NZB Ready To Run Sale 2024
Lot 13 - Savabeel (AUS) - Jolie Blonde (AUS) Bay Gelding
$330,000
Karaka Yearling Sales 2025
Lot 43 bay filly Almanzor – Kay’s Legacy (Zabeel) - draft: Landsdowne Park
The filly is from a family very well known to Te Akau, and most current through the deeds of her sister, Scottie’s Legacy (Almanzor), a staying filly that has won two of her last three starts from the Te Akau stable at Cranbourne (Victoria).
From the first crop of Almanzor (Wootton Bassett), who stands at Cambridge Stud, Te Akau principal David Ellis CNZM purchased Dynastic, an enormously talented juvenile that became the sixth of eight Karaka Million 2YO (Restricted Listed, 1200m) winners for the stable.
Almanzor is also the sire of Te Akau trained mare Mehzebeen, who recorded a winning double in the Metropolitan Trophy (Listed, 2600m) and New Zealand Cup (Gr. 3, 3200m) during Cup Week last November at Riccarton. Scottie’s Legacy and Mehzebeen are bred on the same Almanzor/Zabeel cross as the filly.
The family is known to Te Akau through the deeds of Alert (Zabeel), Rise ‘N’ Shine (Zabeel), and Wide Awake (Savabeel), who were bought and trained by Te Akau to win eight races between them.
Grand-dam Kay’s Awake was an impressive winner during her career of six wins, at the time regarded as one of the best race mares over the past decade in New Zealand, placing twice behind multiple Group One winners Darci Brahma (Danehill) and Seachange (Cape Cross).
Kay’s Awake also proved herself at stud, leaving six individual winners of 17 races, including Australian stakes winner Rise At Dawn (Almanzor).
“It’s a family we’ve always really liked and had success with,” Ellis said.
“Almanzor is a top-quality stallion, proving himself internationally, and we’ve been very fortunate to either buy or breed, and train, some of his best progeny in New Zealand, including Dynastic, Mehzebeen, Nucleozor, and Qali Al Farrasha.
“And the Almanzor/Zabeel cross is proven to leave some really good staying type horses.
“This filly is in the same mould and we can see her as a middle distance and Oaks type of filly.
“She’s a lovely filly, just like her sister Scottie’s Legacy, and you can see in her real scope to develop and train on as a staying filly and mare.”
The filly has a bloodline cross through her sire-lines to Champion Sire Nureyev (Northern Dancer), a racehorse with immense turn of foot, Champion French 3YO, and sire of more than 20 champions.
Share price includes pedigree research/analysis & sale expenses at cost, as well as full pre purchase veterinary inspection & x-ray examination. Your share of post-sale transport, Karaka 2YO and 3YO Millions' entry, Pearl Bonus Series entry (fillies only),insurance, post-sale shoe removal & drench additional. Ongoing costs per month approx. $500 +GST per 10% share. Full disclosure document is available on request. Prices quoted are NZD and GST exclusive.