The catalogue for the Tattersalls July Sale is now available online and, at 873 lots, is the largest collection of horses for the midsummer mixed auction since 2008.
A sizeable draft from Godolphin, which comprises almost a tenth of the catalogue, contains two Group/Grade 1-winning mares in foal to speedy young Darley stallions. The 16-year-old Favourable Terms (GB) (Selkirk) (lot 163), winner of the G1 Nassau S., is carrying to Slade Power (Ire) on an Apr. 3 covering, while the treble Argentinean Grade 1 winner Emotion Parade (Arg) (Parade Marshal) will be offered as lot 246 in foal to Australian sprinter Brazen Beau (Aus).
Also among the Godolphin draft is the 2012 Chesham S. winner Tha'Ir (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) (lot 192), who has subsequently won another two listed races and is being sold out of training.
Regularly featuring a range of offerings from major breeders such as Juddmonte and Shadwell, the July Sale has bragging rights to subsequent Group winners Prince Gibraltar (Fr) (Rock Of Gibraltar (Ire), Slumber (GB) (Cacique {GB}) and Goldstream (ITY) (Martino Alonso {Ire}), whose three dams were each bought at the sale for 16,500gns or less. Along with the 79 lots from Godolphin, Shadwell Stud has consigned 51 horses, while Juddmonte Farms will offer 40.
The horses-in-training section features Ibrahim Araci's 91-rated winner Mengli Khan (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), a 3-year-old half-brother to Group 1 winner Chriselliam, consigned by Hugo Palmer's Kremlin Cottage Stables as lot 450. Palmer's fellow Newmarket trainer, Sir Mark Prescott, has consigned the recent Listed-placed 3-year-old Bear Faced (GB) (Intikhab) (lot 802), while the easy May 25 victory for Felix Leiter (GB) (Monsieur Bond {Ire}) has seen him rise to a mark of 94 and entered for the sale as lot 772.
“We have catalogued almost 900 lots for this year's Tattersalls July Sale and as well as being the largest July Sale since 2008, it is a catalogue of real quality and diversity,” said Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony.
“The July Sale is a proven source of Group 1 performers and the classic July Sale combination of quality breeding stock and promising horses in training looks set to attract the usual mix of domestic and international buyers.”
The sale, which coincides with three days of top-class racing on Newmarket's July Course, takes place over three days from Wednesday, July 6, starting with broodmares and progressing to horses in training.
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