Catalogued: 309 (334)

Offered: 246 (257)

Sold: 204 (219)

Turnover: 3,639,000

Median: 11,000

Average: 17,838

% Sold: 83%

Leading consignors (by agg, cumulative): 1. The Castlebridge Consignment, 2. Godolphin, 3. Jamie Railton

Leading purchasers (by agg, cumulative): 1. SackvilleDonald, 2. Hamad Al Jehani, 3. Oliver St Lawrence Bloodstock / Apedroc Stud

Leading sires (by agg, cumulative): 1. Frankel, 2. Space Blues, 3. New Bay

Lot 251: Space Invasion (IRE) 2023 B.C. >> East Everleigh Stables (R. Hannon) >> SackvilleDonald >> 230,000gns

Lot 260: Wilhelmina (GB) 2022 Ch.F. >> Jamie Railton (Agent) >> Oliver St Lawrence Bloodstock / Apedroc Stud >> 125,000gns

Lot 279: Enfjaar (IRE) 2020 B.G. >> Shadwell Estate Company Ltd. >> A C Elliott, Agent >> 120,000gns

Lot 149: Sovereign Wealth (GB) 2023 Ch.C. >> The Castlebridge Consignment Durcan Bloodstock Agent For Blue Blood Racing >> 100,000gns

Lot 274: Hinchinbrooke (GB) 2022 Gr.C. >> Jane Chapple-Hyam Racing >> Durcan Bloodstock >> 82,000gns (15:10)

Catalogued: 148 (166)

Offered: 113 (126)

Sold: 99 (114)

Turnover: 1,776,000 (-xx%)

Median: 10,000 (+25%)

Average: 17,939 (+31%)

% Sold: 88% (15:04)

“The Tattersalls February Sale is undisputedly Europe’s premier midwinter sale, and once again we welcomed a typically diverse domestic and international group of buyers to Park Paddocks in Newmarket. While the key metrics fell narrowly short of last year’s figures, buyers from more than 20 countries and a turnover in excess of 3,500,000 guineas represent a positive start to 2026.

“We saw the second-highest-priced colt ever sold at this fixture, with Space Invasion realising 230,000 guineas following an intercontinental bidding duel, while consignments from leading Newmarket-based operations Godolphin and Juddmonte again featured among the highlights of the Tattersalls February Sale.

“The sale also featured the Retraining of Racehorses Showcase for the second time, alongside the ever-popular British EBF Stallion Parade, and it was great to welcome such a large crowd to Tattersalls to see former stars of the Turf thriving in their second careers.

“We now look forward to the Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale, which has an outstanding record in recent years, with graduates including Classic and Group 1 winners Native Trail, Cachet, Hotazhell, Vandeek and Believing, as well as exciting Classic prospects Six Speed and Title Role.” (14:52)

By Cracksman and out of Angel's Hideaway (Dark Angel), he is Timeform rated 89 and was sold by Jane Chapple-Hyam Racing for owner Peter Harris.

He cost his new connections 82,000gns and won in January at Chelmsford over 1m2f. He has had 11 career starts, and has finished in the placings seven times. (14:13)

Enfjaar, a six-year-old by Lope De Vega, is Timeform rated 115 and was sold by owner Shadwell Estate Company Ltd.

He has won four races, including York's John Smith's Cup over 1m2f, and finished second in the Listed Doonside Cup over the same distance at Ayr. He was third last time out in July at Newbury in the Steventon Stakes (L). (14:05)

The pair, who have five mares at their farm in East Sussex, purchased the mare, a daughter of Dubawi and a half-sister to the Group 1 winner Poptronic, with Arthur Dobell of Oliver St Lawrence Bloodstock.

Explaining what drew them to the filly, Salmon said: "Apart from the fact that she is absolutely beautiful, she is a very sweet filly and we love the breeding with Poptronic. We saw her yesterday morning, and as she came out of the box I thought I can't keep a straight face as I really want to buy her!"

