A Lope de Vega colt topped a robust day of trade on the second day of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, which saw nine lots sell for 300,000 guineas or more.
The 675,000 gns session topper – the fifth highest priced colt in the history of the October Book 2 sale – is out of Loch Ma Naire (Galileo) and sold to Anthony Stroud on behalf of Godolphin.
“He is bred on a successful cross – Lope De Vega ex Galileo – he is an attractive horse and beautifully bred, and Lope De Vega has done incredibly well,” Stroud said.
Fairway Thoroughbreds’ John Camilleri enjoyed a second consecutive day in the limelight when the Frankel filly out of Love Is Blindness, a half-sister to Reliable Man, was sold to Hubie De Burgh for 460,000 guineas on behalf of Craig Bernick’s Glen Hill Farm.
Like Monday’s 400,000 guineas Kingman colt, Camilleri’s filly (pictured) was offered by Harry McCalmont’s Norelands Stud.
“She has been bought for Craig Bernick of Glen Hill Farm to go into training with Fozzy Stack,” de Burgh told tattersalls. “We tried all week through Book 1 and could not get anything.
“This filly is by one of the great sires of the modern era and there are Classic winners in her page, she could be a Guineas or an Oaks filly.
“On top of that she is a beautiful looking filly from a top farm where I keep a lot of stock, and I’ve known her since she was foaled. I watched her and every time I have seen her she gets better and better and better.
“As you can see, she is a queen. Now we keep our fingers crossed and hope she is going to be as good as we think she is going to be!”
Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale continues with the third and final session at 10am on Wednesday October 14.