Darvel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), who triumphed in the six-furlong Novice S. at Ayr on July 20, became the 200th winner of a £25,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus, Tattersalls announced on Tuesday. The bonus scheme has now paid out a total of £5,000,000 to owners of yearlings purchased at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1. Of the 200 Book 1 Bonus winners, more than half have been purchased for less than 150,000gns and 31 for 50,000gns or under. Bonus winners include Group 1 winners Japan (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), Fairyland (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), Line of Duty (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), and Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}).
“Darvel was very professional today and is another smart October Book 1 horse for Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum,” said trainer Kevin Ryan. “Our owners love the Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonuses for obvious reasons and it is the yearling sale we specifically target. We have now won eight £25,000 bonuses, and we will be back at Book 1 in October looking for more.”
Added Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony, “Two hundred winners and £5,000,000 in extra prize money is quite a milestone and we would like to congratulate every single winner of a £25,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus. Never have opportunities to win significant prize money been more important to owners in Britain and Ireland and we look forward to welcoming them all back to Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale this autumn.”
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