Among the first crop sires are the New Zealand-based quartet – Shamexpress, Ferlax, Jakkalberry, and Sweet Orange.
Below is a brief synopsis on each of the new sires represented, commencing with the NZ domiciled stallions.
Shamexpress
(O'Reilly x Volkrose by Volksraad)
19 Premier, 18 Select, 1 Festival
2014 Stud Fee: $16,000+GST
With 19 yearlings catalogued at the Premier Yearling Sale, Shamexpress, has the highest representation of the first-time sellers. His offspring have already been well received at the Gold Coast sales where three yearlings by the Group One winning son of O'Reilly went through the ring. His top priced lot, a filly out of Burlesque, was knocked down for A$300,000 to former Kiwi trainer Trent Busuttin. The three Shamexpress yearlings sold averaged A$156,666.
"We identified two fillies that we thought would suit that market and we are very pleased with the outcome," Windsor Park Stud general manager Steve Till said.
"It was gratifying to see the acceptance in the market and it has set a good tone for Karaka."
Out of the Volksraad mare Volkrose, a half-sister to the Group One placed O'Reilly Rose, Shamexpress competed at the highest level in Australia's elite sprints. In addition to winning the Gr.1 VRC Newmarket Handicap, he also ran second in the Gr.1 VRC Sprint Classic and Gr.1 Lightning Stakes and finished third in the Gr.1 VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes.
Sure to be a head-turner among the Shamexpress yearlings is the white colt out of the Zabeel mare, The Opera House. Lot 449 will be among the most photographed yearlings on the Karaka complex.
For a link to the full list of yearlings by Shamexpress, click here
Ferlax
(Pentire x Legs Akimbo by Marscay)
3 Premier, 14 Select, 7 Festival
2014 Stud Fee: $7,000+GST
Haunui Farm's ill-fated Ferlax will be well represented at Karaka with 24 yearlings
catalogued across the Premier, Select and Festival sales."We are very happy with the way they are coming to hand," Haunui Farm managing director Mark Chitty said. "They have nice scope and presence and mentally they are handling it well. The proof will be in the sale ring."
The winner of four races from 1200m to 1600m, the pinnacle of Ferlax's racing career came when winning the stallion making Gr.1 Australian Guineas in 2013. He also finished second behind Atlantic Jewel in the Gr.1 Memsie Stakes.
A son of champion sire Pentire, Ferlax is out of the Marscay mare Legs Akimbo, herself a daughter of the multiple stakes winning Tights mare, Leggings.
Haunui Farm will sell three Ferlax yearlings at the Premier sale, including a colt from Gondola Girl, a winning half-sister to multiple Group One winner Show A Heart.
For a link to the full list of yearlings by Ferlax, click here
Jakkalberry
(Storming Home x Claba Di San Jore by Barathea)
2 Premier, 6 Select, 8 Festival
2014 Stud Fee: $6,000+GST
Novara Park's foundation sire Jakkalberry will be represented by 16 yearlings
at Karaka.A son of the Machiavellian stallion Storming Home, the well-travelled Jakkalberry is a half-brother to four stakes winners, including the Italian Group One winners Crackerjack King and Awelmarduk.
Jakkalberry is the Group One winner of 12 races, with his successes coming in Italy, Dubai, the United States and Great Britain. He is best remembered in this hemisphere for his third placing behind Green Moon and Fiorente in the 2012 Melbourne Cup.
"The feedback from the parades has been very positive," Novara Park's Ray Knight said. "I am really looking forward to the sale. They are lovely, athletic horses and I couldn't be happier with the two we have in Premier."
The first Jakkalberry colt to go through the Karaka ring is a three-quarter brother to VRC Derby winner Lion Tamer, while his other Premier sale representative is a half-brother to Gr.1 Melbourne Cup and VRC Derby winner Efficient.
For a link to the full list of yearlings by Jakkalberry, click here
Sweet Orange
(War Front x Good Vibes by Unbridled's Song)
4 Select, 2 Festival
2014 Stud Fee: $5,000+GST
Highview Stud's Hong Kong Group One winner Sweet Orange will be represented at
Karaka by a modest selection from his first crop. A son of champion American
sire War Front, Sweet Orange is a four-time winner, including the HK-G1 Hong
Kong Classic Mile, while he also placed in the Hong Kong Derby and Queen Elizabeth
II Cup."They have created a huge impression," Highview Stud's Brent Gillovic said. "The potential purchasers who have been here for the last two or three parades have been blown away."
"They are sound, tough looking horses and I expect them to sell very well," he said. "Sweet Orange was a stakes winning two-year-old in Ireland and there are plenty of these that are going to be two-year-olds, they look like runners."
