Lot 1630:
Jeremy Brummitt is the first buyer today to spend over 200,000gns, the agent going to 220,000gns for Lustrous, a Champs Elysees mare from Houghton Bloodstock.
She has produced fillies in 2018 and 2019 by Kingman, but is believed to be empty for 2020.
She was a Listed winner of the Michael Seely Memorial Stakes, was a runner-up in the Lancashire Oaks (G2) and the Ribblesdale Stakes (G2), and she also finished fourth in the Yorkshire Oaks (G1).
She is a half-sister to Melody Of Love, winner of the Firth Of Clyde Stakes (G3).
(09:53)
Day 1 of the
December Mares Sale produced strong trade.... selling starts for Day 2 at 9.30am
(09:10)
D1 statistics:
% +/- compared with 2018
Lots catalogued: 297 (305)
Lots offered: 249 (253)
Lots sold: 215 (215)
Aggregate: 15,762,800gns (+28%)
Median: 35,000gns (+17%)
Average: 73,315gns (+28%)
% clearance: 86% (70%)
D1 top price: Lot
1515, Thistle Bird, Selkirk x Dolma (Marchand De Sable), sold by The Castlebridge Consignment
Part of a Complete Dispersal of Waddesdon Stud, for 725,000gns to London Thoroughbred Services Agent.
Lots sold for 200,000gns+ = 18 (12)
(21:34)
Lot 1621A:
Sands Of Mali, the 2018 British Champions Sprint Stakes (G1) winner, sells for 600,000gns.
The son of Panis was bought by part-owner Peter Swann of The Cool Silk Partnership.
Underbidder was Pamela Cordina, the manager of Phoenix Thoroughbred Ladies Syndicate; Phoenix Thoroughbreds bought into the colt ahead of his run in the Al Quoz Sprint last March.
"I am delighted, we will make stud plans for him now, it has been a difficult process for us all," said Swann. "He does not owe us anything and he will go back to Richard's to relax for a week while we finalise things.
"We have had interest from a number of studs, so it won't be a problem getting this sorted. He has a pretty clear pedigree being a son of Miswaki."
Sands Of Mali was bought at the 2018 Ascot Breeze-Up from Bansha House Stud by The Cool Silk Partnership / Stroud Coleman Bloodstock for £75,000.
In addition to his Group 1 success, he also won the Gimcrack Stakes (G2), the Sandy Lane Stakes (G2) and the Prix Sigy (G3). He also finished second in Royal Ascot's Commonwealth Cup (G1).
He was BHA rated 118 at his height and was a recent wildcard entry.
(21:24)
Lot 1591:
John Clarke of behalf of Sunderland Holding Inc goes to 180,000gns for Vandella.
A daughter of Invincible Spirit, she is out of Lady Livius, the dam of the dual Group 3 winners Burnt Sugar and Brown Sugar, who also placed fourth in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere.
The second dam produced two black-type horses, including the speedy Mill Reef Stakes (G2) winner and Golden Jubilee Stakes runner-up Galeota.
(20:17)
Lot 1585:
Deadly Reel was possibly not the most talented of racehorses – although she was placed she did not win in 11 starts.
However, since her birth in 2015 two talented half-siblings have appeared, both by No Nay Never – the 2016 filly called Nay Lady Nay, winner of the Mrs Revere Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs since the catalogue was printed, and probably more significantly her 2017 half-brother, Arizona.
This year he won the Coventry Stakes (G2), finished second in the Dewhurst Stakes (G1), third in the National Stakes (G1), fourth in the Prix Morny (G1) and the fifth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1).
They are not the only talented members of the family – second dam Bright Generation was a champion three-year-old in Italy and is dam of Rumored, the dam of the champion two-year-old Dabirsim.
Deadly Reel, sold The Castlebridge Consignment today, made 160,000gns.
(20:11)
Lot 1573:
the US-based Glen Hill Farms and Norelands Stud partner on Spirit Bear, an unraced daughter of Smart Strike out of the Group 3 winner Wonderfully (Galileo).
She cost 320,000gns, was sold in-foal to Lope De Vega and was signed for by De Burgh Equine.
Craig Bernick of Glen Hill said: "We board around seven mares at Norelands, but this is the first mare we have gone in together on.
"We sold Wonderfully carrying her – we love this family so very pleased to buy her back.
"She is by Smart Strike – he is the sire of Curlin and English Channel, he is a very good broodmare sire and by Mr. Prospector. Her dam Wonderfully was not a typical Galileo in that she won over 6f and as a two-year-old and it is the fast family of Invincible Spirit."
