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Tattersalls Offers 17 Horses for Resale to Recoup £11.6m October Debt

Tattersalls is offering for resale 17 juveniles bought at last year's October Yearling Sale for 11,055,000gns. Payment has yet to be received for the group headed by a colt by Frankel (GB) out of Bold Lass (Ire), who was sold for 2,000,000gns by Watership Down Stud.

The yearlings were bought by bloodstock agent Richard Knight for an undisclosed client, who was believed to be returning to the sport having previously enjoyed Classic success as an owner in Britain and Ireland.

An email sent out by Tattersalls on Friday read, “We are emailing you as a purchaser at Book 1 of last year's Tattersalls October Yearling Sale to advise that owing to non-payment of sums owed we will be offering 17 two-year-olds for resale either by private sale by immediate effect or at sale/sales to be confirmed.”

The email also advises potential buyers that the horses, 16 of which were bought at Book 1 and one from Book 2, have been broken in and are in pre-training with Classic-winning jockey Adam Kirby and his partner Megan Evans at their Vicarage Farm just outside Newmarket.

As well as the purchases at Tattersalls, Knight also bought three yearlings from the Goffs Orby Sale for a total of €2,980,000, including the €2,600,000 top lot, a full-sister to the dual Group 1 winner Blackbeard (Ire) (No Nay Never). The agent also signed for five yearlings at the Arqana August Sale for €1,980,000, and six at Keeneland's September Yearling Sale for $4,875,000. Collectively, the purchases amount to just over £20 million.

Tattersalls has been approached for comment along with the other sales companies.

Henry Beeby, Goffs Group chief executive, said “Goffs' policy is that we never comment on such matters, either to confirm or deny. The Goffs Conditions of Sale clearly state that vendors are paid their sales proceeds after 35 days following each sale and that was, of course, the case following the 2022 Orby Sale.”

A statement from Keeneland similarly indicated that the company does not comment on the private business of clients but that all vendors have been paid, as per normal.

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Dubawi Legend “An Exciting Addition” To The Compas Stallion Roster

Micheál Orlandi has spoken of his excitement at being able to offer an accessible son of Dubawi (Ire) to breeders after announcing Dubawi Legend (Ire) will join the roster at Compas Stallions' Starfield Stud for the upcoming breeding season.

A classy sprinter for Hugo Palmer, Dubawi Legend chased home Native Trail (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) in the G1 Dewhurst S. at Newmarket before signing off on his juvenile campaign with a rating of 115.

He achieved Group 3 success as a 3-year-old and put in another notable performance to finish third to subsequent Group 1-winning sprinter Minzaal (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) in the G3 Hackwood S. that same season.

Dubawi Legend's fee has been set at €6,500 for his debut season at the County Westmeath stud where he will stand alongside fellow newbie King Of Change (GB), Far Above (Ire), Kuroshio (Aus) and Smooth Daddy.

Orlandi said, “At a fee of €6,500, we are delighted to offer breeders the opportunity to use a precocious son of the champion sire Dubawi. Not only is Dubawi the champion sire but he is also a renowned sire of sires, and can call upon Night of Thunder (Ire), New Bay (GB) and Zarak (Fr) to name a few.”

He added, “We haven't yet reached the crest of Dubawi's wave as a sire of sires so to stand his Group 1-performing son is very exciting. Dubawi Legend is the second-highest rated 2-year-old to retire to stud in 2023.

“A top class sprinter, he is an exciting addition to the Compas Stallions roster. Limited breeding rights are available.”

Dubawi Legend finished up in 2021 as the joint second-highest rated 2-year-old in Europe, with that 115 rating higher than what Night Of Thunder, New Bay and Zarak achieved at two. Dubawi's dominance as a sire of sires is illustrated by the fact that five of his sons have sired Group 1 winners in their own right in Europe.

Director of Racing at Rabbah, Bruce Raymond revealed how he holds Dubawi Legend in the highest of regard, and commented, “A speedy, well-bred son of Dubawi. He was an impressive debut winner and Group 1-placed at two and was even quicker at three when easily winning a Group 3 over six furlongs. We saw him as a Group 1-level sprinter.”

Out of a Raven's Pass mare, the Listed UAE 1000 Guineas winner Lovely Pass (Ire), Dubawi Legend is bred on the same successful cross as Mishriff (Ire) and Saffron Beach (Ire).

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‘He’s The First Stallion Prospect I’ve Sold At Auction’ – Bolger Offers Mac Swiney At Goffs

Jim Bolger says that his Classic-winning stallion prospect Mac Swiney (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}–Halla Na Saoire {Ire}, by Teofilo {Ire}) will appeal to just about any stud in the world when he is offered for sale online by Goffs on Friday, Jan. 20 but expressed a wish for the 2021 G1 Irish 2000 Guineas winner to stay in Ireland.

The reason being, according to Bolger, is that he'd like to support Mac Swiney with a dozen mares in his debut season at stud.

Bolger also revealed that, despite the fact the horse who led home stablemate Poetic Flare (Ire) (Dawn Approach {Ire}) in that memorable Curragh Classic had been subject to a number of “nibbles,” the legendary trainer and breeder was keen to offer the horse at public auction with Goffs.

He said, “It's interesting, isn't it? Mac Swiney would have appeal everywhere in the world but obviously I would prefer if he stayed in Ireland where I could use him.

“I've a dozen mares that I would like to send him and the only reason why I am selling him is because I wouldn't do him justice in promoting him.”

Bolger added, “Due to the unique nature of my business, I have to keep moving them on. We had several nibbles over the past six months or so for Mac Swiney but we decided to sell him at public auction. He's the first stallion prospect I have sold at public auction.”

Mac Swiney's sale will take place just a few months after Bolger's Gan Teorainn (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), owned by Ennistown Stud, was sold for 1 million gns at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale.

On that, he commented, “It was a good achievement. She can only improve because she was quite backward as a 2-year-old.”

Mac Swiney won four times all told. Three of those wins were recorded as a 2-year-old, including in the G1 Vertem Futurity S. at Doncaster back in 2020.

Reflecting on Mac Swiney's career highlight at the Curragh, Bolger added, “It was a special day. It was very comfortable on the day because we knew a furlong out that the race was ours. He has top-class form. He's an Irish 2000 Guineas winner and he showed precocity at two as well.”

Goffs Chief Executive Henry Beeby described it as “a rare opportunity” to be afforded the opportunity to sell the Classic winner on behalf of Bolger.

He said, “Goffs is delighted to be entrusted with the sale of Classic winner Mac Swiney on behalf of Mr. Bolger. This is a rare opportunity to purchase a multiple Group 1-winning stallion prospect and we anticipate plenty of international interest through the excellent Goffs Online platform that makes such sales so easily accessible for bidders regardless of location.”

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First Reported Foal For Supremacy

The G1 Middle Park S. winner Supremacy (Ire) sired his first reported foal on January 4 at Yeomanstown Stud. The dark bay colt is out of Majestic Endeavour (GB) (Shamardal).

Also a winner of the G2 Richmond S., Supremacy, from the first crop of Mehmas (Ire), covered a book of 187 mares in 2022, which included 75 stakes performers or producers. He stands for €10,000 at Yeomanstown Stud this year.

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