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Mithen revealed that his $1.8 million purchase Minhaaj, the first lot sold through the Shadwell draft, would remain in training next season rather than be retired to stud. The VRC Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes (Gr.3, 1200m) winner, who has raced just nine times for Lindsay Park, is out of Telaawa (Lonhro), a winning, city-placed half-sister to Gr.3 winner Charmed Harmony (Hussonet) and South Africa Gr.3 winner and Gr.1-performed Suyoof (Magic Albert).
Bulbula’s addition followed on from Rosemont’s love of the family, having paid $1.2 million for her Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) colt at the recent Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale and $700,000 for her Zoustar (Northern Meteor) yearling colt at last week’s Magic Millions National Weanling Sale.
Earlier in the day, Rosemont Stud acquired the Star Thoroughbredsraced mare Fiesta, a Silver Shadow Stakes (Gr.2, 1200m) winner as a 3YO. During that spring campaign she then ran three consecutive seconds in the Furious Stakes (Gr.2, 1200m), Tea Rose Stakes (Gr.2, 1400m) and the Flight Stakes (Gr.1, 1600m), a campaign which netted connections a free service to a Darley stallion.
To add a collection of mares, and we bought ten mares in all, to be able to add that sort of quality, the opportunity was there with the Shadwell dispersal, but there was some beautiful mares before the dispersal as well, “We couldn't resist and we are very pleased. We have put a line in the sand about how serious we are about Rosemont.
Buyers make most of Shadwell dispersal Expectations were high for the Shadwell Stud Australasia dispersal, but 11 million-dollar mares changing hands in not much longer than an hour still had many experienced participants in awe of what had just occurred. Such was the appetite from buyers to take advantage of the rare event, brought on by the ill-health and then death of Shadwell founder Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, it led to major players joining forces in order to secure their chosen lots.
South Australian Derby (Gr.1, 2500m) winner Qafila (Not A Single Doubt), who was offered in foal to Dundeel (High Chaparral), garnered the most attention, with GSA Bloodstock’s Jonathan Munz partnering with Coolmore to buy the talented mare.