4M for Dancing Rain in foal to Frankel
Dec 2, 2013 23:42:55 GMT -5
Post by Evelyn on Dec 2, 2013 23:42:55 GMT -5
Ferguson swoops for Dancing Rain
John Ferguson, bloodstock advisor for Sheikh Mohammed, paid 4million guineas for Dancing Rain at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale in Newmarket on Monday evening.
The five-year-old mare, winner of the Epsom and German Oaks when trained by William Haggas, is in foal to Frankel.
Dancing Rain, a daughter of Danehill Dancer, was a renowned front-runner on the Flat and also claimed the British Champions Fillies' And Mares' Stakes at Ascot in 2011.
Ferguson said: "This game is all about reducing the odds, and for us to get the greatest chance of producing a Classic winner, buying Dancing Rain reduces the odds.
"You can have lots of mares, but you need jewels - Sheikh Mohammed felt that she's a jewel."
Dancing Rain: Sold for 4,000,000gns
John Ferguson, bloodstock advisor for Sheikh Mohammed, paid 4million guineas for Dancing Rain at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale in Newmarket on Monday evening.
The five-year-old mare, winner of the Epsom and German Oaks when trained by William Haggas, is in foal to Frankel.
Dancing Rain, a daughter of Danehill Dancer, was a renowned front-runner on the Flat and also claimed the British Champions Fillies' And Mares' Stakes at Ascot in 2011.
Ferguson said: "This game is all about reducing the odds, and for us to get the greatest chance of producing a Classic winner, buying Dancing Rain reduces the odds.
"You can have lots of mares, but you need jewels - Sheikh Mohammed felt that she's a jewel."
Dancing Rain: Sold for 4,000,000gns