At this point of the season we will check up on the progress of the top 21 priced horses from the latest sale and see how they are going in the early part of their two-year-old days.

1 - SUNDAY JOY
Details: bay filly by Sunday Silence from Joie Denise
Vendor: Arrowfield Stud as agent
Buyer: Gai Waterhouse, NSW
Price: $1,000,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Record: 3:1-2-0
Prizemoney: $81,100
Owners: Strawberry Hill Stud Syndicate (Mgrs: JD & Mrs J Singleton)
Trainer: Gai Waterhouse (Randwick, NSW)

This million dollar filly who is bred to be one of the country's best ever won her first race from her third start in Brisbane on the weekend in the listed Tommy Smith Slipper over 1200 metres. The Doomben win enables her to take her place in the 2YO Classic on the Gold Coast in just under two weeks. Owned by John and Julie Singleton's Strawberry Hill Stud Syndicate, Sunday Joy has placed second at her two other runs. In the leading Randwick stables of Gai Waterhouse, Sunday Joy is sure to be a force in the coming couple of seasons before ultimately headlining Strawberry Hill Stud's broodmare band.

2 - SUNDAY WHISPER
Details: chestnut filly by Sunday Silence from Valsora
Vendor: Arrowfield Stud as agent
Buyer: Rob McAnulty, NZ
Price: $700,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Unraced

One of two high priced yearlings picked up by Auckland based bloodstock agent Rob McAnulty, Sunday Whisper is by the champion Japan based stallion Sunday Silence. McAnulty is keen on this youngster and he will not be pushing his young filly. Valsora meanwhile has a yearling by Timber Country to be sold in Sydney at Easter, while her current foal is a little filly by leading colonial sire Flying Spur.

3 - UNNAMED
Details: bay colt by Danehill from Light up the World
Vendor: Baramul Stud
Buyer: Grange Global Pty Ltd, NSW
Price: $650,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Unraced

From the Tommy Smith bred top liner Light up the World, the bay colt is yet to be seen at the racetrack. Connections are yet to either trial or race the youngster who was the third top priced horse of the sale. In fact taking out the Sunday Silence yearlings and he was the most expensive at the Gold Coast earlier this year.

4 - DANROAD (NZ)
Details: bay colt by Danehill from Strawberry Girl
Vendor: Baramul Stud as agent
Buyer: Rob McAnulty, NZ
Price: $440,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Record: 2:0-0-0
Owners: Messrs RR McAnulty & P Yip
Trainer: Colin McNab (Cambridge, NZ)

The colt is certainly yet to set the world on fire in his two early runs in New Zealand, where he is now in the Cambridge stables of Colin McNab. Rob McAnulty, who purchased the colt and part owns him still, has a good record or buying good horses from the Gold Coast (San Luis and St Covet spring to mind). The colt is sure to improve with racing. In his most recent start he lined up against the best New Zealand has to offer to date in the Wellesley Stakes and wasn't totally disgraced, although he was again unplaced.

5 - CUPHILL
Details: bay filly by Danehill from Loving Cup
Vendor: Collingrove Stud
Buyer: Keiran Moore Bloodstock, NSW
Price: $425,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Unraced
Owner: Mrs JM Wanless
Trainer: Gerald Ryan (Gold Coast, Qld)

One of three expensive purchases for a strong Gerald Ryan client, Cuphill is from the very good former racemare Loving Cup (she was a dual stakes winner who ran third in a Golden Slipper). The filly is yet to be seen in public and has not trialled or raced as yet. The mare's following youngster a bay filly will be offered as lot number 72 at this year's Gold Coast sale.

6 - JOLLY GAINS
Details: bay colt by Danehill from Wheatland Lady
Vendor: Bahram Stud Farm as agent
Buyer: Asian Bloodstock Services Pty Ltd, Japan
Price: $400,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Unraced
Owners: Foal Syndicate
Trainer: TP Wong (Hong Kong)

This Danehill colt has been named Jolly Gains and has headed over the Hong Kong where he has been gelded and joined the Wong stable. The Strawberry Road mare Wheatland Lady missed to Danehill before producing a brown filly by Thunder Gulch on August 28 this year. Wheatland Lady is owned by John Singleton and is sure to be sold on the Gold Coast in just over a year's time.

