Book 1

A filly by Curlin realized a $1.25 million final bid from Wesley Ward at Keeneland's opening session of the November Sale in Lexington Tuesday. Consigned by Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, the February 20 foaled filly is out of Galloping Ami (Victory Gallop), Broodmare of the Year in 2016. Offered as Hip 82, the bay is a Kentucky-bred half-sister to MGISW Kopion (Omaha Beach), Canadian Champion 3-year-old Amis Gizmo (Giant Gizmo) and GSW and GISP Ami's Flatter (Flatter.) She was bred by Tall Oaks Farm and The Curlin Syndicate.

Keeneland has supplemented seven horses--three weanlings, three racing or broodmare prospects and one young broodmare--to Book 1 of the November Breeding Stock Sale on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The session, which has cataloged 220 horses, begins at 2 p.m. ET. The broodmare Roikop, who is consigned by Lane's End, agent, is out of Grade II winner Red Ruby, a daughter of Tiznow and a half-sister to Grade III winner and sire Mo Tom; stakes winner and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies runner-up Beautician; and stakes winner Bella Castani. Roikop also is...

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...

Less than 10 lots from the end of Wednesday's session, lot 349, a son of Wootton Bassett and the Scat Daddy mare Qabala, was knocked down for 2.2 million gns to Amo Racing. He is the third yearling to make that price during the second session of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1. Amo picked up lot 247, another son of Wootton Bassett, for an identical price from the Marlhill House Stud draft earlier in the day. Kia Joorabchian's operation has purchased five yearlings outright on Wednesday for 7.31...

It can be easy to read the headlines from Book 1 and conclude that this is a sale for the big boys and, unless you have millions in the bank, you cannot compete.  Pinhooker Fearghal Hogan put that theory in the bin on Wednesday when a St Mark's Basilica colt that he bought for €120,000 sold for a whopping 800,000gns to Amo Racing.  It was the type of pinhooking profit that left Hogan puffing for air down in the gangway as the numbers kept on climbing. And when the gavel...

Luca Cumani admitted to holding back the tears after he and his wife Sara enjoyed their greatest day in bloodstock when their Fittocks Stud-consigned Frankel colt sold to Godolphin for 2,200,000gns on day two of the Book 1 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.  The Frankel colt was bred in partnership with Newsells Park Stud and Marina and Leonidas Marinopoulos and it was Japanese trainer Mitsu Nakauchida who filled the role as underbidder.  Cumani said, "It's fantastic, absolutely fantastic. It's the highest we have ever done. We sold one for two million...

There is a new top lot at Book 1 of the October Yearling Sale as Godolphin went to 3.7 million gns to secure a Sea The Stars colt [lot 90] consigned by Eugene Daly's Longview Stud.  Anthony Stroud, bidding on behalf of the powerhouse owners, went on to land a Too Darn Hot colt [90] from Airlie Stud for 1 million gns shortly afterwards.  That horse became Godolphin's third individual seven-figure purchase with a total spend of 8.75 million and counting on Tuesday afternoon.  Speaking after signing for the new...

NEWMARKET, UK -- After a weekend of brutally cold winds and rain at Park Paddocks, summer decided to reappear to bless the final yearling viewing day at Tattersalls with warm sunshine. An omen of bright days ahead, perhaps? Or if you're not a fan of symbolism, a more concrete guide to what could be in store over the next three days of Book 1 of the October Sale may have been gleaned from a car park full to the brim by early morning on Monday as the crowd rolled in...

Roll up, roll up. It's the bloodstock equivalent of the Taylor Swift Eras Tour, live and exclusive in Newmarket for three days only.  Yep, it's Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and doors open this year on Tuesday, October 7. That is indeed if there are any doors left, as they were blown right off last year with the most sensational yearling trade ever witnessed in Europe. Turnover reached a new high of almost 128 million gns, and while on first glance that tally is only just above...

Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale piggybacked off last week's bonanza at Book 1 with Godolphin once again flexing its muscle for a 875,000gns Sea The Stars (Ire) colt on a day when all of the key figures were up on last year.  Monday's trade carried on from the trends set at Book 1, with Godolphin accounting for two of the three top lots with the newly-formed Amo Racing and Al Shaqab partnership accounting for the other--a 600,000gns filly by St Mark's Basilica (Fr).  But lot 597, the...

NEWMARKET, UK -- Blood will out. At 4,300,000gns a new record was set for a yearling colt at Tattersalls on Thursday from the immediate family of the most expensive yearling ever sold in Europe. But he was far from the sole highlight in the final session of Book 1, which can only be described as a bonanza. Record turnover, average, median and a world record yearling price in 2024 were the key indicators of a sale that has lit up an otherwise somewhat underwhelming European yearling sales season so far...

Keeneland has supplemented nine horses--including Diva Delite (Repent), dam of champion and $13.9 million earner Midnight Bisou, and Expo Gold (Johannesburg), dam of champion and $2-million earner Swiss Skydiver--to Book 1 of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Both Diva Delite and Expo Gold are in foal to Uncle Mo, and both are consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent. Grade III winner Diva Delite is also the dam of Grade III winner Verifying (Justify) and stakes winner Stage Left (Congrats). She is out of stakes-placed winner...