On 2/1/05 I reported that Karaka's sales ring would be on everyone's Watch List this year after the news broke that a very rare filly (by Zabeel out of Diamond Lover) would be one of the star attractions.

Brian Russell reports this evening that Sir Patrick Hogan has now decided to withdraw the filly due to conformational faults in her forelegs. Full story on the Virtual Formguide site.

What, with Zabeel stable-bound courtesy of a paddock accident earlier this month and now this news ... one hopes that Cambridge Stud secures some pleasing results from the Premier sale (that starts the week after next) to cheer them up.