The couple confirmed that Wilhelmina won't race again and is joining their broodmare band. There is a stallion in mind, but the pair would not be drawn on plans.

This is the second purchase they have made working alongside Dobell.

"We heard Arthur speak at the seminar here, and we really liked what he had to say as he spoke to the small breeder audience really brilliantly. Arthur has been great to work with," smiled Salmon. (13:35)

He was bought by Alastair Donald of SackvilleDonald on behalf of Sheikh Isa, sold by Richard Hannon's East Everleigh Stables. The three-year-old is the winner of two of his four career starts, last time successful in a mile handicap at Lingfield off a mark of 80.

By Space Blues, he is out of the Holy Roman Emperor mare Peticoatgovernment , the winner of five races and Listed placed. She is a half-sister to the Group 2 winner Larchmont Lad.

Ross Doyle, speaking on behalf of the consignor, said: "He is a very nice horse, won his last two and very progressive and Richard did not want to loose him and have him leave the yard. He was very popular and stood out this week, he has made a very good price."

Purchaser Alastair Donald said: “Sheikh Isa is very keen to support Daniel and Claire Kubler, who’ve had a very good start in Bahrain. A couple of the horses we bought at the sale in October have looked pretty exciting for them in Lord Montague and Up The Pace. Bahrain is a very progressive racing jurisdiction and has an exciting future, and Sheikh Isa has been very pleased with the start Daniel and Claire have made there.

"There’s a flight at the end of February so this horse can get straight over there. The advantage with the Kublers is that they still have their horses in Lambourn, so they can keep him going there and then he can run in Bahrain in March, when there’s still a couple more series races that he’d qualify for.

"He’s a good-looking horse with ideal fast ground conformation. He’s shown a good turn of foot, and the horse he stuffed last time made 100,000gns yesterday."

Donald added: "He’s progressive, well rated and if he wins his next race he becomes a very valuable horse. The trainer was underbidder, and it’s always encouraging when they want to keep them. Hopefully he’s got a bright future. He looks ideal for Bahrain.

"That was at the higher end of our valuation, but when there’s a standout horse like this, they can sell well. Horses like this don’t often turn up at the February Sale." (13:00)

“She is a lovely filly from a strong Shadwell family,” said McStay. “I was really pleased to acquire her for a long-standing client.

“It’s a really active family with some very current runners such as Facteur Cheval up close in pedigree. She’ll most likely visit Baaeed who I would give every chance to make it as a sire. Let’s hope she’s lucky!" (12:59)

Lascelles added: "She is a stayer, and is out of an Archipenko mare so I don't know what the mating plans will be, but Sea The Stars is doing a great job and the brother is a nice horse. There is a lot going on, so it made sense."

Her own-brother is the three-year-old Command The Stars, winner of last autumn's Criterium de l'Ouest (L) for trainer George Scott.

She hails from a Ballymacoll Stud-developed pedigree – her dam Narrative is a half-sister to the Group 2 Blandford Stakes winner Eleanora Duse, the Listed winner Scottish Stage and the Australian Group 3 placed Voice Coach.

It is the further family of the St Leger (G1) winner and dual Oaks (G1) winner Sun Princess, and Prince Of Dance, who dead-heated in the 1988 running of the Dewhurst Stakes (G1). (11:20)

The four-year-old filly is out of Festoso, a daughter of Diesis and winner of the Cecil Frail Stakes (L). She was also placed in the Cherry Hinton Stakes (G2) and the Cheveley Park Stakes (G1), and is dam of the Listed winner Festive Star, and the Dick Poole Stakes (G3) runner-up Dorothy Lawrence.

