Having returned to its original format, the August Yearling Sale kicked off the European yearling sales season on Saturday.
Following the conclusion of the first evening of the sale, which hosted the first half of Part I of the catalogue, 72% of the 79 colts and fillies that passed through the ring were sold for an average of €202,930, generating a turnover of €11,567,000.
Bids came from all sides of the sales ring for a daughter of the in-demand Kingman (lot 62) consigned by Haras d’Haspel.
Coming up against notably David Redvers, Anthony Stroud, bidding on behalf of Godolphin, had the final say at €950,000 for the half-sister to fellow Deauville graduate NATIVE TRAIL, the winner of the Superlative Stakes (Gr.2) after the catalogue had been printed.
The well-bred filly is from the close family of Gr1 Haydock Park Sprint Cup winner AFRICAN ROSE.
“She’s a lovely filly and Kingman has nothing to prove to anyone,” said Anthony Stroud. “Godolphin also owns her two-year-old half-brother, so we are very happy. It’s a lovely Juddmonte family – she has the pedigree, the conformation, and will have a lot of residual value after her racing career. We really wanted her.”
José Delmotte of Haras d’Haspel said after the sale, “I first want to thank my daughter and son-in-law and all the team at the stud, because nothing would have been possible without them. I was really caught between the different buyers who were bidding against each other, so I wasn’t looking at the price. It was only when I looked back at the auction board that I realised and that was the apotheosis! This is the culmination of a lot of time, a lot of sacrifice and investment. We are going to continue in this direction and we hope that it will continue to smile on us!”
