AT this stage of the autumn, we can safely say the yearling sales market has been pretty amazing. But there are many wise old heads who advise us not to draw conclusions until Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale is done and dusted.

Book 2 gets underway at 10am next Monday in Newmarket and there are over 800 yearlings scheduled to be offered during that three-day auction.

On Thursday and Friday, Book 3 has 642 lots catalogued, while Book 4 has a further 85 yearlings selling on the morning of Saturday, October 15th, just before we all watch Baaeed win the Champion Stakes at Ascot.

There can be no better advertisement for Book 2 than to say this is where the 2022 Derby winner was found. Desert Crown was a 280,000gns purchase here in 2020.

Other top-class graduates to make headlines this season include Royal Ascot winner State Of Rest (80,000gns), Hong Kong Group 1 winner Romantic Warrior, German 2000 Guineas winner Maljoom, and Richmond Stakes winner Royal Scotsman.

The 2022 catalogue features own or half-brothers and sisters to an impressive 181 group and listed race winners. These include the Sea The Stars half-brother to Group 1 Prix de Royallieu winner Loving Dream, the Camelot half-brother to the Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist, the Highland Reel half-brother to the six-time Group 1 winner Laurens, and the half-brother to this year’s Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup winner Alenquer, by The Great Gatsby.

This season’s group race-winning two-year-olds The Ridler and Lakota Sioux, winners of the Norfolk and Sweet Solera Stakes respectively, both have siblings catalogued.

All of the yearlings in Books 3 and 4 of the October Yearling Sale are eligible for the ever popular £150,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes.

“There can be no better advertisement for a catalogue than selling the winner of the Derby and Desert Crown has been an outstanding ambassador for October Book 2, as has the 60,000 guineas purchase and four-time Group 1 winner State Of Rest,” said Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony.

“They are perfect illustrations of the quality and value to be found during the second week of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and why it is the focus for so many yearling buyers from throughout Europe and further afield. Demand for places has enabled us to assemble outstanding catalogues which showcase so many of the best British and Irish bred yearlings and will cater for all sectors of the market.”

Book 2 highlights

Lot 555: Camelot half-brother to seven winners including Grade 1 winner Mutamakina.

Lot 563: Inns Of Court half-brother to Group 3 winner and Group 2 placed Glounthaune.

Lot 569: Sea The Stars half-brother to Group 1 and Group 2 winner Loving Dream, from family of Workforce and Brian Boru.

Lot 575: Expert Eye half-sister to this year’s listed race winner Mauiewowie.

Lot 576: Bated Breath half-brother to Group 1 Gold Cup winner Trip To Paris.

Lot 586: Waldgeist half-brother to seven winners, including Group 3 winners Burnt Sugar and Brown Sugar.

Lot 600: Dark Angel half-sister to six winners including Group 1 winner Wizz Kid.

Lot 610: Blue Point half-sister to In Ecstasy, winner of three of his last four starts for Joseph O’Brien.

Lot 613: Saxon Warrior half-brother to seven winners including dual Grade 1 winner Wigmore Hall.

Lot 627: Zoustar half-sister to Munch, winner of two races this year and going well in a valuable race at ParisLongchamp last Saturday when suffering a serious injury.

Lot 628: Ten Sovereigns half-sister to four winners including Group 3 winner The Happy Prince.

Lot 632: Ardad full-brother to this year’s Norfolk Stakes third Crispy Cat.

Lot 634: Too Darn Hot half-brother to Group 3 winner Sense Of Duty.

Lot 659: Too Darn Hot half-sister to Grande Dame, third in the Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes last Saturday.

Lot 672: Blue Point half-sister to triple listed race winner Frenetic.

Lot 703: Nina’s Emperor, a Holy Roman Emperor half-brother to Hong Kong multiple Group 1 winner Pakistan Star.

Lot 711: Night Of Thunder half-brother to Group 3 winners Patkai and Modun.

Lot 723: New Bay half-brother to prolific blacktype winners Psychedelic Funk and Gale Force Maya.

Lot 728: Camelot half-brother to Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist.

Lot 745: Equiano full-brother to Group 1 winner The Tin Man and half-brother to Group 2 winner Deacon Blues.

Lot 746: Blue Point half-sister to Group 3 and listed race winner Treasure Trove.

Lot 755: Advertise half-brother to Group 3 winner Desert Icon.

Lot 773: Calyx half-sister to Group 2 Doncaster Cup winner Coltrane.

Lot 784: U S Navy Flag half-brother to Group 3 winner Tabdeed.

Lot 803: Waldgeist half-brother to Group 2 winner Raydara.

Lot 805: Highland Reel half-brother to multiple Group 1 winner Laurens.

Lot 822: Rosenzoo, a Zoffany colt from immediate family of Group 1 runner-up Rosscarbery.

Lot 829: Advertise half-brother to Group 1 winner Maarek.