It is the further family of the Prix Jean Prat (G1) winner Olden Times. (10:53)

The Dark Angel four-year-old filly was sold by Jack Channon's West Ilsley Stables. She has run ten times and finished in the placings on four occasions. (10:41)

Catalogued: 168 (161)

Offered: 133 (131)

Sold: 105 (114)

Turnover: 1,863,000 (-26%)

Median: 12,000 (-17%)

Average: 17,743 (-19%)

% Sold: 79%

Leading consignors (by agg, cumulative): 1. The Castlebridge Consignment, 2. Godolphin, 3. Juddmonte

Leading purchasers (by agg, cumulative): 1. Brain Grassick Bloodstock, 2. Hamad Al Jehani, 3. Durcan Bloodstock

Leading sires (by agg, cumulative): 1. Frankel, 2. Too Darn hot, 3. Showcasing

Lot 149: Sovereign Wealth (GB) 2023 Ch.C. >> The Castlebridge Consignment Durcan Bloodstock Agent For Blue Blood Racing >> 100,000gns

Lot 105: Naval Command (GB) 2022 B.G. >> Godolphin >> A C Elliott, Agent / R Beckett>> 80,000gns

Lot 4: Elshaadin (GB) 2011 Gr.M. >> Houghton Bloodstock >> Tally-Ho Stud>> 75,000gns

Lot 122: Porter (IRE) 2023 B.C. >> The Castlebridge Consignment >> Walter Buick>> 75,000gns

Lot 78: Leonetto (GB) 2023 Gr.C. >> Juddmonte>> Hamad Al Jehani >> 70,000gns (18:22)

The horse is half-brother to Wicklow Brave, winner of the Group 1 Irish St Leger and the Punchestown Champion Hurdle (G1), and multiple black-type placed over hurdle and on the Flat. (18:00)

"He is for Blue Blood Racing, the previous owner of Six Speed," said Ted Durcan. "They did extremely well with Six Speed and sold him on, and they were very anxious to reinvest and this horse will be going out to Bhupat Seemar and will race for them.

"The lads had him earmarked, I had him earmarked, he vetted out extremely well, very well bred, very nice and solid horse, a young horse and now he has been gelded there might be an upside to him. We thought we'd have to go that - he is a young horse and on the upgrade."

Six Speed, a Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale graduate bought by Bhupat Seemar, won the Group 3 UAE Guineas on his last start.

Sovereign Wealth is rated 77, has run nine times and won in January over a mile at Wolverhampton. He is by Frankel and is out of Canton Queen (Shamardal), a half-sister to Big Evs, winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1). (17:50)

Buick said: "He is going to Norway and will be supplemented for the Norwegian Derby. They have changed the rules and previously horses had to be supplemented before the end of the two-year-old year, but now we have until the end of February so it works out really well for this sale.

"He came recommended from his previous trainer Joseph O'Brien.

"He will definitely stay the trip, he is the right shape and not overly big and as some of the tracks are tight we don't want them too big. He is very well balanced and very sound.

"He is to be trained by Are Hyldmo, who is with me, and he has won the Derby five times already. We have been trying for the last few years to buy another one and it has not quite worked out, hopefully this horse will do the job. He is one for Are's main owner."

Porter, who is by Too Darn Hot, has run twice and won at the end of January at Dundalk over 1m2f. (17:16)

"The partners were keen to get a horse to go to war with," said Elliott. "This horse has not run for a while, but the Godolphin notes said that not a lot had gone wrong, he just had some time off since he ran on some fast ground. He has got a mark, we think we could stretch him out in distance, go for softer ground, and he will suit Ralph's programme very well. He is a bit of a blank canvas, still a maiden and has potential. If we get a bit more uplift, he could be worth a bit more come October."

Wearing his sales hat, Elliott concluded: "A nice staying horse, he has been bought for a group of partners, but a little on spec as well as there will be some shares available."

Naval Command has run three times, and finished second on his last start at Newmarket in June over a mile.

He is by Lope De Vega, and is a half-brother to the St Leger winner Eldar Eldaraov, and to the Australian Group 1 winner Kingswood. Second dam is the leading broodmare Albanova, the grand-dam of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Alpinista. (17:07)

The three-year-old colt has run five times and is the winner of one race when successful last time out at Deauville at the beginning of January for Henri-François Devin.

