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Courtesy of TDN Europe
Beach Frolic (GB) (Nayef {USA}), Lady Gorgeous (GB) (Compton Place {GB}) and Miss Phillyjinks (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}), all Group 1 producers in 2020, are among the standouts in this year’s Tattersalls December Mares’ Sale, for which the catalogue was released this week.
There are over 100 stakes winners and producers catalogued, and mares in foal to 22 of the current top 25 active British and Irish sires.
Of Australasian interest will be the offering of the Aquis-owned Winning Ways (Declaration Of War {USA}) (Lot 1726) in foal to Kingman (GB) and Rekindling (GB) (High Chaparral {Ire}) (Lot 1504) in the stallion prospect division.
Winning Ways won nine races, including the G1 Queensland Oaks, for the late Paul Makin who coaxed Garry Newham out of retirement to train the filly.
Makin, who passed away in May 2019, was best known as the owner of Starcraft (NZ) who won four Group 1 events for Newham before he was transferred to Luca Cumani who trained him to win the G1 Prix du Moulin and the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S.
Rekindling (GB) winning the 2017 G1 Melbourne Cup
Rekindling won the 2017 G1 Melbourne Cup for Joseph O’Brien and an ownership group that included the Williams family. The 7-year-old has only raced twice since, finishing unplaced in the G1 Australian Cup and in a 2400 metre event at Leopardstown in July.
The four-day Tattersalls Sale will take place at Park Paddocks in Newmarket from November 30 to December 3 and features 1104 broodmares and fillies and mares in and out of training.
Top-flight producer
The 9-year-old Beach Frolic (Lot 1731) is the dam of this year’s standout 3-year-old miler Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}), winner of the G1 St James’s Palace S. and the G1 Prix Jacques le Marois.
The unraced Beach Frolic is a half-sister to G2 Dante S. winner Bonfire (GB) (Manduro {Ger}) and G2 Windsor Forest S. and G3 Musidora S. scorer Joviality (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}), and she is offered by Highclere Stud carrying a member of the first crop of Darley’s champion sprinter Blue Point (Ire).
Beach Frolic is one of nine mares catalogued in foal to Blue Point and those also include the Grade 1-placed Strathnaver (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) (Lot 1649) and Daily Times (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}) (Lot 1675), a winning half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Newspaperofrecord (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). Beach Frolic’s yearling colt by Highland Reel (Ire) sold for 320,000 gns (AU$530,000) at Tattersalls October Book 1.
Highland Reel (Ire) x Beach Frolic (GB) (colt)
Lady Gorgeous (Lot 1740) produced this year’s G1 Fillies’ Mile winner Pretty Gorgeous (Fr) (Lawman {Fr}), and she is also responsible for the Listed-winning Alwaab (Fr) (Toronado {Ire}). The 11-year-old Lady Gorgeous is offered by Norelands Stud in foal to No Nay Never (USA).
Miss Phillyjinks (Lot 1736) is the dam of recent G1 Prix Marcel Boussac winner Tiger Tanaka (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}), who was her first foal, and she is offered by Kellsgrange Stud in foal to Mehmas (Ire).
Dulkashe (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) (Lot 1605), dam of G1 Coronation Cup and G2 Hardwicke S. winner Defoe (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}), is offered in foal to Churchill (Ire).
“The Tattersalls December Sale is Europe’s premier breeding stock sale, and this year’s catalogue, which features the final part of the Waddesdon Stud Dispersal and the partial dispersal from Floors Stud, has quality in abundance,” Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said.
“The December Sale is the annual showcase for the very best breeding stock that Europe has to offer and is a sale which exerts an extraordinary influence on the global Thoroughbred industry.
“The 2020 catalogue has outstanding consignments from many of the world’s leading owner-breeders and with those buyers unable to make their annual pilgrimage to the Sale will again be able to use the Tattersalls live internet bidding platform and telephone bidding facilities which have been a huge asset since we have been conducting sales under strict COVID-related rules and regulations.”
