WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015 GALILEO MILLIONAIRES LEAD TATTS OPENER PALACE TO SPENDTHRIFT FARM By Emma Berry & Kelsey Riley Palace (City Zip--Receivership, by End Sweep), winner of the 2014 Galileo (Ire) and Dubawi (Ire) are locked in battle in the European GI Forego S. (video) and GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (video) at sires’ championship, and their offspring played dominant roles in Saratoga, will stand at B. Wayne Hughes's Spendthrift Farm upon the opening session of Book 1 of Tattersalls’ October Sale, which the conclusion of his began in explosive fashion on Tuesday. The reigning champion had racing career. the edge, with a filly and then a colt by Galileo becoming the first Owned by Antonino two millionaires at Park Paddocks in 2015. Miuccio and trained Last year’s October Book 1 suffered from a relatively sluggish by Linda Rice, the opening day, but this was not the case this time around, with 15 New York-bred is yearlings selling for 500,000gns or more. In total, 123 of the 152 lots currently being aimed offered were sold, bringing an improvement in clearance rate by 9% at the GI Breeders’ to 81%. The first-day aggregate of 26,679,000gns was up by 47% on Cup Sprint at 2014, and the average and median figures also shot up, by 28% and Keeneland Oct. 31. 14% at 241,293gns and 160,000gns, respectively. Last year’s overall “Palace is the best Palace | NYRA/Coglianese average finished out at 235,935gns, and the median was colt by perennial 150,000gns. leading sire City Zip, and he’s a great-looking individual,” said Ned It’s hardly necessary to report that the two millionaire yearlings Toffey, Spendthrift general manager. “He’s been one of the classiest each own desirable bloodlines. The leading lady, consigned as lot and fastest sprinters in the country the last couple of years, and we 30, is the second foal and the first filly out of the GI Frizette S. believe breeders will find him to be an exciting opportunity through winner and ‘TDN Rising Star’ A Z Warrior (Bernardini). The mare’s our ‘Share The Upside’ program in 2016. We’re thrilled to have him, 2-year-old colt Cole Porter (Ire) by the same stallion is raced in and believe he has a big shot in the upcoming Breeders’ Cup partnership by Susan Magnier and his breeder Triermore Stud, and Sprint.” Coolmore now own his sister outright after the filly was knocked down to John Magnier at €1.3 million. Cont. p9 Peter Stanley consigned the colt through his New England Stud on behalf of his uncle, Christopher Hanbury, the owner of the County Meath-based Triermore Stud, which last week sold a Galileo colt out of Sent From Heaven (Ire) for €1.2 million at the Goffs Orby Sale. Session-topping lot 30 | Tattersalls Fastest winner of Saratoga’s Vanderbilt H. (G1) in a dozen years since Speightstown. 1:08.56 Faster than Rock Fall, Majesticperfection, War Front, etc. Next start: Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Keeneland City Zip – Receivership, by End Sweep Fees: $7,500 Share The Upside | $6,000 S&N Des Dempsey (859) 509-2106 Brian Lyle (859) 519-6477 Mark Toothaker (859) 421-0151 IN THIS ISSUE ‘Dream’ Result Liam Norris and William Huntingdon have seen their pinhooking venture enjoy success at the highest level this year via leading European juvenile Shalaa (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), who they sold for 170,000gns at this sale last year, and that President & Co-Publisher: Barry Weisbord team have another pinhook graduate to look forward to on the racetrack next year [email protected] after selling a colt by Oasis Dream (GB) (lot 107) to trainer Roger Varian, for @barryweisbord 750,000gns. "He was such a lovely foal," Norris said. "He's been straightforward all Sr. V.P. & Co-Publisher: Sue Finley the way through, never took a lame step in his prep. He's been really well prepped [email protected] @suefinley by Jenny. We're absolutely over the moon." V.P., International Operations: Gary King Page 6 [email protected] @garykingTDN All Eyes on Frankel EDITORIAL [email protected] A major talking point prior to the start of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale was Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Martini the 18 yearlings from the first crop of unbeaten champion Frankel, and five of those Managing Editor: Alan Carasso Senior Editor: Steve Sherack were offered during the opening session Tuesday, with two withdrawn. Two of Racing Editor: Brian DiDonato those sold, the dearest being lot 148, a colt out of the three-time Group 1 winner Dar Associate Editor: Justina Severni Re Mi (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}) consigned by Andrew and Madeleine Lloyd-Webber's Associate