For a link to the full list of yearlings by Sweet Orange, click here .
The 14 Australian-based stallions to be represented for the first time at Karaka include:
Camelot : A son of Montjeu whose six wins included Group One victories in the English Derby, Irish Derby, English 2000 Guineas and Racing Post Trophy. The former Coolmore Australia shuttle stallion is represented by 10 yearlings at Karaka.
For a link to the full list of yearlings by Camelot, click here .
Dawn Approach : By New Approach, Dawn Approach is the winner of eight races including victories in the English 2000 Guineas, Dewhurst Stakes, National Stakes and St James's Palace Stakes. Dawn Approach shuttles to Darley Australia and has five yearlings catalogued at Karaka.
For a link to the full list of yearlings by Dawn Approach, click here .
Declaration Of War : a son of War Front, Declaration Of War's seven wins included the Gr.1 Queen Anne Stakes and the Gr.1 Juddmonte International Stakes. Shuttling to Coolmore Australia, Declaration Of War has six yearlings catalogued at Karaka.
For a link to the full list of yearlings by Declaration Of War, click here .
Dundeel : A son of High Chaparral, Dundeel was bred, owned and trained in New Zealand. Prepared by Murray Baker, Dundeel won 10 races including six at Group One level. He won Sydney's three-year-old Triple Crown of the Randwick Guineas, Rosehill Guineas and Australian Derby. Based at Arrowfield Stud in Australia, there are 10 Dundeel yearlings catalogued for Karaka, nine of them in the Premier session.
For a link to the full list of yearlings by Dundeel, click here .
Epaulette : A three-parts brother to Helmet by Commands, Epaulette is the winner of five races, including the Gr.1 Doomben Ten Thousand and the Gr.1 Golden Rose. He stands at Darley Australia, and has six yearlings catalogued.
For a link to the full list of yearlings by Epaulette , click here .
Eurozone: By Northern Meteor, Eurozone won the Gr.2 Stan Fox Stakes and the Listed Rosebud Handicap. Eurozone was twice placed at Group One level. Based at Newgate Farm in Australia, Eurozone is represented by two yearlings in the Select Sale.
For a link to the full list of yearlings by Eurozone , click here .
Fighting Sun: By Northern Meteor, Fighting Sun was the winner of his only two starts which included the Listed Canonbury Stakes. The Sun Stud stallion has two progeny catalogued.
For a link to the full list of yearlings by Fighting Sun , click here .
Fiorente: By Monsun, Fiorente was the winner of six races including the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup and Gr.1 Australian Cup. He stands at Sun Stud and has three yearlings catalogued at Karaka.
For a link to the full list of yearlings by Fiorente , click here .
Shamus Award : By Snitzel, Shamus Award's two wins were both Group One races — the Cox Plate and the Australian Guineas. The Widden Stud stallion has four yearlings catalogued.
For a link to the full list of yearlings by Shamus Award , click here .
Sizzling : By Snitzel, Sizzling was the winner of seven races including the Gr.2 Queensland Guineas. The Newgate Farm stallion has five yearlings catalogued at Karaka.
For a link to the full list of yearlings by Sizzling , click here .
Spirit Of Boom: A dual Group One winner, Spirit Of Boom won the William Reid Stakes and Doomben 10,000. He won nine races in total, five at stakes level, earning over A$2.4m in prizemoney. Based at Eureka Stud in Queensland, Spirit Of Boom is represented by two yearlings in the Select Sale.
For a link to the full list of yearlings by Spirit Of Boom , click here .
The Factor: By War Front, The Factor was the winner of six races, including the Gr.1 Malibu Stakes and Gr.1 Pat O'Brien Stakes — both at 1400m. Already the sire of a Grade One winner from his first US-based crop, the Newgate Farm stallion has five of his first southern hemisphere yearlings catalogued at Karaka.
For a link to the full list of yearlings by The Factor , click here .
Unencumbered: By Testa Rossa, Unencumbered was a precocious juvenile trained by Bjorn Baker. The winner of the Gr.3 B.J. McLachlan Stakes, Unencumbered won the Magic Millions 2YO Classic. Based at the Liston family's Three Bridges Thoroughbreds in Victoria, Unencumbered is represented by two yearlings in the Select Sale.
For a link to the full list of yearlings by Unencumbered , click here .
Zoustar: By Northern Meteor, Zoustar was the winner of six of his nine starts including the Gr.1 Coolmore Stud Stakes and the Gr.1 Golden Rose. The Widden Stud stallion will be represented by three yearlings at the Premier session at Karaka.
For a link to the full list of yearlings by Zoustar , click here .
