Together's Full-Sis Makes Waves at Tatts

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Together's Full-Sis Makes Waves at Tatts

Updated: 10:13 AM ET (First posted: 9:39 AM ET)

TATOCT hip 249	Yearling F	Galileo (Ire)--Shadow Song (Ire)	1,300,000
Breeder: Lynch Bages Ltd & Camas Park Stud
Buyer: Demi O'Byrne
Consignor: Camas Park Stud

Camas Park Stud's hip 249, a full-sister to GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup winner Together (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), was the subject of an intense bidding war featuring American bloodstock agent David Ingordo, Grant Pritchard-Gordon and John Magnier, and it was the latter who landed the final blow at 1.3 million guineas (about $2,186,208) Wednesday at Tattersalls. Ingordo was the immediate underbidder. "She is a lovely filly," said Coolmore's Demi O'Byrne. "She is from a family that we know well and is quite a similar sort to Together. I had seen her at Camas Park ahead of the sale, but I thought she was the best filly here." The May 1 foal, bred in partnership by her consignor and Lynch Bages Ltd., was produced by Shadow Song (Ire) (Pennekamp), also making her a 3/4-sister to Jan Vermeer (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), victorious in the G1 Criterium International S. in 2009.

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