Luca and Sara Cumani put the sugar on top of what has been one of the sweetest success stories of the week at Tattersalls when their Fittocks Stud-consigned Wootton Bassett colt sold to Godolphin for 1.9 million gns on the third and final day of the Book 1 October Yearling Sale.
The Wootton Bassett colt became Fittocks Stud's third seven-figure sale this week and followed on from the 2.2 million gns and 1.3 million gns achieved with colts by Frankel and Dubawi respectively.
All told, Fittocks Stud has sold four yearlings at Book 1 for a combined sum of 5.9 million gns.
Luca Cumani commented, “It has been an absolutely fantastic week and I have to thank the people who have been bidding on our horses. It has been emotional, really. I especially need to thank my staff who have worked so hard with these horses and presented them beautifully. And obviously my wife, Sara – you always have to thank your wife!
“We have been very blessed to have three very beautiful horses this week. This was one and obviously the two yesterday. It is a blessing to get horses as good-looking as that. They also happened to be by the right sire and from good families with good female lines as well.”
He added on the market, “People tell me the market has been patchy. I obviously can't comment on that because it hasn't been patchy for me. Obviously, it is probably not as buoyant as it was last year and we are probably returning to the 2023 levels but, as far as I am concerned, it has been a wonderful market.”
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