Naohiro Hosoda, an employee of Yoshida's Northern Farm, outbid John Warren for the 5-year-old mare who ended her racing career with a 16th-place finish in the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup (Jpn-I) Nov. 13.
"Mr. Yoshida is at Stansted airport waiting to fly to Germany to visit his daughter," said Tattersalls' Japanese representative Naohiro Goda. "The price was just about what he expected and I don't think he had a lot more to give."
Delauncy (GB), a French Listed-placed performer whose first foal was the 2003 King Edward VII Stakes second Delsarte (Theatrical) was offered by Voute Sales for Andrew Cohen's Wood Hall Stud with a Pivotal covering and was bought for 410,000gns by agent Johnny McKeever, standing in the gateway with Coolmore's Paul Shanahan
"She's a beautiful mare who's proven herself already and was offered with one of the most desirable covers around," said McKeever after outbidding Niarchos racing manager Alan Cooper.
Tussah (GB) (Daylami {Ire}), out of a half-sister to Barathea (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), made 350,000gns when consigned from the Leigh family's Eydon Hall Farm. Charlie Gordon-Watson purchased her for a client of Fittocks Stud near Newmarket.
The sale finishes Thursday.
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
YR/CAT/OFF/SOLD/AGG/AVG/MED
2005/325/261/232/12,184,500/52,519/30,500
2004/277/218/189/ 9,243,100/48,905/25,000