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Easter Finale For Danehill

12th Jan 2005

Media interest surrounding the final Southern Hemisphere bred yearlings by Danehill (USA) is set to reach a crescendo at the 2005 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale when four yearlings by the legendary sire will be offered for sale.

“Danehill has ruled supreme at the Australian Easter Yearling Sale since his first crop made their debut in 1993 and we feel privileged to catalogue several of his very last Southern Hemisphere bred yearlings,” said Inglis Managing Director, Reg Inglis.

The Danehill (USA) phenomenon soared to unprecedented heights at Easter last year when 26 of his stock changed hands at a staggering average of $600,000, highlighted by four slashing colts that broke the million dollar barrier.

The big Danehill (USA) four for Easter 2005 are fillies from Gazette (GB) (Widden Stud as agent), Gypsy Princess (IRE) (Coolmore Australia as agent), Passing Hope (IRE) (Reavill Farm) and a lone colt out of Star Jewel (IRE) (Coolmore Australia as agent).

From the Zafonic mare Gazette (GB), comes the three-quarter sister-in-blood to last season’s top class American turf mare Light Jig, winner of the Belmont Yellow Ribbon Stakes Gr 1. This exciting bay filly is the second foal of her dam, a placed daughter of outstanding racemare Nashmeel, a Group Two winner in France.

Our next Danehill (USA) filly is the first foal of Gypsy Princess (IRE), a half-sister by Sadler’s Wells to Group One winning juvenile Sunspangled. Gypsy Princess (IRE) is also a sister to stakes-winner French Ballerina and a daughter of German star Filia Ardross.

The third filly is the first foal of the Sadler’s Wells mare Passing Hope (IRE), a three-quarter sister to American Group Two winners Panama City and Morgana. Foaled on August 12th, she is everything a Danehill (USA) filly should be.

Regally bred Zafonic mare Star Jewel (IRE) features as the dam of the Danehill (USA) colt, which is her very first foal. She is a daughter of stakes-winner Strawberry Roan, a full sister to Epsom Oaks winner Imagine and a half-sister to champion racehorse and successful sire Generous, winner of such classics as the English Derby and Irish Derby.

On pedigree and type these four young thoroughbreds are unmatched, providing a fitting Easter finale for one of the finest stallions the world has ever seen.

For further information contact: Reg Inglis 0412 399 799