Kanzan Pups A Formula For Auction Success

11:30 22 June 2026
GRNSW News
Are you looking to buy a dog for the GRNSW Puppy Auction that can make the Puppy Classic Race Series Final? Then look no further.

The 2027 GRNSW Puppy Classic series, which only dogs sold at the Auction are eligible, will carry more than $220,000 with the Puppy Classic Series' major final run over 500m plus – offering $100,000-to-the-winner.

"The Out Of Range x Kanzan's will run 500m so that's one box ticked for potential buyers," the vendor Clinton Payne said.

"There's also every chance these will run 600m and 700m, too. The other box these pups tick is a pretty important one. We have a proven track record in the industry that we are sellers."

The Quaddie Boys Syndicate which Payne represents is selling all three dogs from Kanzan's final litter, the former top-class stayer is already living the life of luxury with one of her part owners.

The group of four mates, who founded their syndicate to race Kanzan's dam Asterix back in 2010, have raced four generations of pups out of the famed Wheeler damline which goes all the way back to their legendary foundation bitch Gail's Beauty.

This litter is a repeat mating after Kanzan's third litter, also by Out Of Range which Payne described as "potentially the best she produced".

One of the Out Of Range x Kanzan Pups up for offer

"I did the mating based on the advice of Andy Lord and we didn't have much luck with those pups but the ones we had could all run," Payne said.

"We got two into the final of the Million Dollar Chase Maiden race which was one of the best on memory, it included the likes of Jungle Johnny, Dalwhinnie and Zig Zag Man.

"Lyric ran third in the final and that was his last start. Disappointingly he was the best pup in the litter, Mark Gatt thought he had the makings of a proper stayer.

"I did the mating based on the advice of Andy Lord and we didn't have much luck with those pups but the ones we had could all run," Payne said.

"We got two into the final of the Million Dollar Chase Maiden race which was one of the best on memory, it included the likes of Jungle Johnny, Dalwhinnie and Zig Zag Man.

"Lyric ran third in the final and that was his last start. Disappointingly he was the best pup in the litter, Mark Gatt thought he had the makings of a proper stayer.

"Then the sister Bamboozle, which was in the consolation, was retired due to injury after seven starts."

The litter also produced the quality stayer Alakazam, a 10-time winner from 26 starts including a 41.85 win at Wentworth Park.

Kanzan herself was an elite stayer and she raced at a time when the staying ranks were rich with talent competing against the likes of Poco Dorado, Veloce Nero, Blue Moon Rising, Tornado Tears, Dyna Chancer, Bago Bye Bye and Ella Enchanted.

The Kanzan pups are lots - 68, 90 and 131.