THURSDAY, 5 OCTOBER, 2017 Sent to Dubawi for her first mating, she produced this colt, who DUBAWI COLT A 2-MILLION was also the subject of interest from Roger Varian, David Redvers and Alastair Donald before MV Magnier made the successful bid of 2 TATTERSALLS TOPPER million gns. ASky Lantern was a brilliant racehorse; she was a very good 2- year-old, she won the Moyglare and she won the Guineas,@ said Magnier. AShe was very quick and he was a very good-looking Dubawi; he=s a nice horse, and Dubawi is a great sire.@ Magnier, who signed for the sale-topping Dubawi filly for 2.1 million gns here two years ago on behalf of Richard Henry, confirmed the colt is bound for Ballydoyle. When asked about Godolphin=s purchases of Coolmore-sired yearlings at recent sales, Magnier said, Ait=s not our policy to comment on other people=s business.@ Ed Sackville is the manager for the Keswick family of Rockcliffe Stud, which raced Sky Lantern and bred this colt, and he said, Awe are obviously delighted. We have a policy of selling the colts and keeping the fillies, and while we'd liked to have raced this horse ourselves, it is wonderful that he has sold so well. Sky Lot 222, the 2-million son of Dubawi/Sky Lantern | Tattersalls Lantern had a Dubawi colt this year and is in-foal to Frankel, so By Emma Berry and Kelsey Riley we've plenty to look forward to." Cont. p2 Newmarket, UK--Robust trade continued during the second session of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale on Wednesday, with big jumps recorded for both the average and median. At times during the day, the average for the session was above 300,000gns but once 80% of the 142 yearlings offered were marked as sold, it settled at 295,825gns, a jump of 47% on the equivalent day last year. Similarly, the median improved drastically, by 33% to 160,000gns. Turnover for the day was 33,724,000gns, which was up by 28% from 17 fewer horses sold. The record number of nine seven-figure yearlings for this sale registered last year was broken midway through the afternoon on Wednesday, and the total was 12 by the close of trade, headed by a 2-million gns Dubawi colt bought by Coolmore and Mayfair Speculators. That team had secured a pair of colts with stallion potential to their arsenal early in the afternoon on MV Magnier | Tattersalls Wednesday: a Dubawi (Ire) colt who is the first foal out of four- time Group 1 and Classic winner Sky Lantern (Ire) (Red Clubs {Ire}) (lot 222), and a Galileo (Ire) colt out of Newsells Park=s IN TDN AMERICA TODAY three-time stakes producer and perennial Tattersalls standout STRONACH TO CONSOLIDATE KY OPERATION Shastye (Ire) (Danehill) (lot 208). Frank Stronach, owner of Adena Springs in Kentucky, will offer Sky Lantern was a standout filly of her generation, winning the his Paris, KY farm for sale. The operation will be consolidated at G1 Moyglare Stud S. at two before adding the G1 1000 Guineas, its Midway, KY location instead. Click or tap here to go straight G1 Coronation S. and G1 Sun Chariot S. at three. to TDN America. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 21 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 5 OCTOBER, 2017 When asked about Godolphin=s purchases of Coolmore-sired yearlings at recent sales, Magnier said, Ait=s not our policy to comment on other people=s business.@ Tattersalls Book 1 Day 2 Cont. from p1 Newsells Park Stud=s triple stakes producer Shastye (Ire) (Danehill) has become something of a sure thing to produce a high-priced when she has one catalogued at Tattersalls October Book 1, and history repeated itself once again on Wednesday when her latest yearling, a colt by Galileo (Ire), was bought by the partnership of MV Magnier, Mayfair Speculators and Peter and Ross Doyle for 1.3 million gns. Shastye, a half-sister to Group 1 winners and sires Sagamix (Fr) (Linamix {Fr}) and Sagacity (Fr) (Highest Honor {Fr}) as well as the dam of Sageburg (Ire), was herself listed placed on the track but she has more than earned her keep in the paddocks at Newsells. Her third foal was the G2 Middleton S. and triple Oaks-placed Secret Gesture (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who was raced in partnership by Newsells and Qatar Racing before selling to John Ferguson for 3.5 million at Keeneland November in 2016. Next came the Australian listed winner Maurus (GB) (Medicean {GB}), who cost Waratah Thoroughbreds i320,000 at Arqana August in 2012. It was her fifth foal, the subsequent Group 3 A Shamardal filly named Secret Sense (GB) was retained the winner Sir Isaac Newton (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who solidified following year; a Street Cry (Ire) filly named Secret Soul (GB) Shastye=s spot in Tattersalls history; for 24 hours he held the fetched 800,000gns from Charlie Gordon-Watson in 2015 and record high price for a yearling at the sale company when last year her Galileo (Ire) colt was bought by David Redvers for bought by MV Magnier for 3.6 million gns in 2013. 