Godolphin and Juddmonte renewed their public sale ring rivalry in the course of the early phases of the Goffs November Foal Sale Nov. 20 as a full brother to group 1 winner Teona burst to the top of the market at €1 million (US$1,070,000, €1=US$1.07).
“What a possibility,” stated auctioneer Andrew Nolan, shortly earlier than Juddmonte’s common supervisor Simon Mockridge moved the worth to €850,000 from his place reverse the podium. The Godolphin workforce, huddled on the highest tier of the auditorium, returned in variety as Anthony Stroud delivered a €50,000 increase with a refined nod of the top.
It took some time for a response to materialize however, after a protracted maintain whereas Mockridge made a seemingly essential cellphone name, the Juddmonte man ultimately pushed issues to €950,000. However Stroud wasted little time in delivering with the increase that took the worth into seven-figure territory, at which level Mockridge hung up the decision and gave an unequivocal shake of the top.
The rival camps had clashed over Teona herself when she topped final 12 months’s Tattersalls December Mares Sale at 4.5 million guineas (US$5,968,859). On that event it was Juddmonte who got here out on high.
“He is a stupendous horse and he is out of a gaggle 1 winner,” stated Stroud. “He is by Sea The Stars, who speaks for himself, and he is a full brother to a gaggle 1 winner. Clearly we thought he was very good; he strikes very nicely, has physique. He is simply a particularly good horse and we’re very happy to have him. Juddmonte have been very robust opposition, as they at all times are.” Join BloodHorse Each day
The colt is a sibling to 3 winners, with 2021 Prix Vermeille (G1) heroine Teona joined by 2019 Prix Hocquart (G2) scorer Al Hilalee and the group 3-placed Imperial Quarter .
There are many stamina influences on this teenager’s pedigree as his dam, 2013 Fairly Polly Stakes (G1) winner Ambivalent , is by Approved and out of a Darshaan mare. Requested whether or not the stout nature of the pedigree appealed, Stroud stated: “It is an excellent factor, we like staying horses. The dream is that this could possibly be a possible Derby horse.”
Godolphin additionally bought the final foal to promote for seven figures on this ring after bidding €1.2 million for Al Nafir, a brother to Ghaiyyath , in 2019.
The Sea The Stars colt was bred by Yulong Investments’ Yuesheng Zhang below the banner of Rifa Mustang Europe. The dam was bought with the seven-figure teenager in utero for €925,000 ultimately 12 months’s Goffs November Mares Sale. That ticket was signed by Avondale Bloodstock.
The session topper was prepped, raised, and offered by Baroda Stud. Requested how the transaction had matched as much as expectations, Baroda’s David Cox stated: “After I noticed who was vetting him I believed we might get there. When one workforce have been him yesterday I noticed they have been wanting up what the top-priced foals at Goffs have been, so I believed we could possibly be moving into that bracket!”
Photograph: Courtesy GoffsThe session-topping Sea The Stars colt, Lot 566, with the Baroda Stud workforce
To the shock of no-one current at Kildare Paddocks, commerce not solely reached record-breaking ranges but in addition produced some main year-on-year good points throughout the important thing market indices.
Turnover reached €18,246,500 (US$19,523,755), which is up 47% year-on-year. The common worth rose totally 61% to €115,485 (US$123,569), whereas the median went even additional, up 64%, at €82,000 (US$87,740). All three metrics returned file outcomes for a session of foals within the Goffs ring. There was additionally a rock-solid clearance price of 88% as 158 heaps offered from 180 supplied.
The November Foal Sale continues Nov. 21, with the concluding session beginning at 10 a.m. native time.
