What promises to be an action-packed couple of weeks at the Tattersalls
December Sale in Newmarket kicks off Monday with its one-day yearling section,
featuring 241 entries. Few vendors originally plan to offer their youngsters at
the year’s final major yearling sale, with many of those cataloged having either
been withdrawn or unsold at earlier auctions this fall.
Galileo fillies have been all the rage at earlier yearling sales this year,
and there is one opportunity to buy a daughter of the champion sire courtesy of
Lot No. 204. She is a three-quarter sister to Group 1 Irish Derby runner-up
Golden Sword (High Chaparral) offered from the Pocock family’s Sringston Farm.
Montjeu’s team includes a May 15-foaled sibling to Group 2 Lancashire Oaks
winner Pongee (Barathea) offered as Lot 190 from Newsells Park Stud, while Lot
166, a Montjeu colt out of Ghurra (War Chant) offered from Castledillon Stud,
realized €200,000 at the Arqana August
Yearling Sale this year. Lot 122, a son of Lemon Drop Kid offered by the same
vendor, failed to sell at €110,000 at
Deauville in August.
Among several lots to have passed through this year’s Keeneland September
Yearling Sale is Lot 43, a Speightstown colt offered by Bumble Mitchell who was
a $47,000 RNA, while Lot 157, a Cherokee Run colt, was sold to Blue Blue Sky
Thoroughbreds for $33,000.
Of those that sold as foals, none made more than Lot 84, a Fastnet Rock
half-brother to Group 1 Queensland Derby winner Dariana (Redoute’s Choice) who
realized 100,000gns at Tattersalls 12 months ago and is offered from Biddestone
Stud.
“This is a sale that constantly produces very high-class performers, not
least the leading two-year-old Harbour Watch (Acclamation) this season,” said
Tattersalls marketing director Jimmy George.
“We’ve got a real quality renewal this year including a good number of
yearlings who qualify for the 2012-13 Tattersalls Millions series.”
The December Sale resumes Wednesday when the four-day foal section gets
underway.