Lot 109, a Galileo filly from Hveger fetched 625,000 guineas to the bid of De Burgh Equine / James Harron Bloodstock on behalf of a Southern Hemisphere based client.
A Group I placed full sister to champion racehorse Elvstroem and half-sister to
Champion Miler Haradasun, Hveger has been at stud in the Northern Hemisphere
for some years and has proven a runaway success.She is the dam of globe-trotting triple Group I winner Highland Reel and this season's Group II winner Idaho, both of them sired by Galileo, who has proven a highly successful partner for the daughter of Danehill.
"It's an international family," Hubie de Burgh told Thoroughbred Daily News.
"Galileo is making the most incredible broodmare sire, and unless you have one of those in your [broodmare band], you're not going anywhere. It's just an international family and the whole world is becoming so globalized, it's good to get into such a global family. It's got top horses in the Northern Hemisphere and absolute champions in the Southern Hemisphere. To get a Galileo filly as good-looking as she is as well is great. She's got such high residual value."
Lot 191, a Galileo filly from Melito fetched 500,000 guineas when bought by Emirates Park.
Purchased by Coolmore for $1,650,000 at the 2012 Magic Millions National
Broodmare Sale, Melito started her stud career in Australia but has since been
transferred to Ireland.A dual Group I winning daughter of Redoute's Choice, Melito produced a smart Japanese winner as her first foal in Australian bred Encosta de Lago colt Campbell Junior and this filly is her third foal.
Emirates Park General Manager Bryan Carlson was at Newmarket to select and secure the filly and was interviewed by Thoroughbred Daily News.
"She'll go to the breakers in the next week or so and we'll decide [on a trainer] from there, but she'll stay here in the UK," Carlson said.
"The boss, Nasser Lootah, is looking to have a few to breed and race here in the UK. He's from Dubai and a lot of his friends race here.
"She's got that broodmare potential and if we want to take her down to Australia we can, when she's finished racing. She's a lovely filly and I think she'll suit both hemispheres in the long run. Galileo is doing so well up here, so it just fitted with what the boss wanted."
