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THURSDAY, 26 AUGUST 2021 PREMIER SALE ENDS ONE-MEETING PER DAY UK JOCKEY PROTOCOL TO CONTINUE THROUGH 2022 ON A HIGH The one-meeting per day protocol for jockeys will continue through 2022, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) and the Professional Jockeys Association (PJA) confirmed on Wednesday. Initially introduced as part of measures designed to ensure racing=s safe return behind closed doors during the COVID-19 pandemic, the protocol has been extended after consultation with jockeys and other stakeholders. The move was approved by the BHA board and applies to jockeys under both codes to ride at only one meeting per day. Richard Wayman, Chief Operating Officer of the BHA, said, "Jockeys played a key role in ensuring racing's return in 2020 was a success, adapting to a new way of working in unusual circumstances while still producing at the highest level on the track.@ Cont. p8 A smart son of Premier Sale alumni Harry Angel topped the two-day sale at ,220,000 as lot 296 | Sarah Farnsworth IN TDN AMERICA TODAY ESSENTIAL QUALITY MORNING-LINE FAVOURITE FOR By Nancy Sexton TRAVERS DONCASTER, UK--Any fears that a reduced catalogue and lack Essential Quality (Tapit) drew post two of seven and was made of high-end Maktoum participation could lead to a soft market the morning-line favourite for the GI Runhappy Travers S. Click at the Goffs UK Premier Sale were firmly quashed as the auction or tap here to go straight to TDN America. came to a close on Wednesday in Doncaster with a set of results that compared favourably with the pre-Covid era. At 366 lots, Goffs UK compiled a catalogue that was 8.5% smaller than last year. Yet in a testament to the quality of horse on offer, not to mention the appetite of buyers on the ground, the sale returned an aggregate of ,13,334,000, up 18% from 2020. The average also rose by 20% to ,40,907, while particularly impressive was the clearance rate of 89%. A total of 13 yearlings made six figures headed by a first-crop son of Darley=s Harry Angel (Ire) (lot 296), who provided a fine advert for his young sire by selling for ,220,000 on Wednesday to agent Alex Elliott. Goffs UK Managing Director Tim Kent was understandably delighted with the level of trade. "The Premier Sale is back on track,@ he said. ALast year=s sale endured its own Covid-related challenges but, with the help of a very loyal band of vendors and purchasers, we=ve seen a remarkable trade over the two days and proved to everyone that 2020 was a one-year blip due to circumstances beyond anyone=s control.@ Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 12 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 26 AUGUST 2021 The Daily Bulletin Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale $ The Premier Sale produced a cumulative 89% clearance rate. The average was up 20% year-on-year at ,40,902, while the median rose 19% to ,32,000 $ Though the catalogue was 8.5% smaller than last year, the aggregate was up 18% at ,13,334,000 $ The top 10 lots on day two of the sale were sired by 10 different stallions $ Harry Angel (Ire) and Havana Grey (GB) were the only first- season sires to produce six-figure lots at the sale. Harry Angel was the sale=s leading first-crop sire, with five sold for an average of ,92,000 $ Peter & Ross Doyle were the leading purchasers at the sale with 16 bought for ,1,032,000 $ Ten different buyers signed for the top 10 lots over the two- day sale, which were sold by 10 different vendors $ Tally-Ho Stud was leading vendor with 20 sold for ,1,188,000. Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale Cont. from p1 He added, AThe car park has been overflowing since Sunday morning and the footfall of genuine buyers has been incredible. There has been a real buzz around the sales complex over the last few days and it=s great that this has resulted in trade which started well yesterday, finished strong last night, and kicked on again today. AThe impressive 89% clearance rate shows the demand for Premier yearlings is as strong as ever. The fact that the 13 six-figure yearlings were purchased by 11 different buyers demonstrates the diversity of the buying bench associated with this sale whilst our policy of going >back to the future= when selecting the traditional >Donny yearling= has clearly proved popular with buyers. AWe=ve said this before but it is never more relevant than today; we simply cannot do this without our clients. Without them, we are nothing and we would like to thank all of our vendors for putting their faith in the Goffs UK team. We are absolutely delighted that this loyalty has been well rewarded, and we wish all purchasers the best of luck with their new racehorses. We are already looking forward to next year, when we will see the next star graduates emerge, and build again on two great days in Doncaster.