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By Chief Stipe · Posted
Because it isn't a true statment. It is a self evident truth that dogs are bred to have four legs - you only have to provide evidence of ONE dog that has four legs. You disagree with my statement and you only need to provide one example of where I'm wrong. You could argue Ellerslie is one but then you have shot that one down many many times. -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
How can I ignore statistics you haven't produced? I may very well be silly by your defnition but you are silly and very negative about everything. I'm surprised there hasn't been a mass escape from the retirement village!! -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
Is the quality of the field really a Grp 1 though? Some years they have been poor and certainly not representative of the very best sprinters. -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
How is it flawed apart from the Aussies making their own rules over sweepstake (restricted entry) races? -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Right arms and legs were made to be given for the Tattersalls December Foal Sale-topping Frankel colt who, at 1.15 million gns to Coolmore Stud, became the most expensive foal sold anywhere in Europe this year. Like two old gunslingers facing off at dawn, MV Magnier took his position at the back of the cage while his opposition and eventual underbidder, Juddmonte's Simon Mockridge, sat almost directly opposite the Coolmore posse in the seats close to the exit of the ring. Flanked by Barry Mahon, Mockridge did not go down without a fight. In fact, he produced an audacious piece of bidding when the James Wigan-bred colt was hovering on the 900,000gns mark by instructing Tattersalls boss Edmond Mahony to round the number up to a cool million. Alas, that volley was returned by Magnier and then some. “A great result for James Wigan – he is one of the best breeders there is,” said Magnier, with his pockets a little lighter but arms and legs intact. “It's a great farm and they have a great track record of raising very good horses. Frankel is a very good stallion, as you all know, and a lot of the sons of Galileo are doing well at stud.” This sale has been a happy hunting ground for Coolmore in recent times. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Gstaad (Starspangledbanner), who Magnier sourced from Maywood Stud here in 2023 for 450,000gns, is perhaps the best example of such. Irish 2,000 Guineas winner Magna Grecia is another. Magnier revealed that the Frankel colt would likely chart a similar path to those horses and end up in Ballydoyle. After that, there's no predicting what kind of heights he might scale. He said, “We'll bring him back home and we'll review what we do in the summer but I would say most likely he will go to Ballydoyle. It's a lot of money for him but, I suppose when you breed a horse like that, the Wigans deserved to get that price.” If the bidding battle between Coolmore and Juddmonte was one of wit and great stamina, what can you say about the foresight of the breeder, who sourced the granddam, In The Mist (Pivotal), as a foal at this sale exactly 20 years ago. In The Mist carried Wigan's distinguished colours to victory but her daughter and dam of the Frankel colt, Cloudy Dawn (Kodiac), really put the page in lights with a Group 3 success when in training with William Haggas. Wigan said, “I didn't have any sort of price in my head. I just thought he was a very nice horse who deserved to make a good price. I bred the dam and bought the granddam as a foal at this sale. Frankel is a stallion who produces horses with great bone, great substance and I think he suits a mare with speed – and she was fast.” Asked if he always knew that the Frankel colt could be something out of the ordinary, he added, “He's always been a very nice horse and he has a very nice character. Obviously, you don't expect to sell a foal for that sort of price. Delighted that MV got him and he is going to the best possible home. The mare is back in foal to Camelot.” While the stats were down overall on Friday, it is worth remembering that this corresponding day of trade 12 months ago was off the charts. Of the 215 foals offered on Friday, 188 sold at a clearance rate of 87%, which was down by 3%. The turnover fell by 25% to 23,311,500gns while the median fell by 9% to 80,000gns. The average fell by 22% to 123,997gns. Cheers! More Success For Starman's Breeder David Ward A Frankel colt out of a sister to Starman; it sounds like something from a Carlsberg advert, doesn't it? 'Carlsberg don't breed horses, but if they did, they'd probably be the best in the world.' Okay, you get the gist. Well, David Ward has enjoyed something of his own real-life Carlsberg advert. Having bred and raced the first-season sire sensation Starman, he also supplied the Frankel colt out of Group 3-placed Sunday Star (Kodiac), who sold to Ed Sackville on behalf of TBT Racing for 700,000gns. The colt, who was described by the agent as having a stallion's pedigree, was sold by Watton Manor Sud. Ed Player commented, “The pedigree needs no introduction. Starman has had the most incredible first season and I think he is going to get even better. His horses are scopey and they stay a mile – he is going to be the real deal as a stallion. There is no reason why this lad can't turn into a stallion, too. I am delighted for David as he puts a lot into it and he has had a fantastic year on the track and with the stallion.” TBT Racing has not had a bad year, either, and Simon Sadler, the man behind the white, blue and orange silks, was in attendance at Tattersalls to oversee his new purchase. The owner of horses like Noble Champion, Ten Bob Tony and more, said, “It's been fantastic – really enjoyable. Never really anticipated having three Group winners and a Listed winner. Ecstatic. This rounds it all off. Today has been a great day, seeing Frankel [at Banstead Manor Stud] this morning and then buying a Frankel who is related to Starman. Very much looking forward to next year.” Sackville added, “Simon came to Newmarket today. We went to Banstead Manor this morning to see Frankel. After seeing Frankel, he wanted a Frankel. Lovely horse. Ed [Walker, trainer] knows the family better than anyone. He