Consumers seized the chance as Godolphin pruned its broodmare band throughout a moist opening to the Tattersalls July Sale July 9. Sheikh Mohammed’s operation bought 21 tons on Tuesday, a bunch that generated receipts value 1,139,000gns (US$1,528,472, 1gn=US$1.35) and included three of the highest tons on the day.
The market was led by Godolphin homebred Whispering Phrases, who was signed for by BBA Eire having been knocked right down to Charles Shanahan, son of Coolmore’s Paul Shanahan, at 280,000gns ($375,764). The 4-year-old daughter of Dubawi , winner of one in every of her 5 begins for Charlie Appleby, was provided in foal to Kingman .
“It is an important pedigree, and being by Dubawi is essential,” mentioned Shanahan. “He appears to be doing superb issues as a broodmare sire. She’s in foal to Kingman as properly, and he is having such a very good yr, so I believe she was good worth at that value. She’s been purchased for Timmy Hyde and my father will take a bit of her, too. She’ll return to Camas Park Stud.”
Whispering Phrases is the primary foal out of the listed-winning New Method mare Hadith. Her new connections might properly anticipate to obtain an essential replace or two as Hadith additionally has a 2-year-old filly by Dubawi on the bottom and produced a filly by Wootton Bassett for Godolphin final yr.
There’s loads of top-level type again within the pedigree, as Hadith is out of Candy Solera Stakes scorer Discourse, who in flip is a sibling to grade 1 winner Bandini and Najoum, who is healthier often called the dam of four-time group 1 scorer Lord North .
Being in foal to Kingman means Whispering Phrases’ first foal can be bred on the identical cross as Zardozi, who’s one in every of 12 group/grade 1 winners by the sire after her victory in final yr’s Kennedy Oaks (G1) at Flemington.
One thing New and One thing Blue for Newsells Park
The very subsequent lot into the ring introduced the session’s second-highest value as Newsells Park Stud went to 270,000gns for the listed-placed Artwork of Magic. The 4-year-old daughter of Invincible Spirit was provided in foal to second-season sire sensation Blue Level .
Artwork of Magic consigned as Lot 249 within the ring
“As a person, she was most likely the nicest mare we noticed, and she or he was mated very commercially with Blue Level, which was very engaging for an operation like ours,” mentioned Newsells’ normal supervisor, Julian Greenback. “Blue Level appears very thrilling and has gone on along with his 3-year-olds, in order that appealed. Once we factored in what the foal would possibly make, if that is half respectable, then I believe she ended up being fairly affordable worth.”
Greenback continued: “She’s been purchased for Newsells Park Stud’s breeding fund. We even have You Obtained To Me and Sibila Spain as a part of that, and the thought is to provide individuals a chance to get into breeding and to come back with us in what we’re doing. Among the individuals who’ve been concerned within the racing partnerships have gotten concerned on the breeding aspect and so they’ve actually loved with the ability to see that aspect of the enterprise.”
Artwork of Magic started her profession with Appleby however moved to the French steady of Henri-Alex Pantall after her juvenile season. She gained three races in France and was second in listed contests at Hoppegarten and Saint-Cloud. Her pedigree options excessive achievers akin to Territories and goes again to 3rd dam Helen Road, who gained the Irish Oaks (G1) earlier than breeding Road Cry and Shamardal’s dam, Helsinki.
The Tattersalls July Sale continues Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. native time.