Another Oaks Winner For National Sale


Another star mare has joined the supplementary catalogue for the upcoming Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast.

New Zealand Oaks winner Midnight Oil, an outstanding daughter of Keeper, will go under the hammer during the second session of the auction on May 29.

Prepared by top kiwi horseman Paul Duncan, Midnight Oil won last year’s Group One New Zealand Oaks at her most recent start.

From just eight starts Midnight Oil boasts four wins and earnings of NZ$236,250. She would make a great broodmare prospects – described as a lovely individual with a great temperament.

Her other three victories included success in the Group Three Lowland Stakes at Hastings.

The lightly raced, but talented prospect, was raced by the Nineteenth Syndicate – among them a group of seven women arranged by Georgie Snelling.

Midnight Oil is from the lightly raced and placed Gilded Time – a daughter of Money Mover – half sister to Group One winning sire Danske and stales winner Eagle Rhythm.

Money Mover in turn is a daughter of Australasian and South Australian Oaks winning heroine Our Tristalight and the family also includes New Zealand champions Tudor Light and Tudor Sky.

Midnight Oil is the third Oaks winner going under the hammer at the Gold Coast being sold as a maiden mare.

Queensland Oaks winners Miss Keepsake and Scarlett Lady are also catalogued to be sold at the same auction and look exciting breeding prospects.

Meanwhile, two stakes gallopers from the Mark Kavanagh stable have also been supplemented for the sale.

Group winner Valentine Miss and the stakes performed city winner Amy’s Glen will both go under the hammer at the upcoming Gold Coast based sale.

The sale starts on May 28 with the first session of the National Broodmare Sale.