Volume 1 of the Tattersalls Last October Sale began with a seven-figure burst on the morning of October 4 when only a second lot entered the round, a blue blood Dubai filly (Lot 3) from Meon Valley Stud, bringing in 1,300,000gns ($1,532,376) from Godolphin after Anthony Stroud, standing outside with Sheikh Mohammed, taller than Fiona Craig of Moyglare Stud, who was in the chair at the back of the bustling Park Paddocks ring.
The filly is out Top Jazzi Danehill Dancer’s daughter has three wins capped by success at the Prix de la Nonette (G2) for coaches John Gosden and Frankie Dettori.
Her third smash was Colorspin, meaning Opera House champion and Kayf Tara, both raced by Sheikh Mohammed, reappeared on the page.
“That’s a good way to start selling, isn’t it?” Stroud said after signing the book.
“She is an attractive dark horse from a very good farm. Dubawi is a wonderful stallion and the owner chose this ugly stallion. He has had a lot of success with this family before. here with Kayf Tara and the Opera House.”
What a start@godolphin go to 1,300,000gns for @meonvalleystudThe daughter of Dubawi, Gr.2 winner, Jazzi Top, comes from a family of stars Zee Zee Top and Izzi Top. pic.twitter.com/UHw0cShxoM
– Tattersalls (@ Tattersalls1766) October 4, 2022
This family is the source of much of the success of the Meon Valley as Jazzi Top is not part of Zee Zee Top, who brought down the curtain on his racing career by winning the Casino Prix de l’Opera 2003 Barriere d. ‘Enghien Les Bains (G1) .
She has bred six winners since retiring to the rockfields of Meon Valley, with Jazzi Top joined by a group 1 winner Top Izzi who stated that Barclays Bank Ireland Pretty Polly Stakes (G1) and Darley Prix Jean Romanet (G1) were both in 2012, and the intimate relationship of these seven characters Emaraaty who cost Shadwell 2,600,000gns ($3,480,477) in 2016 and then won a 3 in the US for Chad Brown.
Prince Eiji bought 2,600,000gns ($3,624,621) from Roger Varian in 2017, and Willie John who set a February Sales record beating Varian at 1,900,000gns ($2,845,070) in 2018.
The emotional Mark Weinfeld described watching the bidding unfold as “heart-stopping”, before adding: “She’s related to Reprocolor, one of the foundation mares at Meon Valley and It’s a very nice family. She’s very popular but you never quite know when you get here how many people will be there for the horse.
“There have been quite a few vets and people coming down to see the horse, but sometimes people watch through all those movements and then just don’t show up for whatever reason. We think she’s her. would be famous, but we didn’t ‘didn’t think she would go this far. We’re so excited.”
He added: “She stuttered at about 600,000gns and you think maybe it’s going to go away, but then suddenly it just keeps going. We didn’t really want to sell her, but we had a lot of it. fillings this year so something had to go.
“We have kept a full sister Anapurna and her first desire, who was a child (by Lope de Vega ), we have a Invincible spirit out of Izzi Top and a Frankel get out The star Shirocco . We had 15 ponies and 7 ponies, and nearly all of the best mares have fillings so we felt we had to sell one or two to balance the books and pay for The ponies are being trained. “
