broodmares

With the Breeders' Cup wrapping up an action-packed weekend at Santa Anita, all eyes turn to Lexington for the nation's preeminent breeding stock sales. Keeneland's November sale gets underway Wednesday, and as has become the custom, offers an enticing selection of mares and foals over the course of its five-book run. "For the long-term plan, we are trying to get the quality is there for the buyers we are recruiting, Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said. "We spend many months throughout the year meeting our potential customers and...

Mareworthy Charities, a group dedicated to supporting causes that positively impact the lives of Thoroughbred mares, has created a new program titled Mare Scouts. Mare Scouts offers a pathway for both experienced equestrians and newcomers to contribute to charitable initiatives while having a great time. Through various activities and events, participants progress through engagement levels, earning recognition and rewards along the way. The program operates on a tiered system and provides a structured approach for progression and involvement. Participants can engage in activities such as fund-raising, volunteering, educational courses, community...

Listed winner Iconic Moment (Ire) (Harry Angel {Ire}) (lot 112) is one of 124 horses catalogued for the Tattersalls November Sale on Thursday, Nov. 9. Formerly the Tattersalls Ascot November Sale, the sale is comprised of 56 colts and geldings in- and out-of-training, 43 fillies and mares in- and out-of-training, 21 yearlings, two broodmares, a foal and one point-to-pointer. Consigned by Jame Tate's Jamesfield Stables, Iconic Moment is rated 99 and is joined by stablemate Blue Storm (GB) (Blue Point {Ire}) (lot 111), who won on debut and has been...

A quintet of Group 1-winning race fillies anchor the 1,062-strong Tattersalls December Mares Sale from Dec. 4-7, headlined by the Sceptre Sessions on Monday, Dec. 4 and Tuesday, Dec. 5. Inaugurated last year, the Sceptre Sessions feature 1000 Guineas heroine Cachet (Ire) (Aclaim {Ire}) (1433); Pretty Polly S. victress Via Sistina (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) (lot 1788); top-level winners Lezoo (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}) (lot 1776) and Prosperous Voyage (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) (lot 1811), both trained by Ralph Beckett; and South African Grade 1 winner Vernichey (SAf) (Vercingetorix {SAf}) (lot 1802)....

Over 40 lots from the Niarchos Draft headline the 541-strong Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale catalogue, which was released on Tuesday. Some of the stars of the two-day stand on Nov. 24-25 are Classic heroine and four-time Group 1 winner Alpha Centauri (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) (lot 1263) in foal to Sea The Stars (Ire); Group 1 winners Alpine Star (Ire) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) (lot 1240) in foal to Frankel (GB) and Albigna (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) (lot 1212) carrying to St Marks Basilica (Fr). All three mares are from the...

A total of 337 horses--an increase of some 44% over 2022--are set to go under the hammer during Tuesday's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale which kicks off at 10 a.m. ET at the Humphrey S. Finney Sales Pavilion in upstate New York. "We are looking forward to it very much," said Fasig-Tipton President and CEO Boyd Browning, Jr. "We have a great catalog of weanlings, some very interesting mares as well and there has been plenty of action on the grounds so far. We all benefit from the great New...

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...

A full-brother to multiple Group 1 winner and young sire Ghaiyyath (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) will be offered during the Goffs November Foal Sale at Kildare Paddocks from Nov. 20-Nov. 23. One of 1,041 foals catalogued, the colt will sell as lot 767. His older brother brought €1.1 million at the same sale. There is also a Dark Angel (Ire) half-brother to multiple group winner and Classic-placed Arrest (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) (lot 768); a colt by Hello Youmzain (Fr) who is a half-brother to G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains hero Marhaba...

The catalogue for the Wanamaker's September Sale is now available for viewing, with 22 hips set to be offered on Thursday, Sept. 28. The sale features a wide range of offerings that suit a multitude of buyers, with weanlings, yearlings, horses of racing age, broodmare prospects, open broodmares, and mares in-foal comprising the catalogue. Bidding will open at 8:00 a.m. ET, with the first listing set to close at 5:00 p.m. Subsequent listings will close in three-minute increments. Detailed information on the buying process can be found at wanamakers.com/buy. Highlights...

Lord Protector (Ger) (Pastorius {Ger}) (lot 58), who is rated 105, is one of 89 lots catalogued for the Tattersalls Online September Sale on Sept. 13-14. A five-time winner on the Flat from a mile to 10 furlongs, the bay won at Sandown in July. From a varied catalogue featuring 72 horses in- and out-of-training on both the Flat and in the National Hunt sphere, there are also eight yearlings, five broodmares, three stores and a breeding right in Group 1 sire Profitable (Ire) (lot 90). Among the other 64...

The second edition of the Auctav NH Sale, set for Haras de Bois Roussel on Sept. 14, features over 100 lots and the catalogue is now online. The sale begins at 12:30 p.m. local time. Offerings range from foals, yearlings, 2-year-olds, stores, and horses-in-training to broodmares, with lot 100B, Suprem Dream (Fr) (Saint Des Saints {Fr}), one of the lots of note. A late supplement, the 3-year-old gelding is unraced, but is a half-brother to We Have A Dream (Fr) (Martaline {GB}), a dual Grade 1 winner at Chepstow and...

In this continuing series, we examine the past winners of significant filly/mare races by the lasting influence they've had on the breed. Up today is Saratoga's GI Personal Ensign S., renamed in 1998 to honor the undefeated Hall of Fame Phipps mare. Originally known as the Firenze H. and then the John A. Morris H., the Personal Ensign dates to 1948. While members of the Phipps family have won six editions of the race which now holds one of the greatest names associated with the stable, Personal Ensign never actually...