Kiku to sell on Magic Millions online
Brilliant racemare Kiku (Zoustar) will be offered as an elite breeding prospect in a special standalone auction on the Magic Millions Online portal next week.
A Group 2 winner, Kiku will be offered at the special one day online auction next Thursday [August 31].
Bidding will open at 10am (AEST) and close from 4pm (AEST) and the star racemare will be offered unreserved.
From 30 starts the daughter of Zoustar (Northern Meteor) has notched six wins and 11 placings, headed by her victory in the Theo Marks Stakes (Gr 2, 1300m) last September. Her career prize-money stands at $1,243,305.
Purchased by her Denise Martin’s Star Thoroughbreds for $300,000 from the Amarina Farm draft at the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale in 2019, Kiku boats a very enviable pedigree, being a half-sister to Newmarket Handicap (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Zoutori, with the pair both out of unraced mare Atotori (Haradasun).
Atotori herself is a half-sister to Group 3 winner Castlethorpe (Not A Single Doubt).
Martin’s Star Thoroughbreds purchased Kiku as a yearling in conjunction with Brett Howard and he is presenting the mare for sale under the Glenesk Thoroughbreds banner.
“I really liked her as a yearling,” Howard said. “She’s got a bit more leg than most Zoustars and there’s plenty of scope about her.”
“She was a high class racehorse who had Group 1 ability and was never beaten far in big races around the country. I always thought a mile was her best distance – 1400 to a mile.”
“I’m disappointed for the owners that she’s had to retire. I was hoping, after placing in it in the past two years, she could go and win the $1 million Magic Millions Fillies & Mares in January.”
“She’s such a wonderful prospect. She’s by Zoustar and there’s her form and great pedigree. It’s a serious Group One family – not only is she a full sister to a Newmarket Handicap winner but it’s the family of New Approach – a family proven globally.”
“Kiku arrived at the farm this morning from Rosehill. She got off the truck, walked to her yard all cool and calm and just put her head down and started eating!”
“She was a $300,000 yearling and always a nice physical. She’s a good 16.2hh – she stands over ground and has a really lovely temperament.”
Kiku is currently located at Glenesk Thoroughbreds (117 Mount Vincent Rd, Mount Vincent) and she is available for inspection by contacting Brett Howard on 0403 037 773.