2024 MARCH (Late) Online Sale

TALE OF THE CAT (USA) (1994). 5 wins, Saratoga King's Bishop S., Gr.2. Sire of 2133 rnrs, 1579 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, Three Witches, Sandino Ruler, Diamond Tathagata, Doublemint, Giant Steps, Go Maggie Go, Snitty Kitty, Adrift, Istanford, 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 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.

 Santa Fe (f by Lope de Vega (Ire)). Unraced. Dam of-

 Celtic Hero. Winner at 1600m in 2022-23 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) Champion 3YO in New Zealand in 2011-12. 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-

 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. 16 wins from 1000m to 1600m, A$250,215, to 2023-24, BRC Sky Racing H., 2d Qld Tatt's RC Battle of the Bush Final H., 3d Rockhampton Cup.

 Breton. 3 wins from 1600m to 2200m to 2023-24, 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.

 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., 2d AJC King Brian 2YO H., 3d STC Magic Night S., Gr.2. 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)). Died.

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.

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

2021 (f by Brutal (NZ)).

2022 (c by Johannes Vermeer (Ire)).

Missed in 2019, 2023.

Served by Headwater. Date of last service, 24.10.2023.