This 12 months’s Irish Oaks (G1) winner You Bought To Me shall be offered on the Tattersalls December Mare Sale, heading a stellar line-up for the third version of the Sceptre Periods.
A daughter of Newsells Park Stud’s Nathaniel and owned in partnership with Valmont and Bloodstock 24, the 3-year-old would be the first Irish Oaks winner offered at Tattersalls within the 12 months of her victory in additional than 40 years.
You Bought To Me received on her 2-year-old debut at Kempton final September and landed Lingfield’s Oaks Trial Fillies Stakes on her seasonal comeback for Ralph Beckett. After fourth-place finishes within the Epsom Oaks (G1) and Ribblesdale Stakes (G2), she defeated Content material within the Irish Oaks earlier than ending a superb second to that rival within the Yorkshire Oaks (G1).
The filly was bred by Dullingham Park Stud and Sarabex out of the stakes-winning Medicean mare Brushing and was purchased as a yearling by Alex Elliott for 200,000 guineas (about US$237,912 in response to Equibase) from Glenvale Stud at Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in 2022. She had additionally been a graduate of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale, making 62,000 guineas (about US$86,827) to BBA Eire from the Nationwide Stud.
Beckett mentioned: “As my first Irish Oaks winner You Bought To Me will at all times be particular. She is a beautiful filly who has at all times been a pleasure to coach and doubtless she has an enormous future forward of her each as a race filly and in the end as a prized broodmare. She has already given her house owners Valmont and Newsells Park Stud Bloodstock 24 huge pleasure and no matter occurs on the Tattersalls December Sale it could be fantastic if she have been to return to Kimpton Right down to race on.”
Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony added: “It is rather uncommon for classic-winning fillies to be provided on the market within the 12 months of their traditional triumphs and You Bought To Me would be the first Irish Oaks winner to grace the December Sale stage as a 3-year-old for a really very long time.
“She is by a beautiful sire in Nathaniel from a wonderful Moyglare Stud household and never solely does she have all of the credentials to be an impressive broodmare, she additionally seems set to be among the many best of her era as a race filly on the worldwide stage subsequent 12 months.”
The sale takes place Dec. 2-5, with the Sceptre Periods being held Dec. 2-3.