The catalogue for the Tattersalls Ireland Goresbridge Breeze Up Sale is now online. A total of 226 lots will go under the hammer at Park Paddocks for the second consecutive year, as the sale was moved from its traditional Irish venue due to continued COVID-19 restrictions. The breezes will take place at the Rowley Mile at 9 a.m. on June 2, with the sale proper slated for June 3 at 10:30 a.m. John and Thady Gosden and HH Sheikha Hissa Hamdan Al Maktoum celebrated a win in the Lincoln with Haqeeqy (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), the 2019 sale topper, earlier this spring.
Among the sires to be represented are: Acclamation (GB), Ardad (Ire), Bated Breath (GB), Caravaggio, Cotai Glory (GB), Dandy Man (Ire), Dark Angel (Ire), Exceed And Excel (Aus), Frankel (GB), Hard Spun, Kodi Bear (Ire), Kodiac (GB), Lope de Vega (Ire), Make Believe (GB), Mehmas (Ire), New Bay (GB), Night of Thunder (Ire), No Nay Never, Pivotal (GB), Profitable (Ire), Sea the Stars (Ire), Showcasing (GB), Starspangledbanner (Aus), and Street Boss.
Some notable lots include: lot 13, a bay colt by Acclamation (GB) who is a half-brother to Group 3 winner West End Girl (GB) (Golden Horn {GB}); Dark Angel (Ire)'s son of Kathoe (Ire) (Fayruz {GB}) (lot 39) who is also a half-brother to Group 3 winner Koropick (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}); a Goldencents half-brother (lot 41) to GII Breeders' Cup Marathon hero London Bridge (Arch); MGSW Queen Blossom (Ire) (Jeremy)'s Le Havre (Ire) half-brother as lot 64; a Dabirsim (Fr) filly out of French group winner Percolator (GB) (Kheleyf) (lot 94); lot 152, a chestnut colt by Pivotal (GB) who is a half-brother to Group 2 winner Mobsta (Ire) (Bushranger {Ire}); and a full-brother to French Group 3 winner Alistair (Fr) (Panis) (lot 181).
In 2020, 125 juveniles sold for a gross of £3,473,006. The average was £27,784 and the median was £20,000. Topping the sale at £220,000 was a filly by Kitten's Joy out of Desertstormelite (Chester House).
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