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Sceptre Sessions Feature Quintet Of Group 1 Winners As Tattersalls December Mares Catalogue Revealed

The catalogue for the Tattersalls December Mares Sale, headlined by the Sceptre Sessions and featuring five Group 1-winning fillies, is now online. A total of 1,054 lots have been entered to sell from Nov. 28-Dec. 1, with the Sceptre Sessions set for Nov. 28-29.

Leading the high-quality catalogue is four-time Group 1 winner Alcohol Free (Ire) (No Nay Never) (lot 1904); dual Group 1-winning miler Saffron Beach (Ire) (New Bay {GB}) (lot 1878); G1 Nunthorpe S. heroine Winter Power (Ire) (Bungle Inthejungle {GB}) (lot 1865); and the Group 1 winners La Petite Coco (Ire) (Ruler Of The World {Ire}) (lot 1887) and Pearls Galore (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) (lot 1920), both trained by Paddy Twomey.

In addition, Desert Berry (GB) (Green Desert), the dam of G1 Cazoo Derby hero Desert Crown (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), will also go through the ring as lot 1891 and is in foal again to that Newsells Park Stud sire. Other dams of Group 1 winners set to sell include Roger Sez (Ire) (Red Clubs {Ire}) (lot 1861), the dam of G1 Cheveley Park S. heroine Lezoo (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}); and Luzia (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) (lot 1873), the dam of G1 Sun Chariot S. victress Fonteyn (GB) (Farhh {GB}), who is in foal to Dream Ahead. There will also be 77 group and listed performers to be offered across both Sceptre Sessions.

Godolphin's 72-strong draft includes Classic heroine Blue Bunting (Dynaformer) in foal to Masar (Ire) as lot 1540. Juddmonte's 28-lot consignment features Atone (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), a full-sister to champion Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) (lot 1830) and Shielding (GB) (Kingman {GB}) (lot 1833), a half-sister to Grade I winner Viadera (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), are both in foal to Frankel (GB). Dual Grade 1 winner Majmu (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) (lot 1757), carrying to Kingman (GB), anchors Shadwell's consignment of nine.

Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said, “The Sceptre Sessions, named after one of the greatest fillies ever to grace the turf, were introduced to showcase the very best race fillies and broodmares and to add a new dimension to the Tattersalls December Mares Sale which is long established as the most prestigious and influential breeding stock sale in Europe. To have catalogued five truly exceptional Group 1 winning fillies as well as the dam of this year's Derby winner Desert Crown (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) is the best possible start and suggests that the new 'Sceptre Sessions' have immediately captured the imagination of some of the world's most successful owners and breeders.

“In addition to the array of elite fillies and broodmares in the two 'Sceptre Sessions', the Tattersalls December Mares Sale also features consignments of real quality from Godolphin, Juddmonte Farms, and Shadwell Estates alongside dispersals from Normandie and Southcourt Studs, all of which has combined to produce an outstanding catalogue for Europe's premier sale of breeding stock.”

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Group 1 Winner Sweet Lady To Sell At Arqana December

Group 1 winner Sweet Lady (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) will be offered during the Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale during Dec. 3-6. A winner of the G1 Prix Vermeille, the 4-year-old landed the G2 Prix Corrida, G3 Prix de Flore, and the Listed Prix La Camargo in the Gemini Stud silks for trainer Francis-Henri Graffard earlier in her career.

Graffard said, “It's been a pleasure to train this magnificent filly for the last three years. Very brave and with a great temperament, she achieved all her objectives this year by winning the best races reserved for fillies and mares in France, the Prix Corrida and the Prix Vermeille. We always love going to the races with her and I'm very lucky to train her.”

Added Gemini Stud representative Francis Teboul of the filly, who will go through the ring on Dec. 3, “Don't be fooled by her name Sweet Lady because she is a real warrior and the bravest horse we own.”

Out of the English and American stakes winner High Heel Sneakers (GB) (Dansili {GB}), who also placed in the G2 May Hill S. and G3 Prix Vanteaux, Sweet Lady is a half-sister to the stakes winner Tourjours l'Amour (GB) (Authorized {Ire}). She was bred by Stratford Place Stud and was a €100,000 Arqana August Sale graduate.

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Group 1 Winner La Petite Coco To Be Offered At Tattersalls December

G1 Pretty Polly S. heroine La Petite Coco (Ire) (Ruler Of The World {Ire}) will be offered during the Tattersalls December Mares Sale from Nov. 28-Dec. 1. The Paddy Twomey trainee will go through the ring during the elite Sceptre Session on Nov. 29. Also, a winner of the G2 Blandford S. and G3 Give Thanks S., the 4-year-old races in the colours of Team Valor. Bred in Ireland by Bernd and Ute Schone, the filly is out of a half-sister to G1 German Derby winner Laveron (GB) (Konigsstuhl {Ger}). This is also the extended family of Group 1-winning sire Lomitas (GB) (Niniski).

“La Petite Coco will always be special to me and the team at Athassel House as our first Group 1 winner,” said Twomey, who will consign the 2022 G1 Yorkshire Oaks runner-up. “She is a good-looking filly with a wonderful temperament and a huge pedigree, and she tries her heart out every time she runs.”

Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony added, “The Team Valor-owned La Petite Coco is another wonderful Group 1 winning filly coming to this year's Tattersalls December Sale. Similar to Alcohol Free (Ire) and Saffron Beach (Ire), she combines outstanding ability with looks and pedigree and she will be another highlight of our new Sceptre Sessions which are already shaping up to be a bit special.”

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Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale Kicks Off Tuesday

The Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale, which was pushed back a day due to a late-week ice storm in the Lexington area, kicks off its two-day run Tuesday, with sessions starting at 10 a.m. The first 300 hips sell Tuesday with an additional 308 horses, several of which were supplemental entries, going under the hammer Wednesday. The auction is well-timed, just one week before the Feb. 15 opening of the breeding sheds.

“It is really hard to ever compare February sales from year-to-year just because of the nature of it,” Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning said. “It is not a select sale. It seems to me that we have a lot of quality this year both in terms of the quality of mares that are in foal, as well as the racing/broodmare prospects. One area that we are better in this year than probably ever is the quality of the short yearlings. It feels like a good catalogue as I have been through it and studied it. The consignors are confident that they are bringing better horses than they normally have in February. The market is strong, so we expect a good sale.”

The breeding stock market was exceptionally strong during the November sales and numbers were still up during last month's Keeneland January Sale. Consignors are hoping to see that momentum continue into the February sale, which is the last breeding stock sale before the start of 2-year-old sales season.

“We are certainly hoping the momentum from last year carries forward into this year,” said Jill Gordon, who leads her first consignment under her new banner Highgate Sales, run in partnership with Jacob West. “I think there are a lot of people that got shut out that wanted to buy broodmare prospects or broodmares from activel families. For stud farms and for breeders alike, this is kind of their last stop shop before the shed opens to fill orders and we are hoping that drives the market a little bit.”

Last year's Fasig February Sale was topped by the Ghostzapper mare Beloveda, who brought $510,000 from Gainesway carrying a foal by Street Sense. Racing/broodmare prospect Saguaro Row (Union Rags) was just behind her, bringing $500,000 from Catherine Hudson.

A total of 425 horses changed hands at last year's Winter Mixed Sale for a total of $12,506,700, an average of $29,428 and a median of $10,000.

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