South African group 1 winner Material of Cloud topped the Tattersalls On-line December Sale Dec. 12, when making 180,000 guineas (US$239,400, 1 guinea=US$1.33)Â to Hubie de Burgh.
Winner of the S A Nursery (G1) at Turffontein in 2016, and the Fairly Polly Stakes (G3) the identical 12 months, Moulton Stud’s daughter of Captain Al fashioned a part of the Southern Hemisphere session within the sale, whereby a choose bunch of mares have been supplied in foal to Too Darn Sizzling .Â
The 11-year-old, a half sister to fellow top-level winner Silver Mountain, is the dam of Backyard Route. The son of Galileo gained a Windsor novice for the William Haggas yard in June final 12 months.Â
Material of Cloud additionally produced a colt by Wootton Bassett this 12 months, who offered to Glenvale Stud for 200,000 guineas on the latest Tattersalls December Foal Sale when supplied by The Castlebridge Consignment.
De Burgh stated: “She’s been bought for an current consumer who needed to be a part of the Too Darn Sizzling success story within the Southern Hemisphere. Material of Cloud was an excellent filly throughout her profession on the monitor and Too Darn Sizzling has been doing an impressive job together with his progeny in Australia. It is an thrilling journey to be embarking on.Join BloodHorse Each day
“The Thoroughbred on-line gross sales idea has been an enormous success in Australia. It is nonetheless in its infancy within the Northern Hemisphere however I imagine the idea is a vitally essential a part of the construction of promoting Thoroughbreds and I am an enormous supporter of it.”
Ridgeport went for an additional Moulton Stud-consigned mare in Newton’s Night time, by Galileo. The 150,000-guinea buy is a successful sister to United States grade 3 scorer Gown Rehearsal and is the dam of Treasure Isle, winner of a listed race on the Curragh this summer time for Aidan O’Brien. The No Nay By no means  colt was additionally third within the Prix d’Arenberg (G3) in September.
Newton’s Night time is the second dam of Area Legend , a son of Sea The Stars  who was runner-up to Calandagan within the King Edward VII Stakes (G2) at Royal Ascot this 12 months. Additional again within the web page, underneath Newton’s Night time’s dam Sassenach, are the likes of Fairy of The Night time, My Titania, Muthmir, My Prospero and My Oberon.Â
One other notable lot within the Southern Hemisphere part of the sale was Crimson Coronet, a successful daughter of Zoustar who offered to Avenue Bloodstock from New England Stud for 100,000 guineas.Â
The mare has a superb Hascombe and Valiant pedigree, being out of listed Chalice Stakes winner Crimson Rosette , a Teofilo  half sister to 2023 Gold Cup (G1) hero Braveness Mon Ami and half sister to listed Floodlit Stakes winner and September Stakes (G3) second Lion’s Satisfaction .Â
This was the ultimate sale of the 12 months on the net platform. Throughout 2024, a complete of 699 heaps have been offered for an combination of 6,687,950 guineas (US$8,894,974).
On Thursday, 42 heaps offered for turnover of 728,450 guineas (US$968,839) and at a mean of 17,344 guineas (US$23,068). The median was 5,150 guineas (US$6,850).Â
The subsequent Tattersalls On-line sale takes place Jan. 14-15.Â