A half-brother to the US Grade 3 winner and Grade 1-placed Masen (Kingman), Scutari's second dam is the dual Grade 1 winner Intercontinental. She is an own-sister to Banks Hill, Cacique, Champs Elysees and Dansili. (15:22)

"He has been running well, but is still a maiden and he is the type to go well in the Middle East. He will ship straight away."

Sold by Juddmonte, the grey three-year-old colt is by Frankel and is a half-brother to the Nassau Stakes (G1) winner Lady Bowthorpe, the Greenlands Stakes (G2) winner Speak In Colour and Pretty In Grey, who was placed third at Listed level.

He has run three times and finished second on his last two starts on the All-Weather. (15:09)

She is unraced and is out of the winner Clinician (Kingman), a daughter of Clinical, winner of the Group 3 Princess Elizabeth Stakes and three Listed races. (13:46)

She was placed twice last year and is out of the Bungle Inthejungle mare Living In The Past, winner of the Lowther Stakes (G3) and an own-sister to Jungle Drums, winner of the Rockingham Stakes (L).

It is the further family of 2022's champion two-year-old and sire Chaldean. (13:01)

The mare is the dam of three winners from five runners, including the black-type Listed winner Moqtarreb and the two-time Group 3-placed Khaloosy. Her third dam is Magnificent Style, the dam of the champions Nathaniel, Playful Act and Great Heavens, and the Group winners Percussionist, Echoes In Eternity and Changing Skies.

Elshaadin has three by Night Of Thunder to run for her and was sold not in-foal.

Malcolm Bryson of Houghton said: "We are delighted with that. The mare has been with us, and we sold her for Rabbah Bloodstock. She is a lovely mare with a great temperament. She has produced two black-type runners and has a nice filly weanling at home who will be for sale this year.

"She foaled late and only had one cover and did not take, hence she is empty. She has been bought by a top stallion farm, and there was a very strong underbidder."

Of her value: "For a mare with her production record, with those Night Of Thunders to run for her, I think she was always going to make a strong price." (12:40)

Selling is preceded by the Tattersalls RoR Showcase and Tattersalls British EBF Stallion Parade (11:21)

Catalogued: 2,074 (2,208)

Offered: 1,705 (1,785)

Sold: 1,363 (1,448)

Turnover: 126,749,415gns (-5%)

Median: 35,000gns (+9%)

Average: 92,929gns (+1%)

% Sold: 80% (81%) (16:00)

Catalogued: 894 (1,002)

Offered: 716 (795)

Sold: 580 (667)

Turnover: 81,583,515gns (-2%)

Median: 40,000gns (+7%)

Average: 140,661gns (+13%)

% Sold: 81% (84%)

1 million +: 11

Leading consignors (by agg, cumulative): 1. Baroda Stud, 2. The Castlebridge Consignment, 3. Taylor Made Sales Agency

Leading purchasers (by agg, cumulative): 1. MV Magnier, 2. Sugar Whiskey Trading , 3. Ace Stud

Leading sires (by agg, cumulative): 1. Calyx, 2. Caravaggio, 3. Kingman

Leading sires (by av, cumulative): 1. Calyx, 2. Caravaggio, 3. El Kabeir

Lot 1753: Barnavara (IRE) 2022 B.F. 116 >> Baroda Stud, Ireland >> Sugar Whiskey Trading >> 4,800,000gns

Lot 1734: Porta Fortuna (IRE) 2021 B/Br.F >> Taylor Made Sales Agency >> M V Magnier >> 4,500,000gns

Lot 1743: Tamfana (GER) 2021 B.F. >> Quantum Leap Racing >> M V Magnier >> 2,600,000gns

Lot 1756: Saqqara Sands (GB) 2022 B.F. >> Oakgrove Stud >> Stephen Hillen for MV Magnier / M Tabor 2,100,000gns

Lot 1717: Choisya (GB) 2020 Ch.M. >> Gainsborough Thoroughbreds (S. & E. Crisford) >> Stroud Coleman Bloodstock >> 2,000,000gns ()

“In recent weeks at Tattersalls we have enjoyed record-breaking yearling sales, sustained demand for horses in training and December Foal, Breeding Stock sales which have produced figures second only to the extraordinary 2024 renewals which broke all records.

