The horses were bought by Epsom Derby (G1) award-winning owner Saleh Al Homaizi in a blockbuster £20.5m spend last fall unpaid and will be resold privately and Spring sale.
Sales companies have been forced into the dilemma of having to contact potential buyers for horses just months after Al Homaizi surprised annual sales in the UK, Ireland, France and the UK. United States with a series of blockbuster contracts signed by stallion dealers. Knight Richard.
Knight has never made public the names of the buyers and their identities were the talk of the blood farming industry last year, but the Racing Post has revealed Al Homaizi, who won the 2007 Derby against Authorized , behind the chain of big money trading in October.
The purchases included 2.6 million euros ($2.4 million) No Now Never sister to Middle Park Stakes (G1) and Prix Morny (G1) winners black beard at the Goffs Orby sale in September, at the time, this was the highest price paid for an annulus anywhere in the world in 2022.
No Now Never fully deposited is Lot 93 at Goffs Orby Sale
However, in an email sent on January 6 to individuals who purchased horses at the Tattersalls Book 1 sale in October, the dealer said: “We are writing to you (…) to announce that due to non-payment of the amount owed, we will resold 17 2-year-olds by immediate effect or sale/sale for confirmation.”
The email lists 16 horses purchased at the Tattersalls Book 1 sale for 10,455 million guineas (£10.98 million), subject line is 2 million guineas ($2,379,118) Frankel pony out daring girl and 1.8 million guineas ($2,164,683) Lope De Vega who is the younger sister of the same father Battaash and South Pole . Additionally, there was a lot purchased for Al Homaizi at the Tattersalls Book 2 sale that was listed as unpaid.
Knight declined to publicly name the number that funded last year’s purchases, although the Racing Post revealed that Al Homaizi was the mystery client behind the overspend. The two are the sole directors of SYH Bloodstock, a ride-hailing company founded last year.
The Racing Post also revealed that Knight has been appointed by Al Homaizi as an agent, allowing him to take on various administrative duties on behalf of the owner with the British Racing Authority.
