There was one foal on everybody’s lips at Fairyhouse Nov. 14, with Kildallan Stud’s colt by the 2022 July Stakes (G2) winner Persian Pressure being the horse everybody had a phrase about at Tattersalls Eire’s Sapphire Sale.
Positive sufficient because the robust bay colt walked across the again ring, each pinhooker within the place gathered, but it surely was a three-way tussle between Ryan McElligott of Amo Racing, who campaigned the son of Mehmas for his single season on the observe; Tattersalls Eire’s Mary Lanigan, who was taking directions over the cellphone; and Nigel O’Hare to safe the prized foal.
When O’Hare made the bid of €50,000 (US$52,665, €1=US$1.05), McElligott bowed out and the foal might be becoming a member of Sam Maguire in spending the winter within the Orchard County.
O’Hare mentioned: “He has a stunning stroll, he’s strong-boned and he has come properly advisable by a couple of good judges, together with one who has simply walked previous (Roger O’Callaghan of Tally-Ho Stud, the place Persian Pressure stands)Â and he has a little bit of measurement about him.”
The foal was O’Hare’s second buy of the day, having snapped up a Time Take a look at filly on spec for €2,500 from Cooneen Stud. Join BloodHorse Every day
O’Hare added: “It has been tough to purchase yearlings this yr, so we’re taking a look at foals too.”
A E book 1 Pedigree
The spotlight of the yearling session was JD Moore’s buy of the Gleneagles colt with an enormous pedigree from Kilmacoliver Stud for €32,000.Â
An early June foal, he’s a half brother to 2013 Easter Cup (G3) winner and Arctic Tack Stud sire Jet Away and to Onshore, the dam of group 1 winner Onesto .Â
The foal’s Kahyasi dam Kalima is a full sister to the listed winner and Juddmonte blue hen Hasili, and to Arrive, dam of the 2008 Fairly Polly Stakes (G1) winner Promising Lead.
Moore, who was working on behalf of Donnacha O’Brien, remarked on the energy of the pedigree.
“It is a E book 1 web page,” he mentioned. “Gleneagles has had an excellent yr with two new group 1 winners and with Calandagan to stay up for, and this yearling is an efficient sufficient measurement for his delivery date.
“It may look an excellent little bit of enterprise in a few years,” he mentioned of the €32,000 price ticket.
Statistics
A complete of 108 horses—foals, yearlings and a handful of mares—have been supplied on the Sapphire Sale, with 48 of them, or 44%, promoting. They generated turnover of €325,200 (US$342,530), which was a drop of 41% on final yr’s complete, when 79 horses bought for receipts of €533,100.
This time across the common value was €6,567 (US$6,917), which was a dip of three% year-on-year, whereas the median, at €2,750 (US$2,897), declined by 31% from final yr.
