The Auctav Winter Breeding Sale concluded on Wednesday, and a 1/50th share in Persian King (Ire) brought €140,000 on a private bid to top proceedings.
Sold as lot 8, the share was acquired by Broadhurst Agency. Persian King stands at Haras d'Etreham and has 16 winners worldwide in his first crop.
Three other lots made €25,000 or more, with a 1/48th share in Nirvana Du Berlais (Fr) (lot 4) making €50,000 from B & R Consulting. The stallion resides at Haras de la Hetraie, while his eldest foals are 3-year-olds this year. Another share (1/50), this time in Haras de Montaigu's Beaumec De Houelle (Fr) (lot 11), was purchased for €31,000 by PB Bloodstock Services, while Jessica Rainer bought a 1/60th share in Haras du Petit Tellier's group sire The Grey Gatsby (Ire) (lot 13) for €27,000.
Of the 20 lots offered, nine sold for a gross of €283,000. The average was €31,444 and the median was €17,000.
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