'To be offering her is a genuinely exciting prospect' - Group 1 winner Vertical Blue to sell at Tattersalls

The Group 1 Prix Marcel Boussac winner Vertical Blue, the highest rated two-year-old in France, is an exciting addition to the Tattersalls December Mares Sale, where she will be offered as lot 1770A as part of the Sceptre Sessions on Tuesday, December 3. 

Vertical Blue is the only Group 1-winning two-year-old filly to be offered for sale anywhere in the world in 2024 and won the Prix Marcel Boussac on the nod from the previously unbeaten Zarigana. 

Trained by Francis Graffard for owners Gemini Stud and Argella Racing, the daughter of Mehmas caused a major upset in defeating her stablemate, as well as Group 2 and nine-and-a-half-length Royal Ascot winner Bedtime Story, Group 2 Prix du Calvados winner Simmering and subsequent wide-margin Group 3 winner Exactly in France’s premier race for two-year-old fillies.

Vertical Blue is out of a winning Sea The Stars mare and hails from the exceptional Aga Khan family of Vadeni, Vahorimix, Val Royal, Vadamos and Valixir.

Graffard said: “I’ve loved Vertical Blue since she arrived and I was delighted that she was able to show that on the track. Physically, she has plenty of scope to improve, and her turn of foot, as well as her great attitude, have us all excited about what she can achieve going forward.”

Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony said: “To be offering the winner of this year's Group 1 Prix Marcel Boussac in the Sceptre Sessions of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale is a genuinely exciting prospect. 

"Vertical Blue will be the only Group 1-winning two-year-old filly to be presented for sale anywhere in the world this year and she comes to Tattersalls not only as the highest rated two-year-old in France having won an outstanding renewal of France's premier two-year-old fillies’ race, but also as a filly with real Classic aspirations for next year. 

"Vertical Blue is a credit to her trainer and her owners, and she promises to be one of the highlights of the Sceptre Sessions at Europe’s premier breeding stock sale."

The Tattersalls December Mares Sale will take place from Monday, December 2 to Thursday, December 5, with the Sceptre Sessions on the Monday and Tuesday. The catalogue is here.

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