(19:36)
Lot 1549:
"She is coming home," said Henri Bozo of Ecurie des Monceaux after buying Mulan from Tweenhills Farm & Stud for 420,000gns
The three-year-old Kingman filly was bred by Monceaux with Skymarc Farm Inc, purchased by David Redvers as a yearling for Qatar Racing. She raced for the partnership Kin Hung Kei & Qatar Racing Ltd.
She won as a three-year-old.
"It is a family that keeps producing, and it is the family that has made Monceaux," added Bozo. "We will cover her well – we have an idea of stallions but we have some partners and we need to discuss, I don't wish to be bossy!"
Mulan is a daughter of the top producer Platonic (Zafonic), dam of the Group 3 winner Pacifique and the Listed winner Prudeniza.
She is dam of the champion and Irish Oaks winner Chicquita and the recent Mackinnon Stake (G1) winner Magic Wand.
She is a well-deserved winner at the highest level having been a multiple Group 1 runner-up and placed.
(18:38)
Lot 1540:
Whatton Manor Stud sells the Group 3 winner Dr Simpson for 250,000gns to Yeomanstown Stud.
The Dandy Man filly hails from the family of the champion Soviet Song, the champion sprinter Marsha, who sold at the December Mares Sale for 6,000,000gns in 2017 bought by MV Magnier, and the champion older mare Ribbons. Her 2019 yearling by Dubawi fetched 725,000gns at this October's Book 1 Yearling Sale, bought by Westerberg.
(18:17)
Lot 1535:
the seven-time winner and Prix de Pomone (G2) runner-up Mango Tango (Siyouni) is heading to Japan, bought by Akinori Yano of Yano Farm through JS Company.
"We really like her and wanted to buy a mare from the Pivotal line – she is a daughter of Siyouni," said Yano, who has 25 broodmares at his farm. "We would like to send her to stallion Lord Kanaloa, the son of King Kamehameha. She will travel straight to Japan now."
Mango Tango was sold by The Castlebridge Consignment in-foal to Showcasing on an April 22nd covering.
Asked if he had more horses to buy, Yano said: "I am done now, they will be too expensive tomorrow!"
(18:03)
A packed sale ring
gathered to see the Waddesdon Stud dispersal of the late Lady Rothschild's broodmare band sell (Lot
1502 - Lot
1517).
The top-priced lot from the draft was the Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes winner Thistle Bird, the daughter of Selkirk, in-foal to leading second-season sire Kingman (Lot
1515). She was bought by James Wigan of London Thoroughbred Services for 750,000gns.
Wigan also purchased the first from the draft to go through the ring – Aflame (Shamardal), in-foal to Havana Gold, for 675,000gns (Lot
1502).
Northern Farm and Ballylinch Stud were among the underbidders.
"Aflame has been purchased for Erdenheim Farm, and Thistle Bird for George Strawbridge," said Wigan, formerly bloodstock advisor to Lady Rothschild. "I obviously know the families and the horses well and have seen them; it is nice that it can carry on with my clients. No plans have been made yet as regards stallions."
Wigan purchased five lots for the Pennsylvania-based Erdenheim Farm at this sale last year.
Of the dispersal, Wigan said: "It is the end of an era and it is sad, but the draft were beautifully turned out. The mares have gone, but there are still yearlings to come to sell next year and there are horses in training, too."
Bill Dwan of The Castlebridge Consignment, in charge of consigning the dispersal, added: "It all went well. It is sad as it is the end of an era, but am pleased to see the mares sell well and go to good homes.
"It was a thrill and honour to be asked to do this, and the mares came from Waddeston looking a million."
Lady Rothschild died in January at the age of 83. The highlight of her breeding and racing career were the Group 1 victories of Nathaniel in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Eclipse Stakes.
Nathaniel's Oasis Dream half-sister Willoughby, in-foal to Lope De Vega (Lot
1517), was bought by Graeng Bloodstock for 310,000gns, while Rocksavage (Lot
1512 ) was bought by Haras du Mont dit Mont for 160,000gns.
The 14 lots to go through the ring fetched a total of 3,193,000gns
(17:34)
Lot 1495:
"She is a very attractive mare, an easy mover and in-foal to a stallion we all want to have a bit of action with," said David Redvers after going to 310,000gns for the Galileo mare Away. She is in-foal to the successful second-season sire No Nay Never.
"She will come back to the farm, but no decision on stallions has been made yet – she might be one for Zoustar.
