Buoyed by the resurgence within the autumn yearling market, pinhookers continued to pay chunky costs throughout a buzzing second session of the Goffs November Foal Sale Nov. 19.
No vendor obtained a much bigger dividend than Conor and Kathryn Quirke of Looking Hill Stud as Paul McCartan of Ballyphilip Stud gave €185,000 (US$197,950, €1=US$1.07) for the Sioux Nation filly out of the helpful producer Jolie Chanson.
“There’s a variety of notes there, all good!” stated McCartan after rifling via his closely annotated catalog to the web page of Lot 405. “She’s a filly with a correct pedigree and Sioux Nation has finished very effectively. He has an enormous crop to run for him subsequent yr, so hopefully that momentum will proceed. I like what I am seeing from him and I feel all people needs his inventory. I feel the most effective is but to come back.”
The filly is a sibling to a few winners, most notably listed scorer Majestic Daybreak and the Mill Reef Stakes runner-up Rousing Encore. There’s loads of motion within the pedigree, as no fewer than 12 black-type performers seem beneath the second dam. Among the many names that leap off the web page is champion sprinter Starman , whose second crop of foals are being provided at this yr’s gross sales.
Jolie Chanson joined the Looking Hill Stud broodmare band at a value of simply 3,500gns (US$4,795, 1 guinea= US$1.37) in December 2018, whereas the filly was bred when Sioux Nation stood at Coolmore at a charge of €17,500. Conor Quirke stated Tuesday’s transaction had not solely surpassed his expectation however would show “life-changing”.
He stated: “We set our stall out and stated we thought €50,000 was a good worth that we would launch her at, and we simply left the market to worth her. Fortunately she’s exceeded all expectations. Earlier at this time I believed we’d break the six figures, it is a milestone in each consignor’s ambitions, however to do it in that type is one thing else. Once we went as much as the ring, one of many folks thinking about her informed me to show round and the entire outdoors ring was full. He stated ‘They’re all right here for her.’ “
Promoting Tuesday’s session topper is much from the one factor Quirke has needed to have a good time this yr. He’s additionally credited with having purchased Molecomb Stakes (G3) winner Massive Mojo and Massive Evs , who added this yr’s King George Stakes (G2) to his victory in final yr’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Dash (G1T). Issues will come full circle subsequent yr as Quirke is ready to ship Jolie Chanson to Massive Evs as he begins his second profession at Tally-Ho Stud.
“The mare is in foal to Lope de Vega and she or he’s going to go to Massive Evs, which reveals how strongly we really feel about him,” he added. “It is superb to get that end result and to have the Lope de Vega foal across the nook. Jolie Chanson’s a gem. We do not simply love her as a result of she’s the golden goose, she’s the queen of the farm.”
A full of life market duly produced a constructive set of statistics. Mixture gross sales had been up 7% year-on-year at €8,200,500 (US$8,774,535, €1=US$1.07), whereas the common worth rose by 16% and the median by 17%. The previous determine stood at €42,270 and the latter at €35,000. The clearance price was 80% as 194 foals offered from 240 provided.
The November Foal Sale continues Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. native time.