Lot 840: Tamayuz half-brother to Group 1 winner Laws Of Indices.

Lot 851: Land Force half-brother to Group 3 winner Hit The Bid.

Lot 859: Churchill half-brother to group and 17-race winner Oh This Is Us.

Lot 862: Kodiac own-brother to Group 2 placed juvenile Indestructible.

Lot 867: Blue Point half-brother to this year’s Group 3 Sweet Solera Stakes winner Lakota Sioux and listed race winner Sheraz.

Lot 873: Exceed And Excel half-brother to this year’s Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes winner Sakheer and Group 2 winner Lemista.

Lot 874: Inns Of Court half-brother to Group 2 winner Caturra.

Lot 883: Footstepsinthesand own-brother to Group 3 winner Marie’s Diamond.

Lot 895: Waldgeist half-sister to Group 2 winner Jumby.

Lot 897: Too Darn Hot half-brother to Group 3 winner Dr Zempf.

Lot 918: Soldier’s Call half-brother to Group 2 winner and Group 3 placed Sir Busker.

Lot 932: Dark Angel own-brother to Group 2 winner Happy Power.

Lot 950: Expert Eye half-brother to Group 3 winner Mot Juste.

Lot 966: Ribchester half-brother to recent listed winner Beauty Crescent.

Lot 983: Mastercraftsman half-sister to champion Irish two-year-old filly Viztoria.

Lot 994: Calyx half-sister to progressive handicapper and now listed race winner I’m A Gambler.

Lot 996: Night Of Thunder half-sister to eight winners. Dam is a winning half-sister to dam of Group 2 winner James Garfield.

Lot 1000: The Grey Gatsby half-brother to Group 1 winner Alenquer.

Lot 1012: Ten Sovereigns half-sister to Group 3 winner Treasuring.

Lot 1025: Dark Angel half-brother to Group 2 winner Saayerr,

Lot 1027: Camelot half-sister to Group 3 winner Iveagh Gardens.

Lot 1028: Galileo full-brother to Group 2 winner Armory.

Lot 1048: Sea The Stars half-brother to Group 3 winner Feliciana De Vega.

Lot 1069: Holy Roman Emperor half-sister to Group 3 winners Pincheck and Valeria Messalina.

Lot 1085: Blue Point half-brother to Group 3 winner Zonderland.

Lot 1117: Lope De Vega full-sister to Group 2 winner Angel Power.

Lot 1126: Ulysses half-brother to eight winners including Group 2 winner Marmelo and Group 3 winner Vent De Force.

Lot 1139: Intello full-sister to French listed winner In Front.

Lot 1149: No Nay Never half-brother to Group 2 winner Gustavus Weston.

Lot 1152: Time Test half-brother to this year’s Group 2 Norfolk Stakes winner The Ridler.

Lot1154: Sea The Stars half-brother to Group 3 winner Maid Up.

Lot 1178: Lope De Vega half-sister to listed placed Crystal Caprice, from family of Crystal Ocean.

Lot 1185: Blue Point half-brother to seven winners including Group 2 winner Donnerschlag.

Lot 1197: Waldgeist half-brother to Group 3 winner Beautiful Morning.

Lot 1200: Sioux Nation half-brother to Group 3 winner Policy Of Truth.

Lot 1229: Calyx half-brother to Group 3 winner Raasel.

Lot 1236: Waldgeist filly out of Grade 1 winner Dynaforce, already dam of four winners including Group 2-placed stakes winner Aljezerra.

Lot 1243: Kodiac half-sister to Grade 2 winner The Mackem Bullet.

Lot 1258: Dark Angel full-brother to dual Group 3 winner and Group 1 placed Art Power.

Lot 1264: New Bay half-brother to recent Group 3 and listed race winner Statement.

Lot 1303: Lope De Vega own-brother to winner and Group 3 placed juvenile Ovideo.

Lot 1315: Inns Of Court half-brother to Group 2 winner Ardad.

Lot 1316: Cappella Sansevero half-brother to Prix de l’Abbaye runner-up White Lavender.

Lot 1336: Ulysses half-brother to Group 3 winner Class Is Class.

Lot 1341: Waldgeist half-brother to progressive handicapper Savvy Victory.

Lot 1353: Mehmas half-sister to listed race winner Rising Star.

Lot 1355: Time Test half-sister to German 1000 Guineas winner Electrelane.

Lot 1357: Calyx half-brother to eight winners including Group 3 winner Maid In India.

Sale info

Sale: Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Books 2, 3 & 4 at Newmarket

Dates: 10am Monday, October 10th to Wednesday, October 12th (Book 2); 9.30am Thursday, October 13th & Friday October 14th (Book 3); 9.30am Saturday, October 15th (Book 4)

Lots: 821 (Book 2), 642 (Book 3), 85 (Book 4)

Tel: 0044 1638 665931

Email: sales@tattersalls.com

Web: tattersalls.com