Winning bid for Dubawi half-brother to Barney Roy was the highest price paid for a yearling in Europe this yearThe fierce rivalry between Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin operation and John Magnier’s Coolmore Stud moved from the racecourse to the sales ring, as the sport’s biggest players engaged in a bidding war for a Dubawi half-brother to Group One winner Barney Roy on the first day of Tattersalls’ prestigious Book 1 sale. The winning bid of 3.6m gns [£3.78m], eventually made on behalf of Godolphin, was the highest price paid for a yearling in Europe this year.He is the most expensive purchase for Godolphin at Book 1 since Sheikh Mohammed paid 4m gns for the filly Gloam in 2017. Continue reading…
Via: Talking Horses: Godolphin pips John Magnier to £3.7m yearling
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