2020 Gold Coast National Yearling Sale

Lot: 1668

Type: Yearling
Vendor: Superhorse Trust, Sydney, NSW
Sire: Counterattack (AUS)
Dam: Write This Down (AUS)
Colour: Brown
Sex: Colt
DOB: 23 August 2018
COB: AUS
Buyer: This lot was withdrawn

Significant Pedigree Updates

Out of a sibling to Yulong Awesome (2015.g. by Written Tycoon-Awesome Image, by Southern Image-Goldirocks).
1st Darwin TC Bridge Toyota Div 1 Cup H.

No photo available

Account of SUPERHORSE TRUST, Sydney, NSW.

Lot 1668 (100% GST)   BROWN COLT               Stable U 17

Foaled 23rd August 2018                             Branded : nr sh; 10 over 8 off sh

 

Sire

COUNTERATTACK

2012

Redoute's Choice

Danehill

Danzig

Shantha's Choice

Canny Lad

Kisma

Snippets

Lunchtime

Vain Hope

Vain

Dam

WRITE THIS DOWN

2013

Written Tycoon

Iglesia

Last Tycoon

Party Miss

Kenmare

Awesome Image

Southern Image

Halo's Image

Goldirocks

Marscay

 

COUNTERATTACK (AUS) (Bay 2012-Stud 2017). 4 wins-1 at 2-to 1350m, A$907,875, BRC Fred Best Classic, Gr.3, ATC Heritage S., L, City Tatt's RC Brian Crowley S., L, 2d BRC Doomben Ten Thousand S., Gr.1, ATC Theo Marks S., Gr.2, 3d VRC Coolmore Stud S., Gr.1, BRC Kingsford-Smith Cup, Gr.1. Half-brother to SW Shellscrape (AJC Galaxy H., Gr.1) and SW Red Tracer (VRC Myer Classic, Gr.1). His oldest progeny are yearlings.

 

1st dam

WRITE THIS DOWN, by Written Tycoon. Winner at 1200m. This is her first foal.

2nd dam

AWESOME IMAGE, by Southern Image. 2 wins at 1300m, 1400m, 3d ATC Fujitsu General H., Guineas Restaurant H. Dam of 2 named foals, both winners-

Yulong Awesome. 3 wins at 1300m in 2019-20.

3rd dam

GOLDIROCKS, by Marscay. Unplaced. Dam of 10 named foals, 9 to race, 8 winners, inc:-

Written. 7 wins 1200m to 1600m, $404,355, VRC Vintage Crop & the Curragh Racecourse H., MRC Telstra Business Centre Dandenong H.

Sentimentalist. 6 wins 1400m to 2000m, $309,780, to 2019-20, MRC VOBIS Gold Heath, Big Screen Company H., Stawell Cup.

Golden Oldies. 6 wins 1600m to 2200m, $171,610, VRC Ken Cox H.

Arena Rock. 5 wins 1150m to 1600m, $162,350, VRC Jezabeel H., MVRC 1print H., MRC CBC Business Services H., 2d MVRC TCL 4K UHD TV H.

Dalgaranga. 5 wins at 1300m, 1400m to 2019-20.

Goldcraft. Winner at 2 at 1000m. Dam of-

Crafty Tycoon. 7 wins 1200m to 1410m, $224,715, to 2019-20, ATC Schweppes H., Ribchester H., 2d ATC Merchant Navy at Coolmore H.

4th dam

CLASSIC PARISIAN, by Persian Bold. Placed at 3, 2d Newmarket Gazeley S. Three-quarter-sister to HOME ALONE, half-sister to LUCAYAN PRINCESS (dam of WARRSAN, LUSO, NEEDLE GUN, CLOUD CASTLE), Canaska Dancer. Dam of 10 named foals, 8 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

Sydney Express. 3 wins at 1200m, 1650m, $204,722, MVRC All Our Mob H., HKJC Dorset H., 2d MRC Venda H., HKJC Shan Kwong H., Cheung Fat H.

5th dam

GAY FRANCE, by Sir Gaylord. Winner at 2 at 6f, Epsom Sherwood 2YO S. Half-sister to LEAF FALL (dam of HOME ALONE), SABBATHIEN, Savora (dam of SOLARO), Super Dan, Sweetly (dam of COMMON GROUNDS, ANGEL IN MY HEART, LIGHTNING FIRE), Syndaar (dam of SMURFIUSA, TIMBER RIBBON). Dam of 15 foals, 13 to race, 8 winners, inc:-

LUCAYAN PRINCESS (High Line). 2 wins at 2 at 7f, Newmarket Sweet Solera S., L, 3d Cheshire Oaks, L. Dam of 6 winners-

WARRSAN (Caerleon). Champion Older Horse in Germany in 2004 & 2005 (Long). 9 wins 2400m to 2816m, £1,623,395 in GB and Germany, Baden-Baden Grosser Preis von Baden, Gr.1-twice.

 

 

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