THURSDAY, 15 OCTOBER 2020 >INCREDIBLE= BOOK 2 GOFFS UNVEILS NOVEMBER FOAL CATALOGUE CLOSES ON A HIGH The Goffs November Foal Sale catalogue, which includes a Kingman (GB) half-brother to €1.1 million Goffs November alum and MG1SW Ghaiyyath (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), is now online. Scheduled for Nov. 16-18, the three-day sale features 759 foals going under the hammer at Kildare Paddocks in Ireland. The sale will be conducted using the Arising tide@ format. The Ghaiyyath half (lot 683), also a half to GI Man O=War S. heroine Zhukova (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and out of Classic scorer Nightime (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), hails from the draft of The Castlebridge Consignment. Other Goffs November graduates that have gone on to top level success in 2020 are Alcohol Free (Ire) (No Nay Never) and River Boyne (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}), with a supporting cast featuring Group 2 winners Dark Vision (Ire) (Dream Ahead), Lemista (Ire) (Raven=s Pass), Ubettabelieveit (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), Aloha Star (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), Dandalla (Ire) A colt by Starspangledbanner topped the third session | Tattersalls (Dandy Man {Ire}) and GSW & G1SP Miss Amulet (Ire) (Sir Prancealot {Ire}). Cont. p9 By Emma Berry NEWMARKET, UKBThe prevailing mood at Park Paddocks this week has been a mixture of relief and amazement at the level of trade which, across each of three Book 2 sessions, has come close to matching the record sale of 2019. Whether there is enough depth to the buying bench ultimately is questionable but there has certainly been variety and a decent amount of international participation which, in this year particularly, is remarkable. Ever since the start of the breeze-up season, the general approach from vendors has been one of pragmatism, with realistic reserves generally being set to allow horses to be bought and sold in order to move on to the next sector of yearlings. Many consignors, when questioned on the state of the market prior to Book 2, expressed satisfaction that horses were Goffs November Foal grad Ghaiyyath, a four-time Group 1 winner being traded, even at a reduced rate, with most sales until now Scoop Dyga being down by between 20-40% on last year. But during this week, trade bounced back to the strength that has been seen at IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Book 2 over the previous three years, when turnover has been consistently above the 48 million-guinea mark following a big JUSTIFY, HOPPERTUNITY CONNECTIONS SEEK COURT leap from 2016. BLOCK OF CHRB SCOPOLAMINE RE-HEARINGS As the final yearlings of Wednesday were added to the ledger, Connections of Justify, Hoppertunity, filed a legal petition the overall tally for the sale stood at 48,362,500gns, just against the CHRB on Oct. 13. Click or tap here to go straight to 136,500gns adrift of last year. Cont. p2 TDN America. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 16 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 15 OCTOBER 2020 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2 Day 3 Cont. from p1 The clearance rate remained high at 85%, with 637 horses marked as sold (17 more than in 2019) from 747 offered. The average was down just 3% at 75,922gns and the median dropped 10% to 50,000gns. The final session was almost a carbon copy of its counterpart $ A good Book 1 for Sea The Moon (Ger) continued into 12 months ago, with 15,138,500gns being spent on 208 horses Book 2; the Lanwades sire had yearlings sell for 210,000gns, at a slightly improved clearance rate of 87%. 200,000gns and 110,000gns on Wednesday. ABook 2 has without doubt benefitted from the momentum $ There was a strong Australian presence at Book 2, with established at Book 1 and similar to last week, the buyers have trainers Mick Price and Danny O=Brien, agent John Foote consistently remarked on the quality of the stock being offered,@ and syndicator Spicer Thoroughbreds among the Australian said Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony at the conclusion of names on tickets. the sale. $ The first-crop progeny of El Kabeir were well received, AAs ever the consignors from Britain, Ireland, France and making up to 125,000gns from White Birch Farm and Germany have presented us with a catalogue of genuine quality 85,000gns from John and Jake Warren. The son of Scat and the buyers have demonstrated that, even in these Daddy stands for i8,000 at Yeomanstown Stud. challenging times, there is a global appetite for quality $ Bated Breath (GB) had three yearlings sell for 200,000gns or bloodstock and the sport of horseracing. Participation from above at Book 2, headed by a 290,000gns colt bought by throughout the Gulf region continues to be hugely influential Shadwell. and the sustained involvement from American, Australian and $ Sir Percy (GB) had four sold during Book 2 for an average of Hong Kong interests has also been notable alongside 107,500gns. His fee is ,7,000. determined domestic involvement.@ Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 16 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 15 OCTOBER 2020 TATTERSALLS OCTOBER YEARLING SALE Senior Vice President Gary King BOOK 2 DAY 3 Twitter: @garykingTDN SESSION TOTALS 2020 2019 [email protected] $ Catalogued 273 263 + 1.732.320.0975 $ Number Offered 240 241 $ Number Sold 208 208 $ Not Sold 32 33 International Editor $ Clearance Rate 87% 86% Kelsey Riley $ High Price 360,000 600,000gns Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN $ Gross 15,138,500gns 15,204,000gns $ Average (% change) 72,718gns (N/A) 73,096gns [email protected] $ Median (% change) 50,000gns (-4%) 52,000gns European Editor CUMULATIVE 2020 2019 Emma Berry $ Catalogued 816 791 $ Number Offered 747 730 Twitter: @collingsberry $ Number Sold 637 620 [email protected] $ Not Sold 110 110 $ Clearance Rate 85% 85% $ Associate International Editor High Price 675,000gns 1,050,000gns $ Gross 48,362,500gns 48,499,000gns Heather Anderson $ Average (% change) 75,922gns (-3%) 78,224gns Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN $ Median (% change) 50,000gns (-10%) 55,500gns Marketing Manager Maktoum Support Alayna Cullen The top lot of the day came near the end of the session when Twitter: @AlaynaCullen Anthony Stroud went to 360,000gns for lot 1323, a colt by [email protected] Starspangledbanner (Aus) consigned from James Hanly=s Ballyhimikin Stud. The half-brother to stakes-placed Kodiak West Contributing Editors (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) is out of the winning Cadeaux Genereux (GB) Alan Carasso Christina Bossinakis mare Violet=s Gift (Ire). Hanly, who also bred the colt, said, AWe felt he was a very Cafe Racing special horse all the way along and we love Starspangledbanner. Sean Cronin I just want to thank Helen and Frisk [Jones] who do the daily Tom Frary hard work, and for minding this horse so well.@ [email protected] He continued, AThis is a family we have had forever, we bred every single horse on the page. They are all very fast horses so Irish Correspondent hopefully this one will continue and will add to the family. It=s Daithi Harvey lovely to be able to show horses such as this, it=s a pleasure to Regular Columnists be around them.@ Chris McGrath | John Berry | Kevin Blake Stroud and his business partner Matt Coleman have been busy Amy Lynam | Melissa Steele for a range of clients this week with a number of their 32 purchases being made on behalf of Godolphin. Sheikh Hamdan=s Shadwell operation bought 36 yearlings and Rabbah Bloodstock IN TDN AUS/NZ TODAY bought 17, leading to a conservative estimate that the Maktoum family and associates accounted for almost a quarter of the MATHIESEN UNEARTHS ANOTHER TALENTED FILLY Book 2 turnover, following on from almost 20 million gns being Hannah Mathiesen looks to have another talented juvenile filly spent by Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Hamdan during Book 1. with Fake Love (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Ire}). Click or tap here to Cont. p4 go straight to TDN Aus/NZ. Bay 2011 by Kitten’s Joy – Celestial Woods (by Forestry) BOBBY’S KITTEN A LEADING EUROPEAN FIRST CROP SIRE IN 2020 • ONLY 3YO EVER to win Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint • Won 6 races at 2, 3 and 5 years and $1,424,417 in the USA and Ireland – all on Turf • Sire of 8 individual first crop 2yo winners of 14 races, including Gr.2 Beresford Stakes runner-up MONAASIB (to 13th Oct. 2020) • Only stallion son of KITTEN’S JOY (Champion Turf racehorse and multiple US Champion sire) in England and Ireland Bay 2011 by Sea The Stars – Sanwa (by Monsun) SEA THE MOON A LEADING EUROPEAN SIRE IN 2020 • Sire of 25 individual Black-type horses to date including: ALPINE STAR (Gr.1 winner at 3 in 2020 & Gr.2 winner at 2) QUEST THE MOON (Gr.2 winner & Gr.1-placed in 2020, & Gr.3 winner x 2) WONDERFUL MOON (Gr.2 & Gr.3 winner in 2020 & Gr.3 winner at 2) • Sire of 2 Champion 2yo’s in Germany • Amongst the top European sires in 2020 with 8.33% Black-type winners to runners 2020 yearlings sold have so far made up to 480,000gns Bay 2003 by Mark of Esteem – Percy’s Lass (by Blakeney) SIR PERCY A POTENT MIX OF SPEED & STAMINA • Undefeated Champion 2yo; Champion 3yo and Derby winner • Sire of 47 individual Stakes horses including Gr.1 winners WAKE FOREST and SIR JOHN HAWKWOOD, and BERKSHIRE ROCCO (Listed winner, Gr.1 Classic-placed and Gr.2-placed in 2020) • Sire of 83 lifetime individual 2yo winners including unbeaten PERCY’S LAD in 2020 2020 yearlings sold have so far made up to 150,000gns Bay 2015 by Deep Impact – Second Happiness (by Storm Cat) STUDY OF MAN SON AND GRANDSON OF LEGENDS • Winner of 3 races at 2 & 3, over 1600m - 2100m, including the ‘Stallion Making’ Gr.1 French Derby and £1,033,142 • Only son of DEEP IMPACT (Japanese Super-Sire and multiple Champion) at stud in England • A grandson of the Racing/Breeding Legend MIESQUE, a dual Classic winner and dam of Classic winners First KINGMAMBO, EAST OF THE MOON, etc.