Exciting trio added to Chairman’s catalogue
Three-time Group 1-placed mare Semana (Winning Rupert), Group 2 winner Grinzinger Belle (Shamexpress) and multiple stakes scorer She Dances (Street Boss) feature among the latest wave of entries made for the upcoming Inglis Chairman’s Sale.
As well as finishing second in last year’s Coolmore Classic (Gr 1, 1500m), beaten just 0.3 lengths by Zougotcha (Zoustar), Semana has won seven of her 25 starts, earning more than $1.6 million in prize-money in the process.
Maher’s head of bloodstock Will Bourne said: “She was ever so close in many Group 1s, she has so much class and is such an amazing physical, which prospective buyers will see when inspecting her ahead of the Inglis Chairman’s Sale. She’s a mare with the X factor who I have no doubt will develop into a stunning broodmare prospect for whoever is lucky enough to buy her in May.’’
Grinzinger Belle is a three-time Group winner – as both a three-year-old and four-year-old – of the Let’s Elope Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m), Vanity Stakes (Gr 3, 1400m) and Ladies Day Vase (Gr 3, 1600m).
The daughter of Shamexpress (O’Reilly) is currently in work with trainer Danny O’Brien and has potential autumn carnival targets including the All Star Mile (Gr 1, 1600m), the Coolmore Classic (Gr 1, 1500m) and the Queen Of The Turf Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m).
“She’s a lovely mare, a big, strong, powerful type with a bold racing style up on speed and is ultra consistent,’’ O’Brien said.
“She’s only four, she’s very sound, she’s got so much ability and I genuinely believe she’s got a couple of seasons at least left in her for sure as a racing prospect.’’
Of She Dances, Rob Roulston, bloodstock advisor to owner Gerry Ryan, said: “She’s a very good, fast race mare, a Group 3 winner and [majority owner] Gerry [Ryan] is at the point where he likes to race his horses with friends now rather than be a long-term breeder, so she’s there for genuine sale,’’.
“She’s a lovely sprinting mare, she’s medium sized, your typical sprinter with a nice big hind quarter, a nice roomy sort of filly, very correct, she’ll make a very nice broodmare.’’
Semana, Grinzinger Belle and She Dances joins the likes of Group 3 winner Mumbai Muse (Zoustar) and Enbihaar (Magnus), the dam of top-class filly Too Darn Lizzie (Too Darn Hot) as confirmed early entries to the Chairman’s Sale, which will be held at Riverside on May 8. Click here to enter stock into the Chairman’s Sale.