American Pharoah Trio Highlight Lime Country Weanlings

Tara Madgwick - Friday May 17
Fresh from success at the recent Inglis weanling and breeding stock sales, Southern Highlands based nursery Lime Country Thoroughbreds are poised to make a splash at the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale next week with six stunning youngsters, three of them from the first Australian crop of US Triple Crown winner American Pharoah (USA).

 

Lime Country’s Jo Griffin commented, "We are really looking forward to getting this draft of weanlings in front of the market. Three of the weanlings we’ll be offering are products of the Lime Country mare and foal trading program.

"Those three foals are the Capitalist ex Belhamage, the American Pharoah ex Without A Shadow colts and the Star Turn Msongari filly. Greg and I don’t pin-hook weanlings preferring instead trade mares and sell the resulting foals as weanlings. All three mares where purchased at this sale last year and will they be offered back through the mare sale next week.”

"Many people who pin-hook foals annually know and understand this is our trading model and inspect the draft with confidence aware that we presenting good genuine weanlings which have plenty of upside going forward.”

With two first crop winners already in the Northern Hemisphere, American Pharoah is already on his way as a sire and his first Australian bred offspring are the subject of keen interest.

Lot 207 Filly American Pharoah (USA) x High Valyrian, by High Chaparral (IRE)




First foal of a winning daughter of Group II winner Shania Dane from the family of Group I winning juvenile Summer Passage.


"The High Valyrian filly is an absolute standout, she is owned by the Crismale family and like many others they have supported American Pharoah heavily since he went to stud. They are new clients of the farm and we have encouraged them to offer some of their top quality stock over a wider range of markets than they perhaps have in the past," Jo Griffin explained.


Lot 294 Colt American Pharoah (USA) x Madison Quays, by Encosta de Lago

First foal of an unraced half-sister to Group II placed Sailing Buy from the family of Group I winner Planet Ruler.

Lot 627 Colt American Pharoah (USA) x Without a Shadow by Not a Single Doubt




First foal of smart winner Without a Shadow, a half-sister to Group III winner Be Positive.

Also in the draft are:

Lot 8 Colt Capitalist x Belhamage, by Exceed and Excel




Second foal of stakes-placed daughter of champion sire Exceed and Excel and from the first crop of Golden Slipper winner and Champio 2YO Capitalist.

Lot 356 Filly Star Turn x Msongari, by Show a Heart

Half-sister to metro winner Kenyan Wonder from a daughter of Champion NZ 2YO Flying Babe.

Lot 629 Colt Sebring x Wonder I Do, by Encosta de Lago




Second foal of an unraced half-sister to stakes-winner Holy Empire and grand-daughter of dual Group I winner Tristanagh.


"He’s a touch immature at this stage and should furnish out nicely as a yearling. The owner will also be offering his dam at the mare sale as he scales back his breeding stock and focuses on racing going forward,” Griffin added.

See the draft at Stable L 16- 18, M 9-13



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