A broad cross part of consumers gathered at Tattersalls Nov. 27 because the December Foal Sale went by means of the gears. Among the many crowd of pinhookers and finish customers was skilled footballer Ryan Kent, who capped his newest journey to Park Paddocks by securing a 200,000-guinea (US$266,000, 1 guinea=US$1.33) Mehmas filly bred by Michael O’Leary’s Plantation Stud.
Kent, who’s out of contract having left Fenerbahce by mutual consent in October, was bidding by means of agent Daniel Creighton of Creighton Schwartz Bloodstock. Kirsty Spence additionally signed the six-figure docket.
The filly is out of the listed-winning Natalie’s Pleasure, a daughter of Lope de Vega who was added to the Plantation broodmare band at a price of 300,000 guineas again in 2021. The pedigree goes again to the 1995 European champion 2-year-old filly Blue Duster.
Kent deferred media duties to Creighton, who stated: “She’s been purchased to race. Clearly Mehmas is flying this yr and he or she’s out of a Lope de Vega mare, which is identical cross as Persian Drive and Gubbass. That is labored earlier than and he or she’s out of a black-type mare too. She’s a stunning bodily, a pleasant, well-grown filly, so it made numerous sense.”
Mehmas not too long ago broke the world document for 2-year-old winners in a single season. The Tally-Ho Stud stallion has 66 European juvenile winners to his identify in 2024, together with the elite scorers Magnum Drive , Scorthy Champ , and Vertical Blue , the latter of whom is because of be supplied at Tattersalls subsequent week.
Amo On Goal
The purchaser of the session topper was not the one soccer skilled to become involved on the head of the market. Amo Racing’s Kia Joorabchian, who oversees a quickly increasing bloodstock portfolio alongside his day job as a participant agent, entered the fray with the acquisition of the Havana Gray filly out of Roxie Lott from Whitsbury Manor Stud for 170,000 guineas.
The February-born filly is a sibling to 2 winners, most notably her Havana Gray brother Holguin, whose document features a listed victory at Chester and a detailed fourth to Angel Bleu within the Celebration Mile Stakes (G2).
“She’s been purchased for Amo Racing,” stated agent Alex Elliott, who signed the identify Abercorn Investments on the ticket. “She was our choose of the day from the fillies, and clearly it is essential to get some fillies into the operation. Havana Gray is an distinctive stallion and this filly is a full sister to an excellent horse. Kia’s had some nice luck with Havana Gray, as have most individuals, and he or she matches into that early program. She was purchased for a very reasonable value given what Havana Gray goes to face for subsequent yr. I assumed it made numerous sense.”
Amo Racing created a significant stir on the yearling gross sales, most notably when signing for 25 tons at an outlay of twenty-two.94 million guineas throughout a bumper renewal of Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Ebook 1. Elliott stated the operation was acutely aware of spreading its funding all through the market, and highlighted that its involvement in final yr’s foal gross sales had already been made to appear to be a shrewd transfer given the energy of yearling commerce.
Metrics
Commerce on Day 2 proved far more strong than Day 1, as had been extensively anticipated within the graded catalog.
The ten-hour session noticed 249 foals supplied and 204 discovered a purchaser at a wholesome clip of 82%. Turnover was up 8% year-on-year at 8,996,000 guineas (US$11,964,680), whereas the typical value rose by 7% to 44,098 guineas (US$58,650).
The median is usually probably the most consultant barometer of market well being and this metric confirmed the day’s largest acquire, up 10% to 34,000 guineas (US$45,220), having been 31,000 guineas 12 months in the past.
The December Foal Sale continues Nov. 28 with the headline session that options the likes of Chaldean ‘s full sister.
