Aljazzi

It didn't take long for the Amo Racing team to make its presence felt as Book 1 of the October Yearling Sale got underway at Tattersalls, with Kia Joorabchian outbidding MV Magnier of Coolmore at 3,600,000gns for lot 15.  The brother to last year's sale-topper, by Frankel out of the G2 Duke of Cambridge Stakes winner Aljazzi (Shamardal), was bred and consigned by Graham Smith-Bernal's Newsells Park Stud. "The boys love him," Joorabchian said. "We have a lot of people that really liked him around us and we couldn't really...

NEWMARKET, UK -- As a statement of intent it was a pretty serious one. Ten yearlings bought and 11,045,000gns spent by Amo Racing while many at Park Paddocks were still finishing their lunch. Amo principal Kia Joorabchian, amid an entourage which included Nottingham Forest FC owner Evangelos Marinakis and bloodstock agent Alex Elliott, would not be beaten on the day's leading lady, Newsells Park Stud's Frankel (GB) filly out of Aljazzi (GB) (Shamardal). The hammer eventually fell at 4,400,000gns - the second-highest price ever paid for a Book 1 yearling....