Baroda Teams Up With Shadwell in Sale-Topping Venture
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The Night of Thunder colt consigned as Lot 285 in the ring at the Goffs February Sale
Baroda Stud enjoyed a super second day of the Goffs February Sale, selling three of the seven most expensive yearlings, including the session-topper, which was one of a number of youngsters David Cox's farm offered on behalf of Shadwell Stud.
The colt (Lot 285) by Darley's top-class Night of Thunder , sire of two individual group 1 winners in 2021, traces his lineage back to Whakilyric, the dam of Hernando and Johann Quatz. He is the fourth foal out of Afdhaad, a Nayef half sister to the group 3-winning fillies Alrahma and Efaadah and was the only lot to break the six-figure ceiling Feb. 9 when purchased by Abbeylands Farm for €125,000 (US$142,730).
"He is a lovely colt by one of the best sires in Europe and it is great to be able to buy from Shadwell as they have been fantastic supporters of ours over the years," said Abbeylands' Frannie Woods. "We need a bit of luck with the pedigree but the reports on the Invincible Spirit 2-year-olds are positive."
(L-R): Frannie and Niamh Woods at Goffs
For Shadwell, Baroda sold the only colt (Lot 372) in the session by Sumbe's Le Havre , a son of the Canadian stakes winner Endless Light , who is by Pivotal and out of a half sister to Yellow Ribbon Stakes (G1T) winner Megahertz and the Stanjamesuk.com Dahlia Stakes (G3) winner and group 1-placed Heaven Sent . Bought by JRSA for €60,000 ($68,510), he is inbred 3x4 to Marie d'Argonne and Rahy.
Baroda also sold a colt (Lot 218) from the first crop of Darley's European champion sprinter Blue Point for Shadwell, and the late-May foal has an exciting pedigree as his dam is a Zamindar half sister to another champion sprinter in Muhaarar . Paul Harley went to €50,000 ($57,092) to secure the half brother to three winners.
Coolagown's Filly Answers Early Call
Whatever the Soldier's Call filly out of Saga Celebre does on the track, her residual value as a broodmare is assured. David Stack's Coolagown Stud offered the filly (Lot 221) from the first crop of the multiple group 1-placed sprinter early in proceedings and the chestnut proved very popular.
The Soldier's Call filly consigned as Lot 221 in the ring
With her pedigree, it's no wonder that she made €45,000 ($51,382) to Mags O'Toole, for she is a half sister to the dam of last season's Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes (G1) and Darley Prix Morny-Finale des Darley Series (G1) hero Perfect Power . Her second dam Saga d'Ouilly is a Linamix sister to Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) winner and sire Sagamix and group 1 winner Sagacity. She is also a half sister to Shastye , dam of the successive Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris (G1) winners Japan and Mogul .
It's a beautiful page and the successful agent also emphasized just how well the filly represented the first produce of Ballyhane Stud's exciting son of Showcasing .
O'Toole said: "She is a superb example of what the stallion is producing and he is getting really lovely stock. She has a great page and there are lots of options open to her."
Evans Returns to Familiar Source
David Evans clearly thinks a lot of Bastogne, the 3-year-old son of Holy Roman Emperor who he trained to be fourth in the listed Prix Saraca at Chantilly in October, for he has Bastogne's 2-year-old Camacho sister at his yard in Pandy, Monmouthshire.
He now has the yearling Exceed And Excel colt (Lot 275) out of Wavebreak, as Finn Kent purchased him from breeders Ballinafad Stud for €75,000 ($85,638), on behalf of the trainer.
The Exceed And Excel colt consigned as Lot 275 in the ring
Kent said: "I have bought him for David Evans to go into training eventually. He has Bastogne in partnership with my dad and he looks to be a lovely horse. David also has the 2-year-old Camacho filly and she is going quite nicely. This colt is a very straightforward horse and an easy one to like."
It's not hard to see why Evans and Kent were keen on the colt, whose dam has a perfect record with her runners and is a Tiger Hill half sister to the dam of Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Sponsored by QIPCO (G1) winner and QIPCO Two Thousand Guineas (G1) runner-up King of Change , who is standing his second season at Derrinstown Stud, and his group 2-winning half brother Century Dream , new to Norton Grove Stud for 2022.
Irish National Stud on the Double
A beautifully bred filly (Lot 395) from the third crop of the Irish National Stud's Decorated Knight (GB) earned the highest price for a filly at Goffs on Wednesday, where she was bought by Hugo Merry for €62,000 ($70,794).
She is out of the Qatar Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp (G1) winner Gilt Edge Girl , who is by Monsieur Bond , so the yearling is bred on a variation of the outstanding Galileo—Danehill Dancer cross. She is a half sister to the listed winner Time's Arrow , by Redoute's Choice, and the family includes the Prix Morny winner Arcano .
The Kildare farm also offered a Profitable colt (Lot 402) out of Grace Rafaela, a winning 2-year-old by the farm's own Dragon Pulse and a granddaughter of the group 1 winner Menhoubah . An impressive first foal by one of 2021's best first-season sires, he was bought by KCS Bloodstock for €54,000 ($61,659).
The third and final session of the Goffs February Sale, which is dedicated entirely to breeding stock, starts at 10 a.m. local time on Thursday.