A Busy week, Doncaster Sales and Mecca’s Celebrations
The Doncaster Premier yearling sales week kicked off in great style with a superb win in the Group 1 Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes for Mecca’s Angel. She showcased her awesome speed over the American raider Alcapulco and earned a well deserved Timeform time figure of 129. It was a justly deserved win for the patience shown by her connections, David Metcalfe, Michael Dods and jockey Paul Mulrennan. Mecca’s Angel is out of the Atraf mare Folga and is the sister to Markaz. Folga has a yearling filly going to Tattersalls Book 1 and a filly foal too – all by Dark Angel.
The 2015 yearling sales opened with the Doncaster Premier Sale and it was a great week for the team at Doncaster with positive returns and for Yeomanstown and Dark Angel stock. We sold 9 yearlings:
Casamento x Three Times for £200,000 to the Hong Kong Jockey Club
Approve x White Daffodil for £72,000 to Shadwell Stud
Acclamation x Wiltshire Life for £38,000 to Richard Kent
Dark Angel x First Lady for £70,000 to Stephen Hillen
Dark Angel x Golden Rosie for £240,000 to John Ferguson Bloodstock
Dark Angel x Heeby Jeeby for £110,000 to John Ferguson Bloodstock
Dark Angel x Kermana for £50,000 to Ritchie Fiddes
Camacho x Lady Duxayana for £16,000 to Jeff Pearce
Harbour Watch x Myticism for £52,000 to Clive Cox
