Havana Grey Breeding Right Tops Tattersalls Online November Sale at 280,000gns
A Breeding Right to Europe’s most exciting young sire HAVANA GREY headlined the Tattersalls Online November Sale when fetching 280,000gns to the winning bid of Richmond Bloodstock.
There was a prolonged bidding duel for the Breeding Right to the young sire who has had a tremendous start to his fledging stallion career with dual Group 1 winning juvenile VANDEEK, Group 1 Sprint Cup runner-up SHOULDVEBEENARING and Group 3 winner ELITE STATUS hailing from his first two crops to race.
A spokesman for the successful purchaser Richmond Bloodstock said: “We’re looking to make a range of investments and Havana Grey is a stallion on the up who we wanted to take an interest in.”
The second highest-priced lot was three-year-old DIRE LA VERITE who was sold to Federico Barberini for 50,000 guineas. Consigned by Brian Meehan’s Manton Lodge Stables, the son of MUHAARAR made a winning debut at Chelmsford in August before running creditably in Listed company on his next start. The 94-rated colt is a half-brother to two winners and hails from the family of Group 1 Prix de Diane winner AVENIR CERTAIN.
Other notable results saw well-rated maiden DUNSTAN attracting a price of 38,000gns when purchased by www.racingclub.com from Ralph Beckett’s Kimpton Down Stables, who offered four lots in the sale. Gary Gillies, the founder of www.racingclub.com, went to 38,000gns again when signing the virtual docket for MONARCHIC, an improving four-year old son of Kingman from Gainsborough Thoroughbreds offered on behalf of Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd.
After buying through the online platform for the first time Gillies commented:
“Most of my horses have come through Tattersalls already and while I’ve been looking through, I saw the Online sale and more people have said they are willing to try it now than before. The vettings are very important and the videos too. I’d like to see more comments from the vendors, Brian Meehan’s write-up and videos about the horses in this sale were very good. It makes people feel more confident.”
Other top lots amongst the horses in training included MARGESSON purchased by Ed Stapleton Bloodstock for 18,500 guineas, GALILEO’S COMPASS purchased by Paere Dansk, also for 18,500 guineas, and 18,000 guineas paid by Milan Racing Club for COMMANDER OF LIFE.
The Elwick Stud consigned JUST JEALOUS was knocked down for 7,500gns to Culworth Grounds with a potential mating to new stallion, Group 2 winning sprinter EL CABALLO, in mind. The daughter of LOPE DE VEGA was offered in foal to Group 1 Arlington Million Stakes winner MONDIALISTE, the same sire as the mare’s first foal, the Listed-placed WITHERING. Foals were also in demand with the Baroda Stud consigned duo fetching 6,500 guineas and 4,500 guineas respectively for the LUCKY VEGA filly out of well-bred DUBAWI mare MY AQUARIAN and the CALIFORNIA CHROME colt out of Japanese mare ALSFELD. Both were purchased by Kuwaiti based client Jamal Alotaibi.
The Tattersalls Online November Sale realised a turnover of 660,800 guineas for the sale of 58 lots, at an average of 11,393 guineas. Almost 250 bidders registered for the sale from across Great Britain, Ireland, North America, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Greece and the Gulf region.
Unsold lots remain available and offers can be made through the Make An Offer facility on the Tattersalls Online website. Enquiries on unsold lots are also welcome via email and phone to the Tattersalls Online team at tattersallsonline@tattersalls.com.
The next sale to take place on the Tattersalls Online platform will be the December Online Sale on 13 – 14 December. Entries for the December Online Sale will be accepted until Friday 1 December and can be made through the Tattersalls Online website. Enquiries regarding the Tattersalls Online monthly sales are welcome by email to tattersallsonline@tattersalls.com or by contacting us on +44 1638 665931.