FRIDAY, 6 OCTOBER, 2017 AWe never sell yearlings but I wanted to wait to see that the GALILEO FILLY SHINES AT mare had a good, healthy foal on the ground before deciding to sell Gloam as a yearling,@ explained Wigan, who has a Galileo BOOK 1 CLOSER filly foal from the mare to look forward to. AShe won=t be sold, and I didn=t really want to sell Gloam either, but I=m pleased that she=ll hopefully be trained by John Gosden. We asked Liam and Jenny to sell her--they=re not that far from us and they=ve done an absolutely wonderful job. They prepped her beautifully.@ Gosden said, Ashe=s by a great stallion out of a phenomenal racemare who won a Breeders= Cup. She was a gorgeous filly to look at with a lovely mind and she came from a proper owner- breeder. There was a lot of competition for her and there should have been, because fillies like this very rarely ever come onto the market. We see her as a racing and breeding prospect for the future.@ At 102,290,000gns, Book 1 of the October Sale achieved record turnover for a European sale, that tally coming from the exchange of 349 yearlings--or 79% of the 442 offered. Cont. p2 IN TDN AMERICA TODAY The 4-million gns Galileo filly out of Dank, named Gloam | Tattersalls KITTEN’S JOY TO RELOCATE TO HILL ‘N’ DALE Kitten’s Joy (El Prado {Ire}) will relocate to John Sikura’s Hill ’n’ Dale Farm for the 2018 breeding season. Click or tap here to go By Emma Berry and Kelsey Riley straight to TDN America. Newmarket, UK--Her name may be Gloam (Ire), but there=s every reason to hope that the future for the Galileo (Ire) first foal of G1 Breeders= Cup heroine Dank (GB) (Dansili {GB}) is bright after she became the most expensive yearling sold in the world this year at 4 million gns. She is also the second-most expensive yearling ever sold at Tattersalls, following the 5 million gns Al Naamah (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in 2013. Her breeder James Wigan raced her mother, the winner of five stakes races in his colours headlined by back-to-back wins in America in the GI Beverly D S. and GI Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Turf, and instead of following his usual practice of offering the cream of his West Blagdon Stud foal crop at the December Sale, he decided instead to entrust her to Liam and Jenny Norris to consign through their Norris Bloodstock draft. Gloam (lot 418) is now set to race under the Godolphin banner, with John Gosden, acting on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed, outbidding MV Magnier in a tussle for the filly which included Kerri Radcliffe and Grant Pritchard-Gordon in earlier rounds. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 6 OCTOBER, 2017 Galileo Filly Shines at Book 1 Closer Cont. AThere was a lot of competition for her and there should have been, because fillies like this very rarely The aggregate was up by 16% on last year=s previous record, ever come onto the market. We see her as a racing and and the figures for the average and median also broke new breeding prospect for the future.@ ground, the former coming in at 293,095gns (+29%) and the median at 165,000gns (+27%). The final day=s aggregate stood at 34,686,000gns (+14%) for AJames and Anita Wigan have been wonderful and we really 116 of 146 yearlings sold. The average was 299,017gns (+17%) can=t thank them enough for asking us to sell this filly for them,@ and the median 152,500gns (+9%). said Jenny Norris. AShe=s been an absolute pleasure to deal with The Norris Bloodstock team was also the consignor of last throughout and she genuinely just never put a foot wrong.@ year=s co-top lot at Book 1, which was also a world=s best for a Her husband added, AI look at plenty of yearlings every year yearling in 2016, when offering the subsequent Group 3 winner and it's rare to come across one that has the physical attributes Glorious Journey (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) on behalf of Philippa to match such a special pedigree. I really couldn't fault her. It Cooper=s Normandie Stud. And it=s not the first time they=ve sold was a pleasure to have her at our farm for several months for a horse for 4 million gns, as that was the price fetched by the James and Anita and we're both relieved and delighted that she dual Oaks winner Dancing Rain (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) when has sold so well. She certainly deserved to.