Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale

Barronstown Stud's homebred Frankel (GB) filly (lot 353) out of the dual Grade II winner Prize Exhibit (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) became the fourth yearling to make more than a million during Thursday's session at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale when selling to M V Magnier for 1,500,000gns. Prize Exhibit is a full-sister to the G1 Sussex Stakes hero and sire Mohaather (GB) and her first foal, History (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), won the G3 Cornelscourt Stakes after being bought by Magnier at Book 1 for 2,800,000gns. This filly...

Amo Racing made headlines again during Thursday's session at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale when purchasing Lodge Park Stud's Wootton Bassett (GB) colt for 4,300,000gns, a record price for a colt offered at this sale. Lot 332 is out of a winning full-sister to the Oaks heroine Was (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), G2 Curragh Cup scorer Amhran Na Bhfiann (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and G3 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial winner Douglas Macarthur (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Another sibling, the G3 Prix Cleopatre runner-up Al Naamah (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), holds the...

Godolphin picked up where they left off yesterday when going to 1,600,000gns to secure Kildaragh Stud's Sea The Stars (Ire) filly during Thursday's session at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. Lot 325, a full-sister to the G1 Prix de Royallieu heroine Sea Silk Road (Ire), became Godolphin's sixth yearling bought for more than a million at this year's sale, with the others including Wednesday's top lot, Grangemore Stud's full-sister to Charyn (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) who fetched 2,900,000gns.   🤩 Godolphin add lot 325 to their haul...

A Wootton Bassett (GB) filly offered by the Castlebridge Consignment became the first seven-figure lot during Thursday's session at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale when bought by William Haggas for 1,700,000gns. Amo Racing filled the role of underbidder. Lot 311 is out of the G3 Park Stakes heroine My Titania (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), already the dam of three black-type winners trained by Haggas. They are headed by the Group 2 winners My Oberon (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and My Prospero (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), while the Listed-winning...

A colt by Dubawi (Ire), the first foal out of the G1 Prix de Royallieu heroine Loving Dream (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}), became the fourth seven-figure lot of Wednesday's session at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale when selling online to Yulong for 1,100,000gns. Lot 268 was consigned by Watership Down Stud and is out of the former Gosden trainee who also won the G2 Ribblesdale Stakes. Loving Dream is in turn out of the Listed winner Kissable (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) whose other progeny include the GII Pennine...

Godolphin saw off stiff competition from Amo Racing during Wednesday's session at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale to secure the Dubawi (Ire) colt out of the G1 Nassau Stakes heroine Lady Bowthorpe (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) for 2,000,000gns. Offered by Fittocks Stud, lot 242 became Godolphin's eighth purchase of the day for a total spend of 9,550,000gns. Lady Bowthorpe also won the G2 Dahlia Stakes and G3 Valiant Stakes and is a half-sister to the G2 Greenlands Stakes scorer Speak In Colours (GB) (Excelebration {Ire}).

Godolphin continued their run of big-money purchases during Wednesday's session at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale when parting with 1,500,000gns for Croom House Stud's Too Darn Hot (GB) colt out of the winning Galileo (Ire) mare Knocknagree (Ire). Anthony Stroud struck the winning bid on behalf of Godolphin, who have now bought seven lots on the day for a total of 7,550,000gns. Lot 236 is a half-brother to the Grade 2-placed Idea Generation (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), while Knocknagree is herself a half-sister to the G1 Phoenix Stakes...

Anthony Stroud signed for the first lot to make a million during Wednesday's second session of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, with Grangemore Stud's Dark Angel (Ire) full-sister to the G1 Queen Anne Stakes and G1 Prix Jacques le Marois winner Charyn (Ire) selling for 2,900,000gns. Stroud bought the filly on behalf of Godolphin, with Amo Racing, who made three seven-figure purchases on Tuesday, filling the role of underbidder. Lot 183 is out of the Listed-placed Kodiac (GB) mare Futoon (Ire), who is also responsible for the...

Godolphin made their first purchase at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale on Tuesday when Anthony Stroud struck the winning bid of 2,200,000gns on their behalf for a colt by No Nay Never offered by Ballylinch Stud. Lot 92 is out of the Listed winner Bella Estrella (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) and a half-brother to last year's G2 Champagne Stakes scorer Iberian (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). Bella Estrella is in turn a full-sister to the G3 St. Simon Stakes winner and G1 Oaks third High Heeled (Ire)....

It was a familiar story when Baroda Stud's Frankel (GB) colt entered the ring during Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale on Tuesday, with Amo Racing coming out on top with a bid of 1,100,000gns. Lot 85 was the third yearling of the session to be sold to the team led by Kia Joorabchian for a seven-figure sum, all by Frankel. Evangelos Marinakis, the owner of Nottingham Forest football club, has been standing alongside Joorabchian all day. This colt is out of the winning Oasis Dream (GB) mare...

7th-DMR, $75K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 8:02 p.m. ET. Conditioned by John Sadler, Don Alberto homebred UNIQUE POWER (Into Mischief) debuts for his dam--champion older dirt female Unique Bella (Tapit)--who was acquired by the stable for $400,000 at the 2015 Keeneland September Sale. Her own dam is GI Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic heroine Unrivaled Belle (Unbridled's Song). Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm took this mare home for $3.8 million at the 2016 Keeneland November Sale. Unrivaled Belle's half-sister, Lemon Belle (Lemon Drop Kid), is responsible for GIII Gotham Stakes champ...

While the racing world awaits the confirmed line-up for one of the most exciting runnings of the King George in decades, the aperitif is served by Leopardstown on Thursday with some vital staging posts for the 2024 Classic generation. While the card's feature is the G2 Romanised Minstrel S., in which the 3-year-old fillies Zarinsk (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) and Tarawa (Ire) (Shamardal) look to have an edge on the older brigade, the most intriguing race is the G3 Jockey Club of Turkey Silver Flash S. for the fillies because that's...