FRESH from buying the sole seven-figure lot at Saturday's session of the Arqana August Yearling Sale, Godolphin kept up the momentum on Sunday when signing for four more million-euro horses within the first few hours of trading.
By early evening, Sheikh Mohammed's racing operation, acting through agent Anthony Stroud, had spent €2.4 million on a Wootton Bassett colt, €2.3 million on a Frankel colt, €1.7 million on a Frankel filly and €1.6 million on another colt by Wootton Bassett.
Added to Saturday's €1.25 million Justify colt, it meant that Godolphin had shelled out over €9 million to secure the five top-priced horses of the sale so far.
The €2.4 million Wootton Bassett colt is a full-brother to Group 1 winner and stallion Topgear. Coolmore were the underbidders, just as they were for Saturday's top lot.
Consigned by Baroda Stud, the €2.3 million Frankel colt is out of Rumbles Of Thunder (by Night Of Thunder), a Group 3 winner for Paddy Twomey in 2022.
The €1.7 Frankel filly is out of a Group 1-placed half-sister to Diamond Necklace, and the €1.6 million Wootton Bassett is also related to Diamond Necklace, winner of two French classics already this year.
Later in the session, Japanese trainer Yoshito Yahagi paid €1 million for a Siyouni half-sister to Diamond Necklace.
That filly was consigned by top French farm Ecurie des Monceaux, as were three more of the top 10 lots so far.
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