A 2-year-old named after the Spanish phrase for acorn grew right into a mighty value at Tattersalls Oct. 30 as wildcard entry La Bellota topped Day 3 of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Coaching Sale at 425,000 guineas (US$578,000, 1 guinea=US$1.36).
Agent Tom Biggs was unable to shed any gentle on future plans having struck the successful bid on behalf of his colleague Richard Brown. The Blandford Bloodstock man was not at Park Paddocks when the session topper handed via the ring, having boarded a flight to the US to look at his Wathnan Racing purchases Aesterius and Shareholder deal with the Breeders’ Cup.
La Bellota was supplied as a wildcard entry by John Ryan, who saddled the son of Mehmas to shed his maiden tag within the Prospect Stakes Oct. 26.
“He is in all probability the perfect independently owned 2-year-old available on the market,” mentioned Ryan. “To be sincere, it is bittersweet and it is unhappy to lose him. On the finish of the day we purchased him for what we purchased him for and bought him for what we bought him for.
“You’d like to have him in your yard as a result of he is an absolute celebrity. He is a really particular horse and I believe he’ll do very particular issues.”
Juddmonte Draft to the Fore
The shopping for workforce from Prince Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz’s Najd Stud scooped the highest two heaps from the Juddmonte draft, first going to 260,000 guineas for Activity Pressure earlier than spending 380,000 guineas on the very subsequent lot, Amphius.
These purchases took the Saudi Arabian operation’s haul to 13, with representatives Saud Al Qahtani, Saad Al Mishraf, and Nico Archdale of Archdale Bloodstock contributing 1,529,000 guineas to turnover.
“They’re going to go to Saudi for the King’s Cup, each will go for that race,” mentioned Al Qahtani after signing for Amphius and Activity Pressure.
“Juddmonte is the perfect breeder in world racing and each are by top-class stallions and have superb kind. We did not anticipate to should go up to now, however once you’re searching for good-quality horses, the competitors will all the time be sturdy, and once you discover a good horse that you really want, it’s best to go for it.”
All advised Juddmonte bought 18 heaps for a mixed 1,500,000gns.
Hawk Energy Leads Godolphin Draft Day 3
Stuart Boman of Blandford Bloodstock and Australia-based coach Annabel Neasham have mixed on three heaps this week for an outlay of 640,000 guineas. The hat trick was introduced up Wednesday with the 300,000-guineas signing of Hawk Energy from Godolphin.
The homebred son of Gleneagles gained two of 9 races for Andre Fabre, victories that got here at Chantilly and Deauville. He was final seen ending third within the Prix le Fabuleux gained by Quick Tracker .
Hawk Energy was one in every of 44 heaps bought by Godolphin on the Autumn Horses in Coaching Sale, a draft which generated receipts value 1,117,500 guineas.
The sale’s third day noticed 264 heaps bought for a gross of 9,935,000 guineas (US$13,511,600) with a median of 43,129 guineas (US$58,655) and median of twenty-two,000 guineas (US$29,920). Twenty-eight heaps didn’t promote, accounting for a 90% clearance charge.
The Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Coaching Sale continues Oct. 31 at 9:30 a.m. native time.
