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[email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU TODAY’S HEADLINES TATTERSALLS EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com PANTILE’S BEAUTY SNAPPED UP BY BAHRAIN Bahrain’s intent as a growing power within European racing was clearly signalled when Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sunday’s Gr.1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is won by Sottsass Sale opened in Newmarket yesterday, writes Carl Evans. (Siyouni), who has been retired to join the stallion roster Operating for a member of the Gulf state’s royal family, at Coolmore. See story on page 17. bloodstock agent Oliver St Lawrence was underbidder on a 2,000,000gns half-sister to Golden Horn and then secured the session’s top lot, a son of Kingman (Lot 174), whose sale for 2,700,000gns was a windfall of epic size for breeder Colin Murfitt. IN TODAY’S ISSUE... It was also the best ring result for consignor Robin Sharp of Houghton Bloodstock, whose previous auction high was one of Steve Cargill’s Racing Week p20 500,000gns. Racing Round-up p21 The jewel which generated such a sum is a half-brother to the Gr.1 2,000 Guineas winner and sire Galileo Gold, who was First Crop Sire Maidens p26 produced by the Galileo mare Galicuix. She was bought by Pinhooking Tables p28 Murfitt for 8,000gns at the 2013 December Sale, having earlier See pages 3 & 5 – October Yearlings