"We are trying to buy some nice mares and she will be owned by Qatar Racing or in some form of partnership with Qatar Racing – we'll work it out once we know where we are with things."
Away, sold by Norelands Stud, is a full-sister to the Listed winner and Group 3-placed Leo Gali, and a half-sister to Hazel Lavery. She is a Group 3 winner of the St Simon Stakes and dam of the Group 2 winner and Group 1-placed The Revenant.
(16:04)
Lot 1480:
and Lot
1482 and Lot
1462 – are all bought by Highflyer Bloodstock on behalf of Trevor Hemmings.
Hemmings is better known as a leading owner and breeder in the NH sphere, and this is a first venture down a commercial Flat bloodstock route.
"They are going to my son Philip's Wood Farm Stud in Shropshire," said Hemmings. "It is to give him a little bit of a leg up into this side of things."
Anthony Bromley added: "Trevor also bought the Galileo colt Flag Of Honour earlier this year. He is standing at The National Stud and two of these will probably go to be covered by him – the Shamardal mare [Lot 1482] looks as though she'd be dinger to be covered by him.
"We'll think a little about what to do next spring with he Frankel mare's covering plans, but all the foals will be sold, probably next year. You can't go wrong buying from Juddmonte."
Of the decision to buy a new stallion, Bromley added: "Trevor has Scorpion and Cloudings before, and was very keen to buy a son of Galileo as a dual-purpose sire. The National Stud was keen to stand him and it looks a good fit."
Flag Of Honour won the Irish St Leger (G1), as well as the Irish St Leger Trial (G3), the Curragh Cup (G2) and the Eyrefield Stakes (G3). He is standing at a fee of £4,500
Panmolle (Lot
1480) is carrying her maiden pregnancy to Frankel. She is a grand-daughter of Zenda, and so related to Kingman, Oasis Dream, Wemyss Bight, Beat Hollow and Newbya.
Zulema (Lot
1482) is in-foal to Cmacho. She is out of Park Hill Stakes (G2) winner Eva Luna and is half-sister to the St Leger (G1) and Racing Post Trophy (G1) winner Brian Boru, Group 2 winners Sea Moon and Moon Search, and the Listed winner and Group-producing mare Kitty O'Shea.
It is also the family of the champion three-year-old Workforce.
(15:47)
Lot 1475:
at this sale last year John Berry purchased Patsy Boyne at 300,000gns for client Eric Chen. Last week, the subsequent foal by Kingman sold for exactly the same amount, bought by Wallhouse Slu (Lot 928).
Berry will be hoping the plan works a second year having bought Aspirer from the Juddmonte draft for 160,000gns.
"It is the same plan – the mare will foal here and then be exported to Australia," said Berry. "She is on an early-enough cover that she could foal in February and then be weaned in the early summer ahead of travelling, or she could be covered in Europe on southern hemisphere time before travelling."
Of the mare Berry continued: "What is there not to like about her page? She is by Frankel and out of a Classic winner in Nebraska Tornado.
"She was a good winner herself in France and is a beautiful mare."
(15:08)
Lot 1455:
bloodstock agent Cathy Grassick got the result she was after when purchasing Well Yes for 400,000gns.
As Grassick reported, purchasing the daughter of Galileo had been a goal for herself and her client Yvonnes Jacques for some time.
"We were underbidders on the mare as a yearling," said Grassick. "We missed her then, but she was a beautiful yearling with a great walk and she has kept all of those attributes.
"She has a top pedigree, and is a half-sister to one of the best fillies around in Just The Judge and, hopefully, Well Yes has a big future for Carisbrooke Stud."
Jacques could not be here today, but it has been a busy few days for Carisbrooke Stud – last week the farm sold its Lope De Vega colt out of Karisma for 260,000gns to Yeomanstown Stud (Lot 922).
The mare is carrying to Zoffany, but Grassick added there are no plans as yet for Well Yes's next sire partner.
(14:43)
Lot 1454:
the first in from West Blagdon leads to some heated bidding and it was the Elwick Stud team that outlasted Matt Coleman at 440,000gns.
The four-year-old mare Stream Song (Mastercraftsman), who was bred and raced by George Strawbridge, is the winner of a race at both two and three. She was sold in-foal today to the late Roaring Lion, one of just eight catalogued here by the son of Kitten's Joy.
Stream Song is out of the Group 1 winner Montare (Montjeu) and is a half-sister to Journey, winner of the British Champions Fillies/Mare Stakes (G1), and the multiple Listed placed Travelling Man,
The successful buying team consisted of Peter Nolan with Nick and Geoff Turnbull of Elwick, alongside Gary Moore, stud manager at Elwick.