7 - MARDI GRAS
Details: brown filly by Desert King from Affirmed's Dance
Vendor: Coolmore Stud as agent
Buyer: Keiran Moore Bloodstock, NSW
Price: $380,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Unraced
Owner: Mrs JM Wanless
Trainer: Gerald Ryan (Gold Coast, Qld)

Yet to be seen on the track or at an official barrier trial this attractive brown filly by Desert King was named Mardi Gras. Owned in the same interests as Cuphill (see above), this filly is a member of Gerald Ryan's powerful Gold Coast stable. The mare isn't represented at this year's sale series after missing to Desert King. She has since moved to Victoria where she just produced a Swamp King colt.

8 - CASSIS
Details: bay filly by Danehill from Porte des Iles
Vendor: Arrowfield Stud as agent
Buyer: Planette Thoroughbreds, NSW
Price: $375,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Unraced
Owners: Arrowfield Stud Syndicate
Trainer: Michael Moroney (Flemington, Vic)

This filly by the king of Australian breeding Danehill will race in the Arrowfield Stud colours. Not yet seen in public she has joined the Flemington stables of trans-Tasman trainer Michael Moroney. The mare's next foal an End Sweep filly is being offered as lot number 209 at the Gold Coast. Since then she has joined the Strawberry Hill Stud band of broodmares and has just produced a Flying Spur colt.

9 - UNNAMED
Details: bay colt by Danehill from Sequenza
Vendor: Coolmore Stud as agent
Buyer: Magic Millions as agent, Hong Kong
Price: $350,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Unraced

The Danehill colt was puchased by Magic Millions acting as agent for a Hong Kong client. The owners of the Irish bred mare have had no recent luck with Sequenza at stud. In 2000 her Danehill foal was born dead and the following season she again missed to the champion Coolmore based stallion.

10 - ANABATIK
Details: bay colt by Anabaa from Key Satellite
Vendor: Widden Stud
Buyer: Olympia Bloodstock, Hong Kong
Price: $350,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Unraced
Owners: Anthony Cheung Hin Shun & Peter John Keller
Trainer: John Moore (Hong Kong)

Now in Hong Kong where he has joined the John Moore stable and been gelded. Yet to have raced in his new home Anabatik is locally owned in Hong Kong. This gelding's half sister by the exciting first season sire Gold Fever filly will be sold at the Magic Millions sale in Adelaide in February. Key Satellite has since produced a colt by Dr Fong.

11 - UNNAMED
Details: bay colt by Danehill from Kateebi
Vendor: Coolmore Stud as agent
Buyer: Asian Bloodstock Services Ltd, Japan
Price: $350,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Unraced

Purchased by Asian Bloodstock Services, a Japan based company, this colt is yet to be named and has not raced. It is understood he has headed to Hong Kong. Since this colt was produced Kateebi has since missed to the champion sire again before recently a Hennessy filly was foaled.

12 - PRINCELY LAD
Details: chestnut colt by Snippets from My Sparkling Star
Vendor: Tremon Thoroughbreds as agent
Buyer: David Lamond, NSW
Price: $330,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Unraced
Owners: D'Arcy Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd Syndicate (Mgrs: J W & Mrs L P D'Arcy)
Trainer: Ron Quinton (Randwick, NSW)

This colt a half brother to recent Group One Salinger winner Sudurka has recently joined the Randwick stables of former top jockey and current day trainer Ron Quinton. Owned by the D'Arcy Thoroughbreds Syndicate, she is yet to be seen in an official barrier trial or race. My Sparkling Star has a current yearling by Perugino, a full sister to Sudurka, which is set to be retained by breeder Barry Taylor. The mare's latest foal is a chestnut colt by the former champion galloper Peintre Celebre.

13 - ABLE CHOICE
Details: bay colt by Dehere from Lady Jakeo
Vendor: Vinery Australia
Buyer: Olympia Bloodstock, Hong Kong
Price: $325,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Unraced
Owners: Dr Cornel Li Fook Kwan
Trainer: John Moore (Hong Kong)

Since being sold by Vinery Australia at the Gold Coast this horse has been exported to Hong Kong where he has since been gelding and joined the John Moore stable. He is yet to race in his new homeland. Lady Jakeo, a former topliner herself, has since produced a Polish Navy filly which will be sold at Sydney this Easter. Her current foal is a Real Quiet filly.

14 - UNNAMED
Details: chestnut colt by Grand Lodge from Montessori
Vendor: Newhaven Park Stud Limited as agent
Buyer: Jim Conlan, Vic
Price: $320,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Unraced

Purchased by Victorian based trainer Jim Conlan, this Grand Lodge two-year-old is currently unnamed and therefore hasn't been seen in any public race or trial starts. Montessori has since missed to Air de France before recently foaling down a colt again by Grand Lodge.

