THERE are no fewer than 30 yearlings by Frankel in the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 catalogue, details of which were released on Monday.

The three-day sale starts on Tuesday, October 7th and there are 537 lots catalogued, a major increase on the 449 listed last year.

The 2024 sale was an epic affair which saw 16 yearlings sell for seven-figure sums. It will be remembered for some titanic tussles between Amo Racing and Godolphin, with Amo splashing out 4.4 million guineas, 4.3 million guineas and 2.9 million guineas on just three of their 17 purchases. Amo Racing spent just under 20 million guineas at Book 1 last year, while Godolphin spent over 22 million guineas on 18 purchases.

This year's catalogue included 11 yearlings by Dubawi, 30 by Frankel, 27 by Kingman, 33 by Lope De Vega, 34 by Night Of Thunder, 27 by No Nay Never, 35 by Sea The Stars, and 30 by Wootton Bassett. The catalogue features own or half-brothers and sisters to a remarkable 50 classic and Group 1 winners and 264 group race or listed race winners.

Frankel yearlings

The 30 yearlings catalogued by Frankel are led by the own-brother to the ‘Arc’ and six-time Group 1 winner Alpinista, as well as colts out of an outstanding collection of international Group and Grade 1 winners including the French 1000 Guineas winner Precieuse, dual Australian Group 1 winner Con Te Partiro and the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint winner Glass Slippers, as well as a half-brother to Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner Aune Pearl.

Fillies by Frankel include the half-sisters to European champion sprinter Battaash and to four-time Group 1 winner Luxembourg as well as daughters of Group 1 winners Sea La Rosa, Villa Marina and Wonderful Tonight.

Leading sire Dubawi has an exceptional collection of yearlings catalogued led by half-sisters to the classic winners St Mark's Basilica and Magna Grecia, and to the ‘Arc’ winner and European champion Waldgeist, as well as a daughter of beautifully bred Group 1 winner God Given.

They will be joined by the half-brother to champion two-year-old filly Commissioning and colts out of Group 1 winners Lady Bowthorpe, Romantic Proposal and Snow Lantern, as well as the Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas winner Peaceful.

Four further 1000 Guineas winners have sons or daughters catalogued led by the Too Darn Hot colt out of the European champion two-year-old filly and dual Guineas winner Attraction, and the filly by Siyouni out of the French 1000 Guineas winner Teppal.

Irish 1000 Guineas winners Again and Nightime are represented by a filly and colt respectively, both by Wootton Bassett. Nightime is already the dam of two Group 1 winners in Zhukova and European champion Ghaiyyath, who is himself represented as a sire in the catalogue by the half-sister to outstanding three-year-old Field Of Gold, winner of this year’s Irish 2000 Guineas.

Epsom form

Epsom classic form is also well represented with the St Mark's Basilica half-brother to Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck and the Frankel half-brother to Derby runner up Madhmoon, as well as the filly by Palace Pier out of the Oaks winner Anapurna.

Siblings to global stars catalogued include the Too Darn Hot half-brother to nine-time Group 1 winner Via Sistina, the Dark Angel own-brother to European champion miler Charyn, and the Mehmas half-brother to 2025 Grade 1 winner and fellow October Book 1 graduate Dynamic Pricing.

They will be joined by siblings to European champion Goliath and 2025 Group/Grade 1 winners Be Your Best and Tme For Sandals, by Blackbeard, Baaeed and Sands Of Mali respectively.

Further siblings to Group/Grade 1 winners catalogued include half-sisters to Alenquer, Dreamloper, Eshaada, Facteur Cheval, Hypothetical, Khaadem, King Of Change, Makarova, Mill Stream, No Speak Alexander, Oxted, Perfect Power, Ten Sovereigns and Waikuku, and own or half-brothers to Aclaim, Bayside Boy, Circle Of Fire, Defoe, Eldar Eldarov, Harmonize, Jannah Rose, Loving Dream, Poptronic, Rhea Moon, Russian Camelot, Sea La Rosa, Skitter Scatter, The Platinum Queen and Victoria Road.

The total number of classic and Group/Grade 1 winning mares with progeny catalogued stands at 25 out of 153 Group/Listed winning dams represented in total. Among them are colts by No Nay Never out of Group 1 winners Millisle and Amazing Maria, colts out of Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf winner Queen's Trust and Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Uni, by Baaeed and Sottsass respectively, and daughters of champion two-year-old fillies Shale and Skitter Scatter, as well as the Group 1 Falmouth Stakes winner Music Show.

Leading sires

Well over a third of the yearlings catalogued are by the top 10 sires currently standing in Europe and devotees of first season sires are also well catered for with a strong cohort of freshmen represented including Group 1 winners Baaeed, Bayside Boy, Blackbeard, Minzaal, Naval Crown, Perfect Power, State Of Rest, Stradivarius and Thunder Moon, as well as dual Breeders’ Cup winner Golden Pal.

Several of the standout young sires of recent seasons are strongly represented with 22 lots catalogued by Blue Point, 17 by Havana Grey, 22 by Mehmas and 16 by Too Darn Hot.

The largest draft comes from the Castlebridge Consignment with 40 lots followed by last year’s leading consignor Newsells Park Stud who will offer 29 yearlings, including the Frankel own-brother to last year’s 4.4 million guineas sale-topping filly out of the Group 2 Duke of Cambridge Stakes winner Aljazzi.

Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony said: "This year’s elite collection of yearlings is expected to attract a wide cast of international and domestic buyers, drawn not only by the exceptional quality on offer but also by the industry-leading £25,000 October Book 1 Bonus. Now in its 10th year, the Bonus is rapidly approaching the remarkable milestone of £10 million paid directly to owners in bonus prize money. Combined with the outstanding quality of the yearlings, it presents a compelling proposition for any potential purchaser."

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