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Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Part 1 Now Online
15/08/05

The catalogue for Part 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale can now be viewed online at www.tattersalls.com and will be published on Wednesday 24th August. The catalogue for Europe’s premier yearling sale will number 687 lots catalogued alphabetically by dam’s name from start to finish and will take place from Tuesday 4th – Friday 7th October.

Since January 1st 2004 Tattersalls yearling purchases costing 75,000 guineas or less have won more than 175 Group/Listed races. They include MOTIVATOR (75,000 guineas), SHAMARDAL (50,000 guineas), and PASTORAL PURSUITS (24,000 guineas), and the 2005 catalogue gives every indication that buyers can expect the same combination of top quality at prices to suit all budgets.

In total the catalogue features own or half brothers and sisters to no less than 46 Classic and Group 1 winners including the GRAND LODGE half brother to the new Ballydoyle superstar GEORGE WASHINGTON and own brother to Champion GRANDERA, the MONTJEU half sister to Group 1 Coronation Stakes winner MAIDS CAUSEWAY, the GALILEO half sister to the Classic/Group winning trio SLEEPYTIME, ALI – ROYAL and TAIPAN out of the great mare ALIDIVA, the MACHIAVELLIAN half brother to the four time Group 1 winner ALEXANDER GOLDRUN and the KINGMAMBO half brother to Group 1 winner WAY OF LIGHT out of the NIJINSKY half sister to Group 1 winners MACHIAVELLIAN, COUP DE GENIE and EXIT TO NOWHERE.

Amongst the own and half brothers and sisters to 254 Group and Listed winners are yearlings by all of the current top 20 leading sires in Britain and Ireland including 19 from the final crop of DANEHILL, eight by GIANT’S CAUSEWAY, 18 by GREEN DESERT, 16 by INDIAN RIDGE, four by KINGMAMBO, 25 by KING’S BEST, seven from the last crop of MACHIAVELLIAN, 31 by MONTJEU, 30 by PIVOTAL, 24 by SELKIRK and 25 by SADLER’S WELLS. First crop sires are also well to the fore with fifteen represented including ACT ONE (9 yearlings), JOHANNESBURG (10), KYLLACHY (7), NOVERRE (9), STREET CRY (3) and leading the way numerically, ROCK OF GIBRALTAR who has 29 of his first crop catalogued.

Commenting on the catalogue, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said, “We have a world class catalogue with some truly outstanding individuals which will appeal to a wide cross section of buyers. It has been an outstanding year for Tattersalls yearlings on racecourses around the world with the likes of MOTIVATOR, SHAMARDAL, PROCLAMATION and GEORGE WASHINGTON leading the way, and with the combination of a superb catalogue and an unrivalled record as the number one source of European Classic and Group 1 winners we have the perfect ingredients for a successful yearling sale.”