Another ‘Joy’-ful Transaction for Voute

Another ‘Joy’-ful Transaction for Voute… 
Ted Voute’s Voute Sales sold the first-ever Kitten’s Joy yearling in Britain or Ireland when selling a colt to Fiona Shaw for €300,000 at Goffs Orby last week, and that agency enjoyed another score with that U.S.-based sire when receiving 390,000gns for lot 361, a blaze-faced chestnut who is a full-brother to Spooky Kitten, who was placed in all three Canadian fillies’ Classics in 2011, from Prince Faisal’s Nawara Stud Co. 

Both Kitten’s Joy colts were bred in Kentucky by Ken and Sarah Ramsey, and Voute noted that he began talks with the Ramseys in February about bringing some progeny of their star sire across the Atlantic to sell. 
“We went to pick them out in the spring,” added Voute, noting that they opted to sell one in Orby and one in Tattersalls so as to avoid competition. “The idea is to get the sire out into Europe. Hopefully this has been successful and could be repeated!” 

Shadwell was the underbidder on the colt, who is out of La Coruna (Thunder Gulch), a half-sister to multiple Grade III winner Eye of Taurus (Aldebaran). The third dam, Misinskie, produced three stakes winners in Europe. 
Voute enjoyed his highest price of Book 1 late in yesterday’s session when Kieran McManus prevailed at 500,000gns for lot 436, a Sea the Stars (Ire) half-sister to G1 Investec Derby winner Motivator (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}). Out of the stakes-winning Gone West mare Out West, the May foal is also a half to G2 Hardwicke S. winner Macarthur (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) and stakes winner Imperial Star (Ire) (Fantastic Light). 

“She was on a lot of good lists and it’s a great team that bought her,” Voute noted. “It’s not often you get sisters to Derby winners by Sea the Stars. It was quite nice to be entrusted by [breeder] Deerfield Farm, Mr Foustak. It’s always nice to have quality stock on the farm.” 

The Sea the Stars filly outdid her year elder full-brother, who realized 400,000gns in this ring last year to Al Shaqab Racing. Out West was bred to Newsells’ stallion Nathaniel (Ire) this year.