in Ireland in 2019. 7 wins at 5f, 6f, €283,296, Curragh Sapphire S., Gr.2, Ballyogan S., Gr.3, Naas Sole Power S., L, Curragh Bold Lad Sprint H., TRM S., 2d Naas Woodlands S., L, 4th Navan Waterford Testimonial S., L. NATIONALISTA (f Nathaniel) 4 wins from 2000m to 2300m, €83,500, to 2021, Le Lion-d'Angers Prix Urban Sea, L, Saint-Cloud Prix Pleben, 3d Chantilly Prix de la Pepiniere, L, Saint-Cloud Prix Dahlia, L, 4th Saint-Cloud Prix de Flore, Gr.3, ParisLongchamp Prix Zarkava, L. Obstinee Rose des Vents Return to Sender
2nd dam RAINBOWS FOR ALL, by Rainbows for Life (Can). 2 wins at 2, Curragh Debutante S., Gr.3. Sister to Ray of Sunshine, half-sister to Red Avalanche, Titleholder. Dam of 10 foals, 6 to race, 3 winners, inc:- RAINBOW CROSSING (f Cape Cross (Ire)) 4 wins. See above. Martin's Jusis Rainbow Vale PRINCE LANCELOT (c Sir Prancealot (Ire)) 5 wins-2 at 2-at 1100m, 1200m, €127,700, to 2022, Chantilly Prix Servanne, L, Deauville Prix Zeddaan, L, Prix de Leaupartie, Chantilly Prix de la Futaie des Epinettes, Saint-Cloud Prix Riverman, 2d Deauville Prix Moonlight Cloud, L, 3d Deauville Prix Djebel, Gr.3, Prix de Cabourg, Gr.3.
3rd dam MAURA'S GUEST, by Be My Guest. Unraced. Three-quarter-sister to CONTE GRIMALDI, half-sister to BOLD APPAREL, CEDRICO, Gaiete de Coeur RAINBOWS FOR ALL (f Rainbows for Life (Can)) 2 wins. See above. Ray of Sunshine (g Rainbows for Life (Can)) 4 wins-1 at 2-at 6f, 7f in GB, 3d Hollywood Park Los Angeles H., Gr.3. Titleholder (c Soviet Star (USA)) 2 wins at 1600m in Turkey, 3d Istanbul Marmara, L. Red Avalanche (g Verglas) Winner at 2, 3d Deauville Prix de la Vallee d'Auge, L, Epsom Woodcote S., L, Newmarket Henbrandt S. Emly Express Damika (g Namid) 11 wins-1 at 2-to 1400m, £183,254, €12,000 in GB and Spain, Haydock Bet365.com S., Newmarket Turftv H., Ripon Great St Wilfrid H., Newcastle Jonny Craib 40th Birthday H., 2d Chester Queensferry S., L, Newmarket Stanjamesuk.com H., Sandown Newcalltelecom.co.uk H., 3d Haydock Halliwell Jones BMW H., Newcastle Totescoop6 H., Northern Sprint H., Redcar Weatherbys Insurance Summer Sprint H., 4th Sandown Fortune S., L, Redcar Guisborough S., L. Amitola (f Choisir) 4 wins-1 at 2-from 6f to 1m, Newmarket Fillies & Mares H., 3d Newmarket Boadicea S., L, Racing UK H. Producer.
Race Record: Unraced.
Produce Record: Dam of 3 named foals, 2 to race, both winners. 2018 Shalaa King 2019 Gold Bucket 2020 Shyleah 2021 (c by Shalaa (Ire)). {Served by Pariah. Date of last service, 04.11.2021. |