15 - SILENT ENCOUNTER
Details: bay colt by Encounter from Queen of Show
Vendor: Newhaven Park Stud Limited as agent
Buyer: DGR Thoroughbred Services Pty Ltd, NSW
Price: $300,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Record: 1:0-0-0
Owner: WA Choy
Trainer: Tony McEvoy (Angaston, SA)

Silent Encounter joined the Lindsay Park stables of Tony McEvoy and at his only start to date he finished eighth at Victoria Park in Adelaide. Interesting to note that he was only beaten by three and a half lengths down the straight (after being very green during the race) and he beat home the subsequent city winner Crystallion. His full brother is being offered at lot 222 at Gold Coast in a couple of weeks time. Queen of Show has since had a colt by Redoute's Choice.

16 - SUN KISSES
Details: chestnut filly by Hennessy from Freckled Face
Vendor: Vinery Australia
Buyer: Keiran Moore Bloodstock, NSW
Price: $275,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Record: 1:1-0-0
Prizemoney: $17,800
Owners: Mrs JM Wanless
Trainer: Gerald Ryan (Gold Coast, Qld)

Sun Kisses won two trials over 300 metres and 900 metres before recently stepping out in Brisbane where she scored an impressive win. Although only winning by a neck the filly was cuddled most of the way by Cahill and the race was run in record time. After sitting handy throughout Sun Kisses soon burst to the front in the home straight for a top win. She is likely to run in the Magic Millions Classic on Saturday week on the Gold Coast, where she is trained.

17 - VAN CLEEF ARPELS
Details: brown or black colt by Fuji Kiseki from Centaleigh
Vendor: Erinvale Thoroughbreds as agent
Buyer: Olympia Bloodstock, Hong Kong
Price: $270,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Unraced

Not much is known about this Fuji Kiseki colt although we can confirm he has been named Van Cleef Arpels and was puchased by Hong Kong interests in January. Centaleigh a New Zealand stakes winner has a Zeditave filly (lot 530) at the 2001 sale. The mare has already produced the Group placegetter Centagon. In her most recent season Centaleigh missed to the former brilliant racehorse Fasliyev.

18 - DANESTY
Details: bay filly by Danehill from Shalbourne
Vendor: Glenlogan Park
Buyer: Anton Koolman Bloodstock, NSW
Price: $270,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Unraced

Purchased by Anton Koolman, the Danehill filly has been named Danesty but is yet to be seen in either a race start or trial. A full sister to Danesty will be sold at the Sydney Easter Sale in a few months time, while the mare's most recent foal is a young filly by the young shuttle sire End Sweep.

19 - TOAST OF THE COAST
Details: bay filly by Rory's Jester from Solo Show
Vendor: Wakefield Stud as agent
Buyer: Tony Vasil, Vic
Price: $260,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Record: 3:0-2-0
Prizemoney: $31,800
Owners: Ken Bee Sports P/L Syndicate (Mgrs: K & Mrs C Biddick), R F Green, E A Galante, D J Trevethan, R A Lyons, F B J Tagg & S Magill
Trainer: Tony Vasil (Caulfield, Vic)

Toast of the Coast, as the filly has been named, faced stakes class for her first race and she ran a strong second in the Debutante Stakes at Caulfield to Brief Embrace. After running fifth to the boom Melbourne filly Innovation Girl, Toast of the Coast then ventured to Moonee Valley where she was a luckless second to Coupe. Solo Show has since missed to Gilded Time before producing a filly by Danehill's Australian Group One winner Redoute's Choice.

20 - AQUADANE
Details: bay colt by Danehill from Rowa
Vendor: Coolmore Stud as agent
Buyer: HK Racehorse Owners Association, Hong Kong
Price: $260,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Unraced

Unseen in public is is understood the colt has not headed to Hong Kong although he was purchased by the Hong Kong Racehorse Owners Association. Rowa, Aquadane's mare has her current yearling, a colt by Woodman, catalogued as lot number 256 at the 2002 Gold Coast sale. Following that colt the mare sadly died while in foal to the promising young shuttler Langfuhr.

21 - UNNAMED
Details: chestnut colt by Grand Lodge from Protect
Vendor: Newhaven Park Stud Limited as agent
Buyer: Magic Millions as agent (Qld)
Price: $260,000
CURRENT RACING DETAILS:
Unraced

Sent to Hong Kong this colt, a $260,000 purchase, is yet to be named in his new home. Protect meanwhile has since a full brother (by Grand Lodge) before her latest foal a Zeditave filly was born. The current yearling will be sold as lot number 215 at the 2002 Gold Coast sale by Newhaven Stud acting as agents.

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