This is Robin Bruss bred multiple Group 1 winning superstar DO IT AGAIN (middle) when he was just a yearling going to auction back in 2016. Flanking him are two current day yearlings (colts), both also bred by Robin Bruss and both on auction next week at the 2019 TBA National Yearling Sale. Scroll down for more info..
Lot 147 – Duke Ellington
Age/gender : Yearling colt
Sire : Duke Of Marmalade (IRE)
Dam : Miss December
Damsire : Var (USA)
2400m, Prince Of Wales’s S, Gr.1, King George VI & QE II S. Gr.1, Juddmonte Int. S, Gr.1,
Tattersalls Gold Cup Gr.1, Prix Ganay Gr.1. TFR 132. Dam a half sister to BITE THE BULLET.
Sire of 745 runners; 409 winners; 38 SW’s inc. SIMPLE VERSE (Gr.1), SOUND OF FREEDOM
(Gr.1), STAR OF SEVILLE (Gr.1), NUTAN (Gr.1), BIG ORANGE (Gr.1), BIG MEMORY, MARMELO,
SO MANY SHOTS, TRAFFIC JAM, CAN’THELPBELIEVING, VENUS DE MILO, Sire in SA of first
crop winners, TEMPLE GRAFIN, PRINCESS IRENE, Santa Clara (s/p), Duke Of Spin, etc.
1st dam
MISS DECEMBER, 2 wins, R274,450, at 2 to 3, 1000m, placed 14 times, Own sister to AUGUST
RUSH, MISS OCTOBER.
2nd dam
BUSHGIRL(ZIM), unraced; Half sister to CREAM OF THE CROP (dam of SHE’S ON FIRE
grandam of SHE’S A PIPPA), PLYMOUTH ROCK; dam of 11 foals; 10 runners; 7 winners:
AUGUST RUSH (c. by Var (USA)): 5 wins, Fr48,567 and R728,810, at 2 to 4, 1200 – 1300m,
inc. The Mercury Sprint, Gr.1, placed 9 times, inc. 2nd Golden Horse Casino Sprint, Gr.1,
3rd Mahab Al Shimaal Gr.3, Falcon Sprint, L, Prix Du Cercle, L.
MISS OCTOBER (f. by Var (USA)): 5 wins, R512,062, at 3 to 5, 1000m, inc. Tommy
Hotspur Handicap, Gr.3, placed 6 times, inc. 2nd Poinsettia Stakes, Gr.3, Kwazulu-Natal
Stakes, L, 3rd Sceptre Stakes Gr.2, Lebelo Sprint Gr.3, Gardenia Hcp, L.
September Morn (f. by Silvano (GER)): winner, R58,000, at 3, 1160m, placed; dam of 2 winners.
Bush Buck Ridge (c. by Kahir Almaydan (IRE)): 2 wins, in Zimbabwe, R8,750 and $39,000,
at 4, 1600 – 1700m, placed twice.
Hot August (c. by Var (USA)): 2 wins, R178,625, at 2 to 4, 1000m, placed 7 times.
3rd dam
DEVON AIR(GB) (by Sparkler (GB)), ARCSA Champion Stayer 1983, 6 wins, R368,662,
at 3 to 5, 1900 – 3200m, inc. Rothmans July H, Gr.1, Gold Cup, Gr.2, Republic Day H, Gr.3,
Sidney Benjamin Cup, L, 2nd Syd Garrett H, L, 3rd J & B Met Gr.1, 4th Hoover Fillies Mile Gr.3,
Oaks Trial Gr.3; dam of 14 foals; 8 runners; 6 winners inc.:
CREAM OF THE CROP: 5 wins, R154,390, at 2 to 4, 1400 – 3200m, inc. Chairmans H, Gr.3,
placed 5 times; dam of 7 winners inc.:
SHE’S ON FIRE: 6 wins, R1,415,705, at 3 to 5, 1300 – 2000m, Gerald Rosenberg Stakes, Gr.2,
Jubilee H, Gr.3, 9 places, 2nd GommaGomma Challenge, Gr.1, Gerald Rosenberg S, Gr.2,
Yellowwood H, Gr.3, 3rd Jacaranda H, Gr.3, Wolf Power H, L; dam of 4 winners inc.:
SHE’S A PIPPA: 4 wins, R240,000, at 2 to 3, inc. East Cape Oaks, L, placed twice; dam of:
Clifton Crusher: winner, R104,625, at 2, 1400m, placed 3 times, inc. 3rd Gatecrasher
Stakes, L, from only 5 starts.
Bountiful Harvest: 2 wins, R138,738, 4 places, inc. 3rd East Cape Oaks, L.
Icy Fire: 3 wins, R237,450, at 3 to 4, placed 4 times, inc. 2nd Final Fling Stakes, Gr.3.
Topsational: 5 wins, R261,706, at 3 to 4, 1000 – 1800m, placed 5 times, inc. 2nd Gosforth Park
F&M Hcp, Gr.3, Kwazulu-Natal Breeders Ch’ship, L, 4th Premier’s Cup, Gr.1.
Founders: 4 wins, R179,185, at 3 to 4, 1800 – 2700m, placed 7 times.
Worldbeater: 3 wins, R89,500, at 3 to 4, 1000 – 1400m, placed 4 times, from all his starts.
