2024 NOVEMBER (Late) Online Sale

Lot: 66 Dark Skies (AUS)

This sale has ended

Buyer: Odyssey Thoroughbreds - $600

Particulars

Name:	Dark Skies (AUS)
Category:	Racehorse Gelding/Colt
Sire:	Duporth (AUS)
Dam:	Frizetto (USA)
Colour:	B/BR
Sex:	Gelding
DOB:	02 September 2020
COB:	AUS
Disclosures:	Previous Embargo, Other: Knees previously medicated. Moderate collapse of the aryepiglottic folds (See Report)
GST:	No
Location:	Driftin COGHILLS CREEK VIC
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Reports

Vet Report 20 Nov 2024

Veterinary Report

Description

DARK SKIES

• 4yo Bay or Brown gelding by DUPORTH from FRIZETTO (USA).

• With just two career starts to his name, this gelding was recently put out to spell so retains plenty of residual fitness. His trainers feel he would be better suited to a lesser jurisdiction.

• He broke his maiden at his first start this year in March so can provide his new owners some fun as he continues to make his way through the grades.

• He is a lovely physical specimen who hails from a very international pedigree with his dam FRIZETTO being by prominent US stallion TIZNOW, with stakes winners in England, America, France and Ireland including the likes of NASHEEJ, VILLAGE VOICE, EAGLEWAY, MADHMOON and AWTAAD amongst others.

• This gelding is by son of RED RANSOM in that of DUPORTH who has a brilliant strike rate of 69% winners to runners and has produced 7 individual stakes winners including the incredible four-time G1 winner HEY DOC.

• DARK SKIES’ veterinary report is attached.

• Whilst all efforts are made to disclose previous issues, we take no responsibility after the sale and suggest you undertake independent vetting if you so require.

Please see attached vet report.

Location

Driftin COGHILLS CREEK VIC

Pedigree
Form

Pedigree



DARK SKIES (AUS)
Bay/Brown gelding		Foaled 2020

DUPORTH

Red Ransom (USA)

Roberto

Hail to Reason

Arabia

Damascus

Staging

Success Express (USA)

Hold Your Peace

Cinerama

Best Western

FRIZETTO (USA)
2009

Tiznow

Cee's Tizzy

Relaunch

Cee's Song

Seattle Song

El Nafis

Kingmambo

Mr. Prospector

Ghashtah

Nijinsky

DUPORTH (AUS) (Bay or Brown 2005-Stud 2010). 3 wins to 1400m, BTC Cup, Gr.1. Sire of 326 rnrs, 224 wnrs, inc. SW Hey Doc (VRC Australian Guineas, Gr.1), Valiant Spirit - Beauty Spirit (H.K.), Dashing Fellow, Thanks Forever, To Excess, Duplicity, Ruettiger, SP Shadow Flight, Cornrow, Tizso Wicked, Maid of Ore, Dee Nine Elle, Inkling, Two Over One - Wingold (H.K.) and of Let's Party Marty, Eminent Knight - What Else But You (H.K.), etc.

1st dam

FRIZETTO (USA), by Tiznow. Unraced. Half-sister to NASHEEJ. Dam of 5 foals, 4 to race, 3 winners-

Zephetto (g by Falvelon) Winner at 1200m, 2d BRC Memberships P., 3d GCTC Commercial Kitchen Company H.

Sugarpiehoneybunch (f by Rich Enuff) 2 wins at 1200m, 1400m, A$77,610, to 2023-24 in Aust.

Dark Skies (g by Duporth) Winner. See below.

Smart Hunter (g by Duporth) Placed, 3d HKJC O'Brien H.

Fringing (f by Reset) Unraced. Dam of-

Charge by the Hour. Winner at 1350m in 2023-24 in Aust.

2nd dam

EL NAFIS (USA), by Kingmambo. Winner at 2 in GB. Half-sister to Alshoowg (dam of ADAALA). Dam of 11 named foals, 9 to race, 5 winners, inc:-

NASHEEJ (f Swain) 4 wins-3 at 2-at 7f, 1m, £190,835, Doncaster May Hill S., Gr.2, Newbury Fred Darling S., Gr.3, Newmarket Sweet Solera S., Gr.3, Newbury Mountgrange Stud 2YO Fillies S., 3d Royal Ascot Coronation S., Gr.1, Newmarket Fillies Mile, Gr.1, The One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, Sandown Star S., L. Dam of 2 winners-

Sensible Way. Winner at 1m in GB. Dam of-

VILLAGE VOICE (f Zarak) 4 wins-1 at 2-from 1600m to 2400m, £26,800, €141,750, to 2024, Saint-Cloud Prix de Flore, Gr.3, Prix des Tourelles, L, Navan Salsabil S., L, 2d Gowran Park Rathbride S., Gr.3, 3d Curragh Alleged S., Gr.3, Leopardstown Eyrefield S., Gr.3, Fairyhouse Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud S., Gr.3, 4th Ascot British Champions Fillies & Mares S., Gr.1, Curragh Mooresbridge S., Gr.2.

