The Wednesday session of the Goffs November Foal Sale is quickly living up to its lofty billing as, just over an hour into the action at Kildare Paddocks, a Sea The Stars (Ire) colt consigned by Baroda Stud was knocked down to Godolphin for €1,000,000.
The colt boasts a glittering pedigree being a full-brother to Teona (Ire). Trained by Roger Varian, Teona won the G1 Qatar Prix Vermeille before lighting up the Tattersalls December Mares Sale last year when knocked down to Juddmonte for 4.5 million gns.
It was Juddmonte who put up the most resistance to Godolphin and filled the role as underbidder to Anthony Stroud, who secured the millionaire lot on behalf of Godolphin.
TEONA's full brother sells for €1,000,000 @Goffs1866 November Foal Sale.
Godolphin won the war with this colt by Sea The Stars who was consigned by Baroda Stud. Juddmonte were the underbidders. pic.twitter.com/sbpezTSX7e
— TDN (@theTDN) November 20, 2024
Stroud commented, “He is a very nice individual [who] walked very well. [He has] a lot of presence and a lot of body. He is by Sea The Stars who is a Derby winner and he is out of a Group 1 winner who has produced a Group 1 winner. All of the stars aligned. He has a wonderful temperament. We looked at him on many occasions and saw him in the pre parade ring and he was very relaxed. The pedigree and the conformation matched together. I think, from that point of view, he's a horse who will compliment our homebreds. It looks very competitive. Prices are good and people are getting well paid if they have a nice horse.”
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