Black-type Godolphin runners among lots on offer at the Racing in Dubai Sale

A number of high-class performers for Godolphin will be offered at the Racing in Dubai Sale on Saturday, including Group 3-winning juvenile La Barrosa and last year's Listed Blue Riband Trial winner Wirko.

Taking place from 6.45pm local time at Meydan Quarantine, all horses are selected by Godolphin's bloodstock manager Marie Sullivan.

Star graduates include this year's Group 3 Burj Nahaar winner Desert Wisdom and Group 3 Mahab Al Shimaal winner Eastern World; the former was also a good second in the Group 2 Godolphin Mile on Dubai World Cup night in March.

Desert Wisdom, a half-brother to last year's Grade 1 Natalma Stakes winner Wild Beauty, was a AED70,000 (£16,000/€19,000) purchase by Fathi Asaed Mohamed Egziama. Eastern World, a half-brother to dual Dubai World Cup winner Thunder Snow and out of Godolphin's top-class producer Eastern Joy, made AED220,000 to Ahmad bin Harmash from the same sale last year.

This year's selection include Godolphin pair La Barrosa (lot 34), a son of Lope De Vega whose two wins include the Tattersalls Stakes and who was second to subsequent 2,000 Guineas runner-up Master Of The Seas in the Craven Stakes, and Wirko (33), a Kingman gelding who landed Epsom's Derby Trial and was also fourth in the Chester Vase.

Wirko (far side): Listed winner in the Blue Riband Trial at EpsomCredit: Edward Whitaker

Other notables include Godolphin's dual winner and Classic Trial third Bright Melody (37); Desert Peace (38), a four-time winning son of Curlin from the family of Grade 1 winner Taris; and the consistent Fall Of Rome (20), a Frankel gelding who had decent form as a two-year-old but has yet to run this year.

Sheikh Rashid bin Dalmook Al Maktoum, vice-chairman of the Emirates Racing Authority, said: “We are delighted to offer some exceptional bloodstock for the current ownership base, and hopefully this will encourage new owners to invest in the UAE racing industry.

"The Racing in Dubai Sale provides great value and has a proven record in producing horses that win at all our tracks, even being successful at the World Cup meeting."

Viewing of the lots will take place on Thursday and Friday from 8-10am and 4-6pm each day, while potential buyers can view the list of horses via the Emirates Racing Authority website.

Take a look at the lots here

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