Watership Down Stud’s Frankel colt out So Mi Dar bears a lot of resemblance to his king and entered the Park Paddocks ring with corresponding sizable fame on the second day of book 1 of the Tattersalls October sale.
The blue-blooded young man (Lot 221) lived up to his popularity by ordering 2,800,000gns (US$3,348,190) from Godolphin, a price that made him the most expensive watch sold. anywhere in the world this year.
Godolphin turned things around at the top of the market in the opening session, with a spend of 6,025,000gns ($7,204,587), including a seven-figure lot hat-trick. However, Lane’s End’s Bill Farish has been adamant not to let Sheikh Mohammed’s operation take things their own as some aggressive bidding tactics have been deployed since Edmond Mahony took the lead.
Godolphin spree continues in Book 1 when Anthony Stroud goes to 2,800,000gns for the pony Frankel in So Mi Dar from @WatershipStud pic.twitter.com/wVHD8aFPbX
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A series of 100,000gns boosts were done with sharp nods, and each time Godolphin responded, Farish fired back almost immediately. But when a bid of 2,800,000gns was signaled by the spotter beside the parade ring, Farish gazed long and dejectedly at the bid board over his left shoulder. After a brief exchange with blood-consumption officer David Ingordo, there was apparently a shake of the head and a hammering of the hammer.
“Apparently, he has the pedigree of a stallion because he’s a very good Frankel Dubai “mare,” said Anthony Stroud after signing Godolphin’s fourth seven-figure deal. “This is one of Watership Down’s best families, so he’s the jewel in the crown. Needless to say, he’s an incredibly fine horse.
“Price was higher than I expected, but Watership Down did a great job and David Ingordo and Bill Farish were staunch opponents. He’s an outstanding horse and he’s very valuable if he’s one. good racehorse.”
David Ingordo at Keeneland recent September sale
The transaction represents something of a reversal of fortune for Farish, whose Woodford Racing outfit secured So Mi Dar Sea The Stars colt for 1,200,000gns ($1,716,890) through Charlie Gordon-Watson last year’s book 1. The colt has since been named the Astrodome.
So Mi Dar won Tattersalls Musidora Stakes (G3) during her time in training and also finished third to Get on the plane fast in the Prix de l’Opera Longines (G1). She’s not only from Dubawi but also outside of the main girl group group 1 Dar Re Mi which means she is the 2nd and 3rd year champion’s sister Too hot and Lah Ti Dar Al Basti Equiworld winner Dubai Middleton Stakes (G2) and dams 880,000gns (S1,052,288) Siyouni filly (Lot 24) was purchased by Shadwell on Tuesday.
Godolphin has joined the family before not only is Too Darn Hot now standing in Dalham Hall Stud, but Dar Re Mi is no longer Watership Down’s mare Darara, making her a half-sister to the star overcome Rewrite who won the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (G1) and the Dubai Sheema Classic sponsored by China Guangsha (G1) for Sheikh Mohammed.
Darara, a half-brother to Darshaan – Trusthouse Forte Prix Vermeille (G1), joined Lloyd Webber’s broodmare band at a cost of IR470,000gns in 1994.
Simon Marsh, general manager of Watership Down, said: “It is an extraordinary thing that you have such a horse and it fulfills everything you want from it. “He’s been a special individual throughout his life, but these things don’t happen by accident.
“There were a lot of people involved in getting him here, from Terry (Doherty, the camp manager) who’s been with us for 30 years, to Conor, who leads the horse, and Donna. (Vowles), our manager in Ireland, and our feeders and breeders.
“All of these people have to come together to be able to get the horse here today. For him, what he’s done is amazing and we’re all super excited. What an incredible family and we’ve been incredibly lucky.”
Simon Marsh at Tattersalls
Expanding on what’s available in the store for the family, Marsh added: “Frankel is the only one and So Mi Dar has an adorable pony. her family and she’s called Darlectable You and she’s also. is the pony with Frankel.
“There’s a lot going on in the family. It’s amazing that you join these families and they just keep going. We’re really sending Darlectable You over. Gunman In America, it would be a fun way to introduce new blood into the family. “
Clean Coolmore with Broome Sibling
It took 2,400,000gns ($2,869,877) for Coolmore to surpass Godolphin a few seasons later when Croom House Stud offered siblings three for Broome and Point Lonsdale .
Another Frankel work, the pony (Plot 238) outside of Denis Brosnan’s excellent producer Sweepstakes The top five winners are Broome, who was successful in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (G1), and Galileo Irish EBF Futurity Stakes (G2) winner Point Lonsdale, both by Australia .
MV Magnier, who has signed with Peter Brant’s Birch Farm, said: “Denis Brosnan is a very good breeder and we have been very fortunate to have acquired his horses in the past. People Everyone knows how well Frankel is doing at the moment and we’ve had two brothers before and they’re two very good horses, so let’s just hope this boy is fine too.
“It’s fair to Sweepstake, she’s always bred very nice horses and three of them are pretty flashy animals and they’re all pretty similar. As for Galileo’s sons, it’s not just Frankel, Churchill has also reached new heights, Australia is flying, and Gleneagles also.”
Zoffany and Rostropovich .
“Sweepstake has been very good to us,” Brosnan said. “She was originally bought by Peter Doyle and trained by Richard Hannon before she was sold to America, where we went and bought her. The reason we bought her was because we raised them all. all these names (Tyranny and her baby).
“There have been a lot of people bid for this pony up to two million. We sold a mare here before for 2,400,000gns ($3,908,268), Sumora in 2011. It’s great to get out of the ring again at that price. “
Another Frankel to Coolmore
The Broome sibling is Magnier’s second purchase of seven figures in the session compared to earlier in the day where he gave 1,500,000 gns ($1,575,000) when Newsells Park Stud introduced Frankel filly (Lot 201) ) get out There is an image .
The likes of Oliver St Lawrence and Richard Knight were among those who pushed prices into seven-figure territory, but Juddmonte Farms’ Simon Mockridge ended up finishing as runner-up.
Shamardal The person with the highest effort in his career when he finished second Maqsad in Tweenhills Pretty Polly Stakes.
There’s the bold black type below Shambolic’s second dam which is the half-sister to the Hong Kong champion Comic striplater named Viva Pataca, winner of no less than eight groups of 1, and Laugh who also won a double in top level competitions.
The result was a reward for a bold investment in 2019, when Hadden Bloodstock added Shambolic to the Newsells Park herd at a cost of 800,000gns ($1,087,105) when she was made available through Highclere.