On the face of it, we have a strong market with British and Irish breeders being well rewarded for consistently bringing some of the finest bloodstock to be found anywhere in the world to Park Paddocks, but this hard-earned success comes in spite of rather than because of government support of a genuine British success story.

“Overseas buyers have always been drawn to Tattersalls by the cream of British and Irish bloodstock and we work tirelessly to promote our sales internationally, but domestically the industry continues to be buffeted by external political forces which make it uncomfortably reliant on overseas investment and participation. Just as we court overseas buyers, domestic involvement needs to be nurtured and encouraged in order for the industry to thrive in the long term and the current direction of political travel in this country is a cause for concern. The rural economy is clearly not a priority at present and the two budgets under the current Labour government have increased taxation and business costs in every sector of society.

“While government has accepted the racing industry’s case with respect to betting duty, the wider industry dynamics remain perilously uncertain. We are fortunate that the lure of Newmarket as the Headquarters of European racing continues to resonate globally, but we must also work to ensure that government does not allow the status of a globally admired industry to be eroded through neglect.” ()

Catalogued: 289 (282)

Offered: 197 (214)

Sold: 156 (185)

Turnover: 2,437,100gns (-47%)

Median: 10,000gns (-38%)

Average: 15,622gns (-37%)

% Sold: 79% (86%) (17:29)

Rory Mathews said: "She was bought for ourselves, and with the black-type under La Chapelle there is every chance the pedigree improving again, it is strong, it is in-depth, and live. We produced the Group 1 winner Caballo De Mar this year, and Ghaiyyath in the second dam Nightime is flying and had a great foal sale as well. This pedigree also relates to Britain, Ireland and Japan, too.

"We will get her home and we will sit down and make stallion plans next week." (15:52)

"My client has a small French stud and has done really well. They were looking for a young mare in-foal to a semi-sexy sire, a winner herself and with a page that would develop."

Kynsa is out of the Listed placed Fact Or Folklore (Lope De Vega), and she is in-foal to Mohaather on a March 26 cover. She is a half-sister to Statement, winner of the Group 3 Concorde Stakes, and to Self Belief winner of the Meld Stakes (G3). (14:18)

"Wendy sold Fair Angellica last night [Lot 1706, 260,000gns]. She has the farm next to Jenny [Norris] and she loved the mare at Jen’s; she is a lovely mare."

Norris added: "The Triple Time foals have been lovely so far and she was keen to buy a mare in-foal to the sire having seen the foals. He’s an exciting young stallion."

Ashky is a grand-daughter of Panty Raid, who won the Grade 1 Spinster Stakes and the American Oaks, and is dam of Proxy, winner of the Clark Stakes (G1) and Micheline, a Grade 2 winner in the US. (13:03)

Family Emirsoy, regular buyers at Tattersalls, was in situ for the purchase – Muhsin and Dilek Emirsoy, daughter Begum and her fiancé Noah Pape, and, as Begum explained, all with individual jobs.

"We stand Torok," said Begum. "We love the Rahy and Pivotal in this mare's family, it goes very well with Torok, who is by Singspiel. We all have jobs here, I do a bit of everything, my fiancé crunches the numbers, Dad does the pedigrees and Mum is in charge of the money!"

Pape added: "The nick should work well, and her cover date is perfect for her to travel to Turkey."

Apostle is a daughter of the multiple stakes race winner and Group 1-placed Heaven Sent, a half-sister to the dual US Grade 1 winner Megahertz. (12:57)

"She is going to France," said Fretwell. "I liked the fact that her half-sister Star Of Life is now a Listed winner in Italy, under the first dam there is a Dubawi two-year-old who has just gone to Gosdens, and I like her Ghaiyyath cover. He is a progressive sire, and in France he has a good profile with Fabre's My Highness, there is an Havana Grey to run for her and another Starspangledbanner to come.

