551 Cataloged for Tattersalls October Sale

There are 551 yearlings cataloged for Book 1 of the 2016 Tattersalls October yearling sale, scheduled for Oct. 4-6 in Newmarket.

The online catalog can be accessed at tattersalls.com. 

Tattersalls' flagship sale has attracted a collection of the finest yearlings to be found anywhere in the world, the sales company said in a release, including 17 yearlings from the second crop of the undefeated champion and freshman sire Frankel.

In addition, the catalog features own or half brothers and sisters to 50 group I and classic winners and 243 group/listed winners.

 

Among the siblings to classic and group I winners are own or half brothers to 2015 and 2016 stars Galileo Gold, Order of St George, Marcel, and Simple Verse as well as Dancing Rain, Halfway to Heaven, Immortal Verse, Izzi Top, Lethal Force, Lillie Langtry, Mount Nelson, Reckless Abandon, Spinning Queen, and Zoffany. 

The catalog also features full or half sisters to classic and group I winners Jack Hobbs, Just the Judge, Legatissimo, Mecca's Angel, Lumiere, Red Cadeaux, and Shalaa, as well as to this year's group I winners Alice Springs and Highland Reel. 

Group I- and classic-winning mares with yearlings cataloged include proven group and listed producers Attraction, Casual Look, Majestic Roi, and Peeress, as well as classic/group I winners Chachamaidee, Fallen for You, I'm a Dreamer, Izzi Top, Music Show, Temida, and Wizz Kid, all of whom have their first or second foals cataloged.

Nineteen of the current top 20 active sires standing in Britain and Ireland are well represented with half brothers to Galileo and Sea The Stars leading the way with 45 yearlings cataloged between them. Seven-time champion sire Galileo has 21 yearlings cataloged, including the full or half brothers/sisters to classic/group I winners Alice Springs, Highland, Just the Judge, and Reckless Abandon. 

Dubawi, the sire of last year's sale topper, has a draft of 21 yearlings catalogued, his highest number at this sale since 2012. They include own or half brothers/sisters to Mount Nelson, Izzi Top, Viva Pataca, Laughing, and Jakkalberry as well as sons/daughters of group I-winning mares Fallen for You, I'm a Dreamer, Icon Project, and Zee Zee Top. 

Numerically, Invincible Spirit leads the way amongst the top 20 active sires with 30 yearlings cataloged, followed by Sea The Stars and Dark Angel with 24 apiece, Dubawi and Shamardal with 21 each, Kodiac with 20, Dutch Art with 19, Exceed And Excel with 18, Iffraaj with 14, and Dansili with 13. In total the top 20 active sires have 278 yearlings catalogued between them, with the current top 10 accounting for a massive 155 yearlings.

Twelve first-crop crop yearling sires with 101 offspring cataloged include Camelot and Dawn Approach with 25 yearlings each. Intello is represented by 15 yearlings and Declaration of War has 13.  

Overseas-based sires traditionally play a prominent role during Book 1 of the October yearling sale. United States sires represented include Arch  , Bernardini  , Curlin  , Exchange Rate, Giant's Causeway, Kitten's Joy, Lemon Drop Kid  , Medaglia d'Oro, Scat Daddy, Speightstown  , Tapit  , and War Front  . Top French and German sires include Dalakhani, Kendargent, Makfi, Maxios, and Redoute's Choice. 

The largest consignment comes from Highclere Stud with 29 yearlings, while The Castlebridge Consignment comes next with 24 yearlings. Following closely is Newsells Park Stud with 23 yearlings. 

All yearlings cataloged are eligible for the £25,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus.