Lot 160 – Adobe Pink x Fire Away
Boland Stud offer blue blooded Fire Away filly
War Front horse Fire Away has made a very smart start to his stud career. His first two-year-olds have yielded a plethora of promising winners, including the smart debut winners Luna Halo and Except Temptation and Fire ‘N Flames. The latter showed great speed when romping home to shed his maiden by four lengths when scoring over 1000 metres to become Fire Away’s very first winner. A son of one of the world’s leading sires, Fire Away, who finished third to Breeder’s Cup winning champion World Approval in the Gr.3 Tampa Bay Stakes, himself won seven times including the Gr.3 Dixie Stakes and two other black type features.
Gr.1 Winner – Red Ray
The beautifully bred Adobe Pink, whose grandsire Deputy Minister was a truly exceptional broodmare sire, was one of no fewer than six stakes winners produced by the outstanding broodmare Nacarat. The latter, whose Gr.3 placed daughter Vermilion produced 2021 Gr.2 Cape Merchants winner Vikram, is best known as the dam of Gr.1 winners Nania (Thekwini Fillies Stakes) and Red Ray (Mercury Sprint), but Nacarat also produced a pair of top-class sprinters in Bishop’s Bounty (Gr.2 Diadem Stakes) and Brutal Force (Gr.2 The Merchants). The latter was unlucky not to win a Gr.1 race himself, with Brutal Force beaten just a head into second place when runner up in the 2021 Gr.1 Betting World Cape Flying Championship. His full-brother Red Ray, who earned more than R2 million in prize money, has also made a name for himself at stud, as the sire of Gr.1 WSB SA Classic winner Red Saxon and Gr.3 Joburg Tourism Magnolia Handicap victress Alula’s Star. The four time winning Nacarat was herself a half-sister to both Gr.1 Summer Cup winner Rudra as well as triple Gr.1 winner Set Afire, while her own dam Tawny Red was a four time winning half-sister to July winning champion Royal Chalice.
Gr.1 Mercury Sprint – Red Ray
Fire Away – The Danger’s Hour Stakes
“Some dreams can be bought – buy this filly and the world is your oyster”
Boland Stud invites you to make an excursion to Ceres to view their impressive draft of yearlings for the BloodStock South Africa National Yearling Sale.
From today, until Wednesday 13th April at a time suitable to you. To schedule your visit please contact Eugene Freeman on +27848163741 or email him at eugenefreeman@bolandstud.co.za Make a day or a long weekend of your trip and enjoy all that the beautiful Ceres valley has to offer. We look forward to the pleasure of your company.
From Saturday 15th April, yearlings will be at TBA Complex in Johannesburg for viewing. The BloodStock South Africa National Yearling Sale is taking place on Friday 21st & Saturday 22nd April at the TBA Complex, Gosforth Park, Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa.
If you are unable to attend the sale in person please make sure you register to bid online. Online bidding registration and buyer’s card applications can be done by emailing Ashley De Klerk at ashley@equine.co.za or contacting her on +27845141723.