Daughter of proven Darley stallion Medaglia d'Oro was purchased by Justin Casse who last year acquired WAR OF WILL who landed two groups in USA and is heading to Belmont Stakes after his unfourtounate episode in Kentucky Derby.
Offered by Mocklershill, she is fifth product of ROMAN MISTRESS full sister to ANDROMEDA'S HERO and SUPERFLY both Gr.1 winners stallions.
She will go into training with Mark. We had a lot of luck with the fillies out of Medaglia. I think she can go in turf. She has a lovely pedigree. Willie Brown has been high on her, which is great.
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Newmarket trainer David Simcock, bidding alongside Jamie Spencer, had to wait until the final half hour of trade to take a horse home, but it came in the shape of a €700,000 Lope De Vega colt from Grove Stud. He is out of the Group-winning juvenile QUAD'S MELODY, who has already produced the Gr.1 Sussex Stakes scorer HERES COME WHEN.
We have been trying several times at other sales and today so it is nice to finally get our hands on a horse, said Simcock. This horse is a lovely athlete by a proven sire and out of a proven broodmare. He is the first one I have bought for a new client.
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A protracted bidding battle took place for lot 134, a daughter of No Nay Never from the draft of Willie Browne's Mocklershill, and Kerri Radcliffe had to shell out €575,000 to see off the opposition. The bay, who hails from the family of Gr.1 Prix Marcel Boussac winner WUHEIDA, turned many heads in her breeze.
I have bought her for Peter Leidel and George Bolton, who were both into LADY AURELIA [a daughter of No Nay Never's sire Scat Daddy], so this filly has a bit of pressure on her shoulders, Radcliffe joked. She will go to a new trainer in Joseph O'Brien. We loved her breeze and she is obviously by a very hot sire. I had seen her few times in Ireland and she has developed exactly as I thought she would.
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Shawn Dugan stood alongside Paul Shanahan to do the bidding on lot 132, an Exceed And Excel filly from the draft of Yeomanstown Stud. She is the first foal out of a half-sister to the Group winning juvenile DOLLED UP, from the close family of Gr.1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches heroine PRECIEUSE and Gr.1 Commonwealth Cup scorer EQTIDAAR.
She is a gorgeous mover with a great balance, commented Dugan. We hope she continues to do as well in proper races, but physically she really was the best filly in the sale to me, and she also has the pedigree. She will be trained by my husband Neil who has a long relationship with Coolmore.
Aisling Kinane siged the docked for bay filly by MUHAARAR offerd by Church Farm & Horse Park Stud
She is out of Mathuna, dam of four winners among which a grupwinner: DONJUAN TRIUMPHANT.
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Mark Gittings declared:
She breezed very well, we are very happy to get her at this price. She will go to Ireland, we will assign the trainer later on. I think she will be a lovely three year old. Moreover she is a page so after her racing career she will probably be broodmare. That's the plan.
Charles Gordon Watson had the final say at €650k in the bidding battle for a filly of Kingman, with Justin Casse in the underbidder role.
She is half-sister to DARK LIBERTY, listed winner at two in Great Britain and Germany.
She has everything in the right place, very good stallion. She will stay in France to be trained by Andre Fabre
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Patrick Biancone signed the docked for this bay colt offered by Powerstown Stud.
His dam line traces back to RAVEN'S PASS, Gr.1 scorer in the Queen Elisabeth II Stakes and Breeder's Cup Classic.
Partick commented:
He breezed great, has beautiful action. He will be trained in USA
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Starspangledbanner colt was picked up by Dermot Farrington on behalf of Phoenix Thoroughbred.
Offered by Ballyvorgal Stables, he is a half brother to ASSIGN and GIUSEPPE PIAZZI, both black typed
Dermot commented:
He is by a stallion I like and did a nice breeze. He heads up to Great Britain for training
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ARQANA ring went quiet when Laurent Benoit from Broadhurst Agency offered €1.1 Million for a son of Triple Crown Winner consigned by Grove Stud.
The pedigree of this bay colt on his maternal line features the top class stallions: Leroidesanimaux, Cacique, Champs Elysees, and Dansili.
Laurent Benoit acquired this colt on behalf of M.V Magnier, he commented:
He was bought for Coolmore partners. We had an order to get a very nice colt, the best colt of the sales, to go to Andre Fabre, who came yesterday and was happy with the horse (...) He was very well prrepared by Grove Stud (...) It will be first American Pharoah for Andre Fabre and he is delighted with that
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Having been outbid on Mocklershill's Sea The Stars filly, Jamie McCalmont and Ralph Beckett were back at it for a daughter of No Nay Never from the family of dual Group 1 winner RECOLETOS, which they ultimately secured for €500,000.
She is for a new client who is new to the business and is setting up a long term breeding operation under the name Westerberg, said McCalmont. Ralph will train her. We love No Nay Never. She did a great breeze and vetted well, we were very taken by her.
The filly offered by Jim McCartan's Gaybrook Lodge Stud provided a handsome return, having been bought for €80,000 at last year's August Yearling Sale.
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A Muhaarar half-sister to Gr.1 winning flyer SIGNS OF BLESSING offered from Brendan Holland's Grove Stud was the pick of Stuart Boman of Blandford Bloodstock, who signed the docket at €280,000.
She is for Larry Young's Speriamo Bloodstock, he expressed. We bought CLEARLY in this ring last December and she ran 3rd in a Group 2 on her Australian debut last week. He is also in AXANA who will be favourite for the German Guineas. This filly is all about next year for me. She is quite tall, galopped out very strongly and is was prepared by the best consignor in my view. She will probably go to Andreas Wohler because of the connection with Axana.
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The athletic grey filly offered by Mocklershill attacted interest from all around the ring. It was Anthony Stroud who took a bid of €800k for this daughter of Kingman, the sire of black typed Persian King and Calyx.
She is out of Serena’s Storm who also produced Rizeena, the double Gr.1 winner Coronation and Moyglare Stakes.
After signing the tip Anthony Stroud commented:
She is very attractive and did a very good breeze. She. checked all the boxes.She will head to Godolphin
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A daughter of the great Sea The Stars from the draft of Willie Browne's Mocklershill set the ball rolling when commanding a closing bid of €520,000 from Jake Warren. A full sister to Gr.3 Cumberland Stakes scorer STAR STORM, the chesnut is also closely related to the recent Cheshire Oaks heroine MEHDAAYIH, who is another granddaughter of Champion filly SAYYEDATI.
She will go back to Newmarket and race for Simon Scupham's Bermuda Thoroughbreds, commented Warren. Simon is putting together a strong group of fillies and we came here looking for one that would develop into a nice three-year-old. This filly really caught our imagination and we are thrilled to have her.
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