@ His views were echoed by Richard Brown of Blandford Bloodstock. Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 12 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 26 AUGUST 2021 Senior Vice President Gary King Twitter: @garykingTDN [email protected] + 1.732.320.0975 International Editor Kelsey Riley Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] Alex Elliott signed for the top lot and four other yearlings at the sale to sit third on the buyers= sheets | Sarah Farnsworth/Goffs UK European Editor Emma Berry Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale Cont. Twitter: @collingsberry AI think it=s a fantastic trade,@ said the agent, who signed for [email protected] two six-figure lots. AI=ve been involved on the selling side with vendors as well and there=s been some fantastic sales. Lots of Associate International Editor horses are changing hands. It=s great to see and good on Heather Anderson Doncaster.@ Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN The ,220,000 sale-topper will be trained by Clive Cox after Marketing Manager Alex Elliott saw off Oliver St Lawrence to sign on behalf of an Alayna Cullen undisclosed client. Offered by Houghton Bloodstock, the colt Twitter: @AlaynaCullen was bred by Cheveley Park Stud and descends from one of their [email protected] most successful families as a son of listed winner Red Box (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), herself a daughter of the stud=s G1 Prix Contributing Editors de Diane heroine Confidential Lady (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}). Alan Carasso AI am delighted to buy him, first and foremost because he=s an Christina Bossinakis exceptional individual, but also because Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Cafe Racing and Chris Richardson have been extremely supportive of meBBI Sean Cronin was able to buy A Plus Tard for them,@ said Elliott. ASo I=m very Tom Frary happy to be able to buy one from Cheveley Park Stud. [email protected] AHe=s by one of the best horses that this sale ring has ever seen and out of a very fast mare. He also vetted perfectly and Irish Correspondent watching him in the back ring, it was like men against boys. Daithi Harvey AYou could see all the breeze-up boys on him and they're the best in the business with the fast ones. But when you get into Regular Columnists Chris McGrath | John Berry | Kevin Blake the end-user territory, then it can thin out a bit. Amy Lynam | Melissa Steele AHe's for a new client and with the passing of Sheikh Hamdan, who was such an influential figure within the industry, and especially at this sale, we felt there was a bit of a gap in the market. We were all out at the end but we=re pretty excited. IN TDN AUS/NZ TODAY Hopefully there will be a photo of him outside on the wall here WINX WILL VISIT PIERRO THIS SEASON this time next year.@ Australian wondermare Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) will visit Pierro (Aus) for 2021. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Cont. p4 Aus/NZ. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 12 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 26 AUGUST 2021 Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale Cont. Red Box was trained by Sir Mark Prescott to win three races, including the 2016 Listed Valiant S. at Ascot. Her first foal, Secret Box (GB) (Le Havre {Fr}), is also a winner this year and rated 81 for the Newmarket trainer while her 2-year-old by Pivotal (GB) is in training with Martyn Meade. AI bought his third dam Confidante as a yearling and it=s a family that has done us proud,@ said the stud=s managing director Chris Richardson. AConfidential Lady provided Mr. and Mrs. Thompson with a great thrill when she won the Prix de Diane. This colt is a bonny horse by a first-season sire that we thought would be a nice one to send to Doncaster. Mentally he=s very sound and what I really liked about him was how he thrived from the moment prep started.@ Top sprinter Harry Angel is one of the most celebrated graduates of the Premier Sale, having sold for ,44,000 to Clive Cox at the 2015 edition, and with a sale-topping transaction in the books, it was appropriate that he should reign as the auction=s leading first-crop stallion thanks to five yearlings who sold for an average of ,92,000. Star for Fitzgerald From an investment of just 10,000gns in the Bated Breath (GB) mare Under Offer (Ire), Alice Fitzgerald and Michael Doyle were able to reap excellent rewards on Wednesday in the sale of a homebred Starspangledbanner (Aus) filly (lot 381) for ,160,000 AWe=d had our eyes on the mare for a while and we were able to M V Magnier.

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