Tearsforjoy. Unplaced. Dam of 2 winners-

EAGLEWAY (g Sakhee's Secret) 7 wins-1 at 2-to 1500m, £47,309, €153,840, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Marchand d'Or, L, Deauville Prix du Perche, Chantilly Prix du Chateau du Heron Blanc, Prix du Vergaly, Milano Premio Enrico Baragiola, 2d Milano Premio Giuseppe de Montel, L, Varese Criterium Varesino, L, Ascot Victoria Cup, Chantilly Prix du Belvedere, Prix Abdos, Deauville Prix Le Lion's Club, ParisLongchamp Prix du Pont Alexandre III, 3d Newcastle Seaton Delaval H., 4th Milano Premio Vittorio Riva, L.

El Dorado Mine. 3 wins at 1200m, 1600m, A$107,520, ATC Spring on Sale H., 3d ATC Winter Racing H.

3rd dam

GHASHTAH, by Nijinsky. Unraced. Sister to SEATTLE DANCER, three-quarter-sister to LOMOND, half-sister to SEATTLE SLEW, ARGOSY, Charming Turn, Clandestina (dam of DESERT SECRET). Dam of 12 foals, 7 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

Sharaab. 4 wins at 2m, 20½f, 2d York Michael Sobell S., 3d Newmarket Skybet Vegas 2YO S.

Alshoowg. Unraced. Dam of 5 winners-

ADAALA (f Sahm) 3 wins-1 at 2-at 7f, 9f, €103,913, Curragh Kilboy Estate S., L, 2d Curragh Silken Glider S., L, Naas Garnet S., L, 3d Leopardstown One Thousand Guineas Trial, Gr.3, Curragh Dance Design S., L. Dam of 7 winners-

Aaraas (f Haafhd) Winner at 2, 2d Naas Blue Wind S., Gr.3, Navan Salsabil S., L, 3d Leopardstown Killavullan S., Gr.3. Dam of 2 winners-

MADHMOON (c Dawn Approach) 3 wins-2 at 2-at 1m, £377,448, €218,450, Leopardstown Champions Juvenile S., Gr.2, Desmond S., Gr.3, Irish Stallion Farms 2YO S., 2d The Derby, Gr.1, Leopardstown Two Thousand Guineas Trial, L, 4th Irish Derby, Gr.1, The Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1.

Asheerah (f Shamardal) Winner at 7¼f, 2d Navan Salsabil S., L, 3d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms Fillies 2YO S. Dam of 6 winners-

AWTAAD (c Cape Cross) 5 wins-1 at 2-at 7f, 1m, £108,383, €349,365, Irish Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, Leopardstown Solonaway S., Gr.2, Curragh Tetrarch S., L, Madrid H., Leopardstown Quickpick 2YO S., 3d Royal Ascot St James's Palace S., Gr.1, Curragh Irish Stallion Farms 2YO S., 4th Ascot Queen Elizabeth II S., Gr.1. Sire.

MEHNAH (f Frankel) 2 wins-1 at 2-at 7f, 8¼f, Killarney Cairn Rouge S., L, 2d Leopardstown One Thousand Guineas Trial, Gr.3.

Aneen (f Lawman) Winner at 2, Curragh Irish Stallion Farms 2YO Fillies S., 2d Dundalk Cooley S., L. Dam of-

AL ASIFAH (f Frankel) 2 wins at 1¼m, 10¼f, Goodwood Festival S., L.

Biggerbadderbetter (c Sahm) 3 wins at 8½f, 1½m, US$173,227, Keeneland Allowance, 3d Saratoga Glow S., L.

Race Record:

Winner at 1200m in 2023-24 in Aust.

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Race Record

Full Race Record for

DARK SKIES (AUS) 2020 Bay or Brown gelding
by Duporth - Frizetto, by Tiznow

(in Australia)

Age	Runs	1st	2nd	3rd	Earnings
3	2	1	-	-	A$15,525
Totals:	2	1	-	-	A$15,525

22/Mar/2024	1st of 10 (0.5)	Horsham DRC Happy 40th Gonzo Maiden P., A$27,000, 1200m, time 1:12.38. Track good(4). Carried 59.00kg. Dantooine was 2nd and Gamadale Indi 3rd. Trainer: T & C McEvoy. Owner: S M George, H Leverink, B H Leverink, R Cottee, M J Davidson, Mrs A F Ramsay, Ms J M Tynan, G B Fromyhr, Mrs J M Harvey, G S Tucker & Ms D M Mahony. Jockey: H Coffey.	A$14,850
09/Apr/2024	10th of 13 (6.7)	Swan Hill JC Bottle O H., A$27,000, 1300m, time 1:16.86. Track good(3). Carried 62.00kg. The Hay Flyer was 1st and Masina 2nd and Neto 3rd. Trainer: T & C McEvoy. Owner: S M George, H Leverink, B H Leverink, R Cottee, M J Davidson, Mrs A F Ramsay, Ms J M Tynan, G B Fromyhr, Mrs J M Harvey, G S Tucker & Ms D M Mahony. Jockey: H Coffey.	A$675

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