By Bloodhorse.com
Miss Amulet, a cheap yearling purchase who has been transformed into a high-class 2-year-old by trainer Ken Condon, has been sold to Coolmore’s Michael Tabor and partners in a private deal.
The group 2-winning juvenile is set remain under the care of the classic-winning trainer.
“I can confirm that Miss Amulet has been sold outright to Michael Tabor and partners for an undisclosed figure,” said bloodstock agent Michael Donohoe of BBA Ireland, who purchased Miss Amulet as a yearling. “She remains in training with Ken Condon and the plan is to run her in the group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes.”
The daughter of California stallion Sir Prancealot has changed hands for modest sums at public auction on two occasions, having been pinhooked by Rockview Stables for €1,000 (US$1,134) as a foal before Donohoe secured the filly on behalf of owner Colm Griffin for the bargain sum of £7,500 ($9,259) at last year’s Tattersalls Ascot Yearling Sale.
Despite those lowly early price tags, Miss Amulet has gone on to prove herself one of the season’s best 2-year-old fillies, having won the listed Arqana Irish E.B.F Marwell Stakes before taking the step up in class in her stride to land the Aug. 20 Sky Bet Lowther Stakes (G2) by a length on her latest outing.
Although her latest purchase price remains undisclosed, given her group 2-winning exploits she is expected to have cost a sum in the high six figures.
Condon said: “She’s had a very good season and the plan remains the Cheveley Park, which we’re all looking forward to. Hopefully she’s as lucky for her new owners as she has been for her previous owner, who I know thought long and hard about selling her. He’s had a great journey with her, and he wishes the new owners luck.”
On the rise to stardom Miss Amulet has taken, Condon added: “We’re all operating in a difficult climate at the moment but this has been a real feel-good story and gives, I’m sure, plenty of people encouragement to go and buy yearlings and look to the future.
“We’ll all be trying hard to emulate what Michael did when he bought Miss Amulet.”