Gran Venta Selecta

The second renewal of Argentina's Gran Venta Selecta yearling sale at the San Isidro racecourse sales pavilion on Sunday provided a bright patch during a difficult time for the racing industry and beyond, with co-proprietor Pablo Zavaleta admitting even he was bowled over by the robustness of trade. Zavaleta, owner of Haras Vacacion, and Julio Menditeguy of Haras Abolengo staged the first Gran Venta Selecta last March. Each committed their best yearlings to the sale with hopes of someday building it into an event for the international bloodstock calendar. They...

The second renewal of Argentina's Gran Venta Selecta yearling sale takes place on Sunday at the sales pavilion at San Isidro Racecourse in Buenos Aires, with 109 yearlings catalogued. Despite the coronavirus pandemic causing some sales in the U.S. and Europe to be canceled or postponed, Gran Venta Selecta has opted to go ahead while limiting patrons to serious agents and buyers, and no spectators. Gran Venta Selecta was launched last year by leading local stud farms Haras Vacacion and Haras Abolengo with the vision of it growing into a...