127 lots are catalogued for the Sapphire Sale, Europe’s final flat sale of 2025. Among the highlights are a Churchill yearling half-sister to maiden winner Eleven A, a Footstepsinthesand yearling half-brother to Group 3 winner Thunderbear and a Mehmas half-brother to Group 3 winner Mehmar.

The sires with foals and yearlings catalogued include BLACKBEARD, CHURCHILL, GHAIYYATH, LUCKY VEGA, MEHMAS, MINZAAL, PERSIAN FORCE, SANDS OF MALI, SERGEI PROKOFIEV, and STARMAN.

Wildcard Entries

Wildcard entries are being accepted for this month’s sale. Please contact a member of the bloodstock team for more information.

Sapphire Sale Incentive

All foals purchased at the 2025 Sapphire Sale are guaranteed at least a place in Part II of the 2026 September Yearling Sale.

High Profile Graduates

The most high profile graduate of the sale is Matron Stakes winner Champers Elysees
who is a 2017 graduate. The sale has produced above average juveniles with Coventry Stakes winner The Lir Jet and Molecomb Stakes winner Steel Bull both offered at this sale.

An added incentive for yearling purchasers is the opportunity to enter the
lucrative €250,000 Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sales Stakes at The
Curragh at the Irish Champions Festival. The vendor of the horse that wins the €250,000 Tattersalls
Ireland Super Auction Sales Stakes will drive home in a brand-new Overlander
R240 2-Stall horsebox.