Overview

• Godolphin bought the Longview Stud-consigned son of Sea The Stars for 3,700,000gns, a record price for the sire and a joint-fifth highest in Book 1 history.
• Amo Racing secured a Frankel colt out of Aljazzi for 3,600,000gns, a full-brother to last year’s top lot, after outlasting Coolmore in a drawn-out contest.
• Sheikh Mohammed was on hand as Anthony Stroud bid for Godolphin, with tense exchanges and six-figure increments underscoring the opening session’s intensity.
• Godolphin added further seven-figure buys later in the day, including colts by Too Darn Hot and Blue Point, signaling sustained appetite for elite pedigrees.
• The robust start follows a year of record-level trade in Europe and the US, with American participation supported by a 100% tax depreciation incentive.