The catalogue for the Tattersalls December Foal Sale is online, with 1,135 lots slated to sell across the four-day sale Nov. 23 to 26. The lineup includes 104 foals by the current top 10 active British and Irish sires and 216 by the current top 20. There are sibling to 147 stakes winners set to be offered, including lot 950, a Frankel (GB) half-sister to G1 Investec Oaks winner Talent (GB) (New Approach {Ire}). Frankel's sire, Galileo (Ire), is represented by a lone offering, a daughter of the Group 3-winning Lady Springbank (Ire) (Chosir {Aus}) (lot 957), while Dubawi (Ire), the leading sire at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, has four catalogued: lot 1008, a full-sister to G1 Longines Hong Kong Cup winner Akeed Mofeed (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}); lot 1017, a son of champion and dual Guineas winner Finsceal Beo (Ire) (Mr. Greeley), and therefore a half-brother to G2 Beresford S. winner Ol' Man River (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}); lot 965, a son of Snowgal (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a half-sister to three stakes winners including champion 2-year-old filly Preseli (Ire) (Caerleon); and lot 1034, the first foal out of the G3 Prix Allez France scorer Daksha (Fr) (Authorized {Ire}).
There are 26 first-season sires represented, with Toronado (Ire) leading the way numerically with 41 catalogued. Charm Spirit (Ire) and Mukhadram (GB) have 28 catalogued and Sea The Moon (Ger) 21, and others represented including Derby winners Australia (GB) and Ruler of the World (Ire), as well as Horse of the Year Kingman (GB).
“Every year the Tattersalls December Foal Sale attracts pinhookers from throughout Britain, Ireland and further afield, but the sale is an equally important fixture for many of the world's leading racehorse owners,” said Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony. “This year's catalogue features foals by all of the current top 20 active sires in Britain and Ireland, as well as significant numbers by an exciting collection of first crop sires, all of which should appeal to the usual international cast of buyers who consistently make the December Foal Sale the premier sale of its type in Europe.”
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