Sapphire Sale Catalogue is Now Online
A total of 123 yearlings, foals and mares have been catalogued for the Sapphire Sale, the first European foal and breeding stock sale of the year. The sale will take place on Thursday 14th November, and will commence at 11am.
Following on from a successful
September Yearling Sale, the Sapphire Sale provides yearling purchasers with an
opportunity to acquire a horse that is then eligible for the €250,000
Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sales Stakes at the Irish Champions Festival
in 2025.
Among the highlights within the
yearling section of the catalogue are:
- Lot 887 Sands of Mali colt, out of Listed placed
FIELDS OF MAY
- Lot 896 Dawn Approach filly, out of a
half-sister to Listed winner ROGUE LIGHTNING
- Lot 900 Gleneagles colt, half-brother to Group 3
winner JET AWAY
- Lot 905 Starman colt, half-brother to Grade 1
winner OBVIOUSLY
- Lot 908 Gregorian colt, half-brother to Listed
winner EXCLUSIVE POTION
- Lot 909 Gregorian filly, out of a daughter to
dual Group 3 winner MAJESTIC DESERT
- Lot 914 Inns of Court colt, out of Listed placed
NEWGATE LODGE
- Lot 915 Magna Grecia colt, out of a daughter to
Group 2 winner CAPE DOLLAR
- Lot 920 Aclaim colt, out of a daughter to Group
1 winner PIPALONG
- Lot 922 Soldier’s Call filly, out of a
half-sister to Group 2 winner GO BEARS GO
- Lot 927 Raven’s Pass colt, out of a half-sister
to Group 1 winner SCOPE
- Lot 930 Cotai Glory colt, half-brother to Grade
2 winner WAKOOL
- Lot 933 Smooth Daddy filly, half-sister to dual
Grade 3 winner THEWAYIAM
- Lot 942 Wootton Bassett filly, half-sister to
Listed winner ATALIS BAY
- Lot 948 Bungle Inthejungle colt, out of Listed winner CLIFTON DANCER
- Lot 951 Bungle Inthejungle filly, out of Listed winner DARK RECKONING
A number of Sapphire Sale foal
purchasers were well rewarded at the yearling sales earlier this year, when
Sapphire Sale graduates were sold at the yearling sales. Among them was a
daughter of Sioux Nation that was purchased for €20,000 and subsequently sold
at the Somerville Sale for 55,000gns, while a colt by Cotai Glory was purchased
for €37,000 and was sold subsequently at the September Yearling Sale for €62,000.
The foal section of the catalogue includes some well-related sorts:
- Lot 958 King of Change filly, out of Group 3 winner GOTHIC DANCE
- Lot 967 Soldier’s Call filly, out of a full-sister to Listed placed HOWYOULIKETHAT
- Lot 972 Magna Grecia filly, out of Listed placed PEARL DIVA
- Lot 977 Arizona filly, out of a daughter to Listed winner BEBHINN
- Lot 991 Space Traveller filly, out of a half-sister to Group 3 placed WYCLIF
- Lot 994 Kodi Bear filly, out of a half-sister to Group 3 placed IMPERIAL FORCE
- Lot 996 Space Traveller colt, out of a half-sister to Grade 3 placed THE LAST MARJU
- Lot 997 Supremacy colt, out of Group 2 placed COCHABAMBA
- Lot 1000 Shaman colt, out of a daughter to Group 3 winner DAZZLING PARK
Eight mares have been catalogued including a full-sister to Listed winner Common Practice named Tiscommonknowledge (Lot 1002), while the Group 3 Firth Of Clyde Stakes winner Dark Reckoning (Lot 1003) will be offered in foal to Coulsty.
Live internet bidding will be available and prospective purchasers are requested to register their details at least 48 hours prior to the start of the sale.
Tattersalls Ireland Sapphire Sale catalogues are available from Tattersalls Ireland and from Tattersalls Ireland representatives.