2024 APRIL (Early) Online Sale
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Buyer: E-Thoroughbred Pty Ltd - $6,000
Particulars
Name: | Descent (AUS) |
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Category: | Broodmare |
Sire: | Street Cry (IRE) |
Dam: | Downhill Racer (AUS) |
Colour: | Chestnut |
Sex: | Mare |
DOB: | 27 September 2013 |
COB: | AUS |
Disclosures: | |
GST: | Yes 100% |
Location: | 115 Grenada Rd MANGALORE VIC |
Broodmare's Breeding Status
In foal: | Yes |
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Covering sire: | Grunt (NZ) |
Date of last service: | 05 November 2023 |
Selling with a foal at foot: | Yes |
Sire of Foal: | Lucky Vega (IRE) |
Sex of Foal: | Colt |
DOB of Foal: | 06 October 2023 |
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Pregnancy Certificate - 02.04.24Description
this foal has been weaned but we will still sell as a package.
Descent is a daughter of leading international broodmare sire, STREET CRY.
She is out of the G2 winning and stakes-placed Danehill Dancer mare, DOWNHILL RACER, who is the dam of 3 horses to race for 3 winners.
Descent herself has had multiple horses out of her sell for $200,000 at the Magic Millions January Yearling Sale. Most recently, she has a Grunt named Pure Grunt that was purchased by esteemed judge Ken Keys from the 2022 Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale.
As a Broodmare sire, Street Cry needs no introduction. His daughters are responsible for 152 Stakes winners, 83 Group winners, and a total of 24 individual Group One winner’s inc FARNAN, LYRE, DAUMIER, SEPTEMBER RUN, CASCADIAN, and course Group One Cox Plate winner ROMANTIC WARRIOR.
We are offering this mare with a Lucky Vega Colt at food. An exceptional juvenile, LUCKY VEGA claimed the G1 Curragh Phoenix Stakes and placed 2nd in the G1 Newmarket Middle Park Stakes. As a three-year-old, he claimed placings at the elite level, including the G1 2000 Guineas and G1 Royal Ascot St James Palace Stakes.
Lucky Vega’s first crop of yearlings has been well supported by the market, selling upwards of $160,000 to leading buyers such as Annabelle Neasham, Baystone Thoroughbreds, Darby Racing, Bjorn Baker, Prime Thoroughbreds and Gollan Racing / John Foote. Such as the quality of his stock, he finished the 2024 Inglis Sydney Classic sale with 100% clearance.
Descent is offered in foal to our residential exciting young sire, GRUNT. We have bred this mare to Grunt on the very successful O’Reilly x Street Cry cross that, from under 150 runners, has produced 13 Stakes winners, 8 Group Winners, and dual Group One winners inc PRIDE OF JENNI and BELCLARE.
Grunt has had two Stakes winning Three-year-olds, of course, his flagship galloper Veight placed in the G1 Caulfield Guineas in the Spring and then won first up in the 2024 G2 Australia Guineas.
His additional Stakes winning 3YO is the quality Graeme Begg-trained filly Miraval Rose, she claimed the 1400m Listed Twilight Glow Stakes and ran a photo finish 2nd in the 1200m G3 MRC Thoroughbred Club Stakes.
Learn more about our exciting young sire Grunt here - https://yulonginvest.com.au/stallions/grunt-nz/
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Pedigree
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DESCENT (AUS) | ||||
Chestnut mare | Foaled 2013 |
STREET CRY (IRE) (1998). 5 wins-1 at 2, Dubai World Cup, Gr.1. Sire of 1536 rnrs, 1126 wnrs, 134 SW, inc. Winx (MVRC WS Cox P., Gr.1), Zenyatta, Oh Susanna, Street Sense, etc. Sire of the dams of SW Rebel's Romance, Romantic Warrior, Farnan, Vino Rosso, Just F y I, Cylinder, Measured Time, Tom Kitten, Wet Paint, Albahr, Daumier, Fiel Amigo, Domestic Spending, September Run, Bell's the One, Lyre, Skitter Scatter, Street Band, Cascadian, etc.
