2024 AUGUST (Early) Online Sale
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Buyer: B Bottomley - $5,000
Particulars
Name: | Occultation (AUS) |
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Category: | Broodmare |
Sire: | Good Journey (USA) |
Dam: | Miss Eclipse (AUS) |
Colour: | Bay |
Sex: | Filly |
DOB: | 23 October 2015 |
COB: | AUS |
Disclosures: | |
GST: | Yes 100% |
Location: | 2114 Northwood Rd MITCHELLSTOWN VIC |
Broodmare's Breeding Status
In foal: | Yes |
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Covering sire: | Wooded (IRE) |
Date of last service: | 26 October 2023 |
Selling with a foal at foot: | No |
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Description
GOOD JOURNEY mare from an exceptional family, in foal to WOODED!
OCCULTATION is a ½ relation to 6 winners including Gr.3 winner OCTOBER DATE and Stakes winner SINGLE HANDED.
The family has tremendous depth as her dam MISS ECLIPSE is a ½ sister to Stakes winning mare and Stakes winning producer BUMBELINA. Multiple Gr.1 winner ISLAND MORN also hails from this elite racing family.
As a broodmare sire, GOOD JOURNEY produced Gr.1 winner LEAVE NO TRACE while his success as a sire includes million dollar earning, Gr.1 winners HAPPY TRAILS and GRIANTE.
OCCULTATION is a complete Danehill outcross and will be suited to a wide range of stallions this season, after foaling her Wooded.
Covering sire WOODED is the fastest son of sire sensation WOOTTON BASSETT.
He won the Gr.1 Prix de l’Abbaye (The French Lightning Stakes) and has started his career at stud in France in superb style.
- 2nd leading first season sire for wins
- 2nd leading first season sire for winners
- 3rd leading first season sire for earnings
WOODED’s first crop of Southern Hemisphere yearlings will head to the sales in 2025, while WOOTTON BASSETT’s first Australian crop will race this Spring…offering you an enormous opportunity to capitalise on their success!
OCCULTATION herself has terrific upside
- COOL AZA BEEL 2yo son
- ROYAL MEETING 1yo daughter
- UNIVERSAL RULER 3yo ½ brother with Ciaron Maher
- FLYING ARTIE 2yo ½ sister
OCCULTATION is a straight forward mare, and went in foal first cover last season.
Location
Pedigree
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OCCULTATION (AUS) | ||||
Bay mare | Foaled 2015 |
GOOD JOURNEY (USA) (1996). 7 wins at 1m, 8½f, Woodbine Atto Mile, Gr.1. Sire of 557 rnrs, 378 wnrs, 16 SW, inc. Happy Trails (VRC Emirates S., Gr.1), Griante, Grand Journey, etc. Sire of the dams of SW Leave No Trace, Heaven's Deal, Hardcore Troubador, Lim's Cruiser, SP Prince Tikea, Strong Eagle, Coast of Roan, Campaigner, Bully Pulpit and of Mystic Gem, Pure Justice, Sonesta, Richon, Fly the Line, Hail Freedom, Joyful Mood, Turf Decision, etc.
1st dam MISS ECLIPSE, by El Moxie (USA). Unraced. Half-sister to BUMBELINA (dam of BLACK GEORGE). Dam of 9 named foals, 8 to race, 6 winners, inc:- OCTOBER DATE (g by Barely a Moment). 5 wins from 1200m to 2000m, A$231,315, SAJC Chairman's S., Gr.3, Sportingbet H., Corporate Events at Morphettville H., Holdfast Insurance H., Zanimal Tripod H., 2d SAJC Drink Driving? Grow Up H., Akeed Mofeed Goldin Farms H., 3d SAJC Lord Reims S., Gr.3, 4th MVRC Alister Clark S., Gr.2. SINGLE HANDED (g by Ambidexter). 4 wins from 1400m to 1850m, A$137,240, SAJC Tokyo City Cup, L, Barossa Fine Foods H., 2d Bendigo JC Adroit Insurance Brokers H. Guerrera Embrace the Date Shearman Dyer Some Eclipse Occultation Fix the Date
2nd dam IS IT DAWN, by Is it True (USA). Raced 3 times. Half-sister to ISLAND MORN, DAWN RAMPAGE. Dam of 10 foals, 5 to race, all winners, inc:- BUMBELINA (f Vain Rancher) 14 wins-1 at 2-from 1000m to 1600m, A$290,910, WATC Easter S., Gr.3, Cyril Flower S., L, JG Money H., Cool Clear Water H., Great Western Sprint H., Lord Mayor's Cup, Asian Incline H., Burswood Dome H., Assured Hospitality H., Mercato H., Y2K H., 2d WATC Hyperion S., Gr.3, Bunbury S., L, 3d SAJC Marsh Classic S., Gr.2, VRC Rose of Kingston S., Gr.3. Dam of 3 winners- BLACK GEORGE (g Blackfriars) 9 wins to 1400m, A$250,310, Kalgoorlie Boulder RC Hannan's H., L, WATC Irish Day at Belmont H., Perth Racing Members H., 2d WATC Playeronline.com.au H., Winter Championship Qualifying Heat H., Legacy Widows & Wards H., Become a Perth Racing Member H., 3d WATC Happy Retirement Wayne Wilson H. Athena's Me Mum STARTTHEFRIAR (g Blackfriars) 8 wins to 1500m, A$233,109, Kalgoorlie Boulder RC Hannan's H., L. Blackwood River (g Blackfriars) 2 wins at 1400m, 1600m, A$164,706, WATC Crown Perth H., Tabtouch-Better Your Bet H., 2d WATC David Grays Aglink P., Amelia Park P., Kirin Megumi H., 3d WATC JC Roberts S., L, 4th WATC Lex Piper S., L. Norway Cookie Monster
3rd dam After Dawn, by Twig Moss (Fr). 6 wins-2 at 2-to 1500m, WATC Sanatate Quality S., Sheila Gwynne Quality S., Narbethong Welter H., Torrens H., Brooksway Graduation S., Sirius Graduation S., 2d WATC Taisho Welter H., Swan Special Light H., Le Var H., Ashburton H., 3d WATC Champion Fillies S., Gr.2, Quality Cup, L, Nursery H. Sister to Mossie Bite, Twigair ISLAND MORN (c Marooned (GB)) 15 wins from 1300m to 1800m, A$648,730, WATC Railway S., Gr.1, Beat Diabetes 2 S., Gr.1, VATC Memsie S., Gr.2, WATC AJ Scahill S., Gr.3, Hyperion S., Gr.3, Belgravia S., L, 2d WATC Easter S., Gr.3-twice, WATC Quality S.H., Gr.3, Challenge S., L. Sire. DAWN RAMPAGE (f Gielgud (USA)) 8 wins from 1200m to 1800m, A$80,495, WATC December H., L, Emu Export H., Gloaman Welter H., Reach For the Stars H., Spencers Paddock H., S.H. Parker H., Holly Wood H., Australian Native Orchid H., 2d WATC Qantas Cup, L. Producer.
Race Record: Placed at 3 in Aust.
Produce Record: Dam of 2 foals. 2022 (c by Cool Aza Beel (NZ)). 2023 (f by Royal Meeting (Ire)). Served by Wooded. Date of last service, 26.10.2023. |