A record-breaking Tattersalls October Book 1 Yearling Sale was dominated by two sires, Frankel and Dubawi, who provided every single one of the 12 yearling colts that sold for 1million guineas or more and Godolphin signed for seven of them.
COLT BREEDING |
CONSIGNOR |
PURCHASER |
PRICE |
(GUINEAS) |
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Frankel x So Mi Dar |
Watership Down Stud |
Godolphin |
2,800,000 |
Frankel x Sweepstake |
Croom House Stud, Ireland |
M V Magnier & White Birch Farm |
2,400,000 |
Frankel x Bold Lass |
Watership Down Stud |
Richard Knight Bloodstock Agent |
2,000,000 |
Frankel x Blue Waltz |
Fittocks Stud |
M V Magnier & White Birch Farm |
1,900,000 |
Dubawi x How |
Longview Stud |
Godolphin |
1,600,000 |
Dubawi x Willow View |
Fittocks Stud |
JS Company |
1,600,000 |
Dubawi x Ring the Bell |
Hazelwood Bloodstock |
Godolphin |
1,500,000 |
Dubawi x God Given |
Whatton Manor Stud |
Godolphin |
1,500,000 |
Frankel x Without You Babe |
Newsells Park Stud Ltd. |
Godolphin |
1,300,000 |
Dubawi x Urban Fox |
Baroda Stud, Ireland |
Godolphin |
1,100,000 |
Dubawi x Frangipanni |
Norris Bloodstock |
Manor House Farm |
1,000,000 |
Dubawi x Persuasive |
Cheveley Park Stud Ltd. |
Godolphin |
1,000,000 |
Frankel (foaled 2008) and Dubawi (foaled 2002) accounted for 36,585,000 guineas worth of trade which was nearly 29% of the aggregate total of 126,671,000 guineas.
Top 10 Sires by Average (three lots or more)
NAME |
LOTS |
AVERAGE |
(GUINEAS) |
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Dubawi (IRE) |
21 |
849,524 |
Frankel (GB) |
25 |
749,800 |
Siyouni (FR) |
18 |
397,611 |
Galileo (IRE) |
14 |
387,500 |
Kingman (GB) |
18 |
358,889 |
Lope de Vega (IRE) |
20 |
353,500 |
Wootton Bassett (GB) |
8 |
348,125 |
No Nay Never (USA) |
20 |
318,750 |
Sea The Stars (IRE) |
28 |
300,893 |
Night of Thunder (IRE) |
28 |
276,964 |
Dubawi and Frankel are dominating on the track this year just as they have in the sale ring this week.
Dubawi has sired 39 stakes-winners in 2022, seven of them Group I winners – Modern Games, Coroebus, Rebel’s Romance, Naval Crown, Eldar Eldarov, In Italian and Lord North.
Frankel has sired 28 stakes-winners in 2022, eight of them Group I winners- Alpinista, Nashwa, Inspiral, Onesto, McKulick, Westover, Homeless Songs and Converge.