Dubawi colt sells for 2.6m

A colt by Dubawi topped a strong opening day of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and became the highest priced yearling in the world this year when selling for 2.6 million guineas.

A total of 136 lots sold for a total of 31,240,000 guineas at an average of 229,706 guineas and a median of 145,000 guineas. A total of 17 lots sold for 500,000 guineas or more.

The highlight of the first day of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale was the Dubawi colt out of Group 2 Coronation Stakes winner Fallen For You who became the highest priced yearling sold in the world this year.

Catalogued as Lot 39, the well-related colt attracted a wide range of international interest that included Australian-based Sun International’s David O’Callaghan, Qatar Bloodstock’s David Redvers, South African owner Markus Jooste and local trainer Roger Varian but it was John Ferguson who won the day with a final bid of 2.6 million guineas.

Norris Bloodstock consigned the sale-topper on behalf of Philippa Cooper’s Normandie Stud and an understandably delighted Cooper enthused:

“I can’t thank Liam and Jenny Norris enough. I am full of gratitude to my stud groom Paul Smith and all my staff at Normandie – all I have done is plan the matings!

“The horses have been so well behaved here and have not got tired at all. I have not sold for 10 years when we sold ourselves – it has taken me that long to pluck up the courage to sell again!”

When asked how she will feel when she sees the colt racing in another set of colours, Cooper smiled and said:

“I will be pleased …

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