2023 DECEMBER Online Sale

WRITTEN BY (AUS) (Chestnut 2015-Stud 2019). 6 wins at 2-1000m to 1200m, MRC Blue Diamond S., Gr.1. Half-brother to SP C'est Magique. Sire of 54 rnrs, 19 wnrs, inc. SW The Novelist (BRC BJ McLachlan S., Gr.3), Ripcord, SP Gangitano, Straight Charge, Scorsese and of Instagood, Sunday Mail, Written Melody, Zimo, Solutionist, By the Book, Diamond Lucy, Fairytale Bliss, Freeland, Not Written Off, Pacific Commander, Write This Way, Written Bligh, etc. His oldest progeny are 3YOs.

1st dam

Holy Cow, by Teofilo (Ire). 3 wins at 1600m, A$106,375, MRC Swettenham Stud H., MVRC Slickpix H., Melbourne Signage Concepts P., 3d SAJC Centaurea S., L, MRC Cove Hotel H., 4th MVRC Tesio S., Gr.3, VRC Cap d'Antibes S., L, MVRC William Crockett S., L. Half-sister to ONDINA. Dam of 4 named foals, 3 to race, 1 winner, inc:-

 Plus Fours (g by Cable Bay (Ire)) 2 wins at 1000m, 1200m, A$121,390, in 2022-23, 2d MRC Take it to the Neds Level H., SAJC Quayclean H., 3d MRC Bert Bryant 2YO H.

 Holy Spirit (f by Deep Field) Placed to 2022-23 in Aust.

2nd dam

Mermaid Island (Ire), by Mujadil. Winner at 2, 2d Gowran Park Victor McCalmont Memorial S., L, 3d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms 2YO S. Half-sister to NIGHTIME (dam of GHAIYYATH, ZHUKOVA),  Phaenomena (dam of KING OF KOJI, HARAJUKU). Dam of 8 named foals, 6 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

ONDINA (f Manhattan Rain) 3 wins at 1350m, 1600m, A$106,460, SAJC Laelia S., L, ATC Michelle Dunn H., 3d ATC Cal Rei H. Producer.

Holy Cow (f Teofilo) 3 wins. See above.

 Poinsettia. Placed at 2 in Ireland. Dam of-

 Dalton Highway. 7 wins from 1¼m to 20½f, €154,000, Curragh Boodles H., Dubai Duty Free H., Irish Stallion Farms H., 2d Curragh Irish Cesarewitch H., Killarney Kingdom Gold Cup H., Galway Connacht Hotel H., 3d Leopardstown Booka Brass Band H.

3rd dam

CAUMSHINAUN, by Indian Ridge. Champion Older Female Miler in Ireland in 2001. 5 wins from 6f to 1m, £80,490, Cork Platinum S., L, Curragh Summer Fillies H., Helen Hannan Memorial H., Leopardstown Glencullen H., 4th Curragh Minstrel S., Gr.3. Dam of 10 named foals, 9 to race, all winners, inc:-

NIGHTIME (f Galileo) 2 wins at 1m, 8¾f, €235,912, Irish One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1. Broodmare of the Year in Ireland in 2020. Dam of 7 winners-

GHAIYYATH (c Dubawi) Horse of the Year in Europe in 2020. Champion Older Horse in Europe in 2020. Head of the 2020 WBR Rankings. Champion Older Male in Germany in 2019 (Long). Champion Older Male in GB in 2020 (Int. & Long). Champion Older Male in Ireland in 2020 (Int.). Champion Older Male in UAE in 2019-20 (Int.). 9 wins-2 at 2-from 1600m to 2400m, £400,752, €448,390, 440,400Dhs in GB, France, Germany and U.A.E, Baden-Baden Grosser Preis von Baden, Gr.1, York International S., Gr.1, Sandown Eclipse S., Gr.1, Newmarket Coronation Cup, Gr.1, ParisLongchamp Prix d'Harcourt, Gr.2, Longchamp Prix du Prince d'Orange, Gr.3, Newmarket Autumn S., Gr.3, Meydan Dubai Millennium S., Gr.3, Newmarket British Stallion Studs 2YO S., 2d Leopardstown Irish Champion S., Gr.1, 3d ParisLongchamp Prix Ganay, Gr.1, Doncaster Gary Reid Memorial 2YO S.

ZHUKOVA (f Fastnet Rock) Champion Older Female in Europe in 2016 (Int.). 7 wins from 1¼m to 1½m, €223,135, US$250,000, Belmont Man o' War S., Gr.1, Leopardstown Enterprise S., Gr.3, Naas Blue Wind S., Gr.3, Curragh Alleged S., L, Cork Noblesse S., L, Galway Oyster S., L, 4th Curragh Pretty Polly S., Gr.1, Cork Give Thanks S., Gr.3. Producer.

Sleeping Beauty (f Oasis Dream) Winner at 1¼m, 3d Navan Salsabil S., L. Producer.

 La Chapelle. Raced once. Dam of 5 winners-

SOMETHING ENTICING (f Fascinating Rock) 4 wins from 1m to 10¼f, £89,690, Doncaster Gillies S., L, York Coral Finale H., 2d Doncaster Gillies S., L, Goodwood Tapster S., L.

MAUIEWOWIE (f Night of Thunder) 2 wins at 2, Curragh Curragh S., L, 2d Cork Polonia S., L, Naas Marwell S., L.

Mermaid Island (f Mujadil) Winner. See above.

 Phaenomena. 2 wins at 11f, 1½m, Newmarket Prestige Vehicles Fillies' H. Dam of 4 winners-

KING OF KOJI (c Lord Kanaloa) 6 wins from 1600m to 2500m, 200,507,000¥, Nakayama American Jockey Club Cup, Gr.2, Tokyo Meguro Kinen, Gr.2, Nakayama Wangan S., Itako Tokubetsu, 3d Kyoto Daishoten, Gr.2.

HARAJUKU (f Deep Impact) 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1400m, 2100m, €84,200, US$142,300, Saint-Cloud Prix Cleopatre, Gr.3, Chantilly Prix de la Butte Blanche, 2d Gulfstream Park Orchid S., Gr.3, ParisLongchamp Prix d'Aumale, Gr.3, Gulfstream Park Via Borghese S., L, 3d Gulfstream Park The Very One S., Gr.3, Belmont Jockey Club Oaks, L.

 Tajriba. Winner at 11f in GB. Dam of 2 winners-

Wishfully (f Invincible Spirit) Winner at 1600m, 2d ParisLongchamp Prix Casimir Delamarre, L, Deauville Morocco Cup, 3d Baden-Baden Cup, L, Köln Preis des Casino Baden-Baden, L.

Race Record:

Unplaced.