2021 Gold Coast Yearling Sale

Lot: 261

Type: Yearling
Vendor: Bhima Thoroughbreds, Scone, NSW (As Agent for Cambridge Stud)
Sire: Almanzor (FR)
Dam: Empress Cixi (GB)
Colour: Chestnut
Sex: Filly
DOB: 25 August 2019
COB: NZ
Buyer: Kelly Schweida Racing, QLD $380,000
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Significant Pedigree Updates

From the same family as FIRNAS (2013.g. by Dubawi-Crystal Music, by Nureyev-Crystal Spray).
1st Meydan Entisar S. L
1st Meydan Jebel Ali Port H.

Account of BHIMA THOROUGHBREDS, Scone, NSW.

Lot 261 (100% GST) CHESTNUT FILLY (NZ)      Stable Q 4

Foaled 25th August 2019                         Branded : nr sh; 87 over 9 off sh

 

Sire

ALMANZOR (FR)

2013

Wootton Bassett

Iffraaj

Zafonic

Balladonia

Primo Dominie

Darkova

Maria's Mon

Wavering Monarch

Darkara

Halling

Dam

EMPRESS CIXI (GB)

2011

Shamardal

Giant's Causeway

Storm Cat

Helsinki

Machiavellian

Crystal Maze

Gone West

Mr. Prospector

Crystal Music

Nureyev

 

ALMANZOR (FR) (Bay or Brown 2013-Stud France 2018, NZ 2018). Champion 3YO Colt in Europe in 2016 (Int.). 8 wins-3 at 2-1400m to 2100m, £737,230, €1,901,600, Chantilly Prix du Jockey Club, Gr.1, Leopardstown Irish Champion S., Gr.1, Ascot Champion S., Gr.1, Deauville Prix Guillaume d'Ornano, Gr.2. Brother to SP Troarn. Related to SW Darjina, etc. His oldest SH-bred progeny are yearlings.

 

1st dam

EMPRESS CIXI, by Shamardal. Unraced. Half-sister to OCOVANGO. This is her fourth foal. Dam of two foals to race, inc:-

Manchu (f. by Redoute's Choice). Winner at 1200m in 2019-20, Hawkes Bay Windsor Park Stud Stallions S., 2d Manawatu RC Eulogy S., Gr.3, 3d BOP RC Ixom S., 4th ARC Eight Carat Classic, Gr.2.

2nd dam

CRYSTAL MAZE, by Gone West. Unraced. Half-sister to Crystal Moment, Crystany, High End, Treasury Devil. Dam of 7 foals, 5 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

OCOVANGO (Monsun). 3 wins in succession-1 at 2-1600m to 2100m, £209,314, Saint-Cloud Prix Greffulhe, Gr.2, Prix Francois Mathet, L, 3d Longchamp Grand Prix de Paris, Gr.1, Prix Niel, Gr.2, La Coupe, Gr.3.

3rd dam

CRYSTAL MUSIC, by Nureyev. 3 wins in succession at 2 7f to 1m, £255,570, Ascot Fillies Mile, Gr.1, 2d Royal Ascot Coronation S., Gr.1, Irish One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, 4th The One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1. Sister to Crystal Melody (dam of GRANDE MELODY), half-sister to DUBAI SUCCESS, SOLAR CRYSTAL, STATE CRYSTAL, Tchaikovsky - Mahan (Sau.). Dam of 10 foals, 7 to race, 6 winners, inc:-

Treasury Devil (Bernardini). 7 wins-2 at 2-7f to 11f, £128,865 in GB and U.S.A, Sandown Futurity 2YO S., 3d Newmarket S., L.

High End (Dubawi). 3 wins in succession 1m to 10¼f, Epsom Stanley Wootton H., 2d Goodwood Foundation S., L, Sandown Betway H.

Crystal Moment (Distorted Humor). 3 wins in succession at 5f, 6f, $172,996, 3d Evangeline Mile H., L, Evangeline Downs Oak Hall S., L.

Crystany (Green Desert). Winner at 2 at 6f, 2d Nottingham Kilvington S., L, 3d Haydock Cecil Frail S., L, 4th Ascot October S., L. Dam of 4 winners-

Vivianite (Teofilo). Winner at 1m, 2d Curragh Kildare Post Fillies S., 3d Goodwood Conqueror S., L, 4th Naas Garnet S., L.

Glitterball. Unraced. Dam of-

Glitter Girl (Invincible Spirit). 3 wins in succession at 2 at 6½f, 7f, 2d Newmarket Oh So Sharp S., Gr.3, Newbury Radley S., L.

4th dam

CRYSTAL SPRAY, by Beldale Flutter. Winner at 1¾m in Ireland. Half-sister to CRYSTAL HEARTED, PINK CRISTAL (dam of ALWAYS FIRST). Dam of 10 foals, 9 to race, 7 winners, inc:-

CRYSTAL MUSIC (Nureyev). 3 wins. See above.

DUBAI SUCCESS (Sadler's Wells). 3 wins, Newbury John Porter S., Gr.3.

SOLAR CRYSTAL (Alzao). 2 wins at 2, Doncaster May Hill S., Gr.3.

STATE CRYSTAL (High Estate). 2 wins, Haydock Lancashire Oaks, Gr.3.

 

 

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