masun
24-11-2002, 00:00
Anyone knows what Tasmanian Tiger and Diaghilev are now called in HK?
The peril of spending millions on untried yearlings have been all too starkly illustrated by the public careers of Tasmanian Tiger and Diaghilev, who have just been gelded and sold to race in Hong Kong.
The sale of the Ballydoyle duo two of the most expensive yearlings in the world in 2000, was confirmed by Coolmore Stud spokesman Paul
Shanahan.
Tasmanian Tiger a three-parts brother to American champion two-year-old filly Storm Song, set a record for the Keeneland September Yearling Sale
when bought for $6.8 million and was the highest-priced yearling in the world that year.
Closer to home Diaghilev by Sadler's Wells out of Prix Vermeille winner Darara herself a half-sister to Darshaan, set a European record of 3.4
million guineas when John Magnier got the better of Sheikh Mohammed in a heady duel at the Houghton Sales.
Both have had limited success on the course but all hope of either recouping their huge price tags at stud has been dashed after they proved below top class on the racecourse. The operations to geld the pair proved the final straw.
The peril of spending millions on untried yearlings have been all too starkly illustrated by the public careers of Tasmanian Tiger and Diaghilev, who have just been gelded and sold to race in Hong Kong.
The sale of the Ballydoyle duo two of the most expensive yearlings in the world in 2000, was confirmed by Coolmore Stud spokesman Paul
Shanahan.
Tasmanian Tiger a three-parts brother to American champion two-year-old filly Storm Song, set a record for the Keeneland September Yearling Sale
when bought for $6.8 million and was the highest-priced yearling in the world that year.
Closer to home Diaghilev by Sadler's Wells out of Prix Vermeille winner Darara herself a half-sister to Darshaan, set a European record of 3.4
million guineas when John Magnier got the better of Sheikh Mohammed in a heady duel at the Houghton Sales.
Both have had limited success on the course but all hope of either recouping their huge price tags at stud has been dashed after they proved below top class on the racecourse. The operations to geld the pair proved the final straw.