GALILEO AND PIVOTAL TOP TATTERSALLS OCTOBER DAY TWO
Thursday, October 8, 2009 
Left : Sheikh Mohammed and John Ferguson
Right : Old Summerhill stalwart Michael Goodbody and Patricia Thompson
(Photos : Tattersalls/TBA UK)
TATTERSALLS OCTOBER YEARLING SALE BOOK 1
Yesterday’s penultimate session of the Tattersalls Book 1 October Yearling Sale again produced a trade on a par with 12 months ago, with two lots matching the 2008 sale-topping price of 650,000gns (approximately $1,085,175).
The first to earn the distinction was Lot 282, a filly by Pivotal (GB), who was purchased by Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum’s racing manager Angus Gold. Out of listed winner Briolette (GB) (Sadler’s Wells), a half-sister to champion Pilsudski (Ire) (Polish Precedent), she was sold from David and Diane Nagle’s Barronstown Stud. Michael Goodbody, acting for a new client, was underbidder to Gold on the filly. “She comes from a very good stud, and is a lovely big scopey filly whose family keeps on producing,” explained Gold. “Sheikh Hamdan was very keen on her, and we’ll decide on a trainer once the sales are finished.”
Shortly after, a full-brother to 2006 G1 Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Nightime (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), bred by Dermot Weld’s mother Gita and consigned through the Castlebridge Consignment, realized a 650,000gns final bid. Owner Sir Robert Ogden had to outbid, first the BBA Ireland’s Eamonn Reilly, and finally John Magnier to get the Galileo colt.
Tattersalls October Yearling Sale - Book 1 Wednesday 7 October 2009
| CUMULATIVE | 2009 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Catalogued | 452 | 406 |
| No. Offered | 407 | 351 |
| No. Sold | 320 | 279 |
| RNAs | 87 | 72 |
| % RNA | 21.4% | 20.5% |
| No. 500K + | 4 | 5 |
| High Price (gns) | 650,000 | 650,000 |
| Gross | 36,111,000 | 32,511,000 |
| Average (% change) | 112,847 (-3.2%) | 116,527 |
| Median | 80,000 | n/a |
Extract from Thoroughbred Daily News
