Spring Stars Boost NZB Ready to Run Sale Pedigrees

[Wandering Eyes]

The results of showpiece races throughout the spring have delivered notable pedigree updates to the catalogue for this week’s NZB Ready to Run Sale at Karaka.

The highest-profile pedigree update belongs to Lot 248, who can now be described as a half-brother to a Group One winner during the 2025 Melbourne Spring Carnival.

Offered by breeder Barry Donoghue’s BMD Bloodstock, the Ace High colt is a half-brother to Globe (NZ) (Charm Spirit), who triumphed in the A$1m Group One Might And Power Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield on October 11. It was the first Group One victory for Globe, who was a $22,000 yearling purchase from Karaka 2020 and has earned A$1.2m from a 15-start, six-win career.

Lot 159 is a half-brother to another Victorian galloper who scaled new heights this spring – Von Hauke (NZ) (Savabeel). The six-year-old claimed the biggest win of his career in the A$400,000 Group Two Crystal Mile (1600m) at Moonee Valley on the Cox Plate undercard on October 25.

One of New Zealand’s most exciting young talents has provided a significant boost to the pedigree of Lot 179. The colt by Russian Camelot is a half-brother to the dam of Well Written (Written Tycoon), who debuted after the catalogue went to print and has been a breathtaking winner of all of her three starts to date. The most recent of those was a scintillating performance in Saturday’s $600,000 Group One New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m).

Lot 35 is a half-brother to talented Hong Kong galloper Raging Blizzard (NZ) (Per Incanto), who finished second in last month’s Group Two Premier Bowl (1200m) and Group Three National Day Cup (1000m).

Lot 299 is a half-brother to the top-class mare La Crique (NZ) (Vadamos), who has added another two Group One placings to her impressive CV in the Group One Proisir Plate (1400m) and Howden Insurance Mile (1600m) during New Zealand’s Spring Carnival.

The 2025 Ready to Run Sale will take place at the Karaka Sales Centre from 10am (NZT) on Wednesday 12 & Thursday 13 November.

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