Successful Finale to Quality NZB Breeze Ups

Media Release - Tuesday October 17

Day 2 saw another 194 two-year-olds gallop down the straight at Te Rapa Racecourse and the conclusion of the 2017 Breeze Ups for NZB's Ready to Run Sale of 2YO's.

View Breeze Up times here.

The youngsters breezed up on a Dead 5 track today with West Southwester gusting winds similar to those conditions of yesterday's Dead 6 track.

Ohaupo-based Riversley Park presented two smart gallopers today, a colt by I Am Invincible (Lot 222) who recorded a time of 10.84 seconds and a colt by Lonhro (Lot 273) who breezed in a time of 10.86 seconds.

The fastest performers of the day, and overall, came from a pair of colts prepared by Riverrock Farm.Lot 239 by Rip Van Winkle clocked the fastest time at 9.94 seconds withLot 243by Poet's Voice performing in a close time of 9.95 seconds.

Kilmore Farm were back in the action today with their duo of fillies.Lot 186by Reliable Man, a full sister to Main Stage and current favourite for the Group 1 A$1.5 million Victoria Derby, clocked a time of 10.82 seconds whileLot 377by Myboycharlie breezed in a time of 10.85 seconds.

The full brother to quality Australian filly Formality will be offeredThe full brother of recent Group 2 winner Formality (Fastnet Rock) (Lot 174), who is out of Singapore Horse of the Year Jolie's Shinju, recorded a respectable time of 10.43 in a dead heat with the colt by He's Remarkable (Lot 262) with both prepared by Curraghmore.

NZB's bloodstock sales manager Danny Rolston was pleased with the outcome across the two-days of Breeze Ups.

"Full credit goes to the vendors and jockeys for presenting and breezing these horses up to such a high standard.

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"With slightly better conditions today we saw faster times but the overall quality of horses has been outstanding.

"At the conclusion of the last two days I am convinced that we have assembled the best book on type to date."

Top Five Breeze Up Times for Monday 16 October - Dead 6, Fine

LOT TIME BREEDING VENDOR
17 10.53 Poet's Voice - Amour Cache, b.c Riversley Park
61 10.72 Declaration of War - Chaleur (NZ), ch.c JK Farm
27 10.74 Burgundy (NZ) - Avetura (NZ), br.g Beckam Equine
307 10.75 More Than Ready - Quintessential (NZ), ch.c JK Farm
58 10.78 Dundeel (NZ) - Causeway Queen, b.c JK Farm
80 10.78 Smart Missile - Cyclone Stacey, br.g Lyndhurst Farm

Top Five Breeze Up Times for Tuesday 17 October - Dead 5, Fine

LOT TIME BREEDING VENDOR
239 9.94 Rip Van Winkle - Miss Ottey, ch.c Riverrock Farm
243 9.95 Poet's Voice - Moravany, br.c Riverrock Farm
7 10.10 Showcasing - Abenroad (NZ), br.c Ohukia Lodge
12 10.14 Denman - Alluring Belle, b.c Ohukia Lodge
25 10.14 Delago Deluxe - Avail, b.g Regal Farm
225 10.14 Lope de Vega - Melodic (NZ), b.g Riversley Park
123 10.15 All Too Hard - Flavin, ch.c Riversley Park

Video footage of Breeze Ups will be available for viewing atwww.nzb.co.nzfrom Friday 20 October. They will also be aired lot-by-lot on Trackside in New Zealand on Thursday 2nd and Thursday 9th November. Schedule will be confirmed soon for Racing.com in Australia.

NZB's Ready to Run Sale will be held at Karaka on 22 & 23 November.

You canview the catalogue onlineor request a catalogue by contacting receptionist Faye Hunt on +64 (0)9 298 0055 orreception@nzb.co.nz.

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