Heading down under?
December-foaled Great House added to Online August Sale
The Donnacha O’Brien-trained maiden winner Great House (Galileo) is likely to capture the attention of southern hemisphere buyers when the son of Galileo is offered as part of the Tattersalls Online August Sale next week.
Great House was one of four wildcard entries to be added to the sale yesterday and opened his account at Limerick in June on his second start – a feat made all the more remarkable based on his birthdate in late December – to provide his trainer with his first turf winner.
The Coolmore homebred holds entries in both a trial stakes and the actual Irish St Leger (Gr 1, 1m 6f), and would have an even better chance at the weights were he to compete down under.
His unusual background is reminiscent of Russian Camelot (Camelot), who became the first northern-hemisphere bred to capture a Derby in Australia, with success in the South Australian Derby (Gr 1, 2500m). The Danny O’Brien-trained colt, who was foaled in March 2017, had to carry the same weight as his rivals, one of whom was born the previous August.
In any case, a move to the southern hemisphere would certainly help the cause of Great House, and so it will be interesting to see who the successful bidder will be.
A total of 12 entries have now been catalogued for the Online August Sale, the second online sale to be run by Tattersalls. Bidding will open at midday (BST) on Wednesday, August 12, and will conclude at midday (BST) on Friday, August 14.
Click here to view the catalogue.