2003 OCTOBER YEARLING SALE PART 1
DAY 3 PRESS STATEMENT
MOMENTUM CONTINUES AT TATTERSALLS OCTOBER YEARLING SALE
There was little to suggest that there was anything remarkable about lot 582 at Part 1 of the October Yearling Sale, except that the 31,000 guineas paid by Highflyer Bloodstock for the DR FONG filly out of the KRIS mare PINE NEEDLE pushed the turnover for sale to a level never before achieved, with almost 500 lots still to come. When Mark Johnston paid 40,000 guineas for another DR FONG filly a few hours later the sale became the highest grossing European yearling sale in history, surpassing the previous record of 36,545,600, set at the 1984 Houghton Yearling Sale. On another remarkable day of selling, 232 lots were sold for a total of 9,380,500 guineas, a rise of 147% on last year's corresponding session, taking the three day total to 39,499,000 guineas, more than nine million guineas more than the previous record turnover in 2000, with a day still to come. The average on the third day was up 38% to 40,433 guineas whilst the median rose 25% to 30,000 guineas. In total there were 15 six figure lots as opposed to 2 on the corresponding day last year.
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Catalogued |
Offered |
Sold |
Aggregate |
Average |
Median |
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2003 |
283 |
258 |
232 |
9,380,500 |
40,433 |
30,000 |
2002 |
161 |
142 |
130 |
3,799,000 |
29,223 |
26,000 |
The top priced lot for the day saw a reprise of yesterday's action as Demi O'Byrne and Angus Gold, representing Coolmore and Shadwell Estates respectively, locked horns in the battle for the GIANT'S CAUSEWAY colt out of the INDIAN RIDGE mare SHALIMAR. Henry Candy, trainer of AIRWAVE made a bold bid for the colt, but it was O'Byrne and Gold who were the last two standing with O'Byrne making the final successful bid of 320,000 guineas for the colt consigned from Anthony and Mary-Anne Penfold's Bugley Stud. The sale was another triumph for the Penfold's as last night's record breaking million guineas colt was offered from the Penfold managed Britton House Stud.
LOT 624: GIANT'S CAUSEWAY - SHALIMAR
Purchased by Demi O'Byrne for 320,000 gns
The first crop of Darley stallion DIKTAT has been very well received, and the duel Group 1 winning son of WARNING provided the second highest price of the day when his colt out of the TRY MY BEST mare HEART OF INDIA was sold for 310,000 guineas. The colt, from the family of Group 2 King's Stand Stakes winner BOLSHOI saw initial interest from bloodstock agents Hugo Lascelles and Peter Doyle before Johnny McKeever of McKeever St. Lawrence entered the fray. It was Doyle and McKeever who slugged it out with McKeever ultimately successful for the colt which was consigned from David & Trish Brown's Furnace Mill Stud on behalf of Courtleigh Stud.
LOT 770: DIKTAT - HEART OF INDIA
Purchased by McKeever St. Lawrence for 310,000 gns
Locally based bloodstock agent John Warren was among the most active
buyers on the third day purchasing 10 yearlings for a total of 957,000
guineas to take his sale total to 19 purchases for 1,930,000 guineas.
The highest priced of these was the 230,000 guineas for the ANABAA
colt out of the SELKIRK mare STEEPLE. Warren bought the colt on behalf
of a new client of trainer Sir Michael Stoute's who had purchased
the GREEN DESERT colt out of SHIMNA for 210,000 guineas on the opening
day. The colt also provided another notable triumph for the Duke
of Roxburghe's Floors Stud which also sold Tuesday's INCHINOR half-brother
to ATTRACTION for 230,000 guineas.
