This month’s William
Inglis Australian Weanling and Breeding Stock Sale (AWBS) will now feature a dispersal
of more than 30
mares from Sue Suduk’s Risdon broodmare band. The mares will be offered for
unreserved sale
on June 29, and will be lotted as a separate supplementary catalog.
“This is one of the
best private bands of mares in Australia,” consignor Philippa Duncan said.
Highlights include
Group 1 winner and Group 1 producer SHINDIG (Straight Strike), who is in foal to leading
first-season
stallion Exceed and Excel, and her stakes-placed daughter FIAMMAROSA (Danehill), in foal to
Fusaichi Pegasus.
The group also boasts a number of mares descending from the
blue-hen Eight
Carat (*Pieces of Eight II). These include the Group 2-winning sprinter PERUZZI (Zabeel), who
is in foal to
Fusaichi Pegasus, and her two daughters by Danehill, triple Group 1-placed FLORA
DANICA
and Nivison S. winner LUCIDA.
“The Eight Carat family is known the world
over and ranks
as arguably the greatest family in the Southern Hemisphere. This represents a
rare opportunity to
tap into it,” Duncan said.
The AWBS sale now features a pair of dispersals,
following the earlier
announcement of Tyreel’s reduction, which will be held immediately prior to the
Risdon mares.
The Australian Weanling and Breeding Stock Sale will be held at Newmarket in
Sydney on June
26, 27 and 29.