"Her sire Deep Impact – there are not loads of them and he was one of the most important sires in the modern era. I am not sure where she will go in France. I have no ideas on covers yet, she has a late service, we will see how we get on."

Star Spirit's own dam Star Of Seville was a Classic winner of the Prix de Diane (G1), and she is from the family of the Group 1 placed King Of Comedy, Rum Charger and Winchester. (11:16)

"She is going to stud in the UK, I bought her as a yearling for Mr Strawbridge so I know her very well. Unfortunately she sustained an injury to a hind leg in pre-training, which was a real shame, but there is lots going on in the family, she is a beautiful filly and she is going to start a new life as a broodmare.

"We have no plans as yet as regards stallion plans, but we might think about Lead Artist."

Say Agin is a half-sister to the black-type placed Siamsa (Starspangledbanner), and the dam Sliabh Luachra is a half-sister to Mehmas. (11:05)

"She has been bought for a partnership, we are going to send her to be trained by Mario Baratti in France," said Elliott. " She ran in a stakes race last time, she is a winner, bits have happened since she was catalogued. We will try and make her a stakes winner and bring her back to be the market then."

"She stays well and she is a lovely physical, is a great mover, and, hopefully with some stakes form should be worth more money this time next year."

Second dam is the Listed winner Approach, dam of the Group 1 winner Coronet, the Group 2 winner Midas Touch, and she is a half-sister to Aussie Rules and from the extended family of Albanova and Alpinista.

With a rating of 80, she was sold by The Castlebridge Consignment for Denford Stud. (10:50)

Catalogued: 298 (289)

Offered: 257 (235)

Sold: 201 (200)

Turnover: 57,695,415gns (+5%)

Median: 110,000gns (-8%)

Average: 287,042gns (+4%)

% Sold: 78% (85%)

1 million +: 11

Leading consignors (by agg, cumulative): 1. Baroda Stud, 2. The Castlebridge Consignment, 3. Taylor Made Sale

Leading purchasers (by agg, cumulative): 1. MV Magnier, 2. Sugar Whiskey Trading , 3. Ace Stud

Leading sires (by agg, cumulative): 1. Calyx, 2. Caravaggio, 3. Kingman

Leading sires (by av, cumulative): 1. Calyx, 2. Caravaggio, 3. El Kabeir

Top five

Lot 1753: Barnavara (IRE) 2022 B.F. 116 >> Baroda Stud, Ireland >> Sugar Whiskey Trading >> 4,800,000gns

Lot 1734: Porta Fortuna (IRE) 2021 B/Br.F >> Taylor Made Sales Agency >> M V Magnier >> 4,500,000gns

Lot 1743: Tamfana (GER) 2021 B.F. >> Quantum Leap Racing >> M V Magnier >> 2,600,000gns

Lot 1756: Saqqara Sands (GB) 2022 B.F. >> Oakgrove Stud >> Stephen Hillen for MV Magnier / M Tabor 2,100,000gns

Lot 1717: Choisya (GB) 2020 Ch.M. >> Gainsborough Thoroughbreds (S. & E. Crisford) >> Stroud Coleman Bloodstock >> 2,000,000gnd (22:15)

• Porta Fortuna became the highest-priced filly in training in the world this year.

• Today has been the highest grossing day in European auction history, beating this day last year.

• A record-equaling 11 lots have been sold for 1 million guineas or more. (21:26)

“I really liked her runs at Goodwood,” said Hillen. “She’ll go to America. I think she’ll be good on a turning track and there’s plenty of races for her there. She’s run to a rating of 110, that’s usually good enough to win Grade 1s in America. There’s lots of money there and she’s still young.

“She’s for MV Magnier and Michael Tabor, that’s a bit out of my league! They’ll make training plans but I’m very lucky to be able to buy her. It was plenty of money for her but she’s got a good shot.”

