After the first European Breeze-Up sale in 1977, it is fair to say that the sale of Goffs UK Doncaster Breeze Up passed the time. In its 47-year history, this event has achieved a number of significant results that not only moved the dial in South Yorkshire, but also the entire broader breeze-up business.
In the former graduates of this sale, Sylvan Barbarosa, who is one of the past graduates of sales in 1983 (now the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II). Not bad for a sale that some initially saw as the last chance for non -sold years.
If this type of talent contributed to the breeze at least part of the skepticism with which many viewed these sales, Speciosa brought things completely to modern heights.
The daughter of Danehill Dancer may not have left her connections with a life-changing profit when it was € 30,000 from € 25,000. However, their victory in the 2006 a thousand Guineas (G1) (G1) showed that they could no longer afford to overlook this market sector.
Of course, heir and history are one thing, but when it comes to finding future talents, buyers are only too content to bow to a little repetition. Fortunately, there was also a lot to scream for Doncaster in this regard.
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Recent remarkable graduates
This sale has delivered 10 Royal Ascot winners in the past nine years, including last year's scorer Queen Mary Stakes (G2) Leovanni . It was part of a particularly forceful harvest that turned the owner here 12 months ago Aesterius Richmond Stakes (G2) winner Black Forza Present electrolyte who won the Prix Eclipse (G3) and the winner of the unbeaten mill riff (G2) Powerful fame .
The Sires Index in This year's catalog is further proof of the talent that can be found in Doncaster. A'ali And Ardad Both were excavated here before they registered the type of results that brought them in the stud's berths. The former has eight plots in the catalog before withdrawal, while the latter has 12. In three years three -time winner of Group 1 Bradsell will undoubtedly follow as well as Will Perfect force in 2026.
Goffs UK Doncaster Sale -Absolvent Leovanni wins the 2024 Queen Mary Stakes at Ascot Racecourse
Around 180 2-year-olds from this year's catalog were also literally before the test of the time when they brake on April 23 on the city of Moor in the city, where the conditions were described as “ideal”.
The results of the record sales of Tattersalls last week last week have the European Breeze-Up season to be extremely positive. They also confirmed how the market has become. Malcolm Bastards Havana Gray Colt drove the fastest pre -sale training and properly led the market with a record of 1,750,000 Guinenen.
Another with a quick horse in Newmarket was Breeze-up Doyen Willie Browne, whose Acclamation Colt rose from € 70,000 to 1,400,000 Guinea 2-year-olds.
Market expectations
Browne thought about the trade state in Tattersalls and said: “We have never had as many powerful groups of people as now. When three or four of these games can happen.
While a lot has changed in the Breeze-Up market, Browne's presence in Doncaster was something like constant.
“It is a long game that was the first Breeze-up sale here in 1977, and we and Tally-Ho are the only two providers who are still there,” said the Mocklershill man, who sold the above-mentioned speciosa in 2005. rule everything. ”
Browne offers six plots of land during the sale on April 24th. After the heights of last week, he said that the training on Wednesday morning had proven a reality test.
“To be truthful, I'm a little disappointed,” he said. “I came here with great expectations because I thought I had a very good group of horses. For some reason we didn't get the times, so I'm a bit emptied and I try to find out where we went wrong. We cannot change it now.
According to Times, who saw the race post, the fastest two-furg breeze in Doncaster was used by Station Yards Havana Gray Stutfalen from Motsi Ma Booti, a half sister of group 3 Sprinter placed. In an unlikely coincidence, the stut foal not only takes place from the same father, but is also the same lot number (143) as the Craven -Sale -Toper from last week.
“She was a keen foal and has really rolled in the past few months,” said Charlie Poste, who is heading with his wife Francesca Station Yard. “When Flash (Jockey Gordon Power) sat on her, he was very interested in her. The father goes from strength to strengthen and he had some amazing results last week. We were confident that everything could work really well if everything came together.
“As everyone knows in this job, many tires still have to jump on from now on. As a recipient, they can only bring the horses efficiently to the breeze and present their talent. So that it becomes very quick, it is a substantial buzz. I just hope that it is well sold and continued to be a top racial horse. And presented what we can do.”
How will the history of this year's Doncaster Breeze-Up sales look at? Only time will show it.
