Four years after being sold for just $2,750 on gavelhouse.com, Lady Telena (NZ) (Vespa) is back for sale again on the online platform – this time as a Group One performer and valuable broodmare prospect.
Lady Telena raced between the ages of two and seven. Her 58-start career produced six wins, 10 placings and $212,500 in stakes.
But she really found her groove after her sale on Gavelhouse.com in March of 2021, which saw her relocate into the Rangiora stable of her part-owner Kenny Moore. She collected all of her six wins under Moore’s care, and ventured to Trentham and produced her career-defining performance for third behind Puntura (NZ) (Vespa) and El Vencedor (NZ) (Shocking) in last year’s Group One Thorndon Mile (1600m).
Lady Telena later added another black-type placing to her CV, overcoming an unlucky run to be second and only half a length from the winner in the Group Three South Island Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton in March.
“She’s just been a fantastic mare,” Moore said. “She was a 30-start maiden when she came down to us, but she ended up with six wins and a Group One placing from a fantastic couple of years.
“Her Thorndon Mile placing was the thrill of a lifetime really – right up there with when we placed in the Wellington Cup (3200m) with Bluey’s Chance (NZ) (Remind) in 2021.
“She went so close to winning a South Island Breeders’ Stakes as well and was pretty unlucky not to win that day.
“So she’s done a great job and is going to make a wonderful mum for someone. If I was 20 years younger, I’d probably breed from her myself. But it’s quite a few years down the track that any of her foals will be reaching racing age.”
Moore couldn’t speak highly enough of Lady Telena’s nature.
“She’s just an angel,” he said. “She’s an absolutely beautiful mare to do anything with, and she’s been that way since the day we got her. It’s been a real pleasure having her around.”
Lady Telena is out of the twice-winning Street Cry mare Langara, who is a three-quarter-sister to the Australian stakes winner Liveandletdie (Street Cry).
The pedigree page also features Group One winner Lend A Hand (Great Commotion), along with Epsom Derby (2400m) placegetters Tamure (Sadler’s Wells) and Carlton House (Street Cry), Epsom Oaks (2400m) placegetter Maysoon (Shergar) and English and Irish 2000 Guineas (1600m) placegetter Dubawi Gold (Dubawi). Lady Telena is one of 30 Lots online with bidding in the auction ending from 7pm (NZDT) on Monday 17th February.