A filly from the primary crop of group 1 July Cup Stakes winner Starman topped the opening session of the two-day Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale at 100,000 guineas (US$138,035; US$1=0.724gns). Turnover on the opening day topped 4 million gns for the 161 yearlings bought.
Bloodstock agent Richard Ryan, shopping for on behalf of Teme Valley Racing, signed the ticket on Lot 154 to safe the well-related filly out of the Makfi mare Get Up And Dance, consigned by Tally-Ho Stud.
“She is a beautiful filly, the mare is confirmed and she or he would be the first Teme Valley horse with Karl Burke,” stated Ryan. “I’ve been on the lookout for a pleasant horse for Karl for a while and she or he suits all the factors—she is out of a confirmed mare and is a half sister to a Palace Home winner. Karl educated the half sister Boogie Time and felt this was a step up as a person, she has an awesome thoughts and rather a lot to love with a superb stroll. I just like the sire, and I fairly like them as a bunch, and I believe he has received each probability.”
Ryan continued: “A superb mannequin and a half sister to a stakes winner goes to value this kind of cash, I hoped for a bit much less. We’ll race her and she or he is perhaps within the store window sooner or later, however she has an awesome residual worth which helps.”
In addition to being the dam of the group 3 Palace Home Stakes winner Seven Questions , Get Up And Dance can also be a half sister to the group 2 Temple Stakes winner and group 1-placed Pearl Secret from the household of twin group 1-winning 2-year-old Dutch Artwork .
Sands of Mali has had an thrilling begin to his stallion profession with three black-type performers thus far this 12 months from his first crop together with the group 2 Lowther Stakes second Time For Sandals and the listed Windsor Citadel Stakes winner Ain’t No one . His son out of the Kodiac mare Island Drive was the highest-priced colt on the primary day of the Somerville Yearling Sale when promoting to Clive Cox for 85,000 gns.
“I preferred him after I noticed him and I preferred him much more when he got here into the ring, he confirmed himself off rather well,” stated Cox after shopping for the Barton Stud-consigned colt.
“He’s out of a Kodiac mare and though I’ve not but had any by the sire, I keep in mind him working nicely and sometimes in opposition to Harry Angel. He has been purchased for an proprietor, which wants a name to verify.” stated Cox. “There’s loads of inventory round, and it’s having the ability to choose and purchase those you’re happy to take dwelling, and this fella actually suits the invoice.”
The March-foaled colt’s dam is out of the twin group 3 winner Redstone Dancer from the household of Rainbow Quest .
The Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale continues Sept. 3. at 10 a.m.
This press launch has been edited for content material and elegance by BloodHorse Workers.
