Colt Out of Vodka Anchors Tattersalls December Yearling Catalogue

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The 200-lot Tattersalls December Yearling Sale, slated for Monday, Nov. 26, features a colt by Frankel (GB) out of Japanese champion Vodka (Jpn) (Tanino Gimlet {Jpn}) as lot 59 from the Mount Coote Stud draft. One of three by the Juddmonte sire scheduled to go through the ring, the catalogue is now available online.

There are full or half-siblings to 41 group and listed performers, and there are also 26 yearlings out of group or listed winning mares. Sixteen yearlings are eligible for the £25,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonuses, eight qualify for the £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction S. and anther quintet are eligible for the €300,000 Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction S. Four of the 200 yearlings are eligible for the French Owners’ Premiums and over 90 qualify for Plus 10 Bonuses.

Champion sire Galileo (Ire) has a colt (lot 170) out of GSW Lady Springbank (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}) and a half-sister to two stakes winners (lot 83) out of a half-sister to Group 1 winners Curvy (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) and Power (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), that will be offered by Castlefarm Stud and Lofts Hall Stud, respectively. Galileo’s half-brother Sea The Stars (Ire) has four yearlings catalogued, and Kodiac (GB) has a like number. Leading first-season sires No Nay Never and Kingman (GB) have three and four lots each, respectively, while there are also lots by Distorted Humor, Elusive Quality, Kitten’s Joy, Le Havre (Ire), and Siyouni (Fr) on offer.

“The Tattersalls December Yearling Sale is a consistent source of top-class performers and the outstanding filly Sea Of Class (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), purchased at the sale two years ago, shows why the fixture is so popular year after year,” said Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony. “The vast majority of the best British and Irish sires have yearlings catalogued and owners and trainers will undoubtedly be drawn to the significant number of yearlings eligible for lucrative Tattersalls bonuses or valuable sales races.”

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