ook 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale continued its record breaking pace on the second day with the highest grossing session in the history of the sale and six lots realising 500,000 guineas or more. Turnover surpassed 20,000,000 guineas for the second consecutive day, the average and median both realised double figure increases and the clearance rate was a remarkable 91%.

Queensland’s favourite son Spirit of Boom is a ‘king of the kids’ as a sire and has his first two year-old winner on the board for a new season with a debut victory at Doomben on Wednesday for Cuddles for Kimmy.