The
2015 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale kicks off tonight our time and one could
almost be forgiven for thinking you were at the Inglis Australian Easter
Yearling Sale or Magic Millions with a strong representation by many of our best known sires including
Fastnet Rock, Redoute's Choice and Exceed and Excel.
Fastnet Rock has had a ground breaking year in the Northern Hemisphere with
Group I winners Qualify and Diamondsandrubies as well as exciting two year-old
filly Turret Rocks, who was second in a Group I race at Longchamp on Sunday.
Qualify is set to star at the Tattersalls sale ring later this year as she has
been entered in the December Mares Sale making her the first Epsom Oaks winner
to be sold at public auction in the year of her Classic triumph for more than
50 years.
"It is very rare for an Oaks winner to be offered at public auction, especially
in the year of her Classic triumph, and it is a privilege to be offering
QUALIFY on behalf of Mrs Regalado Gonzalez," said Tattersalls Chairman Edmond
Mahony.
"She is a gorgeous filly, a Classic winner and a Group winner at two years old,
and she is beautifully bred. It is hard to find such a complete package and the
Tattersalls December Sale will be the perfect stage for a filly of such quality."
Throw in a $1million filly at the recent Keeneland September Yearling Sale and
it's fairly safe to say Fastnet Rock has his commercial stripes in both
hemispheres now and has 14 entries in Book One.
Redoute's Choice has eight entries including a filly tipped as a potential star
in Lot 24, the half-sister to this year's multiple Group I winning filly
Legatissimo from Yummy Mummy.
Golden Slipper winner Sepoy has an impressive 15 entries and if his offspring
please Northern Hemisphere buyers as they did Australian yearling buyers
earlier this year he may well make a big impression.
Exceed and Excel has 23 entries including Lot 81, a three-quarter brother to
Group I Queensland Oaks winner Dariana from Beldarian.
His high class sons Excelebration and Helmet are also represented with eight entries
each.
Stay tuned for all the action from Newmarket in England!