Gavelhouse Plus Broodmare Sale Offers Quality Breeding Prospects

Media Release - Wednesday July 13

Anyone looking to strengthen their broodmare stocks in the countdown to the 2022 breeding season needs to look no further than the National Online Broodmare Sale on Gavelhouse Plus, which offers a selection of quality mares with outstanding racetrack and pedigree credentials.

G3 winner Dee and Gee is for sale.

Highlights of the 81-lot catalogue include: Abit Iffey, Atacama, Bonaichi, Brianna, Dee and Gee, Floria, Forever and Ever, Il Quello Veloce and Sheezallmine - click to see them in detail.

Other notable lots include the Group One-placed Blinding (NZ) (Black Minnaloushe), stakes-winning mares Lady Zafira (NZ) (Iffraaj) and Lamington Vegas (NZ) (Elusive City), and Group One producer Kate Cross (NZ) (Cape Cross) – the dam of Consensus (NZ) (Postponed).

Dancing Attendance (Danehill Dancer), Devour (NZ) (Bachelor Duke), Downton Abbey (NZ) (Tavistock), Lady Kartel (NZ) (Tavistock) and Misstrum (Stratum) all placed at stakes level on the racetrack.

Entirely Saintly (NZ) (Pentire) and Jungle Pago (NZ) (Darci Brahma) are both dams of Group Two winners in Australia, producing The Holy One (NZ) (Tavistock) and Only Words (Sweynesse) respectively.

Grey Swallow (NZ) (Pentire), Miss Montjeu (NZ) (Montjeu) and Princess Latifah (Flying Spur) have all produced Listed winners, while Patrimonium (Green Desert) has been represented by Group placegetters Live And Free (NZ) (Savabeel) and Clementina (NZ) (Savabeel).

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Covering sires include Ace High, Almanzor, Anders, Circus Maximus, Darci Brahma (NZ), Derryn, Eminent, Ocean Park (NZ), Per Incanto, Preferment (NZ), Proisir, Reliable Man, Ribchester, Shalaa, Shocking, Super Seth, Sweynesse, Tarzino (NZ), Telperion, Time Test, Tivaci, Turn Me Loose (NZ), U S Navy Flag, Vadamos, Vanbrugh and Zed (NZ).

New Zealand Bloodstock agents are working their way through inspections and will be able to provide assessments in due course.

For enquiries, contact NZB Sales representative Regan Donnison by calling +64 21 512 466 or email regan.donnison@nzb.co.nz or NZB Bloodstock Executive Kane Jones by calling +64 27 274 4985 or email kane.jones@nzb.co.nz.

Bidding for the National Online Broodmare Sale will open at 10AM on Monday 18 July and is set to close on Wednesday 20 July from 7PM.

View the full catalogue online on Gavelhouse Plus here

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