Winner of the Group 3 Oak Tree Stakes at Goodwood, Saqqara Sands was beaten just a neck into second in the Group 2 Celebration Mile. First or second on seven of her eight starts, she is by Oasis Dream from the excellent Wildenstein family of multiple Group 1 winners Aquarelliste, Arcangues and Artiste Royale.

It is the biggest result in the ring for Oakgrove Stud.

David Hilton said: "I can't believe it, it is fantastic result for the stud and the Deer family, who have put a hell of a lot into the sport and masive investment over a lot of years and they deserve a big result.

"Saqqara Sands oozes quality as a physical and has a temperament to match, she has a great race record, but I think she stood out as a quality filly.

"We were two generations deep now, she is the first foal out of Royal Star who is a Sea the Stars mare and she is by Oasis Dream, and so it is everything that everyone wants. Royal Star is a young mare, too.

"We did not value her quite there, but Stephen Hillen loved her to go to go to the US. We had some very determined underbidders who we need to thank also to help to achieve that price." (21:19)

Henry Lascelles took on an online bidder, the two battling through the seven figure sums in increments of 100,000gns, until Lascelles, who was sat on the stairs by the bidders, gave way to Sugar Whiskey Trading.

Barnavara's biggest day came in October when the winner of the Group 1 Prix de l’Opera. She is a three-time Group winner at three and was also three-times Group placed at two.

By the Group 1-producing sire Calyx, Barnavara is from the deep European family of dual Classic winner and leading stallion Lope De Vega. Trained by Jessica Harrington for Alpha Racing, she was bought as a yearling for €70,000 by BBA Ireland.

Harrington chatted to the press after the sale.

"Jeepers! That was more than my wildest dreams, we sort of thought in our excitement that she might might three million guineas," said Harrington. "The bidding sort of stopped at 1.5 million, and I was a little worried but then it went on and on and on and on, I promise you it is amazing.

The filly could be a type to return to training, and Harrington was more than happy to discuss the idea.

"We thought she was only just growing into herself," she said. "She went on improving all year, she is a very big filly, but she is amazing. She actually won her maiden in May, then we ran her in Listed and Group races and she was getting placed and she was not finishing out her races and I think she was going through a little bit of a weak stage.

"Her first run this year was not good, but then it just all came together and from then it has been brilliant. There is more to come."

Of the syndicate Alpha Racing, she said: "Alpha Racing was set up by Richie Galway my son-in-law, Patrick Cooper and Legs Lawlor. The idea is to buy yearlings, race them, have fun, and then hopefully let it wash it face every year, they are sold at the end of their three-year-old season.

"Everyone has had fun doing it, and a lot of syndicate are here today, three people have come from the US! There are 12 shares in this group.... I think for the yearlings we have bought for the syndicate this year, I think we are rather over subscribed!

She was sold Baroda Stud, and David Cox said of the filly: "She looked amazing, she has an amazing race record, she is on the up. There is a lot of racing left in her, and Jessica and her team a great job with her.

"It is great for the syndicate, I have two friends in it myself – they love racing, Dad had not been too well and so I told them to get involved and have some fun – they have had the time of their lives and they can't believe it. The win in France that is number one for them, and they are delighted with tonight. Everyone has got a big kick out of it – Patrick [Cooper] and Richie [Galway] buying her, Adrian at home who rides her out, it is big team.

"It is the biggest result for Baroda in the ring too, it is a great result." (21:06)

Tamfana was a Group winner at two and was twice Classic placed at three when narrowly defeated in the 1,000 Guineas (G1) and Prix de Diane (G1). The highest-rated three-year-old filly of her Classic generation in Britain and Ireland, Tamfana achieved a 121 Timeform rating. She is by German champion Soldier Hollow, from the family of Group 1 Beverley D Stakes winner Sea Calisi.

She was trained by David Menuisier and the trainer was in the sale ring to watch her sell.

"It is an incredible amount for money, I would have had 50 per cent and she goes to really good home," said Menuisier. "She will have the perfect life, they also bought the mare and so they have a full-brother to go into training next year – am sure we will have a few boxes available if they wanting to have a nice new venture! I am over the moon.

