Yearlings Thoroughbreds Breeding Horse Racing Industry Merlo Downs Stud Alton Downs Jeff Marlow Rockhampton Central Queensland Australia

Merlo Downs Yearlings for the 2011 CAPRICORN YEARLING SALE
includes five quality yearlings by the ill fated first season sire, DANCE HUNTER, son of CHAMPION TWO YEAR OLD SIRE LION HUNTER (deceased), who was leading Queensland Sire 5 consecutive years.
DANCE HUNTER (pictured) served only one book of mares before his tragically premature death. He possessed the dynamic speed gene of his Sire, breaking records in his last 2 race wins, before retiring to stud duties in 2008, in which he served 52 mares.

From his FIRST and ONLY season, his yearlings on offer by Merlo Downs (photos coming soon) include:-

Lot 13. Grey Filly. Second foal from winning GENERAL NEDIYM mare, Generally Charming.

Lot 20. A striking Colt out of Hazy Heights, from the BLACK TYPE Champion NZ “Heights” family of WEEKEND HUSSLER.

Lot 31. Filly out of Lea Lisa (GEIGER COUNTER) five times RJC winner.

Lot 52. Colt out of Ratified , a 2 year old VRC Winner, twice at 2, and Gr3 performed; she is a proven metropolitan producer.

Lot 72. Colt from The Tart, a half brother to Hirschberg(L) ,winner of 8 races, 2 at 2

Also on offer are:

Lot 14. A precocious colt by exciting young sire, COURT COMMAND, out of the very fast GILDED TIME mare, winner of 5 races, Gilded Tiara. She has had one to race, a winner in 2010-11, Sydney Businessman.

Lot 25. Colt by BRADBURY’S LUCK out of AJC winner of 5 races, Kamala Beach (CITIDANCER),also now a proven producer.

Lot 98. Colt by AFLEETAFFAIR (the sire of SW MY FIRST AFFAIR, and multiple metropolitan winners)out of a BELOTTO mare, half sister to two BLACK TYPE performers.