2023 MARCH (Late) Online Sale

TALE OF THE CAT (USA) (1994). 5 wins, Saratoga King's Bishop S., Gr.2. Sire of 2120 rnrs, 1576 wnrs, 109 SW, inc. Gio Ponti, etc. Sire of the dams of SW Sanenus, Two Illicit, La Renoleta, Sailor's Valentine, Dortmund, Amazing Maria, Declassify, Smashing Glory, It's Tricky, Sandino Ruler, Diamond Tathagata, Doublemint, Giant Steps, Go Maggie Go, Snitty Kitty, Adrift, Istanford, Street Story, etc.

1st dam

LILAKYN (NZ), by Danehill (USA). 8 wins from 1400m to 2400m, NZ$158,725, A$60,000, Feilding Gold Cup, L, Wanganui Cup, L, Matamata RC Stanley Group H., Hawkes Bay Snow Northe Memorial H., WRC Lion Brown 3YO H., Marton JC J & J Walters H., 2d QTC Brisbane Cup, Gr.2, Cambridge JC Travis S., Gr.2, Hawkes Bay Waste Management H., 3d Hawkes Bay Cleve Mackie H., Fulton Hogan H., 4th Rotorua Cup, Gr.3. Three-quarter-sister to ROCK 'N' POP. Dam of 8 foals, 6 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

 Access Code (g by Pins). 2 wins at 1300m, 1600m, ATC Black Rock Supervision H.

 Golden Commandment (c by Husson (ARG)). 3 wins at 1500m in Macau.

 Affiliate (f by Pierro). 2 wins at 1600m in 2021-22 in Aust.

 Homeless Brother (g by More Than Ready (USA)). Winner at 900m in Aust.

 Penny Moon (f by So You Think (NZ)). Placed in Aust.

 Liliero (f by Pierro). Placed in Aust.

2nd dam

POPSY (NZ), by Sir Tristram (Ire). Second top filly on The 1993-94 NZ 3YO Free H. 6 wins from 1600m to 2400m, NZ$351,750, New Zealand Derby, Gr.1, ARC Championship S., Gr.1, Queen Elizabeth H., Gr.2, Counties Cup, Gr.2, Hawkes Bay CRI Bar & Grill S., 2d Auckland Cup, Gr.1, Counties RC Metric Mile, L, Matamata RC Thompson Marks & Ewen Equine Veterinary P.H. Dam of 13 foals, 11 to race, 9 winners, inc:-

ROCK 'N' POP (c Fastnet Rock) Head of the 2011-12 NZ 3YO Free H. 3 wins at 1200m, 1600m, NZ$458,175, A$6,000, New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, ARC Karaka Mile, RL, 2d New Zealand Derby, Gr.1, Ashburton RC Ray Coupland S., L, CJC Canterbury Racing Guineas Trial, 3d Waikato RC International S., Gr.1. Sire.

LILAKYN (f Danehill (USA)) 8 wins. See above.

 Shostakovich. 4 wins at 1400m, 1600m, Hawkes Bay Agri-Lab Products H., Russell's Appliance Warehouse H., 3d Hawkes Bay Total VJ Distributors H., CJC Murfitt Family Reunion H.

 Hillsgrove. 2 wins at 1400m, 1600m, MRC Cranbourne Auto Market Daihatsu H., 2d MVRC Membership Special Offer H., MRC Lawrence H., 3d MRC Theo H.

 Maciano. 2 wins at 1600m, 2100m, 2d ARC Rich Hill Yearlings 3YO H.

 Mopsy. Winner at 1800m, 3d ARC Dunstan Feeds Stayers H.

 Van Nistleroy. 4 wins from 1600m to 2200m in Aust. Sire.

 Cosmo Igor. 3 wins at 1400m in Japan.

 Dragon Lass. 2 wins at 1200m, 1300m in Aust. Dam of 3 winners-

 Redang Beauty. Winner at 1450m, 2d MRC Fire Band H.

 Fantastic Beauty. Raced 3 times. Dam of 2 winners-

 Merrick's Beauty. 8 wins to 1200m, A$99,300, TTC Tasracing Autumn 3YO H., TRC Cascade Draught H., Members Sprint H., Treasury Wine Estates H., Programmed Turnpoint H., TTC Seniors Festival H., 2d TRC Winzenberg H., TTC Carlton United Brewery Quality P., 3d TRC Girls Nights in H., TTC Craig Hanson Memorial H.

 Dabrowski. Unraced. Dam of 3 winners-

 Bollente. 15 wins from 1000m to 1600m, A$187,390, to 2021-22, 2d Qld Tatt's RC Battle of the Bush Final H., 3d Rockhampton Cup.

 Breton. 2 wins at 2200m, 2d ATC Ranvet H.

3rd dam

BEKS (NZ), by In the Purple (Fr). 10 wins from 1600m to 2500m, NZ$88,645, WRC Wellington Racing Club H., L, CJC Jockey Club H., Christmas H., New Zealand Cup Trial H., 2d CJC South Island Thoroughbred Breeders' S.H., L, 3d Otago RC Dunedin Gold Cup, Gr.3, CJC Lion Brown H., 4th Waikato Gold Cup, Gr.3, Southland RC Invercargill Gold Cup, Gr.3. Three-quarter-sister to  In the Country (dam of SONATA), half-sister to (MY) STEELY DAN, PRINCE STANDAAN, Street Hawk,  Ayla (dam of BATTLE HAWK). Dam of 5 foals, all raced, 3 winners, inc:-

POPSY (f Sir Tristram (Ire)) 6 wins. See above.

 Dancing Aurora. 5 wins from 1400m to 2150m, VATC Gladsome H. Dam of 7 winners-

 Ballroom. 3 wins at 1200m, 1650m, Taranaki RC Viterra H., 3d WRC Dunstan Feeds Championship Qualifier.

 Bektris. Unplaced. Dam of 5 winners-

Soak Up the Sun (f Desert Sun (GB)) 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1300m, AJC Magnificent H., 3d STC Magic Night S., Gr.2. Producer.

 Shinboner Buster. 3 wins-1 at 2-from 1300m to 1800m, WATC Westspeed Nursery H., 3d WATC Westspeed 2YO P.

 Up'n'doing. 2 wins at 2, A$108,750, AJC Grey Affair 2YO H., STC MMB Print 2YO H. Producer.

Race Record: Unraced.

Produce Record: Dam of 4 named foals, 2 to race, 1 winner.

2015  Yong Qiang Ji Xiang Bao (c by Declaration of War (USA)). Unraced.

2016 (c by Declaration of War (USA)). Destroyed.

2017  All Day Chardonnay (f by Pierro). Placed at 3 in Aust.

2018  Tom Foolery (g by Americain (USA)). Winner at 2450m in 2022-23 in Aust.

2019 Missed to Fiorente

2020  Lembeh (f by Fiorente (Ire)). Unraced.

2021 (f by Brutal (NZ)).

2022 (c by Johannes Vermeer (Ire)).

2023 Missed to Headwater

Missed in 2019, 2023.