The glory was all attributable to a Tally-Ho stallion named Cotai Glory on a gap day at Goffs Nov. 18 which witnessed reinvestment on an enormous degree because the ripple impact from the high-end yearling market was felt. It wasn’t simply foals that consumers have been splurging on; the favored espresso cart had run out of sandwiches by mid-afternoon.
Whereas Blue Level sired the day’s costliest foal—a colt offered by Ronan Tierney’s Mayfield Farm to Man O’Callaghan of Grangemore Stud—and a son of Whitsbury Manor’s stalwart Showcasing , bred on the identical cross as Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) winner Lake Victoria , there was one sire all of the consumers needed.
Happily for these trying to purchase foals, there have been extra to be bought than the delectable ciabattas and consumers discovered the progeny of Cotai Glory to be precisely to their style with 4 of the ten foals to promote for greater than €60,000 (US$64,200, €1=US$1.07) by Tally-Ho’s sire of second crop Prix de l’Abbaye (G1) winner The Platinum Queen .
Most costly of the quartet was Ardreigh Stud’s colt who’s the primary foal of the unraced Oasis Dream mare Cantata who was purchased by Jim McCartan, bidding on-line as KM Bloodstock, for €85,000.
The foal was bred by Rory Maher of the Forge Stables in Templemore, County Tipperary, and consigned for him by Philip O’Dwyer. Maher has solely not too long ago diversified into breeding, with pinhooking being his fundamental inventory in commerce, however the steep prices of stallion charges particularly has ensured that each side of the enterprise need to be financially viable.Join BloodHorse Every day
“We thought he was a wonderful foal from the day he was born, we have been stone mad about him,” he exclaimed. “He has nice motion, he is all high quality, and has a brilliant perspective.”
Maher added: “Our standard factor is pinhooking foals, however we have a handful of broodmares. We have solely simply obtained into it within the final couple of years. The explanation we offered the foal is the broodmare a part of enterprise must make monetary sense with nomination charges being fairly excessive. The mares need to pay for themselves.”
This specific broodmare has carried out that after which some.
Cantata was purchased for simply 2,500gns (US$3,425, 1 guineas=US$1.37) from Norris Bloodstock final February and despatched to Cotai Glory, whose overlaying price was €12,500 final yr. She is a half sister to the listed Prix Luthier third Early Morning and their dam, the group 3-placed Summer time’s Eve, is a Singspiel full sister to the Ascot Gold Cup (G1) winner Papineau and a half sister to the St Leger Stakes (G1) and Coronation Cup (G1) winner Silver Patriarch.
Wootton Bassett , sire of 4 particular person juvenile group 1 winners this season, seems on the web page below this colt’s fourth dam however Cantata returned to Mullingar this yr, to go to the Prix Jean Prat (G1) winner Good Guess .
The O’Callaghans of Tally-Ho are recognized for supporting their breeders they usually have been additionally among the many consumers for the perfect progeny on provide by Cotai Glory, going to €64,000 for the colt from Rossenarra Stud.
The chestnut is the primary foal out of Heavenly Mark, an unraced Markaz half sister to Quattroelle, the Buena Vista Stakes (G2) winner and Gamely Stakes (G1) runner up by Tally-Ho’s main mild Mehmas . Second dam Heavenly River is a Stormy River half sister to the dam of Queen Mary Stakes winner and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Dash (G1T) second Dramatised .
Statistical abstract
The demand for foals noticed all bar one of many key indicators put up improved figures from final yr, with the 72% clearance price the one one decrease than in 2023, when it was 75%.
Monday’s opening session garnered €3,843,500 (US$4,112,545) in gross sales, which was a soar of 21% year-on-year. The common of €22,825 grew by 14.5% in that point, whereas the median leaped 12.5%.
The sale continues Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. native time