"She is to be a foundation mare for Elwick," said Nolan. "We hadn't really priced her before we came into the ring, but Geoff is a hard man to beat when he wants something! She has a great pedigree and will be going to Mondialiste in the spring."
Moore added: "She is carrying to Roaring Lion – we don't know whether it is a colt of a filly. There are no plans as yet – the foal might come back here for resale, or might be kept to race. Who knows he could be another stallion for the farm!"
Stream Song will join a broodmare band of around 45 at Elwick.
Mondialiste, a dual Grade 1 winner by Galileo, had his first foals this year. Those offered at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale last week averaged 35,500gns.
(14:29)
Lot 1448:
the first mare offered this week by Frankel fetches 100,000gns. She was consigned by The National Stud for Paulyn Ltd
Frima is a half-sister to Jet Away, a Group 3 winer in Australia and Grpup 3 placed in the UK in the Rose Of Lancaster Stakes.
She is from the prolific and classy Juddmonte family that includes the leading performers Intercontinental, Cacique, Heat Haze, Champs Elysses, Banks Hill and Mirage Dancer, third in this autumn's Caulfield Cup (G1).
Frima is in-foal to Aclaim.
(14:05)
Lot 1430:
bought for 45,000gns at this sale last year, Scotesia, the daughter of Galileo, produces a quick and profitable turnaround selling today for 105,000gns. She was sold by Keith Harte Thoroughbreds and bought by MAB Agency.
Since last December the 2015-born mare has gained a February pregnancy to Muhaarar, while relation Regal Reality (Intello) won the Brigadier Gerard Stakes (G3) in May and was placed third in the Eclipse Stakes (G1) in July.
Keith Harte Thoroughbreds recently relocated to Finchingfield having purchased Mill Farm this summer.
(13:27)
Lot 1409:
Gordon Thom of New Hall Stud in Ayrshire buys Pennywhistle (Iffraaj) from Godolphin.
The three-year-old filly won as a two-year-old and was rated 88 at her best. She is grand-daughter of Folk Opera (Singspiel), winner of the E P Taylor Stakes (G1) and the Prix Jean Romanet (G2).
The Thom family is perhaps best known for breeding Donna Blini. The daughter of former Darley sire Bertolini finished second in the Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) for owner Jayne Cunningham.
At the end of her three-year-old career she was exported to Japan after selling at the December Mares Sale in 2006 for 500,000gns.
Her best offspring is the multiple Japanese Group 1 winner and Group performer Gentildonna, the winner of over the equivalent of £12 million in prize-money earnings in Japan.
(12:46)
Lot 1406:
Plantation Stud gives 105,000gns for Gadwa (Oasis Dream), sold by Godolphin.
The half-sister to the Listed winner and Oaks Stakes (G1) third Lady Of Dubai was sold in-foal on a March 12th covering to one of 2019's leading first-season sires Night Of Thunder.
The Group 1 winner in the pedigree is Millenary, a champion three-year-old stayer of 2000 successful in the St Leger Stakes, and placed in the Irish St Leger and the Coronation Cup.
Night Of Thunder's 21 yearlings sold through 2018 at Tattersalls averaged 106,714gns, while last week his 14 foals averaged 56,929gns.
(12:36)
Lot 1389:
"She is very good-looking filly, had plenty of ability – she joins the broodmare band at Mountain View," said Barry Mahon, signing as Good Will Bloodstock after going to 110,000gns for Arctic Ocean.
By Camelot, she is a half-sister to the Listed winner and Group 3 placed Brother Bear (Kodiac), and to Stand Strong (No Nay Never) who made 400,000gns at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 in 2018.
Arctic Ocean was consigned by Tweenhills Stud, owned by Qatar Racing.
(11:44)
Lot 1369:
the Brook Stud-offered Isostatic, a half-sister to Group 2 winner Deportivo, boasts a Grade 1 update on her pedigree page – her half-sister Affluent is now dam of the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf placed Daahyeh.
By Champs Elysses, she was bought by BBA Ireland for 65,000.
She is carrying a third pregnancy – having already produced a Bobby's Kitten colt and a Time Test colt, she is in-foal to Sea The Moon.
(11:19)
Lot 1356:
Australian Bloodstock goes to 75,000gns for the Shadwell Stud-consigned Loolwah, a filly by Pivotal and out of the Street Cry mare Yanabeeaa.
As a racehorse she was rated 85, is the winner of two races and was placed twice from five starts.
