Leo Powell
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Cotai Glory filly tops strong opening day of Orby Book 2 at €210,000 (opens the original)
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THE healthy trade seen at Goffs for Book 1 of the Orby Sale continued on Wednesday when the opening day of the Orby Book 2 Sale saw a clearance rate of 86% - identical to last year's two-day Book 2 figure. As business reached a close at 7pm on Wednesday, the average price was running at €27,500 - up 9% on the 2025 average - and the median price of €20,000 was in line with last year's final figure.
Senorita Bonita half-sister makes €1.3 million (opens the original)
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Godolphin did not get involved on day one of the Orby Sale but Sheikh Mohammed's team got stuck in on Tuesday afternoon when paying just over €2 million for two yearlings from the first crop of their own stallion Modern Games. Winner of five Group/Grade 1 races, Modern Games (by Dubawi) stands at Dalham Hall in Newmarket. His fee in 2024, his first season, was £30,000 and was reduced to £27,500 this year.
Senorita Bonita half-sister makes €1.3 million (opens the original)
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Godolphin did not get involved on day one of the Orby Sale but Sheikh Mohammed's team got stuck in on Tuesday afternoon when paying just over €2 million for two yearlings from the first crop of their own stallion Modern Games. Winner of five Group/Grade 1 races, Modern Games (by Dubawi) stands at Dalham Hall in Newmarket. His fee in 2024, his first season, was £30,000 and was reduced to £27,500 this year.
Coolmore pays €1.4m for Minnie Hauk sibling (opens the original)
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A Justify yearling half-sister to Minnie Hauk sold for €1.4 million at Goffs on Monday afternoon. Consigned by the Hyde family's Camas Park Stud on behalf of breeder Ben Sangster, the filly was expected to make headlines on day one of the Orby Sale, following the exploits of her older sibling (by Frankel) who topped this sale herself and won three Group 1 races last season before being beaten narrowly in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. She was Europe's champion three-year-old filly of 2025.
BREEDING INSIGHTS: SIRE OF THE WEEK: A first-season German sire to follow (opens the original)
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NUMERICALLY, five first-season sires have opened up a gap to the chasing pack in the race to head the sires list based on the number of individual winners. Persian Force (Mehmas) is three in front of Blackbeard (No Nay Never), who is in a ding-dong battle with Minzaal (also by Mehmas), Closing in on them is Bayside Boy (New Bay), while Space Traveller (Bated Breath) is the only other stallion in double figures. Just outside the top 10 is a stallion who may not be so familiar with readers. Rubaiy
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