The weight of international investment has long been a key feature of the Tattersalls July Sale trade, and is one of the main drivers of the fact that aggregate sales have more than doubled in the past 10 years. Middle Eastern interests in particular have had a big influence on the proceedings, with top Qatari coach Gassim Mohammad Ghazali topping the buyer’s charts on four occasions between 2013 and 2019.
Buyers from the Gulf states, however, are no longer the only foreign visitors making an impact at the recent July Sale, with Southern Hemisphere spenders starting to make an impact. expressed their presence with increasing frequency until COVID-19 limited global travel.
In 2019, antipodean purchasing power reached a new peak as leading Australia-based dealer and supplier James Harron purchased that year’s top batch, Frankel colt New King, for 450,000 guineas ($591,712) – the second-highest price ever at the July Sale.
And since then, results in Australia have touted the quality offered at the July Sale to great effect. The main female character of group 1 of Yulong Investments Hungry heart Get out Harlechwho was sourced from a draft of Godolphin by Sheamus Mills at 60,000gns (US$82,045) in 2016 before his daughter Crucial was bred with Frankel during the Southern Hemisphere.
The best selling Frankel colt, consigned as Lot 710 in the ring at the Tattersalls July 2019 Sale
And this year’s undefeated 2-year-old Amelia’s Jewelwho was last seen winning Amelia Park-Karrakatta Plate (G2) in April, is over Bumbasina who was purchased by Louis Le Metayer’s Astute Bloodstock for 75,000gns (US$104,541) in 2018 prior to visiting Siyouni for the mating that yields the dirty rising star.
With results like these capturing the imagination Down Under, travel restrictions lifted and a favorable exchange rate, it will be interesting to see how influential Australian buyers are in the annual sale. now.
Jenny McAlpine, Australia’s representative for the Tattersalls, recently told ANZ Bloodstock News that agents in the Southern Hemisphere such as Harron, Justin Bahen, Paul Moroney and Julian Blaxland are all expected to be at the Park Paddocks, as well as at the Park Paddocks. The blood of Ciaron Maher Racing manager, Will Bourne, as well as masters of science Arthur Mitchell of Yarraman Park and Michael Kirwan from Kia Ora, all make the Australians ready to pick up where they left off in 2019.
Recent Royal Ascot winners come under the hammer
The chance to buy a Royal Ascot winner is a rare one, and the chance to do so when the ink in the book is just dry is even rarer. However, those on the hunt at the July Sale will be spoiled for choice, with not one but two such gifts coming under the hammer on July 8.
First come Latin lover (Lot 710), who gave coach Harry Eustace a day to remember when he successfully passed five coats at the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes on June 17. It was his 3-year-old son. Starspangledbanner His third win from 11 starts, and the way he knocks out the leads to score by half the length leads to bigger performances in the closet. Relationship with the winners of group 1 Top light Toylsome, and Romantic proposal will be deposited by Barton Sales.
Latin Lover Wins Holyroodhouse Stock at Royal Ascot
Next to Inver Park (Lot 752), who provided Classic-winning coach George Boughey with his first Royal Ascot success with a dominating performance at the Buckingham Palace Stakes June 16. Crucial whose dam is a half-sister to the 1st prize-winning sprinter in group 1 Maarek , won three races for Boughey and improved his official rating to the full 20 pounds, rising from 78 to 98 over the course of five laps. The way he glides from behind to score at one length suggests he may not have reached his ceiling yet.
As recent form tends to count heavily on horse sales during training, if Latin Lovers and Inver Park have no veterinary issues, they should reward relationships with a attractive profits. The Latin Lover was acquired by De Burgh Equine as a coveted piece in 2020 for just £21,000 ($27,145) from Tattersalls Ireland’s Last Year’s Sale in September, while Parks Inver was purchased from Mick Quinn by Sam Haggas’ Hurworth Bloodstock for £35,000 ($46,552) in 2021 at Goffs UK December Sale.
Breeders have a chance with Blue-Chip
The July sale not only gives breeders the chance to replenish their brood stock, but with full mares as being offered as ponies, they also have access to some males in need.
These front-facing eye trackers include the 3-year-old Footprint (Lot 271), who is more than just Galileo’s sister with a winning double pool of 2 and multiple 1s placed Armory but there are additional rewards provided by The Castlebridge Consignment that bring Wootton Bassett who stood at the 2022 season at Coolmore for a fee of €150,000.
Other blue-chip names in the masculinity index include dark Angel with Shadwell bringing out the 9-year-old Rihaam (Plot 179) on a pony for Yeomanstown Stud residents. Rihaam, is a brother to five black artists and a half-sister to Bahri bred a winner by Dark Angel in the list Ribhi .
Castlebridge Consignment also offers Exceling (Lot 199), three-time winner by Outperform and Excel who came from the same extended family as Rihaam. A 3-year-old foal provided to a pony for a 2-year-old male breaks Tally-Ho Stud .’s record Mehmas who topped the latest season with a career-high €50,000 fee.
The pony beyond Exceling will be bred on Mehmas — the Exceed And Excel cross has yielded six winners from eight runners, including clever Clarendon House, who ran to a Race Post Rank of 109 when he finished second at Goodwood earlier in the year, and the double-scorer was ranked 97th Mishal Star.
Godolphin will also provide 4 year olds Rain ice (Lot 130), a winning and listed daughter of Medaglia d’Oro brought to the National University of Ireland Invincible spirit . There’s a lot of black on Rainband’s page when she’s gone Healthy sky a 3rd prize winner and 1st grade daughter of Dubai who comes from the filthy Dahlia champion.
Those looking for a mare in a foal above could do much worse than looking at nine lots in foals for Whitsbury Manor Stud’s Havana Gray Europe’s first season stallion leader — and 2-year-old stallions in general — chart with 21 winners, seven of which were black performers.
Among the groups are All about time (Lot 116), 10-year-old daughter of Azamour from Whatton Manor Stud has a Havana Gray pony that will be bred on the same cross as the recent underage goalscorer Panamaand Renaissant (Lot 50), who came from a complete dispersal of Helescane Stud and who bred this year’s winner 2 years old Jiffy Boy.
Last year, from 574 Lots offered, 538 sold (94%) with a 107% increase in revenue compared to COVID-19 innovation in 2020, with an average increase of 27%.
Notable graduates are Janina dam of Campanelle (sold by Shadwell, acquired by Tally-Ho for 39,000 gns (US$53,330) in 2016); Entreat, damage of Golden Horde (sold by Cheveley Park Stud, acquired by BBA Ireland for 14,000gns (US$19,144) in 2016); Queenofthefairies, the dam of Fairyland (sold by Ecurie Henri-Alex Pantall, bought by Tally-Ho Stud for 32,000gns ($40,696) in 2010).
