Tattersalls Stakes Winner The Waco Kid Heads Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale
The catalogue for the five day Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale is now online, taking place Monday 28th October to Friday 1st November. The world’s largest horses in training sale comprises 1,619 lots, headed by the two-year-old Group 3 Tattersalls Stakes winner THE WACO KID.
With an official rating of 109, THE WACO KID is one of the top two-year-olds in training in Britain. By MEHMAS out of the GALILEO mare CATCHINGSNOWFLAKES, herself a half-sister to 2000 Guineas winner and leading first-season sire KAMEKO, the Hugo Palmer-trained colt shed his maiden tag over six furlongs at Newbury before going on to finish third in the Listed Flying Scotsman at Doncaster. His most recent start saw him run out a ready winner of the Group 3 Tattersalls Stakes over seven furlongs at Newmarket, a performance worthy of a step up to Group 1 company next time according to his trainer. Set to be offered by The Castlebridge Consignment, the colt is catalogued as lot 1059.
Thanks to a dominant victory in the Cambridgeshire, LIBERTY LANE now has an official rating of 113. The four-year-old son of TEOFILO out of the CAPE CROSS mare CAPE LIBERTY boasts a high-class record over eight to ten furlongs for trainer Karl Burke, having won on debut as a two-year-old through to his win off a mark of 105 in the 31-runner feature on Newmarket’s Rowley Mile at the weekend.
The four-year-old Group 3 winning GALILEO colt KLONDIKE is another to catch the eye in the catalogue, boasting a Timeform rating of 114. The William Haggas-trained half-brother to the Group 2 winner KEMARI is out of the Group 3 winning mare KOORA, herself a half-sister to the St Leger winner MILAN, and was an impressive winner of the Group 3 Prix de Reux at Deauville on his penultimate start.
The five-year-old entire CASH is another with very high-class form. The son of SHAMARDAL has been placed multiple times at Group 3 and Listed level in just eight starts for David Simcock, most notably a short-head second in the Group 3 Sandown Classic Trial to subsequent Group 1 Irish Derby and Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud winner WESTOVER. Rated 116 by Timeform, his most recent start saw him finish a close third in the Listed Fortune Stakes over a mile at Sandown Park.
The Juddmonte consignment is always a highlight of the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale. Amongst the 22-lot draft selling on Wednesday 30th October is the 115 Timeform rated three-year-old TASK FORCE, a Listed winner and second in the Group 1 Middle Park Stakes at two and last seen finishing third in the Group 2 Joel Stakes. By FRANKEL, the colt is out of the Group 1 1000 Guineas, Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and Cheveley Park Stakes winner SPECIAL DUTY. Other unexposed three-year-olds include the Group and Listed placed MACDUFF, a 109p Timeform rated son of SEA THE STARS out of a half-sister to KINGMAN, QIRAT, a 104 Timeform rated SHOWCASING half-brother to multiple Group 1 winner BLUESTOCKING, and SHADER, a 103p Timeform rated SHAMARDAL colt from the family of multiple Group 1 winner FORETELLER. Juddmonte four-year-olds with high-class form include the Group 3 winners NOSTRUM and FLIGHT LEADER, rated 116 and 111 by Timeform respectively.
The 62-lot draft from Coolmore features a plethora of eye-catching lots. Chief among them is the 116p Timeform rated Group performer THE EQUATOR, a GALILEO colt out of the multiple Group 1 winner QUIET REFLECTION, making him a three-parts brother to the unbeaten Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes and Moyglare Stud Stakes winner LAKE VICTORIA. Also amongst the Coolmore draft are three-year-olds MOUNTAIN BEAR, a Listed winning and Group 1 placed NO NAY NEVER colt rated 113 by Timeform, CHEMISTRY, a Listed winning Kingman colt rated 111p by Timeform, and FIGHTER, a 109p Timeform rated FRANKEL half-brother to the Irish Derby winner TRADING LEATHER.
Three-year-old colt BLACK RUN headlines a strong 21-lot draft from Imperium Sales, consignor’s of last year’s top lot. With a Timeform rating of 106, the son of NATHANIEL has won two of his seven starts for Paul & Oliver Cole and hails from the family of Group 1 winners GOLDIKOVA and GALIKOVA. MR MONACO, FEIGNING MADNESS and MOON OVER MIAMI are also three-year-olds to note in the draft, boasting Timeform ratings of 103, 102p and 100p respectively.
The largest consignment will be offered by the Castlebridge Consignment who are set to offer 178 horses in training, headed by the 112 Timeform rated Group 3 winner EPICTETUS, while Baroda Stud, Barton Sales, Consign Ltd. and Jamie Railton will offer 157, 103, 64 and 60 respectively. There is also a 51-lot draft set to be offered by Godolphin, including AABLAN, a three-year-old Group 3 Solario Stakes winning son of DUBAWI.
The largest trainer’s consignment is the 53-strong team from Charlie Johnston’s Kingsley Park, whilst Andrew Balding’s Park House Stables has 42 lots catalogued.
Commenting on the 2024 Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training catalogue, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said:
“Every year horses from the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale create headlines all over the world and since 2021 there have been an extraordinary 69 individual Group/Listed winners from the sale including four Group 1 winners. Both international and domestic buyers know that there is no other sale in the world quite like the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale and this year’s catalogue has all the ingredients to appeal to the usual diverse cross-section of buyers, both Flat and National Hunt."
The Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale will take place from Monday 28th October to Friday 1st November. Catalogues are online now at www.tattersalls.com and will be available from Tattersalls and Tattersalls representatives from Monday 14th October.
The 2024 Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale will also see the introduction of Timeform ratings by lot on the Tattersalls website. The ratings will be shown by each lot on the listing page on the Tattersalls website and can be sorted or filtered by Timeform rating, whilst the full Timeform commentary and list of recent races and ratings will be visible on the individual horse online catalogue page. Users of the Equineline catalogue app will also be able to view the Timeform information within the app.
