Release

The catalogue for Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, sponsored by Betfair, is now online and can be viewed at www.tattersalls.com. Europe’s premier yearling sale will take place over three days, Tuesday 7th – Thursday 9th October, and features own or half brothers and sisters to 43 Classic and Group 1 winners amongst the 611 catalogued, all of which are eligible for Europe’s most extensive sales race series, the £2,300,000 Tattersalls Timeform Millions.

In total there are a massive 274 own or half brothers and sisters to Group and Listed winners and 23 of the current top 25 British and Irish based sires are represented including ACCLAMATION, CADEAUX GENEREUX, CAPE CROSS, DALAKHANI, DANEHILL DANCER, DANSILI, GALILEO, GREEN DESERT, INDIAN RIDGE, INVINCIBLE SPIRIT, KYLLACHY, MONTJEU, OASIS DREAM, PIVOTAL, RED RANSOM, ROCK OF GIBRALTAR, ROYAL APPLAUSE, SADLER’S WELLS, SELKIRK and SINGSPIEL.

Numerically the best represented sire is top ranked British based sire PIVOTAL who has 36 yearlings catalogued, followed by the current leading British and Irish based sire GALILEO who has 35. MONTJEU and DANEHILL DANCER, currently second and third in the British and Irish sires table have 27 and 34 yearlings catalogued respectively while the venerable 14 times Champion sire SADLER’S WELLS has 14 lots catalogued comprising eight colts and six fillies.

As ever leading international sires feature prominently with top USA sires ARCH, BERNSTEIN, DIXIE UNION, DYNAFORMER, EL CORREDOR, ELUSIVE QUALITY, FUSAICHI PEGASUS, GIANT’S CAUSEWAY, GONE WEST, GULCH, HENNESSY, JOHANNESBURG, LEMON DROP KID, MORE THAN READY, MR GREELEY, PULPIT, RAHY, SEEKING THE GOLD, SMART STRIKE, THEATRICAL and UNBRIDLED’S SONG all well represented as is Germany’s outstanding sire MONSUN.

Classic and Group 1 winning first crop yearling sires are also well to the fore with 2005 Irish 2,000 Guineas winner DUBAWI leading the way with 27 catalogued, while SHAMARDAL, winner of the 2005 Poule d’Essai des Poulains and himself a 50,000 guineas Tattersalls yearling purchase, has 20 of his first crop to represent him. 2005 Derby winner MOTIVATOR, a 75,000 guineas October 1 purchase, has 14 yearlings catalogued and 2,000 Guineas winner FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND, yet another 2005 Classic winning Tattersalls October 1 yearling purchase, is represented by 13 lots.

Commenting on the Tattersalls October Book 1 catalogue, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said;

“Book 1 of the 2008 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale is without doubt Europe’s outstanding yearling catalogue and we are delighted to have the event sponsored by Betfair for the second time. We have added an all new 6 furlong two year old race to the £2,300,000 Tattersalls Timeform Millions making it the most extensive sales race series in Europe and we have slashed the race entry costs making the four race series better value for owners than any other sales race series. As ever Book 1 will cater for buyers across the board combining yearlings from so many of Europe’s outstanding Classic families, tailor made for the Tattersalls Timeform 3YO Trophy, with the more precocious types who will no doubt be aimed at the Tattersalls Timeform Million, the Tattersalls Timeform Fillies’ 800 or the all new Tattersalls Timeform Millions Sprint.”
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