Sunday, May 22, 2011

HIP #8: Broodmare for sale: Sophie Gardens

Sophia Gardens (GB), a chestnut mare, [Barathea-Lovely Lyca(Night Shift)
Race record: winner of 9 races at 4 to 6 years in GB and in Germany and
£29,591 and placed 9 times.

1st Dam: Lovely Lyca(GB), won 2 races at 3 years and £8897 and placed twice; Own sister to Barboukh (GB); dam of seven winners from 9 runners and 9 living foals of racing age viz
- Jeanmaire (IRE) (2003 f. by Dansili (GB)), won 1 race at 2 years and £28,524 and placed 8 times including third in EBF Dick Poole Stakes, Salisbury, L.
- Sophia Gardens (GB) (2004 f. by Barathea (IRE)), see above.
- Topiary Red (GB) (2002 g. by Zafonic (USA)), won 5 races at 4, 5 and 7 years at home and in Slovakia and £14,124 and placed 3 times.
-Polish Off (GB) (1998 g. by Polish Precedent (USA)), won 1 race at 3 years and £10,527 and placed 10 times.
Brooksby (GB) (2006 f. by Diktat (GB)), won 1 race at 2 years, £6739, placed 8 times.
- Lyca Ballerina (GB) (2001 f. by Marju (IRE)), won 1 race at 3 years and £10,168 and placed 7 times; dam of a winner viz-
POSE (IRE), 2 races at 3 years, 2010 and £15,220 and placed 4 times.
- Island Rhapsody (GB) (2007 f. by Bahamian Bounty (GB)), won 1 race at 3 years, 2010 and placed twice.
- Old Tom (IRE) (2000 g. by Bering), placed once at 2 years.
- Melbury (GB) (2008 f. by Diktat (GB)), ran a few times at 2 years, 2010.

2nd Dam
Turban (Glint of Gold), won 2 races at 3 years and £7040 and placed twice; dam of eight winners from 10 runners and 13 foals of racing age including
- Barboukh (GB) (f. by Night Shift (USA)), won 2 races at 3 years and £19,098 including Fern Hill Rated Handicap, Ascot, L., placed 4 times; dam of winners: Barbola (USA), won Prix Exbury, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3 and third in Premio Presidente della Repubblica, Rome, Gr.1.
Favoured (GB), placed once at 2 years; dam of Oshu Crown (UAE), winner in
Japan, third in Japan Dirt Derby, Ohi, L.; Burqa (GB), unraced; dam of Sir Lando (GB), 1 race at 3 years, 2010 in Norway and £78,014 and placed second in Subaru Norsk Derby, Ovrevoll, L.
- Papaha (FR) (f. by Green Desert (USA)), won 1 race at 3 years and £12,891, placed second in Golden Daffodil Stakes, Chepstow, L.; dam of winners.
- Tricorne (GB) (f. by Green Desert (USA)), won 1 race at 2 years and £7620, placed third in St Hugh's Stakes, Newbury, L.; dam of winners: Norwegian Pride (FR), won HSBC Trinhaus Burkhardt Riemer Meile, Munich, L.
- Old California (IRE), won 2 races at 3 years, £19,829; also won 1 race over hurdles.
-Turban Heights (IRE), won 3 races at 3 and 4 years and £14,177 and placed twice.
- First Son (IRE), won 2 races at 3 and 4 years and £11,367.
- Paris in the fall (IRE), won 1 race at 3 years and placed twice; dam of winners: Exceedingly French (AUS), won St Albans Stakes, Moonee Valley, L.

3rd Dam: Cockade. Winner of 1 race at three. Own sister to Camden Town and High Top. dam of seven winners from 8 runners and 10 foals of racing age, including:
- Old Vic. Champion older horse in Europe in 1990. Won 6 races at 2 and 3 including, Irish Derby, Curragh, Gr. 1, Prix du Jockey Club, Chantilly, Gr. 1, Chester Vase, Gr. 3 and Classic Trial, Sandown Park. Gr. 3; sire
- Splash of Colour. winner of 3 races at 3 and 4, including EBF Royal Whip Stakes, Curragh, Gr. 3 and Prix Foy Escada, Longchamp, Gr. 3

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