The Tattersalls December Sale moves into its next phase on Wednesday with the first of four sessions of foal sales at Park Paddocks in Newmarket. The catalogue is organised on a rising tide basis, with 1,135 lots slated to sell between Nov. 23 and 26. The lineup includes 104 foals by the current top 10 active British and Irish sires and 216 by the current top 20. There are siblings to 147 stakes winners catalogued.
Perennial leading sire Galileo (Ire) is represented by a lone offering, a daughter of the Group 3-winning Lady Springbank (Ire) (Chosir {Aus}) (lot 957), while Dubawi (Ire), the leading sire at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, has three set to go under the hammer: lot 1017, a son of champion and dual Guineas winner Finsceal Beo (Ire) (Mr. Greeley), and therefore a half-brother to G2 Beresford S. winner Ol' Man River (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}); lot 965, a son of Snowgal (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a half-sister to three stakes winners including champion 2-year-old filly Preseli (Ire) (Caerleon); and lot 1034, the first foal out of the G3 Prix Allez France scorer Daksha (Fr) (Authorized {Ire}). There are 26 first-season sires represented, with Toronado (Ire) leading the way numerically with 41 catalogued. Charm Spirit (Ire) and Mukhadram (GB) have 28 catalogued and Sea The Moon (Ger) 21, and others represented including Derby winners Australia (GB) and Ruler of the World (Ire), as well as Horse of the Year Kingman (GB).
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