Strong Start for Little Avondale

Strong Start for Little Avondale…
New Zealand vendor Little Avondale Stud has experienced a successful start to the Easter sale, thus far offering four youngster, all sold for six figured sums. That quartet is headed by Lot 74, a filly by Pins (Aus) out of Kumari (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}), sold to Emirates Park during Tuesday’s opening session for A$410,000. The bay miss is from the immediate family of Group 1 winner Sharvasti (NZ) (Montjeu {Aus}), and addition group winners Bhandara (NZ) and Shastri (NZ).
Little Avondale yesterday brought him A$300,000 for Lot 338, a son of Stratum (Aus) out of Bellabaci (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}) purchased by the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
The Williams family of Little Avondale Stud has been selling at the Easter Yearling Sale for many years, with Sam Williams the latest generation. Williams remembers selling Dress Circle (NZ) shortly after they commenced selling using their Little Avondale Stud banner in 1997. Dress Circle went on to win the 2001 G1 Metropolitan H. over 2400 meters at Randwick for trainer Gai Waterhouse.
“It is important for us to be out there at the biggest sale in Australasia,” Williams said. “It is a branding exercise and to meet the buyers and try and keep out in the market place. It is important for us to be here.”
Little Avondale also sold during the first session Lot 3, a bay colt from the first Southern Hemisphere crop by G1 2000 Guineas winner Makfi (GB) out of the Jeune mare Farasha. Flemington trainer Danny O’Brien had no hesitation in quickly bidding to A$200,000 for sign for him.
“We had a good look at them [Makfi yearlings] in New Zealand and we bought one in New Zealand that has broken in really well,” said O’Brien. “I thought that this was the pick of all the Makfi’s held back for Easter. Obviously he is out of a very good mare as well. I think that [Makfi’s sire] Dubawi himself is an outstanding sire, and we do not have access to Dubawi in Australia. So I am happy to take the punt on a horse who was the best son of Dubawi to race.”
This was the eighth foal of Farasha, who is the dam of multiple Group 3 winner and Group 1-placed Sharnee Rose (Aus) (Nadeem {Aus}).
 
“He was a very athletic and lovely bodied horse,” said Little Avondale’s Sam Williams. “I think what people had to take into consideration was his birth date, as he is a November foal. He was just a lovely balanced horse with good muscle and a really good advertisement for Makfi.”
Strong Start for Little Avondale…   New Zealand vendor Little Avondale Stud has experienced a successful start to the Easter sale, thus far offering four youngster, all sold for six figured sums. That quartet is headed by Lot 74, a filly by Pins (Aus) out of Kumari (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}), sold to Emirates Park during Tuesday’s opening session for A$410,000. The bay miss is from the immediate family of Group 1 winner Sharvasti (NZ) (Montjeu {Aus}), and addition group winners Bhandara (NZ) and Shastri (NZ).    Little Avondale yesterday brought him A$300,000 for Lot 338, a son of Stratum (Aus) out of Bellabaci (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}) purchased by the Hong Kong Jockey Club.   The Williams family of Little Avondale Stud has been selling at the Easter Yearling Sale for many years, with Sam Williams the latest generation. Williams remembers selling Dress Circle (NZ) shortly after they commenced selling using their Little Avondale Stud banner in 1997. Dress Circle went on to win the 2001 G1 Metropolitan H. over 2400 meters at Randwick for trainer Gai Waterhouse.   “It is important for us to be out there at the biggest sale in Australasia,” Williams said. “It is a branding exercise and to meet the buyers and try and keep out in the market place. It is important for us to be here.”   Little Avondale also sold during the first session Lot 3, a bay colt from the first Southern Hemisphere crop by G1 2000 Guineas winner Makfi (GB) out of the Jeune mare Farasha. Flemington trainer Danny O’Brien had no hesitation in quickly bidding to A$200,000 for sign for him.   “We had a good look at them [Makfi yearlings] in New Zealand and we bought one in New Zealand that has broken in really well,” said O’Brien. “I thought that this was the pick of all the Makfi’s held back for Easter. Obviously he is out of a very good mare as well. I think that [Makfi’s sire] Dubawi himself is an outstanding sire, and we do not have access to Dubawi in Australia. So I am happy to take the punt on a horse who was the best son of Dubawi to race.”   This was the eighth foal of Farasha, who is the dam of multiple Group 3 winner and Group 1-placed Sharnee Rose (Aus) (Nadeem {Aus}).   “He was a very athletic and lovely bodied horse,” said Little Avondale’s Sam Williams. “I think what people had to take into consideration was his birth date, as he is a November foal. He was just a lovely balanced horse with good muscle and a really good advertisement for Makfi.”