Near the end of the first edition of the Auctav Flat Sale at Haras de Bois Roussel, the Kendargent (Fr) mare Lovera (Fr) (lot 84), in foal to Haras d'Etreham resident Hello Youmzain (Fr), became the sales topper with a €100,000 bid by Trotting Bloodstock's Florent Fonteyne.
Consigned by Roc Let Stud, the grey 5-year-old is a half-sister to the stakes winner and group placed Lova (Fr) (Goken {Fr}), as well as G3 Prix Eclipse third Lovamour (Fr) (Goken {Fr}), and a full-sister to Kenlova (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}), who was third in the G3 Prix Six Perfections. Her first foal is a yearling by Earthlight (Ire).
“It's a strong maternal family with many black-type fillies like Kenlova, Lovamour, Lova,” explained Fonteyne. “I've purchased a good filly by Hello Youmzain for whom I have high expectations. I believe in this stallion, which motivated my purchase today.
“Lovera's yearling filly by Earthlight is doing well in training. There's a lot of potential for a strong prospect for next year's sales or the one after, depending on whether we sell it as a foal or yearling. The buyer is a new investor who already made purchases in Deauville last December. He has both trotters and thoroughbreds.”
Trotting Bloodstock also purchased lot 24, Si Maman Si (Fr) (Goken {Fr}), for €33,000 online. The yearling filly, offered by Haras d'Ellon, is a granddaughter of G3 Prix Miesque heroine Lacarolina (Fr) (Charge d'Affaires {GB}), who is kin to the Classic-placed graded winner Speak Of The Devil (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}).
Midway through proceedings, a dark bay filly by Dabirsim (Fr) and out of High Ambition (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) (lot 41) caught the eye of Fonteyne at €37,000. The yearling, presented by Coulonces Sales, is the first foal of her dam, herself a daughter of the G3 St Simon S. winner High Heeled (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}), who was third in the G1 Oaks.
Hubert Guy was in action for lot 32 after the yearling colt by Siyouni (Fr) had left the ring, and paid €40,000 privately. A member of the Haras des Rouges Terres draft, the colt is out of the G3 Give Thanks S. second Demurely (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), herself a half-sister to G1 Prix Saint-Alary winner Cerulean Sky (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}), and G1 Irish Oaks victress Moonstone (GB) (Dalakhani {Ire}).
A yearling by Hot Streak (Ire) (lot 7) brought a winning bid of €34,000 from Paul Nataf. Part of the Jedburgh Stud consignment, the chestnut daughter of Repechage (Fr) (Gold Away {Ire}) is from the same family as G3 Prix de Fontainebleau winner The Summit (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), who ran second in both the G1 Prix du Jockey Club and the G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains.
Ascending stallion Galiway (GB) was represented by lot 64, a colt foal out of Steel Woman (Ire) (Anabaa), who made €41,000 on the bid of TJ Bloodstock. He is a half-brother to young sire, multiple group winner and G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest third Jimmy Two Times (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}).
Of the 89 lots catalogued, 71 were offered and 47 found new homes (64%) for a gross of €1,015,000. The average was €15,615 and the median came in at €10,000.
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