2025 FEBRUARY (Early) Online Sale
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Particulars
Name: | Santa Fe (AUS) |
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Category: | Broodmare |
Sire: | Lope de Vega (IRE) |
Dam: | Lilakyn (NZ) |
Colour: | Bay |
Sex: | Mare |
DOB: | 15 September 2014 |
COB: | AUS |
Disclosures: | |
GST: | Yes 100% |
Location: | 2114 Northwood Rd MITCHELLSTOWN VIC |
Broodmare's Breeding Status
In foal: | No |
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Selling with a foal at foot: | No |
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Description
LOPE DE VEGA mare, out of Stakes winning DANEHILL mare LILAKYN.
Santa Fe has produced 3 foals to date, and can throw a lovely type!
1st foal – CELTIC HERO by TORONADO; a winner and $105k yearling purchase.
2nd foal – SALMON RUN by HIGHLAND REEL; Unraced and progressing well for ownership that retained him to race.
3rd foal – A BAR IN PARIS by RUBICK; Started fave in the Max Lees Classic on debut for Bjorn Baker. Trial form looks well above average.
Not only producing lovely types, Santa Fe hails from a family with rich black type.
- Santa Fe’s dam LILAKYN is a Stakes winner and multiple Gr.2 placed.
- LILAKYN is a ½ sister to Gr.1 winner ROCK N POP.
- Santa Fe’s 2nd dam is Gr.1 winner POPSY.
This mare is being sold as a reduction of dry mares and buyers can bid with confidence that this lot is UNRESERVED.
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Pedigree
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SANTA FE (AUS) | ||||
Bay mare | Foaled 2014 |
LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) (2007). 4 wins-2 at 2, Chantilly Prix du Jockey Club, Gr.1. Sire of 1363 rnrs, 964 wnrs, 142 SW, inc. Santa Ana Lane (ATC TJ Smith S., Gr.1), Arapaho, etc. Sire of the dams of SW Birthe, Persian Force, Sumo Sam, The Ridler, Sober, The Lion in Winter, Kairyu, Fast Attack, Self Belief, Statement, Devil, Forest Fairy, Gala Real, Persica, Vive Veuve, Shalromy, Keyflower, SP Giselle, North England, Blatant, Impact Warrior, 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 Golden Commandment Affiliate Homeless Brother Penny Moon Liliero Tales of Lilakyn Tom Foolery
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 Hillsgrove Maciano Mopsy Dragon Lass Fantastic Beauty Merrick's Beauty Dabrowski Bollente
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 POPSY (f Sir Tristram (Ire)) 6 wins. See above. Bektris 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 3 named foals, 2 to race, 1 winner. 2019 Celtic Hero 2021 Salmon Run 2022 A Bar in Paris 2023 (f by Wooded (Ire)). Missed in 2018, 2020; slipped in 2024. Served by Rubick. Date of last service, 02.12.2024. |