OASIS DREAM COLT TOPS AT TATTS

Taken from the TDN

Trade stepped up a level at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale in Newmarket yesterday with John Ferguson stealing the show when spending 400,000gns on a colt by OASIS DREAM (GB) out of G2 King’s Stand S. winner Dominica (GB) (Alhaarth {Ire}). Consigned by Stowell Hill Stud, lot 1013, purchased on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, was bred by Bob McCreery in partnership with Bobby and Helen Kennard. Among the bidders on the colt were Gay O’Callaghan; Paul McCartan of Croom House Stud; Charlie Vigors and Timmy Hyde; Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to OASIS DREAM’s owner/breeder Khalid Abdullah; and finally BBA Ireland’s Adrian Nicoll. ‘He’s an outstanding individual by a proven sire out of a mare that won the King’s Stand S.’ said Ferguson. ‘It’s developing into a really classy speed family."

McCreery’s Stowell Hill Stud enjoyed a vintage day, also selling a 200,000gns colt by Dansili (GB) out of Bandanna (GB). Purchased on behalf of breeder Rosanne Dobson, lot 1010 is a half-brother to Gary Moore’s winning juvenile Art Sale (GB) (Compton Place). Pinhooker Willie Browne fought off Paul McCartan, manager of Denis Brosnan’s Croom House Stud, for the colt. ‘That’s the most I’ve ever given for a foal, but he was a beautiful horse," explained Browne.

‘He’ll come back here, and I think with the way the economy is going, you are going to be safer with the dearer horses because the big money is never really dangerous; the middle-to-bottom end is going to be much riskier.’ Lot 1065, a 125,000gns full-brother to promising juvenile Oarsman (GB)--by Selkirk out of Felucca (GB)--will be reoffered from Brendan Holland’s Co. Cork-based Grove Stud next year. ‘He’s got a good pedigree and is a horse with a lot of quality, and the full-brother looks very promising," said Holland. ‘He’s the fourth I’ve got here and, if I can get another couple that will do for me. I also got six in America and one at Goffs last week." Heading the fillies was Lot 1067—a daughter of first crop sire Oratorio (Ire) (Danehill) out of Sewards Folly (GB)--was a half-sister to G3 Cornwallis S. winner Hunter Street (GB) (Compton Place {GB}). Bred by Crandon Park Stud, the filly sold for 130,000 gns to a client of Emerald Bloodstock’s Brendan Gallagher. The sale continues today at a session starting at 10 a.m. Full results are at www.tattersalls.com.

Date: 30 November 2007