A new high for Cumanis as Frankel colt makes 2.2 million

Godolphin picked up where they left off on day one by securing a 2.2 million guineas son of Frankel, consigned by the Cumani's Fittock Stud, during the opening hour of selling at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale on Wednesday.

Taken from the Racing Post, 9th October 2025, by James Thomas:

Wednesday’s seven-figure youngster was offered by the Cumanis’ Fittocks Stud and hails from a family that Godolphin already knows plenty about. The colt (Lot 197) is a half-brother to two winners, most notably the Charlie Appleby-trained Ottoman Fleet, a two-time Grade 2 scorer in the US. “Nearly, nearly!” said Luca Cumani as he gestured that he was holding back tears in the aftermath of the transaction. “This is my best day in the sales ring, it’s very emotional. We’re very thankful to all the people who appreciated the horse. I’m especially thankful to my stud groom Martin [Languillet] and all the staff, who’ve done so much work with the horse.

“It’s fantastic, that’s the highest price we’ve ever had. We sold one for two million last year, which was very exciting, and this is even better! He’s such a lovely horse, he’s never put a foot wrong. He’s a great-looking Frankel colt out of a mare who’s already proven. I’m delighted that he’s going to a very good home.”

The colt was bred by a partnership consisting of the Cumanis, Newsells Park Stud and the Marinopoulos family’s Marmion Vauville. Cumani explained how the partnership came together when Fittocks Stud offered the dam, Innevera, at the 2022 December Mares Sale. Jill Lamb signed the ticket on that occasion at 750,000gns.

“We were selling the mare for the Marinopouloses, who’ve been friends and owners with us for a long time,” he said. “They wanted to stay in but had to dissolve their own partnership, and at the same time Graham [Smith-Bernal, Newsells Park Stud owner] said that if we saw something nice at the sales then we should get together and do something in partnership.

“We know this mare, she’s been at our stud many times, so we said this could be a good proposition for a partnership. That’s how it came together between the Marinopouloses, Newsells Park and us.”