Luxury stay Waterville provided a high score on the first day of the Tattersalls Fall Horse during the October 24 training sale when his son Camelot was sold to Australian blood dealer Guy Mulcaster for 410,000gns ($486,357).
The 3-year-old has played seven times for Aidan O’Brien and Coolmore’s partners, with two wins including the final win at the Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch award. Waterville had all 29 competitors ahead at one leg of the competition but showed off an eye-catching gear change to get through heavy traffic and top handicaps under an awe-inspiring ride of Wayne Lordan.
The foal is the 12th pony of Razza Del Velino’s Holy Moon blue hen maker, its chick was so successful that only the first dam athlete appeared on the list. item. The daughter who won on the list of Hernando bred 12 winners from the most runners, 7 of whom achieved the black category.
The mare’s best was the ill-fated Sea of Class, who won the Irish and Yorkshire Oaks (both G1) before knocking down with just a short neck to Enable at the 2018 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1).
Holy Moon produced two other Group 1 winners in the Premio Lydia Tesio (G1) scorers Charity line and The last point . Camelot’s ten children of group 1 winners including Australia’s top tier winners in Labrokes Cox Plate (G1) hero Sir Dragonet and northern hemisphere hybrid Russian Camelotwho claimed the Hyland Colors Underwood Stakes (G1) and Tab South Australian Derby (G1) races.
Mulcaster added: “He’s a well-kept and well-kept horse, he hasn’t run many times but he has a good record in a limited number of starts so he looks good. clear. “Camelot has done well in Australia and we have a number of clients who have shown an interest in the horse, so I’m delighted to have him.”
Waterville made his second appearance at the public auction after being signed by Coolmore MV Magnier for €280,000 ($310,194) at the Goffs November Foal Sale in 2019.
Mulcaster and Waller also hit 130,000gns ($154,211) for Postwickwinner for Harry Eustace, who was sold through Barton Sales.
Another one for Australia
The second top batch is also tied to Australia after Will Bourne, the blood stockist for the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace barns, went up to 400,000gns ($474,495) for the wildcard entry Chairpersonwho was recommended by The Castlebridge Consignment on behalf of Freddie and Martyn Meade.
Almanzor won two of seven starts for former owners Aquis Farm and Manton Park and produced a career-best performance in ratings to finish second behind La Yakel at Ascot last month. , an attempt with an RPR of 103.
“He’s a really impressive person physically,” Bourne said. “He’s a very strong horse, doesn’t carry too much physical strength and what Ciaron and I observed was that the things that worked for him down there weren’t too heavy. You don’t have to work too hard. and I think he’s a horse that should be a good fit. Obviously he’s racing at very good handicaps but I’ll leave him to Ciaron and David!”
Bourne continued: “The bonuses are too good in Australia, especially for those distance races, and on paper they are at least below the level here, so I look forward to bringing him into the Ciaron and David’s is stable.”
Chairman Dermot Farrington, a second pony among Nimbin, was purchased for 75,000gns ($102,891). Champs Elysees Another winner is Sa’ad listed in the list.
At the end of the proceedings, Ciaron Maher Bloodstock was the session’s top spender after having also gone up to 130,000gns for Rent house Four-time winner for John Joseph Murphy and Chantal Regalado Gonzalez.
Red Baron’s Back for more
The team behind Red Baron’s Barn and Rancho Temescal are regulars on the Autumn Horses in Training Sale and they’ve added to the run this year with a 260,000gns acquisition ($308,422). Bellstreet Bridewho was provided by Michael Bell’s Fitzroy House.
Sir Percy has a page back to the Divine Proportions and Whipper award winning group 1, is the 3rd 10,000gns book ($13,549) by Richard Frisby Bloodstock.
Trading was active throughout the session and ended the day with a liquidation rate of 88% as 261 of the 297 lots offered for sale found buyers. In turn, those transactions brought in revenue of 8,566,100gns ($10,161,429), up 20% year-over-year. The average price compared to the corresponding session in 2021 also increased 21% at 32,820gns ($38,932), while the average held steady from the previous 12 months was 16,000gns ($18,980).
The Fall Training Horse Sale continues on Tuesday, with the start date at 9:30 a.m. local time.