Her third dam is the Grade 1, Group 2 and Group 3 winner Infamy, the dam of Innuendo, Grade 2 winner and Group 1 placed, the Group 2 winner Moon Queen, the Group 2 placed Rostropovich and the Group 3 winner Barafamy.
(10:58)
Lot 1351:
becomes the first to six a six-figure sum at this year's December Mares' Sale – Gile Na Greine, by Galileo, bought by Barronstown Stud for 130,000gns from Shadwell Stud.
Placed second in the Coronation Stakes for Jim Bolger, and an own-sister to the Group race and Listed winners Scintillula, Cuis Ghaire, The Major General, she has had five foals and four runners, all of which are winners.
She had a Lope De Vega filly in 2018 and is carrying to Golden Horn.
(10:32)
Lot 1345:
Mountrush Stables sells Remarkable Lady (Zoffany) for 65,000gns, bought by Stroud Coleman Bloodstock.
Carrying her first pregnancy to Camacho, the two-time Listed placed mare is a half-sister to the Listed winner and Group 3 placed Happy Odyssey. He is by Camacho too.
(10:17)
It is a lovely bright morning
here at Park Paddocks for Day 1 of the December Mares Sale.
All the details you need are here at sale day live and selling starts at 9.30am.
(08:45)
December Foal Sale Statistics
% +/- compared with 2018
Lots catalogued: 1,125 (1,175)
Lots offered: 921 (969)
Lots sold: 663 (681)
Aggregate: 29,338,300gns (-16%)
Median: 22,000gns (-12%)
Average: 44,251gns (-14%)
% clearance: 72% (70%)
Sale top price: Lot
1025, Frankel x Simple Verse, sold by Tweenhills Farm & Stud to David Redvers Bloodstock for 600,000gns
Lots sold for 200,000gns+ = 24 (25)
Leading consignors (by agg, cumulative): Norelands Stud, Tweenhills Farm & Stud, Newsells Park Stud
Leading purchasers (by agg, cumulative): Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock, Woodford Thoroughbreds, Paca Paca Farm
Leading sires (by agg, cumulative): Sea The Stars, Caravaggio, Kodiac
Leading sires (by av, 2+ sold): Frankel, Invincible Spirit, Sea The Stars
(17:07)
Chairman’s Statement
At the conclusion of the 2019 Tattersalls December Foal Sale, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony commented;
“A sale average of almost 45,000gns, second only to last year’s wide-margin record, combined with an improved clearance rate and turnover well in excess of any other European foal sale, are all positive indicators, yet again reinforcing the status of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale as the premier fixture of its kind in Europe.
“Demand for quality British, Irish, French and German foals has been unrelenting, and while we should continue to recognise the selective nature of the current market, we have had more than 70 foals selling for 100,000gns or more this week, as well as an impressive 14 foals breaking the 300,000gns mark and international buyers making a significant impact at all levels of the market.
"Following on from their prolific buying at Books 1 and 2 of our October Yearling Sales, it was particularly encouraging to see American buyers continuing to make their presence felt alongside buyers from throughout Europe, the Gulf region and Japan, all of whom have also made a major contribution to this week’s sale.
“While the Tattersalls December Foal Sale has enjoyed a spectacular year of racecourse achievement in the shape of Classic and Group 1 winners Blue Point, Magna Grecia, Phoenix Of Spain and Star Catcher, it is, of course primarily the domain of the pinhookers who as ever have worked tirelessly throughout the sale.
"Their commitment to the Tattersalls December Foal Sale is driven by consistent success and we very much look forward to seeing their expertise and judgement being handsomely rewarded at next year’s Tattersalls October Yearling Sale where so many of their purchases will reappear.
“In the meantime we look forward to welcoming buyers from all over the world to the Tattersalls December Mares Sale which begins on Monday and is the annual showcase for the very best breeding stock to be found in Europe."
()
Lot 1257:
Charlock Stud's Ulysses colt out of the Group 3 runner-up Sara Lucille (Dansili) makes 42,000gns, bought by Foursome Thoroughbreds. He was sold by the Brocklehurst's Charlock Stud.
Ulysses average = 46,083gns for 12 sold, top-price 90,000gns
(15:51)
Lot 1219:
the six sold this week by Cotai Glory have fetched an average price of 25,167gns.
This colt out of Stylish One is the sire's top priced offering selling for 39,000gns, bought by Blandford Bloodstock.
