2023 Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale

Lot: 1169

Type: Broodmare
Vendor: Widden Stud, Widden Valley, NSW (As Agent)
Name: The Messina Nymph (AUS)
Sire: Commands (AUS)
Dam: Charybdis (AUS)
Colour: Bay or Brown
Sex: Mare
DOB: 26 October 2010
COB: AUS
Buyer: Lindeman Lodge, QLD $90,000

Broodmare's Breeding Status

In foal: Yes
Covering sire: Zousain (AUS)
Date of last service: 23 September 2022
   
Selling with a foal at foot: No

Account of WIDDEN STUD (As Agent), Widden Valley, NSW.

Lot 1169 (100% GST) THE MESSINA NYMPH    Stable A 1

Brown mare              (Branded : nr sh; 2 over 0 off sh)            Foaled in 2010

 

Sire

COMMANDS

1996

Danehill

Danzig

Northern Dancer

Razyana

His Majesty

Cotehele House

My Swanee

Petition

Eight Carat

Pieces of Eight

Dam

CHARYBDIS

1998

Royal Academy

Nijinsky

Northern Dancer

Crimson Saint

Crimson Satan

Balm in Gilead

Rubiton

Century

Costume

Estaminet

 

COMMANDS (AUS) (1996). 4 wins-3 at 2, STC Missile S., Gr.3. Sire of 1318 rnrs, 973 wnrs, 80 SW, 13 G1 wnrs, inc. SW Melody Belle, etc. Sire of the dams of 1446 rnrs, 914 wnrs, 37 SW, inc. SW Captivant, Got the Greenlight, Contentment, Politeness, Swift Witness, Cosmic Force, Obsequious, Sky Command, Kaptain Kaos, Warrior, Amercement, Pin Sec, Pretty Young Thing, Tailleur, Agent Pippa, Green Aeon, Ranier, etc.

 

1st dam

CHARYBDIS, by Royal Academy. Unraced. Dam of 11 foals, 9 to race, all winners, inc:-

WHY BE (g by Success Express). Champion 3YO & Older Male Sprinter in Singapore in 2006 & 2008. 21 wins-8 in succession-1000m to 1200m, $1,666,736, Singapore TC 3YO Challenge (1st Leg), L, Juvenile Championship, L, Lion City Cup, L, Kranji Sprint, L, Fischer S., L-3 times, Singapore 4YO Sprint, L, Starhub MRA Cup, Kranji A S.-5 times, Open H.-twice, 2d Singapore TC Kranji A S.-4 times, Open H.-twice, 3d Singapore TC Kranji Sprint, L, Perak TC Class 1 H., 4th Singapore TC Lion City Cup, L.

THE MESSINA NYMPH (f by Commands). 6 wins. See below.

Leonforte (g by Nicconi). 3 wins 1100m to 1600m, ATC McGrath Estate Agents NSW H., SAJC Christmas in Vegas at Morphettville H.

Charmoss (f by Mossman). 2 wins at 1400m, 1600m, WATC Westspeed H.

2nd dam

BALM IN GILEAD, by Rubiton. 2 wins at 1420m, 2200m, VRC Vanity S., L, Geelong RC Oaks Trial S., L. Dam of 10 foals, 6 to race, 2 winners, inc:-

Maranello. 5 wins 1450m to 2694m, VRC Il Primo Ristorante H., MVRC Julius Marlow H., SAJC Kennett Builders H., 4th SAJC Rain Lover P., Gr.3.

Cardsino. Placed at 3. Dam of 6 winners-

Gid Up Strop. 4 wins 1200m to 1630m, $160,340, BRC Best Security P.

Dark Brown Sugar. 4 wins 1200m to 1400m, ATC Membership on Sale H.

Leno. 4 wins-3 in succession-to 1300m, $118,140, AJC Autism Association Building Blocks P.H., Arncliffe H., STC PJ Gallagher's Irish Pub H.

3rd dam

COSTUME, by Estaminet. Unraced. Sister to Skyrain (dam of SAN SALVADOR), half-sister to CONBITUATE LADY. Dam of 1 foal, 1 winner-

BALM IN GILEAD (Rubiton) 2 wins. See above.

Race Record : 6 wins-3 in succession-at 1000m, 1100m, $288,760, MRC Alinghi S., L, SAJC WH Wylie H., L, Manihi Classic, L, LUCRF Super H., Stellar 3YO P., 2d VRC Spotless 2YO P., 3d SAJC RN Irwin S., Gr.3, MVRC William Crockett S., L, 4th Scone RC Denise's Joy S., L.

Produce Record : Dam of four named foals, three to race.

2017 g. Argonauts, by Sebring. Placed at 3.

2018 f. Syracuse, by Sebring. Winner at 2 at 1200m, 2d ATC Stud & Stable Staff Awards 2YO P.

2019 f. Aldona, by Zoustar. Placed at 2 in 2021-22.

2020 c. Torre Egger, by Written By. Unraced.

2021 c. by Zousain.

2022 c. by Zousain.

Served by Zousain (AUS). Last service: 23.09.2022.

 

 

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