Western Writer (Ire) (Shamardal) (lot 42) stole the show at the Emirates Racing Authority Racing in Dubai Sale on Saturday, bringing AED1.8 million (£429,849/€490,499/$490,129) from Athbah Racing. A dual winner, the 3-year-old gelding counts G2 Park Hill S. heroine Echoes In Eternity (Ire) (Spinning World) as his second dam.
Second on the leader board at the end of the day, was lot 27, Thundersquall (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). One of six purchased outright by Satish Seemar, the placed gelding brought AED600,000. His dam is the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas and G1 Yorkshire Oaks victrix Pleascach (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}).
Seemar was also in action for Star Point (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) (lot 8) (AED200,000); lot 9, Maputo (Ire) (Shamardal), for the same price; Arabian Tale (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) (lot 12) for AED320,000; the winner Mythical Dancer (Ire) (Shamardal) (lot 25) for AED375,000; and lot 26, the winning True Accolade (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) for AED320,000.
Another sophomore gelding to sell was Deciduous (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) (lot 31), who went to Salem bin Ghadayer on a bid of AED470,000. Out of the Group 3-placed Black Cherry (Ire) (Mount Nelson {GB}), the February foal and two-time winner is a half-brother to the listed-placed Little Rollright (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}).
Knocked down for AED450,000 was the winning Fall Of Rome (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) (lot 20). He was selected by Satish Seemar for Michael Burke. Border Edge (Ire) (Shamardal) (lot 15), a winner a three, was also snapped up for AED250,000 by Seemar on behalf of Burke, earlier in the sale.
Of the 43 entered, all 43 were marked as sold (100%) for a gross of AED9,572,000 (£2,285,951/€2,608,477/$2,606,398).
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