First Foals of G1 Mares

Tara Madgwick - Monday April 5

The Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale was topped last year by the first foal of a Group I winner, so we’d take a look at the first foals of Group I winning mares that will have progeny sell over the next two days.

Lot 15 offered by Arrowfield Stud is a Snitzel colt from Pierro’s Group I VRC Oaks winner Pinot.

Lot 15 - click to see his page.
Pinot is from Group I Australian Oaks winner Damzelle and her first two dams are by champion sires Zabeel and Danehill.

Lot 71 offered by Cressfield is an I Am Invincible colt from brilliant Group I winning sprinter Secret Agenda, winner of the SAJC Ubet Classic.

Lot 71 - click to see his page.
Secret Agenda is a full sister to Group II placed Stellar Pauline and to the dam of this season’s Group III winning 2YO Enthaar.

Lot 128 from Lime Country Thoroughbreds is a stunning I Am Invincible colt from Kiwi Group I winner Thee Auld Floozie.

Lot 128 - click to see his page.

First three dams all stakes-winners and every reason to think this colt can follow suit!

Lot 178 from Arrowfield Stud is a rare jewel being a Deep Impact filly from Group I Schweppes Oaks winner Abbey Marie, a daughter of champion sire Redoute’s Choice.
 

Lot 178 - click to see her page.

Dam is a full sister to Group I Australian Oaks winner Absolutely from an international family that also produced last year’s Doncaster winner Nettoyer.

Lot 236 from Arrowfield Stud is a Snitzel colt from Champion South African Sprinter of 2016/2017 Carry on Alice, a winner of 11 races, five of them at Group I level!
 

Lot 236 - click to see his page.
From an outcross South African female pedigree packed with Black Type.

Lot 242 from Bhima Thoroughbreds as agent for Dorrington Farm, an I Am Invincible filly from Fastnet Rock’s Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes winner Catchy.
 

Lot 242- click to see her page.
Catchy has been given every opportunity to succeed and has a filly to follow by Zoustar and is in foal to Too Darn Hot (GB).

Lot 324 from Coolmore is the only Tapit in the sale, a colt from South American Group I winner Greta G.
 

Lot 324 - click to see his page.
A dashing grey as you would expect by this sire, the colt is from a genuinely top class South American female family bristling in Group I winners.

Lot 384 from Fairview Park Stud a cracking Pierro colt from Group I VRC Lasqueti Spirit.

Lot 384 - click to see his page.
Lasqueti Spirit was famous for winning her Oaks with a bold front running display at long odds, but she also placed in two more Group I races proving her class.

Lot 432 from Kia Ora Stud is a Zoustar filly from Stratum’s Kiwi based Group I winner Miss Wilson.
 

Lot 432 - click to see her page.
Miss Wilson is a half-sister to NZ Horse of the Year and five time Group I winner and sire Jimmy Choux.


 

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