Moa Sundstrom

DEAUVILLE, France--Moa Sundström is no stranger to sales ring successes--especially at Arqana--but the youngster admits to feeling the pressure ahead of launching her debut foal consignment at the December Breeding Stock Sale here on Saturday.  A daughter of Anna, whose Coulonces Sales has enjoyed many memorable sales at Arqana, Moa will offer six foals under the banner of her own Prime Progeny this weekend.  The six-pronged consignment features filly foals by Too Darn Hot (GB) and Sioux Nation as well as a Sea The Stars (Ire) colt and the 23-year-old...

Arqana's August Sale bursts from the stalls next Friday which means it will be Christmas before we know it. It also means that over the three days which follow the spotlight will be shone on some of the finest yearlings from France and beyond as the European yearling season gets underway in its customary fashion of part-holiday/part-serious business in Deauville. In the days building up to the sale, we will be profiling some of the largest drafts at Arqana, beginning with Anna Sundstrom's Coulonces, which has 20 set to go...

DONCASTER, UK--Having put on a brave enough face on the opening day, the first auction of an improvised European yearling sales calendar hastened to its conclusion on Wednesday as though downing a necessary but deeply unpleasant medicine. Horses were ushered through the ring at the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale with a briskness that spoke of a pragmatic willingness, among vendors, to clarify the extent of the damage. The clearance rate for the session was duly maintained at 84% across the two days. Albeit trading a marginally smaller catalogue, it...