@ offered in foal to Frankel (GB) in 2013 having been bought as a In addition to having a Group 1 winner as a dam, Gloam is a yearling by Liam Norris for i200,000. Dancing Rain was too direct descendant of the 1984 G1 Poule d=Essai des Pouliches bought by Sheikh Mohammed, with John Ferguson signing for winner Masarika (GB) (Thatch), whose daughter Masskana (Ire) her on behalf of Darley. (Darshaan {GB}) produced not only Dank but G1 Hong Kong Cup winner Eagle Mountain (GB) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}) and Sulk (Ire) (Selkirk), winner of the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac. Cont. p3 TATTERSALLS OCTOBER YEARLING SALE BOOK 1: TOP 10 SIRES BY AVERAGE Stallion Lots Average (gns) Galileo (Ire) 17 816,176 Dubawi (Ire) 21 814,762 Frankel (GB) 12 602,917 War Front 4 431,250 Invincible Spirit (Ire) 13 389,615 Farhh (GB) 1 375,000 Acclamation (GB) 3 350,000 Tamayuz (GB) 1 330,000 Dark Angel (Ire) 19 322,368 Kingman (GB) 15 318,800 John Gosden | Tattersalls TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 6 OCTOBER, 2017 TATTERSALLS OCTOBER YEARLING SALE BOOK 1: DAY 3 VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Gary King SESSION TOTALS 2017 2016 Twitter: @garykingTDN $ Catalogued 165 184 [email protected] + 1.732.320.0975 $ No. Offered 146 164 $ No. Sold 116 119 International Editor $ RNAs 30 45 Kelsey Riley $ % RNAs 20.5% 27% Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN $ No. 500Kgns+ 19 17 [email protected] $ High Price 4,000,000gns 2,600,000gns European Editor $ Gross 34,686,000gns 30,456,000gns Emma Berry $ Average (% change) 299,017 (+17%) 255,933gns Twitter: @collingsberry $ Median (% change) 152,500gns (+9%) 140,000gns [email protected] CUMULATIVE 2017 2016 Associate International Editor Heather Anderson $ Catalogued 502 551 Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN $ No. Offered 442 493 $ No. Sold 349 386 Marketing Manager $ RNAs 93 107 Alayna Cullen $ % RNAs 21% 22% Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected] $ No. 1m+ 17 9 $ No. 500K+ 46 43 Contributing Editor $ High Price 4,000,000gns 2,600,000gns Alan Carasso $ Gross 102,290,000gns 88,038,000gns Twitter: @EquinealTDN $ Average (% change) 293,095gns (+29%) 228,078gns $ Cafe Racing Median (% change) 165,000gns (+27%) 130,000gns Sean Cronin Tom Frary [email protected] Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 Cont. Irish Correspondent Daithi Harvey The Main Attraction... Regular Columnists Floors Stud brought just one yearling to Newmarket from the Andrew Caulfield Scottish Borders, but lot 347 was pretty special in more ways John Berry Kevin Blake than one. By Dubawi (Ire), he is the ninth foal of the Duke of Tom Peacock Roxburghe=s homebred five-time Group 1 winner Attraction (GB) (Efisio {GB}), and his pedigree was delivered another important update only last week when his half-brother Elarqam (GB) (Frankel {GB}) remained unbeaten when winning the G2 Tattersalls S. Elarqam was himself bought by Shadwell this time last year for 1.6 million gns, and Sheikh Hamdan returned for his younger sibling and offering 1.35 millions gns for the privilege of racing him in his blue-and-white silks next year. AElarqam has given me so much of a buzz. I don=t think I=ve ever been so nervous before a race since the days of Attraction,@ admitted the Duke of Roxburghe as his prized colt left the ring. AYes, making money in the sales ring is important to keep the stud going, but we=re here to breed racehorses.@ Cont. p4 Australian breeders SELL THEIR BEST. A greater proportion of top class winners in Australia are available at auction before their Group One win than elsewhere in the world. G1 Wnrs Offered Before % Offered 2014-16 G1 Win For Sale Australia 181 121 67% Europe 194 90 46% Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale 10-16 January 2018 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale 8-10 April 2018 THE LAND OF Tom Reilly Jessica McKeown CEO Aushorse Marketing Communications Manager M | +61 (0) 423 146 334 OPPORTUNITY M | +61 (0) 498 807 205 E | [email protected] Aushorse.com.au E | [email protected] TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 OF 17 • THETDN.COM FRIDAY • 6 OCTOBER, 2017 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 Cont. As usual, it was Angus Gold who secured the colt on behalf of AI=m thrilled that Shadwell have bought this colt and that they Shadwell. He said, ASheikh Hamdan feels he=s a very good horse are doing so well with Elarqam,@ he said. AI believe he won=t run by one of the top stallions around. He was keen to have him and again this year and will be aimed at the Guineas next year. That he liked him enough to buy him.@ will give us something to dream In regards to Elarqam, Gold about over the winter.@ added, AHe=s been put away [for Those dreams may also run to the year].