A key pointer towards the strength of this year's Karaka 2011 catalogues is the presence of over 30 full or half siblings to Group 1 winners amongst the line-up on offer in less than one week from today.

In a list that includes some big names, the first to go through the ring come in the very first run of proceedings, at Lots 8 and 9.

Brent & Cherry Taylor's Trelawney Stud will offer two siblings to Group 1 winners in its 2011 draft including the first of the Sale at Lot 8, the half-brother by Darci Brahma to the Group 1 Queensland Oaks winner Vouvray (Zabeel). Also three-times Group 1 placed, Vouvray is one of six winners from seven to race for the multiple stakes-winning Real Success (Success Express).

Trelawney's other Group 1 winning relative is at Lot 416, the half-brother by Elusive City to the 2007 $600,000 Redoute's Choice yearling Allez Wonder who won last season's Toorak Handicap.

At Lot 9 Brighthill Farm is offering a half-sister to Group 1 winning sprinter Vonusti (Ustinov) by their resident sire Perfectly Ready. Currently leading the NZ First Season Sires Table with four individual two-year-old winners, Perfectly Ready is the only stallion to have three horses inside the top 14 in the Karaka Million Order of Entry.

Just a few lots away at Lot 13 is the half-sister to the Group 1 winning Danehill mare Aqua D'Amore by top Australian sire Encosta de Lago. Aqua d'Amore earned over A$1.9 million on the track with a collection of star performances including the Group 1 Futurity Stakes and the Group 2 Villers Stakes amongst her nine wins. Curraghmore Stud will be offering Lot 13, plus a half-sister to last season's Group 1 Goodwood Handicap winner Velocitea (Volksraad) by New Zealand's champion sire Zabeel at Lot 225.

At Lot 14 is the first of Cambridge Stud's substantial offering to go through the ring this year, a half-brother by One Cool Cat to the VRC and AJC Oaks winning filly Serenade Rose (Stravinsky).

With has the largest draft of siblings to Group 1 winners, Cambridge Stud will also be offering Lot 314, the half-brother by O'Reilly to the Group 1 winner and young sire Fully Fledged (Align), and Lot 430, the half-brother to the top-performing racemare Shower of Roses (Zabeel).

Maldivian (Zabeel) was a tough horse on the track and his career saw him produce some outstanding performances to win various premier races in Australia including the Cox Plate, the CF Orr Stakes and the Yalumba Stakes. One of Karaka's newer vendors, Dormello Stud, will be offering a three-quarter-sister to Maldivian by the three-year-old Cox Plate winner Savabeel at Lot 49.

Another recent performer, the Jeff Lynds trained Wall Street (Montjeu) had a very strong spring campaign, notching up three Group 1 wins including the Emirates Stakes in Australia. And with plans for a tilt at the 2011 Cox Plate tilt, and a nomination for the 2011 Doncaster Mile, further spoils could be on the horizon for the six-year-old. Valachi Downs will offer a half-brother to Wall Street by Spartacus at Lot 134.

One of the leading three-year-olds in Australia in the 2009 spring carnivals was the New Zealand bred Monaco Consul (High Chaparral). Winning the Group 1 Championship Stakes in Sydney at his first Australian start, he went on to produce a brilliant performance in the Group 1 VRC Derby beating a quality field of three-year-olds. He has since been purchased by Patinack Farm and will commence stud duties later this year. Windsor Park Stud will be offering a half-sister to the dual Group 1 winner by King's Chapel at Lot 167.

Yearlings by High Chaparral are sure to be popular given the success his progeny have had on the track in the last two seasons. He has 35 yearlings in the Karaka Yearling Sales with three half-siblings to Group 1 winners.

These include one of the potential sale stars, Windsor Park Stud's Lot 293 from the Kaapstad mare Egoli Lass; the colt is a half-brother to the South African Group 1 winner Gold Onyx (Black Minnaloushe) and is from the same family as Rationale, the grand-dam of Vigor, Vincent Mangano and Joey Massino.

Windsor Park will also be offering a half-brother by High Chaparral to the Group 1 winner Prince Kaapstad (Kaapstad) at Lot 208, and a half-sister by High Chaparral to the Group 1 VRC Derby winner Kibbutz (Golan) at Lot 439.

Europe's Champion First Season Sire Iffraaj has a strong draft for the Karaka Yearling Sales and Lot 256 is amongst those of interest. The colt is from the Haunui Farm draft and is a half-brother to the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas winner Zabrasive, one of four Group 1 winners for his sire Zabeel last season. Also in the Haunui draft is Lot 219, the half-sister by O'Reilly to Captivate (Stravinsky), and Lot 331, the half-brother by O'Reilly to the Sydney Cup winner Gallic (Zabeel).

The Eight Carat family has been responsible for some wonderful yearlings at Karaka that have gone on to achieve dizzying heights on the track. Pencarrow Stud's racemare Chimeara is one that has seen the legacy continue, producing De Beers (Quest for fame) to win the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas. A half-brother to De Beers by of New Zealand's leading stallions in O'Reilly will be offered at Lot 233.

Pencarrow will also be offering a half-brother by Pins to the multiple Group 1 winner and sire Darci Brahma (Danehill) at Lot 346.

Gerry Harvey's new NZ operation at Westbury Stud will be offering three siblings to Group 1 winners with two by Captain Rio, the sire of the Group 1 VRC Oaks winner Brazilian Pulse.

Lot 458 is a full-sister to the two-year-old Group 1 winning filly Il Quello Veloce (Captain Rio), and Lot 473 is a half-brother by Captain Rio to the dual Australian Group 1 winner Littorio (Bellotto). Also on offer is the Royal Academy colt at Lot 55, the half-brother to the Underwood Stakes winner Rubiscent (Rubiton).

Hallmark Stud's filly at Lot 438 is sure to hold considerable appeal, from one of the hottest families in New Zealand at present. The filly is by Darci Brahma from Miss Distinction and is a half-sister to the dual Group 1 winner Gee I Jane (Jahafil) and Miss Jessie Jay, the dam of Group 1 winners Katie Lee and Banchee.

The international performer Green Birdie (Catbird) travelled successfully from his base in Hong Kong to Singapore last season to win the Group 1 International Kris Flyer Sprint, beating the highly talented Rocket Man. Whakanui Stud will be offering a half-sister to the international Group 1 winning sprinter by Australia's 2008/2009 Champion Sire Encosta de Lago at Lot 450.

The Karaka Premier Sale will also be offering siblings to, Juice, Justa Tad, Linky Dink, MacO'Reilly, Mi Jubilee, Military Move, Patezza, Rena's Lady and The Jewel.

The New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale Series will begin with the Premier Sale on 31 January & 1 February. The Select Sale will run from 2 - 4 February with the Festival Sale on 6 & 7 February.

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