A 3-year-old half-sister to seven-time Grade 1 winner Altior (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) (lot 301) was the star of the show during the second and final session of the Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale on Wednesday when fetching a final bid of €300,000 from Aidan O'Ryan and Gordon Elliott. That sum is the second-highest price ever paid for a filly at this sale.
Progeny of Walk In The Park proved popular on the day, with Gallagher Equine and Russell MacNabb paying the day's second-highest price of €195,000 for a gelded 3-year-old (lot 273) from the Redpender Stud draft. Kevin Ross spent €170,000 on Castledillon Stud's gelded son of Getaway (Ire) (lot 240) who is the first foal out of the unraced La Scala Diva (Ire) (Milan).
Day two of the sale saw €4,675,000 added to the coffers for a two-day aggregate of €9,015,700 for 220 horses sold. The cumulative average wound up at €40,980, and the median €32,000.
“Having completed the two-day 2020 Derby Sale, we share with the majority of our valued clients a sense of relief that the sale has been able to take place,” said Tattersalls Ireland Chief Executive Officer Matt Mitchell. “We have placed emphasis on a substantial level of pre-planning to ensure that the registration process and the protocols were of the highest standard for all those present on the sales complex. We acknowledge with gratitude the very high compliance levels for the protocols.
“Overall trade has been remarkable, given the difficulties of Covid-19. Whilst the market is down, the quality is still very much in demand. In this exceptional year, it is appropriate to highlight part of the Derby Sale took place in Doncaster, with sales of £2,205,000 and an average of £64,853. The €300,000 achieved for the full sister to Altior reflects the demand for quality, and also rewards the vendor Paddy Behan for his belief in the Derby Sale.
“Despite the backing of Brian Kavanagh, HRI and ITM whose efforts we acknowledge with thanks, the protocols proposed by Tattersalls Ireland and Goffs to allow purchasers to attend from outside Ireland did not succeed. By providing videos of each entry in the sale we sought to assist purchasers outside Ireland who were unable to attend, with approximately 19% of the total sale purchases being made via live internet bidding from non Irish-based purchasers.”
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