Dubawi & Galileo Colts Head Tattersalls December Yearling Catalogue

The Group 1 Prix d'ispahan Winner ZABEEL PRINCE was purchased at the Tattersalls December Yearling Sale
The Group 1 Prix d'ispahan Winner ZABEEL PRINCE was purchased at the Tattersalls December Yearling Sale

The catalogue for the 2019 Tattersalls December Yearling Sale is out now and can be viewed at www.tattersalls.com. Numbering 200 lots, the December Yearling Sale will take place Monday 25th November.

Two colts, one by DUBAWI, out of Group 1 Irish St. Leger winner VOLEUSE DE COEURS, and one by GALILEO out of the regally bred SENT FROM HEAVEN, look to be amongst the highlights of the catalogue which includes own or half brothers and sisters to 7 Group 1 winners, 42 Group and Listed winners and 25 yearlings out of Group or Listed winning mares.

Buyers looking for yearlings eligible for the various bonus schemes will not be short of choice, with the catalogue featuring 14 yearlings eligible for the £25,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus Scheme, 17 eligible for the £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes, two eligible for the 300,000 euro Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Stakes, one eligible for French Owners’ Premiums and 91 eligible for Plus 10 Bonuses.

Seventeen of the current top 20 British and Irish sires have yearlings catalogued and there should be no shortage of interest in the two colts catalogued by the remarkable FRANKEL. SEA THE STARS, whose Irish and Yorkshire Oaks winning daughter SEA OF CLASS was purchased for 170,000 guineas at the 2016 Tattersalls December Yearling Sale, has three fillies set to sell.

Other proven Group 1 sires with progeny in the sale include ACCLAMATION, AUSTRALIA, BATED BREATH, CAMELOT, DANSILI, DARK ANGEL, EXCEED AND EXCEL, INVINCIBLE SPIRIT, KINGMAN, KODIAC, LOPE DE VEGA, OASIS DREAM, SHOWCASING, STARSPANGLEDBANNER, TEOFILO and ZOFFANY.

There are plenty of yearlings on offer from exciting young sires with their first two crops of progeny racing including AUSTRALIA, CABLE BAY, FARHH, GLENEAGLES, GOLDEN HORN, MAKE BELIEVE, MUHAARAR, NIGHT OF THUNDER, NO NAY NEVER and SEA THE MOON whilst USA and French-based sires include KITTEN’S JOY, LE HAVRE, SIYOUNI, and WOOTTON BASSETT.

The largest consignment comes from The Castlebridge Consignment with 22 yearlings, followed by Cheveley Park Stud, Newsells Park Stud and Skyline Thoroughbreds who all have seven yearlings in their drafts. Amongst their consignments are yearlings by first crop sires AIR FORCE BLUE, PRIDE OF DUBAI, SHALAA and TERRITORIES. Other first crop sires with yearlings catalogued include AWTAAD, ESTIDHKAAR, FASCINATING ROCK, HARZAND, KODI BEAR and MEHMAS.

Commenting on the catalogue for the 2019 Tattersalls December Yearling Sale, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said;

“The Tattersalls December Yearling Sale is a consistent source of top class performers and Group 1 Prix d’Ispahan winner ZABEEL PRINCE and Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes winner ROYAL DORNOCH are evidence of the quality on offer. The vast majority of the leading British and Irish sires have yearlings catalogued, and owners and trainers will undoubtedly be drawn towards the large number of yearlings qualified for lucrative Tattersalls bonuses or valuable sales races.”