He is the half-brother to three winners, the juvenile So Suave (Make Believe) the winner of one race in 2019
(14:50)
Lot 1183:
Flintshire Stud gets its best-ever Tattersalls sale ring result – this colt by Nathaniel selling for 95,000gns, bought by Joe Foley.
The March-born foal is out of the Cadeaux Genereux mare Robema, dam of the Listed winner Connect and Listed-placed Atlantic Sun.
Dave Weston of the Marlborough-based Flintshire Stud said: "This is a lovely foal, and has always been very straightforward. The very first mare we bought was from Joe and Joe was underbidder when we bought Robema.
"We started Flintshire 15 years ago – it was a derelict dairy farm. We have trained NH horses from there under a permit, but have recently got a Flat licence, too. We want to train our own and then, once we get going, a few for syndicates, but we don't want to train for lots of outside owners.
"We have four mares, and are looking to upgrade them now so we can produce Book 1 and Book 2 type yearlings, we hope to buy next week."
Weston, who is in the electronics business, was accompanied by his son Sam, older son Ben at Saturday school, but watching the action on the Tattersalls app.
Weston's partner El Tanner led up the foal.
Purchaser Joe Foley said: "This is a special-looking foal, and the mare has shown that she can do it. Nathaniel has proved that when he gets a good one, it can be a very good one indeed!"
Foley also goes to 70,000gns for Lot
1198, a Trickledown Stud homebred colt by Showcasing from the family of Birchwood and Rumble Inthejungle.
(14:00)
Lot 1138 and Lot 1139:
the fabulous week enjoyed by breeder Colin and Melba Bryce's Laundry Cottage Stud and consignor Jamie Railton hs continued apace today.
After topping Day 2 with the sale of the Bated Breath to the Morrin brothers via Peter & Ross Doyle for 185,000gns, the team sells Lot
1139 by Farhh for 110,000gns and Lot
1138 by Caravaggio for 80,000gns.
"It is great, we are very lucky," smiled Bryce. "We bred the mare Duchess Of Fife and this was always a fabulous foal, a great walker. It was Melba who decided on Farhh – she loved him when she saw him at Darley.
"Duchess Of Fife is in-foal to Unfortunately and is due to be sold here next week [Lot 1983]."
Of Swept Away, the dam of the Caravaggio colt, Bryce recounted the purchase story.
"The Castlebridge Consignment offered her here at the July Sale 2018 and she did not sell for 25,000gns. They also had another mare Cutty Sark who did not sell – I gave Bill Dwan a call the next day, offered 25,000gns for each and bought them.
"Swept Away had this colt and Cutty Sark a filly by No Nay Never. She has had a small setback and could not come this week.
"The pedigree of Swept Away has been improved due to Shadn, and she is in-foal to Starspangledbanner."
Bryce added with a smile: "We had a bit of bad luck through the year so this helps enormously with this stupid business that we are so attached to!"
Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock bought the Farhh colt, outbidding Tally-Ho Stud.
(12:32)
Lot 1135:
by Aclaim and out of Quiet Protest, this colt is bought by Dermot Farrington for 65,000gns.
The colt was sold by Charlie Budgett's Kitlington Park Stud.
"He is a really nice horse, all the decent judges were on him," he said. "We couldn't be happier – we are here next week now to buy and have some funds now!"
Quiet Protest is back in-foal to Aclaim.
(12:00)
Lot 1126:
Michéal Magill of Bellewstown Farm goes to 52,000gns for this son of The Gurkha (Galileo).
"He is a half-brother to a good horse in Ropey Guest, who hopefully will go on – he will have a good chance with George Margarson," said Magill. "He will be reconsigned here and hopefully The Gurkha's first runners will do well next year for him."
The farm topped the October Book 2 yearling sale in 2016 with a colt by Kodiac out of Red Vale. He went on to be called Vale Of Kent, and won seven races and was rated 108 at his best.
(11:58)
Lot 1113:
"He is a gorgeous individual, and from a good cross – that of Galileo over Exceed And Excel," said Paul McCartan of Ballyphilip Stud after spending 90,000gns on this son of the dual Group 1 Juddmonte International and Eclipse winner Ulysses.
"He is out of a mare rated 89, who win at two, and he looks as though he will have some pace. It is also the family of the autumn's Group 1 winner Albigna."
Galileo crossed with Exceed And Excel has produced three black-type horses: the Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck, Mission Impassible and Magic Attitude.
He is the last colt by the sire to sell – his last lot in the ring is Lot
1157, a filly out of a Group 3 placed Dansili mare from Charlock Stud.
