EARLY in the yearling sales season, the general consensus was that trade was tricky. The market was selective, it was undergoing a correction - that was what consignors, sales companies and their statistics told us.

We looked across to Keeneland’s explosive trade with envy, and then boom! We got our own version at Tattersalls Book 1, where records tumbled and vendors rejoiced. The buyers - most notably Kia Joorabchian - appeared to be the driving force, and their spend continued into a record-breaking Book 2, seemingly helped by other buyers upping the ante in an attempt to fill their orders.