Zoustyle Half-Sibling Tops HKJC Sale

A striking half-brother to prolific Listed Australian winner Zoustyle (Zoustar) has sold for a sale-topping bid of HK$5 million at the Hong Kong International Sale at the Sha Tin Parade Ring on Sunday, 27 June, as all 16 lots offered were sold for a total of HK$47.2 million. The chestnut gelding, catalogued as Lot 14, is by leading Australian sire Sebring (More Than Ready), whose Hong Kong stock include Aethero and Lucky Bubbles. The sale-topper is out of Anabaa mare Fashion, a winner at two over 1400m in Germany. The juvenile, whose sibling Zoustyle, has won seven of 11 starts in Australia, was sold to Harry Tsang Cheung Hin. Trainer Tony Cruz is confident of early progress from the imposing gelding: "I think we will get results very quickly with this horse, he's a good-looking horse." Peter Lau Pak Fai, owner of Romantic Combo, went to HK$4.8 million for Lot 9, an Acclamation (Royal Applause) gelding out of Street Cry mare Folk Melody, who has already produced two winning foals – Pennywhistle and Melodic Charm – in Great Britain. Two other geldings drew HK$3.8 million: Lot 13, a Mastercraftsman (Danehill Dancer) half-brother to four individual winners, and Lot 20, a son of Street Boss (Street Cry) out of Fusaichi Pegasus mare Sachariste, the dam of winning Australian performers Can't Remember and Head Noises. The sale average was HK$2.95 million while the median reached HK$2.8 million.

Lot 9 at the HKJC International Sale is by Acclamation (pic: hkjc.com)