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Interesting Ciaron Maher Purchase from Tattersalls Autumn HIT

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday Oct 27

The 2026 Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale is underway at Newmarket and as we know it is a happy hunting ground for many Australian stables with Ciaron Maher Racing/ JS Bloodstock signing for an interesting horse overnight that already has Aussie connections.

Click here to see what happened on Day 1.

They paid 130,000 guineas for 3YO Lope de Vega gelding Mr Vettori, who has one win from eight starts and after being gelded earlier this year was fourth in a Listed race at Leopardstown this year for the Jessica Harrington stable.

Mr Vettori (IRE) is going to be an easy sell for the Maher stable.

Mr Vettori is a homebred for Newtown Anner Stud’s Maurice Regan, whose colours have already enjoyed Group I success for Ciaron Maher in the Caulfield Cup carried by Duke de Sessa (IRE) and last week’s Geelong Classic by progressive staying three year-old Murshidi.

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Mr Vettori has a pedigree of interest being from blueblood Galileo mare Celestial Object, a Group III placed sister to triple Group I winner Warm Heart from Australian triple Group I winning sprinter Sea Siren.

Sea Siren started her stud career in Ireland for Coolmore, but is now back in Australia. She has foaled this spring producing a filly by City of Troy (USA).

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