How much for a profit footwerk in Group 1? On day 2 of the Tattersall December Sale on December 5th we received the answer. And not just once, but six times. In the case of Summary The answer was 4,500,000 GNS (5,767,650 US dollars, 1GN = 1.2817 US dollars), but only after a lengthy dispute in which the buy teams from Racing power package Coolmore, Godolphin and Juddmonte were involved.
MV Magnier and Paul Shanahan, who talked about their cell phones, submitted frigid mores from the middle of the packed gangway, while the Godolphin representatives Anthony Stroud and David Loder were stationed on the opposite side of the busy auditorium. However, the last piece came from Juddmonte General Simon Mockridge, who admitted to having extended further than being intended to secure the daughter of Lake the stars .
Teona was offered by Barton Sales on behalf of Rabbah Bloodstock after visiting Frankel For your first cover this year.
“You always have to stretch a little further than you really want,” said Mockridge. “To buy the best, it is so competitive. I thought about three and a half to four [million guineas] Was your assessment, but you have to make this additional stretch. We learned that. Everything is very good to try to appreciate them, but when it comes to the moment you have to be a little stronger. “
Teona registered three victories in training with Roger Varian, especially with the Prix Vermeille (G1), in which she got better Anglo-Irish and Yorkshire Oaks Heroine Snowfall up to 1 1/2 lengths. She also won the listed August Stakes and ended her racing days with a third behind it Metib in the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T).
Ambivalent who wore the silk of the same owner in the pretty Polly Stakes with the same owner and defeated the heroine Oaks Was half a long length. The daughter of Authorized Bred three winners with Teona a half sister from Prix Hocquart (G2) Victor al Hilale.
“It is the best mare on sale,” said Mockridge. “A winner of group 1 from a winner of group 1, and that is what it costs you. For us, she has a great family tree and she is on Sea the Stars, who has made a fantastic start as a breeding man. He is already the Five Group 1 winner.
“There was a lot [of elite mares] At Goffs, which we tried, we were beaten there on most great people, but mares like these are very challenging to find. It is a bit of an exit for Frankel, which is ideal. “
Tally high
At the end of the trade, the session had become the third highest insight into European auction history. The unit was 48,167,000 GNS ($ 61,735,643), a decrease of 11% in the record meeting of last year. The average price was packed by 2% at 275,240 g, while the median decreased by 18% at 92,000 GNS. The release rate was 79%when 175 sold by 221.
The meeting with the highest Gau in European history is the corresponding day on this sale last year when the 5,400,000 GNS is Non -alcoholic Contribution to sales of 54,005,000 GNS. No. 2 of the gross session was day 2 of the last year extension of Book 1, which was taken over by the 2,800,000 g Kalidasa.
