Tatts October Book 1 Catalogue Out

[Wandering Eyes]

The catalogue for the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1, scheduled for Oct. 9-11, is now online. A total of 519 blue-blooded lots will go under the hammer in early October, all of them eligible for the £25,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus scheme.

There are 47 siblings or half-brothers and sisters to Group 1 winners or Classic winners, and 246 lots are half or full-siblings to group or listed winners. Eighteen Group 1 or Classic-winning broodmares have yearlings catalogued. The top 20 active sires in Britain and Ireland are represented by 265 yearlings, with 166 yearlings by the top 10 sires.

Europe’s leading sires are all represented, with Dubawi (Ire) the sire of 21 lots, Galileo (Ire) has an equal number and fourth-crop sire juggernaut Frankel (GB) sees 25 yearlings entered. Sea The Stars (Ire) fields 27 lots, Dark Angel (Ire) 20, and Kodiac (GB) and Invincible Spirit (Ire) have 23 and 17, respectively. New Approach (Ire), sire of this year’s G1 Derby winner Masar (Ire), is represented by seven yearlings, and Mastercraftsman (Ire), sire of standout miler Alpha Centauri (Ire) has five. France’s Siyouni (Fr) has 24 lots entered.

U.S. sires are also well-represented, with yearlings by Blame, Distored Humor, Kitten’s Joy, Medaglia d’Oro, More Than Ready, Speightstown, Street Sense, Uncle Mo and War Front slated to go through the ring.

“The catalogue for last year’s October Book 1 was outstanding and the 2018 renewal looks to be equally special,” said Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony. “There are a huge number of own or half-brothers and sisters to group and listed winners in the catalogue, but equally impressive is that 130 of the yearlings are out of group and listed winning mares, including many of the truly outstanding racemares of our time, and a further 76 are out of group and listed placed mares. Graduates of the October Yearling Sale have as ever enjoyed enormous success on the global stage headed by 65,000 guineas G1 Irish Derby winner Latrobe (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), and the enormously popular £25,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus will again ensure that buyers have the chance to win unprecedented prize money by purchasing at Europe’s premier yearling sale.”

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