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A filly (lot 309) by Galileo (Ire) sold for 1,350,000gns to David Redvers Bloodstock during the second session of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Wednesday. Consigned by breeder Newsells Park Stud, the daughter of the SP Shastye (Ire) is also a full-sister to English Group 2 winner Secret Gesture (GB), who also was runner-up in the G1 Investec Epsom Oaks, the G1 German Oaks and was first past the post in the GI Beverly D. S. at Arlington. She is also a full-sister to GSW Sir Isaac Newton (GB) and...

Karl Burke is hoping he can maintain his dual Group 1 winning sprinter Quiet Reflection (GB) (Showcasing {GB})'s current well-being ahead of her final target of the season, the G1 QIPCO British Champion Sprint S. at Ascot Oct. 15. Burke has been concerned over the recent form of his yard and has revealed a few of his other horses have been coughing although up to now the stable-star has been unaffected. "We've had a few horses coughing in the yard recently and mine haven't run that well in the last...

The Irish equine science company Plusvital will run a series of seminars in Ireland and Britain on equine genetics. The seminars will aim to provide members of the bloodstock industry with an insight into recent advancements in genetics, their current capabilities and the likely direction of this technology in the years ahead. They will also provide industry professionals, and other interested parties, with the opportunity to pose questions to an expert panel and learn more about how equine genetics has evolved to become another tool used by thoroughbred trainers and...

Cheveley Park Stud's son of Frankel out of dual Group 1 winner Peeress (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) (lot 244) became the first yearling by the Juddmonte sire to sell for seven figures at Tattersalls' October Sale when reaching 1.3 million gns. M.V. Magnier signed the ticket for the half-brother to Listed winner Ladyship (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), who is the seventh purchase for the Coolmore team in partnership with Mayfair Speculators during Book 1.    

John Ferguson signed for six of the eight Dubawis sold during Tuesday's opening session of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, and Sheikh Mohammed's advisor was back early Wednesday to scoop up another seven-figure offering by the Darley sire when going to 2.1-million guineas for lot 229, a colt bred by the Niarchos Family and consigned by Watership Down Stud. The bay is out of the stakes-winning Nature Spirits (Fr) (Beat Hollow {GB}), a half-sister to dual group winner Curtain Call (Fr) (Sadler's Wells) and stakes winner Launched...

Ribchester (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) is giving trainer Richard Fahey all the right signals ahead of his next target, the G1 QIPCO Queen Elizabeth II S. at Ascot, on Saturday week. The 3-year-old justified Fahey's faith in him by gaining that important Group 1 win when beating Vadamos (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}) in the G1 Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville in August and Fahey is hoping for more of the same at Ascot. "We're very happy with him and everything has gone smoothly," reported the Malton trainer. The Godolphin colt made...

In a three-day sale which is alphabetical by dam start to finish, as Keeneland September was, and this week's Tattersalls October 1 Yearling Sale is, in theory you should be able to multiply the first day's results by three to see how the sale should turn out by the end of play tomorrow. Yesterday's opening session went well. With 7% more horses catalogued for this year's sale, 136 yearlings sold for a gross of 31,240,000 gns, and an average of 229,706 gns. I know all the other comparisons will be...

1.30 Nottingham, Mdn, £5,000, 2yo, 6f 15yT DREAMFIELD (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) is the 1.1million gns TATOCT purchase of Godolphin, who debuts for John Gosden who handled the dam Izzi Top (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) with such skill. Third in the G1 Epsom Oaks prior to a string of successes including the G1 Pretty Polly S. and G1 Prix Jean Romanet, the dam who is a half to another of the stable's luminaries in Jazzi Top (GB) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) out of the fellow G1SW Zee Zee Top (GB) (Zafonic) starts...

It's been 10 years since any Normandie Stud yearlings have been offered for sale, but Philippa Cooper made an explosive return to the ring at Tattersalls' October Sale when her Dubawi (Ire) colt out of G1 Coronation S. winner Fallen For You (GB) (Dansili {GB}) became the most expensive yearling in the world this year, selling for 2.6-million guineas to Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum. Dubawi was the sire of the only other yearling to surpass seven-figures on the day, also purchased by Ferguson for 1.2-million guineas. He was far and...

A couple of days behind our normal schedule, thanks to editorial saturation from Chantilly and Park Paddocks - but at least that left to better judges the question whether Aidan O'Brien might be the greatest trainer of the postwar era, or not even its best O'Brien. Certainly what he did on Sunday was right up there with the most epoch-making deeds of his namesake and predecessor. Remember that the odds collectively gave his three runners, their attributes all thoroughly familiar, little more than a solid place chance in the most...

Jean-Claude Rouget has issued a positive bulletin about his G1 QIPCO Champion S. hope Almanzor (Fr) (Wootton Bassett (GB)). The 3-year-old currently heads the betting for the race following his impressive display in the G1 QIPCO Irish Champion S. and Rouget commented, "The horse is well and we hope to bring him to Ascot in his best form. So far he has had no problems in his preparation, but we still have 12 days to go." At Leopardstown last month Almanzor's immediate victim was G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe...

Impressive when successful in the Listed Prix Saraca over 6 1/2 furlongs at Maisons-Laffitte Sept. 12, Dame du Roi (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) steps up to a mile for Wednesday's G3 Prix Thomas Bryon at Saint-Cloud. She beat the re-opposing North Thunder (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) by 2 1/2 lengths in that contest in the manner of a filly going places, putting behind her a disappointing previous effort when fifth in the G3 Prix du Calvados over seven at Deauville Aug. 20. North Thunder's stablemate Ajmal (Ire) (Shamardal) represents Ballymore...