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Kayf Tara has leading average at Derby sale 3/7/09

Jumping may be taking a back seat to the flat at this time of the year but the sales season never ends and Kayf Tara has once again been making headlines at Tattersalls Ireland’s Derby Sale.

His four lots sold set the highest average of the sale at 73,000 Euros, ahead of Presenting on 39,000 Euros, Oscar (31,000 Euros) and Flemensfirth (26,500 Euros). Lot 246, a three-year-old gelding out of Fairmead Princess brought Kayf Tara’s top price of the sale, and third-highest overall, when knocked down for 130,000 Euros to John Hussey. Fairmead Princess emanates from an Aga Khan family that has thrown up a number of good jumps winners, including the Grade One winner Behrajan. The Walshtown Stables-consigned gelding is her first foal and, while she was unplaced on the racecourse, Fairmead Princess is out of a four-time hurdles winner and is a half-sister to four National Hunt winners.

Lily The Lark, winner of 15 point-to-points, is the dam of another three-year-old by Kayf Tara, who fetched 75,000 Euros. Owned and consigned by David and John Bamber, the gelding, who had previously been sold as a foal for 17,000 Euros, caught the eye of one of the stallion’s greatest supporters, agent Aiden Murphy. Lily The Lark is also the dam of bumper winner Silly Wupple and has a Kayf Tara four-year-old and yearling colt.

Kayf Tara and Far Cry will forever be locked together in the memories of racing fans after their epic battle in the Ascot Gold Cup of 2000, the final race of Kayf Tara’s career, in which he held off Martin Pipe’s runner by a head. A Kayf Tara half-brother to Far Cry, out of another mare who hails from one of the Aga Khan’s great families, Darabaka, was snapped up by Russell McNabb for 65,000 Euros having been consigned by Summerhill Stud.

SIMON’S BLOG

16-8-10
Sadly the Hawk wing yearling filly had to put down 24 hours after her operation. She was in alot of pain which the vets couldn't reduce with drugs so they felt it was best to put her out of her misery. Although we are now left with just a very large bill for her care at least I know that everything that could have been done was done. We are also going to be looking for a new permenant member of staff this autumn as Vikki Chorley is leaving us after 4 years to ride eventers. Vikki was in charge of one of the yards so is a senior member of staff and I expect will be hard to replace.

6-8-10
After reporting some Overbury bred winners last week we are now experiencing the flipside of breeding (or generally looking after livestock). The yearling out of Flying Finsh - a filly by Hawk Wing - showed signs of colic on monday. She was checked by a vet who gave some pain killer and muscle relaxant. There was no sign of a twisted gut and she settled back to normal very quickly. All was well until wednesday morning when she again showed signs of colic, but this time her heart rate and temperature where raised. She went straight into the vets clinic where an infection in her gut - peritonitis - was confirmed. We had hoped that a heavy dose of antibiotisc might cure the problem but this morning she sickened quite rapidly. The vets advice was then there was no choise other than to operate and hope to find a problem. I have just been told that they have found an abscess on the outside of the gut which will have to be removed. Chance of sucess is rated at less than 50% and the operation is an expensive one. The only good thing is that if she survives there shouldn't be any recurring problems as a result of this. In the meantime we just have to wait and hope. (I'm away until the end of next week but will give a follow up on my return).