Top Fov: unraced; dam of 2 winners inc.:
Take The Lead: winner, R33,450, at 3, 1200m, placed twice, from 8 starts; dam of 3 winners:
Prime Mover: 7 wins, R653,425, 1200m, placed 25 times, inc. 3rd August S, Gr.3.
PLYMOUTH ROCK: 4 wins, R101,440, 2400 – 3200m, Settlers Trophy, L.
Lot 506 – 17Rosy Blush
Age/gender : Yearling colt
Sire : Kingsbarns (IRE)
Dam : Rosy Blush
Damsire : Jallad (USA)
Trophy Gr.1, 2nd Royal Whip St, Gr.3, 3rd Queen Elizabeth II St, Gr.1. TFR 121p. Son of
Champion Sire GALILEO. Half brother to BELLE ARTISTE (Gr.3 SW), SWEETER STILL
(Gr.3 SW), GIMLI’S ROCK. Family of ACADEMIC, RIP VAN WINKLE, HALLING.
1st dam
Rosy Blush, 3 wins, in Zimbabwe, $86,056, at 2 to 3, 1000 – 1800m, placed 10 times, inc.
2nd Zimbabwe Guineas, Gr.3, Thoroughbred Breeders Fillies Mile, L, 3rd Chairman’s
Champion Juvenile Stakes Gr.3, Half sister to IDLE FANCY; dam of 2 previous foals;
2 runners; 2 winners inc.:
Buster Posy(ZIM) (12 c. by Tamburlaine (IRE)): winner, R135,200, at 3, 1000m, placed 10 times.
Red Pollard (15 c. by Gitano Hernando (GB)): winner, in Zimbabwe, 1600m, placed twice.
2nd dam
DREAMFIELDS (by Northfields (USA)), 7 wins, R149,800, at 2 to 4, 1200 – 2000m, inc.
Easter H, L, placed 11 times, inc. 2nd TVL Breeders Plate (Fillies), L, 3rd Juvenile Fillies
Fut. S Gr.2, Half sister to LASTCOMER(USA); dam of 10 foals; 8 runners; 7 winners:
IDLE FANCY (f. by Badger Land (USA)): 5 wins, R381,375, at 3, 1800 – 2450m, inc. SA
Oaks, Gr.2, East Coast Hcp, L, 2nd Sun Chariot Hcp, L, 3rd Gold Circle Oaks Gr.2,
Woolavington Stakes Gr.2, Darley Arabian Fillies Stakes, L; dam of 2 winners:
Idler: winner, R104,620, at 3, 1600m, placed 7 times; dam of 3 winners inc.:
Arte: 7 wins, R555,375, 2200 – 3200m, placed 10 times, inc. 3rd Spook Express H, L.
Rosy Blush: see above.
Prosper (f. by Secret Prospector (USA)): 4 wins, R99,390, 11 places; dam of 5 winners inc.:
Wealth: 5 wins, R217,680, at 2 to 5, 1200 – 1600m, placed 15 times, inc. 3rd The
Debutante Gr.3; dam of 6 winners inc.:
WEALTHY: 6 wins, R589,050, at 1750 – 2400m, inc. Michael Roberts H, L, 8 places.
Wild And Windy: 4 wins, R150,425, at 4 to 6, 1200 – 1400m, placed 8 times.
Pure Reason: winner, R49,875, at 2, 1000m, placed 6 times; dam of 7 winners:
Sweet Painted Lady: 4 wins, R237,900, at 2 to 3, 1000 – 1200m, placed twice,
inc. 3rd Kwazulu-Natal Stakes, L.
Pure Valor: 6 wins, R442,250, at 3 to 5, 1600 – 2000m, placed 14 times.
3rd dam
HATTER’S DREAM(USA) (by Buckpasser (USA)), winner in Britain, at 2, 1000m; Half sister to
MIRTHFUL FLIRT(USA), TERPSICHORIST(USA), GORYTUS(USA); dam of
14 foals; 9 runners; 8 winners inc.:
LASTCOMER(USA): 4 wins in GB and Italy, at 3, inc. PR Mottalciata, L; dam of:
MARBLE MAIDEN(GB): 5 wins, inc. All Along S, Gr.2, Buena Vista H, Gr.3; dam of:
VERNOY(USA): 2 wins in France, at 2 to 3, 1600m, inc. Prix Omnium II, L.
Dawn Fantasy: 2 wins, R38,420, at 3, 1400m, placed 7 times, died 1999; dam of 5 winners:
SARATOGA(ZIM): 6 wins, R373,155, at 2 to 6, 1200 – 1600m, inc. Nijinsky Hcp, L.
Indecent Proposal: 2 wins, R40,848, at 2 to 3, 1300 – 1400m; dam of 4 winners inc.:
RUNAWAY MAN: 3 wins, R291,375, at 2, 1000 – 1100m, inc. Protea Stakes, Gr.3.
Secret Life: 7 wins, R579,850, at 2 to 5, 1000 – 1200m, placed 10 times, inc. 3rd
Gold Reef Resorts Medallion Gr.1, The Nursery Gr.2, Protea Stakes Gr.3.
In Your Dreams: winner; grandam of JAMAICAN DREAM: 6 wins, R455,630, inc.
Cape Classic, Gr.3; One Man’s Dream: 7 wins, R699,875, 2nd Merchants, Gr.2.
