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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here RECORD-SETTING TATTS OPENER AOn top of that, you have a breeder like Mrs. Weld, Bidding wars between Sheikh Mohammed and John who has consistently produced top horses over the Magnier have been a rarity in recent years, but racing=s years and she must be congratulated for that. We=ve two superpowers went head-to-head during the seen this horse at home and he has thrived and thrived opening session of Tattersalls= October Sale over lot over the summer. To have a Raven=s Pass out of a 161, a colt by Darley=s exciting young sire Raven=s Pass Guineas winner from a top breeder, this just made out of Galileo (Ire)=s first Group 1 winner, the Irish 1000 sense--he=s an outstanding individual.@ Guineas heroine Nightime (Ire). Sheikh Mohammed Having ended the first day as leading buyer, Ferguson came out best on the first-day topper, going to added, AEurope has a phenomenal team of young and 800,000gns through his bloodstock advisor John proven stallions at the moment, so as a result you can Ferguson to secure the March-foaled chestnut colt, one have a book of this size and there is quality right the of 13 yearlings he bought during the opening session way through it.@ for a total of 3,350,000gns. The combination of hefty spending sprees by Sheikh Mohammed and John Tattersalls October coverage cont. p3 Magnier, who purchased seven yearlings for 2,740,000gns, helped to push the day=s aggregate to a TATTERSALLS OCTOBER YEARLING SALE - BOOK 1 record figure for a single day=s trade at October Book 1 TUESDAY, OCT. 9, 2012 of 23,016,000gns. The previous high of 19.1 million gns was set in 2009. With 139 of the 174 yearlings offered changing SESSION 2012 2011 hands, the clearance rate fell two points to 80%, but No. Catalogued 192 168 the median was up by 10% on the corresponding No. Offered 174 147 session last year at 110,000gns, with the average also No. Sold 139 120 rising, by 9.5%, to 165,583 guineas. RNAs 35 27 Commenting on his most expensive purchase of the % RNA 20.1% 18.4% day, who was bred by Marguerite Weld and offered by No. 500k+ 8 5 The Castlebridge Consignment, Ferguson said, ARaven=s High Price 800,000gns 800,000gns Pass has done very well, and not only have we been Gross 23,016,000gns 18,148,000gns delighted with [G2 Juddmonte Royal Lodge S. winner] Average (% change) 165,583gns (+9.5%) 151,233gns Steeler, but there are lots in the pipeline coming Median (% change) 110,000gns (+10%) 100,000gns through and showing all the right signs. www.tattersalls.com Lot 161 tattersalls.com In This Issue California Dreamin’ at Tatts 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 California-based owner Jon Kelly was shut out (732) 747-8060 on several lots during Tuesday’s opening day of (732) 747-8955 (fax) bidding at Tattersalls, but ended up the successful www.thoroughbreddailynews.com bidder on a Sea The Stars (Ire) half-brother to www.thetdn.com champion Finsceal Beo (Ire) (Mr. Greeley), who Barry Weisbord, co-publisher will be turned over to Luca Cumani in [email protected] • @barryweisbord Newmarket. "That is a beautiful horse. He , co-publisher competes with every top colt I own," said Kelly, Sue Finley • known best in the States for campaigning the likes [email protected] @suefinley Jon Kelly of Borrego and Vacare. tattersalls.com Editorial [email protected] Coverage begins page 4 Jessica Martini, Editor-in-Chief Alan Carasso, Managing Editor Marie Kizenko, Senior Editor Christina Bossinakis, Senior Editor Lucas Marquardt, Features Editor Aracis Turn Sellers at Tatts Steve Sherack, Racing Editor Brian DiDonato, Racing Analyst/Soc. Media Dir. Pinar Araci has become a familiar face at the sales Justina Severni, Assistant Editor alongside her father Ibrahim in recent years, investing Kelsey Riley, Assistant Editor in high-quality stock both for the racecourse and the Advertising breeding shed, including the Group 3 winner Native [email protected] Khan (Fr) (Azamour {Ire}). This year, however, Alycia Borer, Director of Advertising marked the first time that the Turkish investor has Lia Kusch, Senior Advertising Designer Sarah K. Andrew, Adv Assistant/Distribution turned consignor at the European yearling sales, Amanda Crelin, Advertising Assistant offering a Dubawi colt (Ire) (lot 77) yesterday through Amanda Foster, Advertising Assistant the outstanding draft of Highclere Stud. Ibrahim Araci Customer Service [email protected] tattersalls.com Coverage page 7 Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service Information Technology Robert Williams, Director of IT [email protected] Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming Bernardini Filly Tops Saratoga Sale [email protected] Fasig-Tipton's