For the second day running, a Darley-sired yearling occupied the top spot at Doncaster’s St Leger Yearling Sale when the sole Elusive Quality offerering in the catalogue sold for £145,000 ($307,000).
The colt, consigned by Grove Stud in Ireland, is out of the G3 Molecomb Stakes winner Sahara Star (Green Desert) and is a half-brother to the G2 Flying Childers winner Land Of Dreams. He is destined to be trained by John Gosden, who has done so well with another Elusive Quality colt, Raven’s Pass, winner of last weekend’s G2 Celebration Mile.
Exceed And Excel was responsible for the best-selling filly on the opening day and he once again featured among the top lots when a grey colt out of dual winner Silver Chime (Robellino) fetched £100,000 ($212,000) when selling to Durham-based trainer Howard Johnson.
Shamardal was a popular pick at the Easter sale and he currently has his first northern hemisphere-bred yearlings on offer at the European auctions. Blandford Bloodstock signed for one of his first-crop sons to the tune of £88,000 ($186,000). The chestnut colt is out of the Lion Cavern mare Tee Cee and is a half-brother to three winners.
The sales concludes on Thursday.