"I was a bit worried at the start of the bidding, she stalled at 950,000gns! You have to delighted as it is a Cinderella story. You buy horses that that level to have a bit of fun [€20,000], you don't expect to have a return, you don't expect to try and win the Guineas, which she could have done. She has taken us on a magical journey. We can only be proud of what she has done."

Niall O'Connor of Quantum Leap Racing said: "It is a dream, what we also dream of is running the horse and running in some big races. It is no secret we have turned down some big money for this horse over the last couple of seasons, we bold enough, stupid enough and brave enough to keep racing her and to do what a syndicate is set up to do, race the horse, enjoy the racing, it has come to the end now and I am pleased we have got a good result, I think we deserve it.

Eamonn O'Connor said: "It has been the biggest privilege to be on the sale ground consigning a filly like Tamfana, she has her quirks which makes it more fun, but she is such a likeable horse, everyone who looked at her loved her, she came out of her box and strutted her stuff." (20:10)

"Donnacha has done an incredible job with her, she is a very good filly, she is very talented," said MV Magnier. "She is a lovely filly , loads lot of quality and talented, and hopefully she can breed one as good as her. Coming here we out a good bit of thought to it, and there is a good chance she could go to Starspangledbanner.

A dual Royal Ascot winner, winner of the Albany Stakes as a two-year-old, Porta Fortuna, a daughter of Caravaggio, was a Group 1 winner of the Cheveley Park Stakes and then went on to win a historic treble of Group 1s at 3 – the Coronation Stakes, the Falmouth Stakes and the Matron Stakes. She was crowned the champion three-year-old filly.

"This is why everyone tries to be in the game to have horses like this," said an emotional Philip Shelton of ownership group Medallion Racing. "For our partnership and for me personally she has taken us to a stratosphere we could never have dreamed about, it is a huge honour and privilege to be a part of the journey.

"You are more nervous before. race, but I was pacing back there, but, at the end of the day she does not owes us anything. She is going to a great home, it will be fun to get to watch, and she is going to be just down the road from Donnacha. It is not often you have this unbelievable race record and then you pull the filly out of the stall and there are nice as her. She has unbelievable presence and an unbelievable mind and I think that was part of the reason she was so successful on the track.

"I think there was the pressure coming in – this was the end of our chapter, our story, it has been an incredible journey and we wanted this to go well more for her than anything, we are so far ahead financially that we just wanted her to have this moment. She has been a queen every step of the way. Horses are just amazing, they can take you to places and experiences that you can never dream about, when you look back you realise how fortunate you are.

"We were lucky enough to buy in to her, it has been a great start of a journey with Donnacha, and we have a bunch more horses with him. We have five yearlings, six two-year-olds, we sold Sharpen well here yesterday. It has been an incredible run we have enjoyed, all of it comes back to the horse, we are just along for the ride, we just pay the bills and get out the top hat! And I put it on before coming here to reminisce!" (19:53)

"We will leave her here to foal and we will bring her home in the autumn here the spring at home," said Freyer. "She has been bought or Autumn Sun, who we stand. We are big fans of TooDarn Hot, we are sending him half a dozen mares this year we love that family and the opportunity to buy a filly out of the family was too good to resist.

"We were stretched to do, we were hoping to buy her a fraction less than that, the ones with those sort of pedigrees you really have to stretch form and I am pleased that we did. We are all about getting these mares with these families and we will probably keep all the daughters going forward.

Of Chere Darmoiselle as a future mate for Autumn Sun: "He is now the leading sire, and he is going to be an important stallion, and with her line, the Kingman line, will be really good and, hopefully, with that pedigree we can breed a stallion."

The unraced four-year-old Chere Darmoiselle is daughter of Kingman and exceptional racemare and producer Dar Re Mi, and so a half-sister to the triple Group 1 winner and sire Too Darn Hot. From Watership Down’s brilliant Darara family, she was sold in-foal to Zarak, who is by Too Darn Hot’s sire Dubawi. (19:21)