(11:28)
Lot 1101:
the Time Test foals have been well received by the commercial market and this foal from Dukes Stud is bought by Blandford Bloodstock for 37,000gns.
The filly is out of Time Crystal (Sadler's Wells), a half-sister to the Listed winner Sparking Portrait and a grand-daughter of State Crystal, winner of the Lancashire Oaks (G3) and placed third in the Yorkshire Oaks (G1). She is a half-sister to Crystal Music, winner of the Fillies' Mile and placed second in the Coronation Stakes (G1) and the Irish 1,000 Guineas (G1) .
Also by the sire, Lot
1108, a colt from Genisis Green Stud and out of a winning Invincible Spirit mare, makes 26,000gns, bought by Whatton Manor Stud.
A dual Group 2 winner by Dubawi, Time Test stands at a fee of £8,500 at the National Stud. There are five more by the sire due to sell.
(11:06)
Day 3 statistics:
% +/- compared with 2018
Lots catalogued: 268 (291)
Lots offered: 211 (217)
Lots sold: 171 (172)
Aggregate: 17,102,000gns (-19%)
Median: 65,000gns (-7%)
Average: 100,012gns (-19%)
% clearance: 81% (79%)
D2 top price: Lot
1025, Frankel x Simple Verse, sold by Tweenhills Farm & Stud to David Redvers Bloodstock for 600,000gns
Leading consignors (by agg, cumulative): Norelands Stud, Tweenhills Farm & Stud, Newsells Park Stud
Leading purchasers (by agg, cumulative): Woodford Thoroughbreds, Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock, Paca Paca Farm
Leading sires (by agg, cumulative): Sea The Stars, Caravaggio, Kodiac
Leading sires (by av, 2+ sold): Frankel, Invincible Spirit, Sea The Stars
(19:35)
Lot 1042:
Brook Stud sells the Sea The Stars colt out of Neamour (Oasis Dream) to Shadwell Estate Company for 340,000gns, the third-best price ever achieved by Brook at Tattersalls.
Neamour is a half-sister to Postponed and was bought here in 2015 by Dwayne Woods for 72,000gns.
She is a grand-daughter of the champion two-year-old filly, Bianca Nera.
(18:43)
Lot 1033:
the Invincible Spirit colt out of Rajeem, offered by Tinnakill House, is bought by WH Bloodstock for 375,000gns.
Rajeem (Diktat) won the Falmouth Stakes (G1) and she is dam of the Group 2 winner and multiple stakes race performer Invincible Army, a full-brother to this foal.
The WH Bloodstock team is made up of Mimi Wadham and Violet Hesketh.
(18:25)
Lot 1025:
the Frankel colt, the first foal out of the St Leger winner Simple Verse, sells for 600,000gns.
Those bidding on the colt included Eugene Daly and Philipp Stauffenberg, but John Gunther, bidding on the rope, was the successful participant. However, the colt will not be heading to any pastures new, but rather returns to Tweenhills, as explained by David Redvers.
"John was acting for myself and Sheikh Fahad, who was buying out his partners," reported Redvers. "I could not bid on the foal for Sheikh Fahad as Tweenhills was selling him."
Redvers explained further: "Sheikh Fahad, his brother Sheikh Suhaim and associate Mohammed Al Kubaisi owned the mare as a racehorse in partnership and initially the other two wanted to sell after she finished racing.
"Sheikh Fahad persuaded them to stay involved, but with the agreement to sell all of her progeny as foals.
"The Sheikh did see this colt in the summer, but only got here this evening when he saw him again and then finalised his decision to buy his partners out. You will next see this horse in Qatar Racing's silks."
The Sheikh has a legitimate excuse for being otherwise detained this week – his wife Sheikha Melissa gave birth to their first child, a daughter, on Wednesday. She has been called Najla.
Simple Verse was a first Classic winner for Qatar Racing, and won the Qipco-sponsored Fillies and Mares' on British Champions Day.
She was bought as a yearling by David Redvers from Barronstown Stud for €240,000.
With the arrival of a new baby and now an exciting Frankel colt to look forward to as racehorse, it will certainly be a week for the couple to remember.
(18:05)
Lot 1019:
Castletown Stud's filly by Sea The Stars ex Amazone (Adlerflug) makes 400,000gns.
"That was amazing," said Castletown's Joe Hernon. "We bought the mare as maiden here and she comes from Gestut Schlenderhan bloodlines, which recently celebrated 150 years of breeding horses.
"I share her with Dr Schulte and we decided to send her to Sea The Stars because he is crossing so well with German pedigrees."
