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Pedigree Potential –NZB Ready to Run – Nicks that Click

Sponsored Content - by Tara Madgwick - Tuesday September 16

A quality packed catalogue for the 2025 NZB Ready to Run Sale is now online and in the lead up to the sale we’ll go looking each week for some horses of interest that jump out on pedigree for various reasons.

One of the most interesting winners from last weekend was emerging stayer Revelare, who booked his place in this year’s Melbourne Cup when winning the Group III VRC Archer Stakes (2500m) at Flemington.

By So You Think from a mare by Zabeel, Revelare has stormed into this year's Melbourne Cup - image Grant Courtney

The 64th stakes-winner for the great champion So You Think (NZ), Revelare is bred on one of the most successful nicks for his dual Cox Plate winning sire. He is the seventh stakes-winner for So You Think bred from a daughter of Zabeel joining the likes of Group I winners Think It Over and Nimalee.

The So You Think x Zabeel nick runs at 16.6% SW to runner.

The nick appears once in the upcoming sale as Lot 249 from Lillywhites Lodge, a colt by So You Think from Zabeel mare Buccellati.

He is the third foal of Buccelati, a winning full sister to stakes-winner Turner Bayou from the family of Group I VRC Turnbull Stakes winner Devil Moon.

Toronado (IRE) is out of service this spring - image Grant Courtney

Swettenham Stud announced the withdrawal from service of outstanding sire Toronado (IRE) at the start of spring which can only increase demand for his progeny, who have made a huge impact in Hong Kong where he appears poised to take over from Deep Field as the top sire for the region.

There are seven colts and geldings by Toronado catalogued and all will be coming under close consideration with one in particular bred on a nick with a great track record!

Lot 408 gelding Keltara – Riversley Park

Brother-in-blood to Group placed SW Laced Up Heels, a winner of over $400,000 in prizemoney. Half-brother to four winners from a winning half-sister by Exceed and Excel to SW Missy Cummings, the dam of G1 winner Mizzy and G3 winner She’s Got Pizzazz.

This gelding is bred on the Toronado x Exceed and Excel nick that has produced 19 winners from 24 runners (79% winner to runner) highlighted by two SW’s and two more stakes-placed horses.

Below is the full list of Toronado 2YOs catalogued for sale:

Lot 137 gelding from Star Syrah – Riversley Park.

Third foal of a winning half-sister by Zoustar to G1 winners Touch of Ruby and Loire from the family of Australian Horse of the Year Pride of Jenni.

Lot 218 colt from Amore – Ohukia Lodge

First foal of a winning Savabeel grand-daughter of G2 winner Fair Embrace and the Toronado x Savabeel nick has had three winners from three runners!

Lot 295 colt from Danny’s Sparkle – St Kilda Lodge

First foal of a winning half-sister by Giga Kick’s sire Scissor Kick to triple G1 winner Behemoth.

Lot 307 gelding from Dual Lane – Prima Park

Half-brother to a winner from a winning sister to SW’s Road Trippin’ and Crack a Roadie. The Toronado x Charge Froward nick has produced two winners from four runners and both are metro winners.

Lot 331 gelding from Felt in Pocket (USA) – Riversley Park

Fourth foal of stakes-placed import by Sunday Silence stallion Hat Trick from the family of US G1 winner Candied.

Lot 396 colt from Jentico – Woburn Farm

First foal of G3 placed Written Tycoon mare Jentico and is bred on the Toronado x Written Tycoon nick that has already produced a SW The Intimidator, who is now racing in HK as I Am the Boss.

Reinforcing its reign as the best sale of its kind globally, Ready to Run graduates have claimed 34 Group One wins and 105 stakes wins in the last five seasons.

The 2025 edition of the Sale will take place at the Karaka Sales Centre on Wednesday 12 & Thursday 13 November with Breeze Ups to be held at Te Rapa Racecourse on Monday 13 & Tuesday 14 October. 

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