1st dam DOWNHILL RACER, by Danehill Dancer (Ire). 2 wins at 2, A$142,540, STC Magic Night S., Gr.2, MRC Andelosia 2YO P., 2d VRC Seppelt Wines Sprint H., L. Half-sister to Backpacker Express Slalom Leogang Bousquet Field Regiment Denfield
2nd dam TRICK SKI, by Rory's Jester. Unraced. Three-quarter-sister to LIVELIHOOD (dam of LIVING SPIRIT, ONLY SHE CAN), half-sister to SCHUBERT, Abonnement DOWNHILL RACER (f Danehill Dancer (Ire)) 2 wins. See above. Backpacker Express DRIFTING (f Zousain) 2 wins at 2, A$198,675, in 2023-24, ATC Magic Night S., Gr.3, 2d VRC Furphy Trophy, L. Ravenna Oceans Above
3rd dam ROSSIGNOL, by Bluebird (USA). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1000m, 1300m, VATC Elsternwick H., SAJC Lockleys H., 2d SAJC Malaysia Airlines H. Three-quarter-sister to Sorority SCHUBERT (g Salieri (USA)) 6 wins-1 at 2-from 1000m to 1600m, A$417,750, HK$4,596,662, MVRC Bill Stutt S., Gr.2, VRC Talindert H., L, VATC Vain S., L, HKJC Chinese Club Challenge Cup, L, Sprint Trial Trophy, Together Cup, 2d VATC Caulfield Guineas, Gr.1, SAJC Dermody S., Gr.3, 3d VRC Ascot Vale S., Gr.2, MVRC Alister Clark S., Gr.2, VATC Zeditave S., L, HKJC Sha Tin Futurity Trophy, L, Hong Kong Classic Trial, L, Lantau Island H., Country Club H., Arsenal H., Cheung Chau H., 4th VATC Blue Diamond S., Gr.1, HKJC Chairman's Prize, L, Happy Valley Trophy, L. Abonnement RECAST (c Thunder Gulch (USA)) Champion 3YO in Singapore/Malaysia in 2004. Champion Older Male Miler in Singapore in 2008. 11 wins-2 at 2-from 1200m to 2200m, A$30,550, S$2,353,415, 12,144Dhs, Singapore TC 3YO Challenge (1st Leg), L, Singapore Gold Cup, L, Kranji Mile, L, EW Barker Trophy, L, Committee's Prize, L, Singapore Guineas, L, Kranji A S., MRC Star Shower 2YO H., 2d Singapore Airlines International Cup, Gr.1, Singapore TC Jumbo Jet Trophy, L, Shin Min Cup, 3d Singapore TC Patrons' Bowl, L, Three Rings Trophy, L, Kranji A S.-twice, Open H.-twice, Huang Prosperity Trophy, 4th Singapore TC Raffles Cup, L, Committee's Prize, L, Singapore Derby Trial, L. Sire. GONSKI (c Danehill (USA)) 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1100m, 1400m, A$185,630, VRC Poseidon S., L, STC Erect Safe Scaffolding 2YO H., 2d STC Heritage S., L, 3d MRC WJ Adams S., L, 4th MRC Caulfield Guineas, Gr.1. Sire. Alpine Spirit PINEZERO (f Danzero) 4 wins-1 at 2-to 1200m, A$299,950, MVRC Silver Jubilee S., L, MRC Quezette S., L, Express Class H., Johns' Hope H., 2d MVRC Woodstock Classic Oaks, Gr.2, MRC Tranquil Star S., Gr.3, Martha Cove Cup H., 4th VRC Thoroughbred Breeders S., Gr.3, MVRC Champagne S., Gr.3. Producer. Wealthy (g Danehill (USA)) 7 wins at 1400m, 1600m, HK$5,437,500, HKJC Lek Yuen H., Makarpura Star H., Audemars Piguet Lady Royal Oak H., Pok Oi Cup H., HKU Alumni Association Challenge Cup, Norfolk H., Palm H., 2d HKJC Changchun H., Sa Sa Ladies' Purse H., Caroline Hill H., 3d HKJC Centenary Vase, L, Co-Tack H., 4th HKJC International Mile Trial, L.
Race Record: Unraced.
Produce Record: Dam of 3 named foals, 1 to race. 2018 Base Jumper 2019 Mrs Patmore 2020 Pure Grunt 2021 (c by Grunt (NZ)). 2022 (c by Alabama Express). 2023 (c by Lucky Vega (Ire)). Served by Grunt. Date of last service, 05.11.2023. |