inaugural Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale was held Tuesday, with Closing Move, a 3-year-old Bernardini filly, topping the proceedings courtesy Business Development of a $100,000 bid from trainer Tom Voss. All told, 119 head successfully Gary King, Director of Business Development changed hands for a gross of $1,933,600, while 82 were led out unsold. The [email protected] average was $16,249 and the median was $12,000. “I thought it was good and TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing competitive," said Boyd Browning, president of the auction house. "I think [email protected] there was broad bidding, and it worked reasonably well for the first try” Sean Cronin Tom Frary Coverage ATW p1 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 10/10/12 • PAGE 3 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com SALES TOPPERS 71 filly Invincible Spirit (Ire) Landmark 525,000 B-Epona Bloodstock Ltd Sponsored by GEORGE HILLS Consigned by Croom House Stud Insurance - Both Sides of the Atlantic Purchased by Demi O’Byrne US Mob: +1 859 229 9095 • UK Mob: +44 (0) 7979 750 421 172 colt Galileo (Ire) Ouija Board (GB) 525,000 [email protected] B-Stanley Estate & Stud Co. Consigned by Stanley House Stud Purchased by Demi O’Byrne TATTERSALLS OCTOBER YEARLINGS 144 colt Sea the Stars (Ire) Musical Treat (Ire) 500,000 TUESDAY’S TOP 11 LOTS B-Rathbarry Stud Hip Sex Sire Dam Price (gns) Consigned by Rathbarry Stud 161 colt Raven’s Pass Nightime (Ire) 800,000 Purchased by McCalmont Bloodstock B-Mrs C L Weld 55 filly Pivotal (GB) Kitty Matcham (Ire) 485,000 Consigned by The Castlebridge Consignment B-Barronstown Stud Purchased by John Ferguson Bloodstock Consigned by Barronstown Stud 88 colt Montjeu (Ire) Lucina (GB) 700,000 Purchased by John Ferguson Bloodstock B-Epona Bloodstock Ltd 140 colt Sea the Stars (Ire) Multicolour Wave (Ire) 475,000 Consigned by Croom House Stud B-Pier House Stud Purchased by Demi O’Byrne Consigned by Pier House Stud 84 colt Teofilo (Ire) Love Excelling (Fr) 600,000 Purchased by C Gordon-Watson Bloodstock B-John Connaughton 106 colt Dubawi (Ire) Manoeuvre (Ire) 470,000 Consigned by Jockey Hall Stud B-St Albans Bloodstock LLP Purchased by Shadwell Estate Company Consigned by Highclere Stud 63 filly Galileo (Ire) La Sylvia (Ire) 570,000 Purchased by Form Bloodstock B-La Sylvia Syndicate Consigned by Clare Castle Stud You can also pick up a copy of Purchased by Badgers Bloodstock the TDN today at the Tattersalls 154 filly Dansili (GB) Neartica (Fr) 550,000 B-Newsells Park Stud October Yearling Sale. Consigned by Newsells Park Stud Ltd Purchased by Hugo Lascelles Bloodstock P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 10/10/12 • PAGE 4 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Tattersalls October cont. Reluctant to reveal the identity of his client, Pritchard-Gordon said, AShe=s for one of Ed Dunlop=s Montjeu’s Name Lives On... existing clients and I=m pretty sure she will go to Ed to He may be gone, but this sales season, the Coolmore be trained. He was particularly looking for a Galileo filly team has certainly kept Montjeu=s name in lights and, and this one was not only beautiful, but looked like she on the first day of Book 1, a colt by the late dual Derby might be a bit earlier than some others. She=s out of an and Arc winner led the early trade when selling for Oasis Dream mare and we hope she might be out as a 700,000 guineas to Demi O=Byrne. 2-year-old.@ Consigned by Croom House Stud, whose three lots He added, AGalileo is the most outstanding stallion in sold at the opening session recorded an average of the world--the best I=ve seen in my lifetime and even 511,677gns, the March-foaled son of the Machiavellian better than his sire. In my opinion we should be mare Lucina (GB) (lot 88) hails from the family of Group stockpiling his offspring. That=s certainly what I say if 1 winners Luso (GB) and Warrsan (Ire). clients ask.@ O=Byrne also ensured that Newsells Park Stud=s Montjeu colt out of the Linamix (Fr) mare Honorlina (Fr) Californian Dreaming of Classic Glory... (lot 18) will be heading towards Ballydoyle when seeing Jon Kelly, buying through Jamie McCalmont, was not off Californian-based buyer Jon Kelly on a bid of deterred by several unsuccessful attempts early in the 450,000gns. day to join the list of purchasers and was delighted to One of the most eagerly anticipated lots on the first be the winning bidder on the Sea The day was the first yearling out of Lord Derby=s champion Stars colt out of Musical Treat (lot racemare Ouija Board (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) to be 144) to the tune of 500,000gns--the offered for sale, and the Galileo (Ire) colt (lot 172), a top price achieved by the first-season half-brother to the listed-placed Voodoo Prince, was stallion on the day.