Two Bays Farm will be kept busy this week at Inglis Premier presenting a diverse draft of 14 for themselves and clients, who include celebrated Victorian breeder Tony Santic’s Makybe with a member of his iconic Makybe Diva family sure to generate good interest being by the young sire of the moment in Royal Meeting (IRE).
A Group I winning son of Invincible Spirit, Royal Meeting is the sire of the best two year-old filly in Australia in Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes winner Hayasugi, so his second crop of yearlings are undoubtedly going to command respect.
There are only five by Royal Meeting to be offered at this sale and the first of them to go through the ring is Lot 44, a colt from Makybe Diva’s Group III winning half-sister Valkyrie Diva, who has been an exceptional producer at stud.
Valkyrie Diva has had nine foals to race and all are winners headed by Group III winner Wonder Kid, stakes-winners C’est Beau La Vie and Wales, while her three year-old Zoustar colt Boondocks has won two of his past three starts for the Lindsay Park team. The family will be in the G1 spotlight on Saturday with C'est Beau La Vie's three year-old Snitzel colt Cap Ferrat to run in the Australian Guineas.
Click here to see the full Two Bays Farm draft with additional highlights below:
Lot 156 Colt Too Darn Hot GB) x Canndiyara (Fr), by Sinndar
From the second crop of exciting young shuttle sire Too Darn Hot. Second foal of well related Aga Khan bred mare that is a half-sister to Group II winner Candarliya and SW’s Canessar and Canndera. Her first foal The Candy Kid (3g Sessions) has now placed at two of his past three starts. Candarliya is the dam of exciting Danny O’Brien trained import Carini (Siyouni), who promises to win stakes races in Australia.
Lot 221 Filly Nicconi x Eramor, by Stratum
Half-sister to two winners and to this season’s talented 2YO Erno’s Cube (2f Rubick), who was third in the Group II ATC Silver Slipper and fourth in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic. From juvenile SW Eramor, a daughter of SW Romare and half-sister to the dam of Group III winner Emerald Kingdom and SW Steel Frost. Nicconi has had 11 winners from 14 runners from mares by Stratum with the nick running at 79% winner to runner and producing G1 Blue Diamond runner-up Lankan Star and stakes-placed Crestani.
Lot 240 Colt Tagaloa x Forest Cat, by Forestry
From the first crop of Japanese bred Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes winner Tagaloa. Second foal of a half-sister to Group II winner Look to the Stars from imported South American Group II winner Star Prize.
Lot 370 Filly Alabama Express x Lucy’s Look, by Lonhro
From the second crop of leading first season sire Alabama Express. Fourth foal of metro winning daughter of champion sire Lonhro with third dam blue hen Professionelle, the dam of Group winners Sportsman, Prisoner of Love, Hoystar and SW King of Prussia, also the dam of G1 winner Vanbrugh.
Lot 559 Colt Earthlight (IRE) x Swift Gamma, by Deep Field
From the first crop of Champion French 2YO Colt Earthlight. First foal of an unraced sister-in-blood to stakes-placed The Garden from a European female family best known in Australia for producing multiple G1 winner Zaaki (GB).
Lot 666 Colt Churchill (IRE) x Hopscotch, by Albrecht
Third foal of well bred mare whose family features Champion Stayer and Melbourne Cup winner Vow and Declare as well as G1 winners Kidnapped and Hauraki, plus a slew of other Group and stakes-winners.