AMERICAN bloodstock agent Kim Valerio bought four horses this week, including several for owner Leonard Green who has horses with Donnacha O’Brien. Valerio’s most expensive purchase came on Wednesday when she paid €500,000 for a Wootton Bassett colt from Ciaran Conroy’s Glenvale Stud.

The colt is the first foal out of an unraced full-sister to Group 1 winners Hermosa, Hydrangea and The United States. He was bought on behalf of Commonwealth, a sports investment company which owned 25% of this year’s Kentucky Derby winner Mage.

Commonwealth’s Chase Chamberlin said: “He’s the second horse Kim has got for us in Europe, so we’re really excited about him. He’s just beautiful and he’s got a massive pedigree. We said we weren’t going to buy a horse unless one begged us to take them home, and this one did. He’ll head to Donnacha O’Brien now.”

The Niarchos family’s Group 1 winner Albigna is due to be offered for sale at Goffs in November as part of their restructuring programme, and her first foal, a colt by Wootton Bassett, was sold on Tuesday for €460,000 to China Horse Club and David Redvers representing Qatar Racing. Camas Park Stud consigned the colt who will race for the partnership of China Horse Club, Qatar Racing and David Howden.

Bloodstock agent Alex Elliott bought the first lot of the week, was involved in a total of six purchases, and his most expensive buy among the half-dozen was Whitehall Stud’s Wootton Bassett half-brother to stakes winner Fancy Man and the Grade 2 Belmont Gold Cup runner-up The Grey Wizard.