Editor: Christie DeBernardis Assistant Editor: Heather Anderson Watership Down Stud. The March-foaled bay was hammered down to Al Shaqab Assistant Editor: Ben Massam Racing for 750,000gns, and it was the Arc-winning trainer John Gosden who conducted the bidding concealed on the stairs and who signed the ticket. ADVERTISING [email protected] Page 6 Director of Advertising: Alycia Borer Art Director: Lia Kusch Sr. Ad Coordinator/Dir. of Distribution: ‘Win and You’re In’ Finale Sarah K. Andrew Advertising Designer: Amanda Crelin An overflow field of 2-year-old fillies have been entered to vie for the final Advertising Assistant: Amanda Foster Social Media Strategist: Nichola Henry GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf "Win and You're In" berth in Wednesday's GIII JP Morgan Chase Jessamine S. at Keeneland. Larkin Armstrong's Harmonize CUSTOMER SERVICE (Scat Daddy) broke her maiden by a runaway four lengths at second asking in a [email protected] driving rainstorm in Saratoga's P.G. Johnson S. Sept. 3 and has been installed as the Dir. of Customer Service: Vicki Forbes 5-2 morning-line favorite as the only stakes winner in the field. She is trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Director of IT: Robert Williams Page 10 [email protected] Director of Internal IT: Ray Villa [email protected] WORLDWIDE INFORMATION International Editor: Kelsey Riley [email protected] Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Sean Cronin & Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Harmonize | Chelsea Durand Bill Mott | Equi-Photo 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com EST Race Click for TV 4:24p Jessamine S.-GIII, KEE (TJCIS PPs) TVG/HRTV HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 3 OF 11 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • OCT. 7, 2015 Tattersalls coverage cont. The 16-year-old Crystal Valkyrie has produced two stakes winners: the G3 Classic Trial victor Above Average (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) Stanley said, “It’s always a relief when they make their money-- and the G3 Prestige S. winner Sent From Heaven, the dam of the she was a queen and she deserved to sell well. She’s been very above-mentioned seven-figure filly from Goffs last week. straightforward and has Agent Peter Doyle signed the ticket on behalf of the partnership, performed beautifully and explained, “We'll decide who will train him later on. [Mayfair ever since she’s been Speculators] bought one here last year and one this morning with here. She was bred by the China Horse Club--that's the first time we've partnered with Christopher Hanbury, them. We buy more in France--we bought five in Deauville this year who has flat horses in and four last year. Andre Fabre and Nicolas Clement train for them training with Charlie in France.” Hills as well as jumpers "We're looking for nice colts and fillies with good pedigrees,” with Nicky Henderson. Doyle added. “They have some lovely farms in South Africa and if He’s keen to expand the they're good enough, they could always go back there later on.” Peter Doyle | Tattersalls flat side of his business and has assembled a S E S S I O N T O P P E R S very nice broodmare band.” Sponsored by Another Galileo, this time a colt out of Crystal Valkyrie (Ire) GEORGE HILLS Neuman Insurance Group (Danehill) (lot 142), made it a day to remember for Hanbury and US Mob: +1 859 229 9095 • UK Mob: +44 (0) 7979 750 421 New England Stud when fetching 600,000 from the team of [email protected] Coolmore and Mayfair Speculators late in the session. It was the second straight six-figure yearling for Crystal Valkyrie and Hanbury, TATTERSALLS OCTOBER BOOK ONE YEARLINGS after her Galileo filly made 230,000gns here last year when selling TUESDAY’S TOP 10 LOTS to Al Shaqab. Hip Sex Sire Dam Price (gns) 30 filly Galileo (Ire) A Z Warrior 1,300,000 B-Triermore Stud (Ire) Consigned by New England Stud Purchased by MV Magnier 43 colt Galileo (Ire) Alluring Park (Ire) 1,250,000 B-Lodge Park Stud (Ire) TATTERSALLS OCTOBER BOOK 1 Consigned by Lodge Park Stud SESSION TOTALS 2015 2014 Purchased by MV Magnier • Catalogued 171 157 71 filly Dubawi (Ire) Badee’a (Ire) 900,000 • No. Offered 152 146 B-Corduff Bloodstock & David Egan (Ire) • No. Sold 123 107 Consigned by Corduff Stud • RNAs 29 39 Purchased by China Horse Club • % RNAs 19.1% 26.7% 46 colt Dubawi (Ire) Alsindi (Ire) 750,000 • No. 500Kgns+ 15 9 B-Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd (Ire) • High Price (gns) 1,300,000 775,000 Consigned by Highclere Stu • Gross (gns) 29,679,000 20,185,000 Purchased by Blandford Bloodstock • Average (gns) (% change) 241,293 (+27.9%) 188,645 • Median (gns) (% change) 160,000 (+14.3%) 140,000 Cont.