1.35 million gns. Redvers, standing alongside Secret Gesture=s trainer Ralph Beckett, was among the underbidders on this latest colt, as were Crispin de Moubray and Chad Brown. AShe=s a star mare,@ said Newsells Park manager Julian Dollar. AShe=s been very good to us but she=s done it on the track as well, and that=s the most important part.@ AI said to everybody he was really a cross between Secret Gesture and Sir Isaac Newton,@ he added. ATo me he was a bit more athletic than Sir Isaac Newton but he probably wasn=t quite as beautiful as Sir Isaac Newton was, but he=s so light on his feet and so athletic. We=ve loved him since day one, so we=re delighted.@ Dollar said the 16-year-old Shastye is likely to continue visiting Tipperary. AShe=s got a colt foal by Galileo and sadly she wasn=t in foal to him this year; she was barren,@ he said. AShe=s been a star mare and we=ll probably continue with that mating; it=s worked pretty well.@ Lot 208 is the third seven-figure yearling produced by Newsells Park Stud=s three-time stakes producer Shastye | Tattersalls Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 21 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 5 OCTOBER, 2017 Casse Back In Action At Tatts... Casse declined to name his client, but said, Ait=s an American Justin Casse made his mark felt at last week=s Goffs Orby sale and it=s his first foray into European racing. He=s been racing in when buying the sale-topping Frankel (GB) colt on behalf of America for a long time and he=s going to keep the filly in Coolmore and Zayat Stables, and the American agent made his Europe. A trainer is to be determined.@ first buy of the week at Tattersalls on Wednesday when signing Casse added, AThere=s been plenty of nice horses and it=s been for a Galileo (Ire) filly (lot 281) for 1.55 million gns late in the very competitive here this week. I would say this is more of a afternoon. Consigned by breeder Barronstown Stud, the filly is collector=s item. She=s got amazing residual already, and of out of the G1 Prix Saint-Alary winner Vadawina (Ire) (Unfuwain), course her full-brother is one of the early favourites for the and is therefore a full-sister to the >TDN Rising Star=, G3 Tyros S. Derby, so to have a piece of that family and the prospect of not winner and early 2018 Derby favourite The Pentagon (Ire). only her running but watching her full-brother run, it should make for a fun couple years.@ AThe full-brother is one of the early favourites for the Frankel Filly Headed To Japan... Derby, so to have a piece of that family and the New Japanese racing club DMM.com burst onto the scene at prospect of not only her running but watching her full- the JRHA sale in July, where it=s four purchases included the brother run, it should make for a fun couple years.@ -320-million foal full-sister to Gentildonna (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) and the -160-million yearling full-sister to Real Steel (Jpn) Vadawina was a i600,000 purchase by Horse France at (Deep Impact {Jpn}). The club made its stamp internationally on Arqana December in 2013 while carrying Valcartier (Ire) Wednesday at Tattersalls when buying lot 247, Castlebridge (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}), who went on to sell to John Ferguson Consignment=s Frankel (GB) filly out of Steel Princess (Ire) for i950,000 at Arqana August in 2015. The Pentagon was the (Danehill) for 1.4 million gns. mare=s next foal, and she was bred back to Galileo this year. Cont. p4 Lot 281, a full-sister to early Investec Derby favourite The Pentagon (Galileo), sells to Justin Casse for 1.55 million gns | Tattersalls TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 OF 21 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 5 OCTOBER, 2017 Tattersalls Book 1 Day 2 Cont. She is therefore a half-sister to the GI Canadian International and G2 Prix de Pomone winner Sarah Lynx (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), and the Group 3 winner Sugarboy (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}). Frenchman Yohann Gainche, an international representative for DMM.com, had been underbidder on Tuesday=s 2.5 million gns Frankel filly, and he said, AYesterday it was a bit of a battle and unfortunately it didn=t go well for us, but today we were focused VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Gary King on this beautiful filly; we were thinking about this one in Twitter: @garykingTDN particular for many days so we=re very happy.