Galileo Filly Tops Vibrant Foal Trade
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SATURDAY, 1 DECEMBER 2018 who, like the Galileo filly was offered through New England GALILEO FILLY TOPS Stud, is also now owned solely by Al Sagar after Nerses had bid 600,000gns on his behalf just moments earlier. VIBRANT FOAL TRADE As part of a stock reduction, the Blue Diamond Stud partners have offered an array of horses of varying ages through different consigners this autumn, and a number of yearlings have been bought back by the duo to race. Lot 1064, a Fastnet Rock (Aus) half-sister to the G2 Gimcrack S. winner Ajaya (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), was another to be signed over to Blue Diamond Stud later in the session at 400,000gns. The million-dollar baby played her part in helping the aggregate to a 24% increase during the sale's premier session, with 21,136,500gns traded for 172 foals at a clearance rate of 79%, just a point off last year's mark. The average also shot up by 22% to 122,887gns, while the median was up 8% at 70,000gns. Cont. p2 The full-sister to Decorated Knight sells for 1.7-million gns | Tattersalls IN TDN AMERICA TODAY By Emma Berry MENDELSSOHN BACK IN THE STATES FOR CIGAR MILE NEWMARKET, UK--Only three foals have previously surpassed Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy) makes a remarkable sixth trip to the the million-guinea mark in the ring at Tattersalls and it took a U.S. for Saturday’s GI Cigar Mile H., the final top-level test in New Galileo (Ire) sister to a multiple Group 1 winner to push the bar York for 2018. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. that high on Friday. The price of 1.7-million gns bid by Tony Nerses for the sibling to Blue Diamond Stud's star performer Decorated Knight (GB) may seem eye-watering, but buyer Imad Al Sagar will only have to find half that amount as he is also the filly's co-breeder, with Saleh Al Homaizi, whom be bought out to retain the filly at Blue Diamond Stud. Nerses had plenty of opposition from potential buyers attempting to prise the coveted filly (lot 1010) from the sales ring, including a determined stand from Julian Dollar of Newsells Park Stud, who had bought Blue Diamond's Group 2 winner Aljazzi (GB) (Shamardal) for a Horses-in-Training Sale record of 1-million gns last month. Tom Goff was another frustrated bidder and Hugo Lascelles threw in one last hopeful wave of his catalogue at 1.6-million gns, but Nerses, on the phone to Al Sagar, had the final say from the gangway. "Saleh is moving away from some of the horses, not all of them, and Imad was keen to retain this filly," Nerses explained. The weanling Sea The Stars (Ire) filly (lot 1009) out of Group 3 winner Princess Noor (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 13 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 1 DECEMBER 2018 Frankel Out In Force Middle Club hails from a family which has been very much in It is almost two years since owner-breeder and former top the news of late. Her half-sister Anna Nerium (GB) has won a amateur rider Bob McCreery died but his influence is still very Group 3 in each of the last two seasons, while another much felt at Tattersalls, where Stowell Hill Stud, run by his wife half-sister Coplow (GB) (Manduro {Ger}) provided this year's Jeanette, sold a Frankel (GB) G1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas winner filly from one of the farm's well Billesdon Brook (GB) (Champs established families for Elysees {GB}). The family could 700,000gns. yet provide more ripples in the Lot 1014, who was bought by ring at Tattersalls next week Hugo Lascelles, is a daughter of when Billesdon Brook's the Group 3-winning Fantastic listed-winning half-sister Light mare Middle Club (GB), Billesdon Bess (GB) (Dick Turpin who is now owned by a {Ire}) is offered. five-strong partnership known Juddmonte's Simon as the Middle Club Team. Mockridge stepped in to sign "The mare was bred at for lot 1030, a Frankel daughter Stowell and raced by my late of the G3 Ballyogan S. winner husband Bob. We sold her at Divine (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}) the December Mares Sale to Imad Al Sagar bought out Saleh Al Homaizi on a handful of foals bred by from the family of G1 Prix de la race in America, and she visited Blue Diamond Stud | racingfotos.com Foret winner Caradak (Ire), at Distorted Humor and Medaglia 700,000gns. D'Oro in the States but then she came up for sale, and Bob "She will be a lovely addition to come back to the farm bought her back so we put together a group of people to own eventually," he said. her." TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 13 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 1 DECEMBER 2018 Tattersalls Report cont. "I knew the mare well and this filly is beautifully put together "She is out of a fast six-furlong mare and we are looking to go and was very well presented." down the Galileo route a little with Frankel by sending him some speedy mares." Two For One A mare with much more stamina on her side is Bobby Flay's One Agency signed for just two weanlings during the session Auld Alliance (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), a half-sister to 2000 Guineas but they kept things simple by going to an even 500,000gns for winner Golan (Ire) (Spectrum each filly. First was the {Ire}) who was bought from standout from James Wigan's Ballymacoll Stud for West Blagdon Stud draft (lot 550,000gns in 2013. Her 992), a Lope De Vega (Ire) first Frankel filly (lot 1061) led the foal out of the winning Galileo first part of the Flay Dispersal mare Tesoro (Ire), a half-sister when selling for 325,000gns to to this season's G2 Qatar Peter and Ross Doyle. Richmond S. winner Land Force Tom Goff was another to (Ire) (No Nay Never) and spring for a Frankel when grand-daughter of the top-class buying lot 989, the daughter of sprinter and broodmare G1 Preis der Diana winner Cassandra Go (Ire) (Indian Penelopa (GB) (Giant's Ridge {GB}). Causeway) for 450,000gns "Lope De Vega has had a from Britton House Stud. John Gosden and Hugo Lascelles | racingfotos.com terrific season with some "She's been bought for an seriously impressive maiden owner and she won't be coming back to the ring just yet," said winners along with his black-type winners," said Ben Harris as Goff. his brother Tom signed the ticket. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 13 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 1 DECEMBER 2018 Tattersalls Report cont. weanlings on offer after withdrawals. "This is a wonderful family going back and of course Land German breeder Gerhard Schoeningh has had horses in Force is an exciting colt, so hopefully we'll get a nice update training in Newmarket with Sir Henry Cecil, Hugo Palmer and there. She was a stunning Luca Cumani and he has individual." entrusted his listed-winning The Harrises later signed for a High Chaparral (Ire) mare Frankel filly out of the Baisse (GB) to the care of the Zamindar mare Household Cumanis' Fittocks Stud, which Name (lot 1040). The half-sister consigned her Dubawi filly at to listed winner Gobi Desert Tattersalls as lot 1022. (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) was The 10-year-old mare has consigned by New England already produced the G2 Stud on behalf of her breeder Juddmonte Royal Lodge S. Countess De La Warr, the winner Best Of Days (GB) mother of bloodstock agent Ed (Azamour {Ire}), who was raced Sackville. by Schoeningh, the owner of Hoppegarten racecourse, until Dubawi Double he was sold privately to Stroud Coleman Bloodstock Godolphin, and the Dubawi filly made a significant impact could well follow the same during the October Sales when Philip Stauffenberg | Tattersalls path after being signed for by signing for a raft of expensive Anthony Stroud at 725,000gns. yearlings on behalf of Godolphin and the agency's purchases on "This filly has never put a foot wrong, she has just been so Friday for an "existing client" included the only two Dubawi (Ire) straightforward," said Sara Cumani. The f ast est mi ler retiring to stud is not Expert Eye . Nor is it Saxon Warrior or Roaring Lion . 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Oneliner Stables went Cumani added that Baisse is now in foal to Nathaniel (Ire) and to 330,000gns to secure the colt, who was another expensive will return to Dubawi next year.