all 4 yearlings offered were sold
STAUFFENBERG BLOODSTOCK followed a successful Book I with an excellent Book II of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, selling all four yearlings for a total of 1,110,000gns. The consignment average of 277,500gns was approximately 142% above the overall sale average of 114,757gns—more than twice the benchmark at a record-breaking renewal.
The very good performances of our graduates on the racecourse this season had given us hope that the results in the sales ring would also be pleasing. It was particularly rewarding to see that optimism fulfilled, with buyers showing their confidence in the yearlings we brought to Newmarket.
Comparison of the published results places STAUFFENBERG BLOODSTOCK at the top of the consignors by average – having sold four or more yearlings. A 100% clearance rate, against the sale’s overall 89%, completed a particularly satisfying week for our team.
Leading the draft was Lot 864, the SEA THE STARS filly out of ROSE RIZED, who realised 440,000gns to Paddy Twomey Racing on behalf of Robert Moran. Bred by Gestüt Wittekindshof and prepared by STAUFFENBERG BLOODSTOCK, she is a full sister to the multiple Group winner and Group 1-placed ROSSCARBERY, whom we also sold for her breeders. Her purchase by the trainer who guided ROSSCARBERY’s successful career was especially pleasing.
Another highlight came through Lot 946, the ZARAK filly out of SOUS LES ETOILES, who sold for 400,000gns to Henry Lascelles on behalf of Lady Bamford. Bred by the STAUFFENBERG BLOODSTOCK BREEDING SYNDICATE and raised and prepared at SCHLOSSGUT ITLINGEN, she provided a rewarding result for everyone involved in the breeding programme.
The STUDY OF MAN colt out of HEAT OF THE MOMENT, Lot 534, pinhooked by STAUFFENBERG BLOODSTOCK and raised and prepped at their farm at SCHLOSSGUT ITLINGEN realised 160,000gns to Stroud Coleman Bloodstock on behalf of Peter Harris, while Lot 1100, the MODERN GAMES filly out of AMPHITRITE, another bred by the STAUFFENBERG BLOODSTOCK BREEDING SYNDICATE and raised at SCHLOSSGUT ITLINGEN completed the results at 110,000gns to Peter Trainor acting for Mark Dobbin.
To finish the yearling sales season so well, while exceeding the average by such a substantial margin, is personally very rewarding. These results encourage our belief in individual attention, thoughtful sale placement and careful preparation to give every yearling the best opportunity in the ring.
Great credit goes to the team at STAUFFENBERG BLOODSTOCK at home on the farm at SCHLOSSGUT ITLINGEN and at Newmarket. Our thanks also go to the breeders, owners and shareholders for their trust, and to all four purchasers for their confidence. We look forward to following these yearlings on the racecourse.
