A total of 1,008 foals will be offered at Park Paddocks, as the catalogue for the Tattersalls December Foal Sale was announced on Friday. Scheduled for Nov. 26-30, the sale will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, with a day set aside for viewing on Thursday, Nov. 28.
As previously announced, a full-sister to G1 2000 Guineas heroine Chaldean (GB) (Frankel {GB}) will feature as lot 945. She is among the lots that are half- or full-siblings to 129 group or listed winners, including six Group 1 winners. There are also 107 foals out of group or listed-winning mares catalogued including a pair of Frankel colts–a son of GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf heroine Audarya (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) (lot 936) and the second foal out of three-time Group 1 winner Glass Slippers (GB) (Dream Ahead) (lot 927). Other lots of note include a Wootton Bassett half-sister to G1 Dubai Turf hero Facteur Cheval (Ire) (Ribchester {Ire}) (lot 908); a half-sister to G1 Haydock Sprint Cup hero Regional (GB) (Territories {Ire}) by Oasis Dream (GB) (lot 924); a Pinatubo (Ire) half-sister to Italian Group 1 winner Sortilege (Ire) (Tiger Hill {Ire}) closely related to G1 Grand Prix de Paris hero Sosie (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) (lot 827); a State Of Rest (Ire) half-brother to G1 Japanese Derby hero Deep Brillante (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) (lot 863); and a Sea The Stars (Ire) three-quarter brother to G1 Deutsches Derby hero Fantastic Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) (lot 931).
The catalogue also features 262 lots by the current top 25 active British and Irish based sires, including Blue Point (Ire), Camelot (GB), Churchill (Ire), Dark Angel (Ire), Frankel, Gleneagles (Ire), Havana Grey (GB), Invincible Spirit (Ire), Kingman (GB), Kodiac (GB), Lope De Vega (Ire), Mehmas (Ire), Nathaniel (Ire), New Bay (GB), Night of Thunder (Ire), No Nay Never, Sea the Stars, Showcasing (GB), Starspangledbanner (Aus), Too Darn Hot (GB) and Wootton Bassett.
A total of 14 first-crop sires will be represented, among them: Baaeed (GB), Bayside Boy (Ire), Blackbeard (Ire), Golden Pal, Minzaal (Ire), Naval Crown (GB), Perfect Power (Ire), Sealiway (Fr), State of Rest, Stradivarius (Ire) and Torquator Tasso (Ger). Other stallions who are faring well with their first runners and have foals selling at Tattersalls include Earthlight (Ire), Hello Youmzain (Fr), Mohaather (GB), Kameko, Pinatubo, Sands Of Mali (Fr), Sergei Prokofiev, and Without Parole (GB).
In 2023, 669 foals sold for a gross of 29,842,902gns with an average of 44,608gns and a median of 21,000gns. Current Group 1 winners Economics (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) and You Got To Me (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) are just two of many alumni to have excelled in 2024.
Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony said, “The Tattersalls December Foal Sale is well established as Europe's premier foal sale, consistently attracting the cream of the British and Irish foal crops. This has been reflected in an exceptional year on the racecourse, headed by the Irish Oaks winner You Got To Me and Economics, one of Europe's top 3-year-old colts. In addition to outstanding racecourse success, the sale never fails to produce numerous and remarkable pinhooking triumphs. This year's catalogue as ever has the quality and diversity to attract buyers from all corners of the globe and across all levels of the market.”
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