A colt sold for €2.3million and a filly sold for 2.5million guineas were maiden winners overnight in Europe that caught the eye.
The highest priced colt sold at the 2025 Arqana Deauville August Yearling Sale was a €2.3million son of Wootton Bassett and he made a winning debut at the Curragh overnight for the Coolmore partners.
Purchased by MV Magnier/ White Birch Farm, the Aidan O’Brien trained Abraham Lincoln was stepping out for the first time in a 6f maiden with Ryan Moore to rode and duly forged clear to win by alength and three-quarters.
A half-brother to a couple of stakes-placed stayers (both by Galileo), Abraham Lincoln is the fifth winner from Group III winning Invincible Spirit mare High Celebrity.
Abraham Lincoln is entered for a raft of upcoming Group I juvenile events with Aidan O’Brien yet to confirm his immediate target.
Another interesting new winner at Doncaster carrying the Amo Racing colours was three year-old Frankel filly Alpinara, the full sister to Arc winner Alpinista.
Unlike her famous sister, who was bred and retained to race by Kirsten Rausing of Lanwades Stud, Alpinara went to the Tattersalls October Book 1 Yearling Sale and sold for 2.5million guineas .
Amo Racing bought four of the top six lots at that sale and Alpinara is the first of them to win a race.
Trained by Sir Mark Prescott and ridden by David Egan, Alpinara was having her second start in a 1m4f maiden following an unplaced debut last year at two.
She was a short priced favourite and won by three and a quarter lengths.
“I think we're all relieved but it was very nice to see Alpinara do it well. There were some well-bred ones behind. Obviously we don't know what the form amounts to, but it was nice to see her, I thought, quite well on top at the end,” said Sir Mark Prescott.
Alpinara is the third winner from three foals to race from stakes-winning Hernando mare Alwilda, a daughter of Group I winning blue hen Albanova, the grand-dam of Group I winners Eldar Eldarov, Kingswood and Australian Group winning stayer Alalcance.
