2023 Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale

Lot: 644

Type: Racehorse Filly/Mare
Vendor: Blue Sky Premium Consignment, Canungra, Qld (As Agent)
Name: Smirk (NZ)
Sire: Preferment (NZ)
Dam: Keep Smiling (NZ)
Colour: Bay
Sex: Mare
DOB: 30 August 2018
COB: NZ
Buyer: Laurel Oak Bloodstock Pty Ltd (FBAA), NSW $100,000
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Account of BLUE SKY PREMIUM CONSIGNMENT (As Agent), Canungra, Qld.

Lot 644 (100% GST)         SMIRK (NZ)                 Stable G 21

Bay mare                  (Branded : nr sh; 5 over 8 off sh)            Foaled in 2018

 

Sire

PREFERMENT (NZ)

2011

Zabeel

Sir Tristram

Sir Ivor

Lady Giselle

Nureyev

Better Alternative

Flying Spur

Danehill

Ancient Lights

Canny Lad

Dam

KEEP SMILING (NZ)

2007

Stravinsky

Nureyev

Northern Dancer

Fire the Groom

Blushing Groom

Smiling Like

Star Way

Star Appeal

Eustaci

Sir Tristram

 

PREFERMENT (NZ) (Bay 2011-Stud 2017). 5 wins from 2000m to 2500m, Victoria Derby, Gr.1. Brother to SW Rezoned. Sire of SP Smirk, Tap Dancer and of Canny Man, Isometric, Legatus, Twigman, Cosmo Appeal, Horace, Prefer to be Ready, Prefer Us, Rocket Lad, Enraptured, In Your Hands, First Commandment, Musgrave, Our Selection, Prefer to Smile, Rising Pacific, Soul of Fire, Embossing, Peefore, etc.

 

1st dam

KEEP SMILING, by Stravinsky. Winner at 2000m in NZ. Half-sister to Cheshire, Balbeel (dam of BEL SORRISO). Dam of 6 named foals, all raced, 5 winners, inc:-

Smirk (f by Preferment). 2 wins. See below.

Prefer to Smile (f by Preferment). Winner at 2000m in 2022-23.

2nd dam

SMILING LIKE, by Star Way. Champion Stayer in NZ in 2000-01. 7 wins 2000m to 3200m, $272,810, Wellington Cup, Gr.1, New Zealand Cup, Gr.2, WRC Trentham S., Gr.3, Hardy Trade H., CJC Hutt Valley Customs H., 2d CJC Gold Cup, Gr.3, 4th Waikato RC Instrument Supplies S., Gr.3. Sister to NIMUE, (MR) EUROSTAR, Usha, three-quarter-sister to GREENMAILER, Lady Genesis (dam of KAPITAIN KASH, DANTE'S PARADISO), half-sister to SIRSTACI, Equuleus, Her Royal Highness, Viviane (dam of CISMONTANE). Dam of 6 foals, all raced, 3 winners, inc:-

Cheshire (Cape Cross). 2 wins at 2000m, 2100m, 3d ARC New Zealand Derby Trial S., L.

Balbeel. Unplaced. Dam of 3 winners-

BEL SORRISO (Keeper). 8 wins-2 at 2-1200m to 2200m, $171,062, WRC Thompson H., Gr.3, Parliamentary H., 2d WRC Trentham S., Gr.3.

3rd dam

EUSTACI, by Sir Tristram. Winner at 1600m, 2d Waikato RC Te Pahu H. Half-sister to Lady Genesis (dam of KAPITAIN KASH, DANTE'S PARADISO). Dam of 14 foals, 13 to race, 11 winners, inc:-

SMILING LIKE (Star Way). 7 wins. See above.

SIRSTACI (Silver Dream). 9 wins 1200m to 1600m, $285,210, ARC Easter H., Gr.1, CJC Stewards' S.H., Gr.3, 2d ARC New Zealand S., Gr.1.

NIMUE (Star Way). 8 wins-2 at 2-1200m to 1600m, $183,032, New Zealand One Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, Levin RC Bayer Classic, Gr.1. Dam of-

Niniane (Casual Lies). Winner at 2 at 1000m, Otago RC Dunedin City Ford Juvenile S., 2d CJC South Island 2YO S., L. Grandam of-

COVENTINA BAY (Shamexpress). 11 wins-4 in succession-1200m to 2000m, $700,677, to 2021-22, Waikato RC Herbie Dyke S., Gr.1, Auckland TR New Zealand S., Gr.1, Manawatu Challenge S., Gr.2.

(MR) EUROSTAR (Star Way). 11 wins-2 at 2-1200m to 2400m, $501,818, AJC Summer Cup, Gr.3, 2d QTC Brisbane Cup, Gr.1.

Race Record : 2 wins at 1400m, 1550m, $142,015, in 2021-22, ATC Bowermans H., 3d BRC The Roses, Gr.2, GCTC Gold Coast Bracelet, L, ATC Fujitsu General H., 4th BRC Queensland Oaks, Gr.1.

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