Karaka 2019 - Book 1

DARCI BRAHMA (NZ) (Bay 2002-Stud 2007). 10 wins-4 at 2, New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas, Gr.1. Leading NZ Sire of 3YOs 2015-16. Sire of 566 rnrs, 401 wnrs, 37 SW, inc. SW Julinsky Prince (WRC Windsor Park P., Gr.1), Nashville, Recite, Risque, Artistic, Irish Fling, Devise, D B Pin, Gust of Wind, Rasa Lila, Hello It's Me, Leading Role, Valbuena, No More Tears, Darci be Good, Malandrino - Best Show (H.K.), Super Easy, Alibi, etc.

1st dam

MERLE PARK, by Machiavellian. Unraced. Half-sister to CHAMPERY . This is her seventh foal. Her sixth foal is a 2YO. Dam of four foals to race, three winners, inc:-

PLATINUM PRINCESS (f. by Keeper). 8 wins 1400m to 2050m, NZ$370,063, ARC Rich Hill Mile, Gr.2 , CJC Coupland's Bakeries Mile, Gr.2 , Hororata RC South Island Thoroughbred Breeders' S., L , CJC Christchurch Casino H., WRC Dominion Post H., Wanganui JC Tui Neck & Neck Since 1889 H., 2d Hororata RC South Island Thoroughbred Breeders' S., L , Manawatu RC Mills Reef Winery H., Ashhurst Engineering H., WRC Village Inn H., 3d CJC Coupland's Bakeries Mile, Gr.2 , WRC Thompson H., Gr.3 , CJC Avon City Ford H., Hawkes Bay Stella Artois H., 4th Rotorua Cup, Gr.3 , Feilding JC Anzac H., L . Dam of-

Father Lenihan. 2 wins at 1200m, 1400m to 2018-19.

Landlord (g. by Keeper). 4 wins 1600m to 2000m, NZ$77,060, WRC Super Saturday Raceday H., Taranaki RC Seaton Park H., 2d Taranaki RC Return 2 Earth H., 3d WRC Tui - Backing a Winner H., Nashville Cup.

Darci Drama (f. by Darci Brahma). 2 wins at 1200m, 1550m, ATC Bowermans.com.au H., 2d ATC Big Brown First Crop H.

2nd dam

ICE BALLET , by Nureyev. 2 wins from only 4 starts at 1600m, 1800m, La Teste Prix Occitanie, L , Longchamp Prix de Villeneuve l'Etang. Sister to FADEYEV . Dam of 8 foals, 5 to race, 3 winners, inc:-

CHAMPERY (Bahri). 3 wins-2 at 2-to 1600m, Rome Premio Tullio Righetti, L , 2d Lingfield International Trial S., L , 3d Cologne Mehl-Mulhens Rennen, Gr.2 , Salisbury Stonehenge S., L , 4th Goodwood Gordon S., Gr.3 .

4th dam

SKATING , by Mill Reef. 3 wins at 1m, 1½m, Phoenix Park Lapis S., L , Glengarriff S., 2d Curragh Pretty Polly S., Gr.2 , Hannover Deutscher Stutenpreis, Gr.3 , 3d Curragh Meld S., Gr.3 , Curragh Cup, L . Three-quarter-sister to Running Mill , half-sister to DEFECTING DANCER , Twyla (dam of MEATH , TWIST AND TURN ), Dancing Decoy (dam of CATCH TWENTY TWO ). Dam of 7 foals, 5 to race, 4 winners, inc:-

FADEYEV (Nureyev). 3 wins-2 at 2-at 1600m, Longchamp Prix de Fontainebleau, Gr.3 , Saint-Cloud Prix Thomas Bryon, Gr.3 , 2d Maisons-Laffitte Prix Messidor, Gr.3 , 3d Hollywood Derby, Gr.1 . Sire.

ICE BALLET (Nureyev). 2 wins. See above.

Ice Pool. Winner at 10¼f in GB. Grandam of-

FLY LIKE THE WIND (Win Legend). 7 wins 1400m to 2800m in India, Calcutta St Leger, L , Calcutta One Thousand Guineas, L .

SPECIALIZE (Eagle Eyed). 2 wins at 1100m, 1200m in India, Hyderabad Byerly Turk S., L .