2006 AUTUMN HORSES IN TRAINING SALE
DAY 1 PRESS STATEMENT
DAY 1: LODER BUYS TOP TWO ON OPENING DAY OF TATTERSALLS HORSES IN TRAINING SALE
Last night, on the eve of the world's largest horses in training sale, the evergreen stayer COLLIER HILL, a 97,000 guineas graduate of the sale last year scored a timely win in the Grade 1 Canadian International at Woodbine. It has been a stellar year for graduates of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training with Tim Pitt's dual Group 1 winning sprinter LES ARCS a 32,000 guineas graduate of the sale as was the Prix l'Abbaye winner DESERT LORD who cost a mere 10,000 guineas in 2004. In was no surprise then that buyers from around the globe arrived at Park Paddocks in large numbers for the start of the four day sale. Trade was brisk for the 264 lots offered, with 222 sold for 5,002,000 guineas, at an average of 22,532 guineas and a median of 11,000 guineas. The turnover for the day was up 27% on the opening session in 2005 whilst the average rose 21%.
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Year |
Catalogued |
Offered |
Sold |
Aggregate |
Average |
Median |
2006 |
375 |
264 |
222 |
5,002,000 |
22,532 |
11,000 |
2005 |
376 |
253 |
211 |
3,930,300 |
18,627 |
11,000 |
Former trainer David Loder headed the buyers list on the opening day when signing for FAIRMILE and ZURBARAN for 280,000 guineas and 210,000 guineas respectively. The progressive and lightly raced four-year-old gelding FAIRMILE looked one of the standout lots on the first day and fine efforts in valuable handicaps including victory in the John Smith’s Cup had earned him a ‘Timeform’ rating of 110. The Walter Swinburn Racing Stables consigned son of SPECTRUM, out of the DANEHILL mare JUNE MARLOWE also saw interest from BBA Germany’s Dirk Eisele, seated alongside Norwegian trainer Rune Haugen, but the pair proved no match for Loder who indicated that FAIRMILE would head to the Middle East for the Dubai Racing Carnival in 2007.
LOT 274: FAIRMILE
Purchased by David Loder for 280,000 gns
The ALHAARTH three-year-old ZURBARAN was rated 108 by ‘Timeform’ following an impressive efforts when second in the Listed Noel Murless Stakes and fourth in the Group 3 Jockey Club Cup on Champions Day. Consigned from Brian Meehan’s Manton House Stables on behalf Mrs Regaldo-Gonzales, the half-brother to the Listed winners LITTLE ITALY and ROMANTIC AFFAIR, out of the ELA-MANA-MOU mare BROKEN ROMANCE, was purchased by Loder for 210,000 guineas after he saw off the efforts of former trainer David Wilson, now assistant to Gary Moore. Loder indicated that ZURBARAN would stay in training in England and would pursue a ‘Cups’ campaign next year.
LOT 185: ZURBARAN
Purchased by David Loder for 210,000 gns
Berkshire based bloodstock agent Gordian Troeller specialises in buying horses in training for the Californian market and his successes from this sale include the dual Grade 1 winner TICKER TAPE, who he purchased in 2003 for 100,000 guineas. Troeller was active on the opening day of the sale, purchasing five lots for 385,000 guineas, with the highest of these being BODES GALAXY at 140,000 guineas. The two-year-old son of MARJU recorded victories at Bath and Pontefract and followed them with an impressive second in the Group 2 Richmond Stakes behind HAMOODY and a third in the Group 2 Gimcrack Stakes at York behind CONQUEST. Consigned from trainer Nick Littmoden’s Southgate Stables in Newmarket, BODES GALAXY was purchased by Troeller on behalf of Californian trainer Vladimir Cerin after he saw off the efforts of Dublin-based bloodstock agent John McCormack.
LOT 160: BODES GALAXY
Purchased by Gordian Troeller Bloodstock for 160,000 gns
Late in the evening the MONTJEU three-year-old LENINGRAD was the subject of a three-way bidding duel that ended with Saudi Arabian agent Saad Al Kahtani securing the colt for 190,000 guineas at the expence of the Dubai-based trainer Satish Seemar. Consigned from Michael Bell’s Fitzroy House Stables, LENINGRAD was considered a Derby prospect earlier in the season and on the back of promising efforts in handicaps at his three previous starts was offered with a ‘Timeform’ rating of 102. Al Kahtani purchased LENINGRAD on behalf of Prince Faisal and indicated that he would target the King’s Cup in Riyadh in late February.