trains the full-sister, who we expect to hopefully win next time. It's a stallion's pedigree and he is a lovely, athletic colt who will hopefully make up into a very nice racehorse.” Ace Stud Swoops For Gewan's Little Brother Given Yuesheng Zhang's Yulong team holds Classic aspirations for Dewhurst Stakes winner Gewan (Night Of Thunder), it was not surprising to see those connections swoop for his little brother by Native Trail from Overbury Stud at 500,000gns. Gewan has been one of the star performers of 2025. A breeze-up graduate, he won the Group 3 Acomb Stakes before being snapped up by the Yulong boss. That proved to be an inspired acquisition when Gewan defeated Gstaad in the Dewhurst, a performance that will no doubt provide connections with genuine Classic hopes heading into the winter. The Native Trail colt, who was consigned by Overbury Stud, was rightly billed as one of the star lots of the sale and he didn't disappoint. “Surprised, thrilled and very excited – it is wonderful,” said Overbury Stud's Simon Sweeting. “We have been very lucky indeed. He is a late foal, but it is fabulous.” He added, “We did consider selling as a yearling and, if we had to take him home today, we would have done. We entered him before the Dewhurst and when myself, Charlie and Richard [Brown, Blandford Bloodstock] chatted, we decided that if we could get him away to an end user now, we would do that and we are thrilled that he has been bought by Ace Stud.” The colt's dam, Grey Mystere (Lethal Force), was shrewdly purchased by the ace agent Brown for €120,000 at the breeding stock sale at Arqana in 2021. Sweeting recalled, “We were very lucky! I was in England, Charlie was here in Newmarket, and Richard was in France, and we got a call from him to say that you have got a new mare. She is empty this year because this was so late, but she is booked into Night Of Thunder for next spring.” On the emotions surrounding the sale, he concluded, “You could watch the Dewhurst and enjoy it, but this was a blur. It won't sink in for a while – it might never happen again so we will enjoy this.” Subplots In many ways, Frankel was the hero of the day given the only three foals offered by the superstar stallion ended up being the three most expensive lots through the ring on Friday. Featuring among that 2.7 million spend was an 850,000gns Lady Bamford homebred filly out of Group 1-placed Tropbeau (Showcasing). It was Henry Lascelles who retained the filly on behalf of her breeder. He commented, “She's a homebred filly who we really like. Her full-brother is a two-year-old with the Gosdens. We like him too and he'll run in the spring next year, and we also have a Night Of Thunder filly who'll go into training next year too. This filly is a credit to Lady Bamford, Chris [Lock, stud manager] and the whole team at Daylesford. She's a lovely filly and we're delighted to get her back. Tropbeau was a very good racemare, she was a Group 2 winner at two and Group 1-placed at three. She's a really exciting mare.” Minzaal's stock has never been higher and many shrewd judges are tipping the Derrinstown Stud-based stallion for first-season sire honours in 2026. The Group 1-winning sprinter is one of the most famous horses that Ringfort Stud boss Derek Veitch has bred and the County Offaly-based breeder was back in the big time with a half-brother by Blue Point selling for 260,000gns to Manyard Thoroughbreds. Veitch said, “Lots of good people turned up for him. It was brilliant and the mare has been really lucky for me. It still makes me giggle when I see all the gilets and hats here with Minzaal's name on them – to think that our little farm in Offaly is having an influence on the breed.” On selecting Blue Point for Pardoven (Clodovil), he added, “He was a very good sprinter – he is a young sire that suits the market and the pedigree suited. It made a lot of sense. We need to decide what to do with the mare now. She is empty and I could do with a filly out of her at this stage. We might visit some neighbours and send her to Starman.” Paddy Twomey has been a notable force at the foal sales this year – signing under various different guises – and went to 550,000gns on behalf of Bond Thoroughbreds to secure a Wootton Bassett colt out of Galileo mare First Flower, who is a sister to Irish 1,000 Guineas heroine Hermosa. The Wootton Bassett colt was consigned by Baroda Stud. Godolphin's sole purchase of the week came deep into the session when Anthony Stroud went to 625,000gns for land a Kingman filly dual German Group 3 scorer Well Disposed (Dubawi). Frank Dorff, manager of Gestut Rottgen, said, “She looks just like her mother. I am very happy she made a very good price and she has gone to a very good home. Let's hope she is a Group 1 winner in Britain. He added, “She is a special one and we were very tempted to keep her. You don't often breed one with that quality and the market recognised that and sometimes you have to sell. The mare is in foal to Frankel and if it is a colt he will be a stallion prospect. We have not sold many from the family as we are not a commercial stud. We breed to produce good racehorses and later good broodmares.” Buy of the day Top marks to David Byrne of Rochestown Lodge Stud for acting fastest to secure lot 820, a Mehmas filly who failed to sell in the ring at 70,000gns, but was signed up merely minutes afterwards for 68,000gns. A good-looking filly by a top-notch stallion, she fell through the cracks for whatever reason by not selling in the ring. Byrne didn't complicate things and is understood to have gotten down to the Kenilworth House Stud's door before a number of other pinhookers. She's one to keep an eye on with a view towards the yearlings sales next year. Chances are she won't be led out of the ring unsold twice in her life. Thought for the day Rare enough that you canvass the opinion of buyers about the first-season sires and every single bit of feedback is positive. From Dragon Symbol to Good Guess and Triple Time, the general consensus among buyers is that the foals by the younger generation have been very good. The market seems to agree. The post Coolmore Beats Juddmonte To The Punch On 1.15 Million Gns Frankel Colt At Tattersalls appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
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