It was a fifth purchase today for Woodford Thoroughbreds, now the sale's leading purchaser.
(17:52)
Lot 1006:
Charlie Gordon-Watson goes to 360,000gns for the Martin S. Schwartz Racing-bred filly by Frankel, the agent buying on behalf of Watership Down Stud.
Stud manager Simon Marsh said: "She has been purchased to race and we wanted some new blood for the farm. We tried on yearling fillies in the autumn, but couldn't get anything so decided to look at foals."
The filly is out of the Listed winner Sivoliere (Sea The Stars), due to be sold next week as Lot 1845.
Gordon-Watson added: "I bought the mare's half-sister Suphala, also by Frankel, for Lady Bamford."
The three-year-old Suphala is in training in France with Andre Fabre for whom she won the Prix Chloe (G3).
The third dam is the Coronation Stakes (G1) winner Sophisticat, while the fourth dam is the US champion filly of 1995 and 11-time Grade 1 winner Serena's Song.
(17:26)
Lot 1004:
Bryanstown House Stud's Invincible Spirit filly sells for 440,000gns, a second purchase today for the US buyer John Sykes and Woodford Thoroughbreds.
Lincoln Collins said: "Again, much the same as before with Lot 864 plans will be fluid, but with a filly there are more options.
"With a pedigree such as this there are broodmare considerations, and she has a pedigree that you would want for your broodmares."
By the leading sire Invincible Spirit, the Februry-born filly is out of the dual winner Liscune (King's Best) and is an own-sister to two black-type winners by Invincible Spirit – the Sceptre Stakes (G3) winner Music Box and Ektihaam, a Listed winner and Group 2 runner-up.
The second dam Royal Lorna was a Group 1 runner-up, while under the third dam is the champion Awaasif, the dam of Snow Bride, the dam of the Derby winner, Lammtarra.
The pedigree also stretches to Hector Protector, Bosra Sham and Pour Moi.
Bernard Cooke of County Kildare Bryanstown House bred the filly and her dam Liscune.
(17:04)
Lot 997:
Eugene Daly signs as Madison Bloodstock for this Dubawi filly at 300,000gns. She is out of the German Group 3 winner Daytona Bay (Motivator),
She was sold by Newsells Park Stud Ltd for Gestut Hof Ittlingen.
"We can't take any of the credit," said Julian Dollar of Newsells. "She was bred by Manfred Ostermann of Ittlingen and she came here eight weeks ago from the Royal Studs in fantastic condition.
"Like all by Dubawi she has a great mind and she adapted to our routine without problem. It was an honour and pleasure to sell her."
(16:44)
Lot 972:
bred and sold by Gestut Etzean, the colt by Kingman becomes the sale's top-priced lot sold far when fetching 340,000gns. He was bought by Baroda Stud as a pin-hook prospect.
"The colt's dam was a very good racehorse and his half-sister Miss Yoda looks as though she is coming good – she could be anything," said David Cox of Baroda.
"We've had some luck with Kingman before – we sold Roseman for €650,000," added Cox
Roseman is in training with Roger Varian, is a Listed-winning three-year-old and is rated 105. He is owned by Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum.
In an interesting link, Roseman was bred by the Knocktoran Stud (consignor of our preceding Lot
970, sold for 320,000gns). He was bought as a foal to Baroda for 180,000gns here in November 2016.
Back to this colt's dam... Monami (Sholokov) was a champion two-year-old in Germany, a Group 2 winner and Group 1 placed in Italy.
Her first foal Matchmaking (2015, Mastercraftsman) won four races, while the John Gosden-trained Miss Yoda, a 2017 daughter of Sea the Stars, won her first two juvenile starts and finished second last time out in the Zetland Stakes (G2) in October.
She is owned by Georg Von Opel's Westerberg.
(16:05)
Lot 970:
the family of Mill Princess, the dam of Last Tycoon, has long been in the care of the Hayes family and it keeps on producing.
It has come up trumps again today – the Oasis Dream colt out of her grand-daughter Besotted (Dutch Art) sells for 320,000gns to Godolphin.
"It has been such a wonderful family, but this sale was really beyond our expectations," said Brendan Hayes of Knocktoran Stud. "There are good 6f winners and good 1m4f winners in the family, but we decided on Oasis Dream because we wanted to keep the speed.
"Besotted is in-foal to Pivotal, and is carrying a filly, which we will plan to keep. He is such a good broodmare sire and we like to try and breed our own replacements. She is due to go to Siyouni next spring."
(15:54)