Martinborough (Jpn)

Catch On Me (Fr) (Martinborough {Jpn}) topped Auctav's NH Sale on Friday on a €120,000 bid from Guy Petit. The winner, out of the stakes-placed Nan's Catch (Fr) (Loup Solitaire), was consigned by Haras de Fresneaux. Lot 128B is a half-brother to graded-placed jumper Catch One (Fr) (Smadoun {Fr}) and the listed-placed hurdler Cardigan Bay (Fr) (Turtle Bowl {Ire}). The other six-figure lot of the sale was the 3-year-old filly Clotilda (Fr) (Clovis Du Berlais {Fr}) (lot 101B), a €100,000 sale to Tom Malone Bloodstock. Ecurie Butel & Beaunez sent...

German Derby winner Sisfahan (Ger) (Isfahan {Ger}) will be sold as a wildcard during the upcoming Auctav National Hunt Sale on Friday, Sept. 20. Offered as lot 123B by OH Consignment, the Group 1 winner is being offered as a stallion prospect. From the family of Grade 1-winning jumper and sire Beaumec De Houelle (Fr) (Martaline {GB}), he is out of the winning mare Kendalee (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}). Other stallions set to sell on the platform include lot 1, Morpheus (GB), an Oasis Dream (GB) half-brother to Frankel (GB); and...

The three-strong roster at Haras de la Baie will be anchored by Martinborough (Jpn) at €3,000 in 2024, the Jour de Galop reported on Thursday. Responsible for six stakes winners over jumps in France this season, the son of Deep Impact (Jpn) also sired G1 Prix Saint Alary heroine Elusive Princess (Fr) on the Flat. Joining the 18-year-old are Kamsin (Ger) (Samum {Ger}) and AQPS Voiladenuo (Fr) (Network {Ger}), who will each stand for €2,500.

   In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by Elusive Princess, who won the GIII Saratoga Oaks Invitational S. on Friday. Princess Reigns In Saratoga Oaks LNJ Foxwoods, Ecurie Victoria Dreams, and NK Racing's Elusive Princess (Fr) (Martinborough {Jpn}) made her Stateside debut a winning one at Saratoga for trainer Jean-Philippe Dubois on Friday (video). Bred by her trainer, she won three of her first four French starts for Ecurie Victoria Dreams, and was runner-up...