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Postponed (Ire) gelding Postmark (GB) (lot 6), offered by Ralph Beckett's Kimpton Down Stables, topped Friday's ThoroughBid Midsummer Sale at £50,000. Sold to Avon Racing, Ltd., the 3-year-old will be prepared for a hurdling campaign. The second highest price on the day was Flashbulb (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) (lot 4), offered by Carriganog Racing. Placed in three starts to date, the 3-year-old filly from the family of stakes winner and G1 Sun Chariot S. second Dolores (GB) (Danehill) was snapped up by JOCKA EQUINE for £10,000. Milton Harris, purchaser of Postmark,...

ThoroughbredAuctions.com will conduct the Sam F. "Sonny" Henderson Horse Dispersal, which commences July 13 before concluding July 18. The online only auction will feature many offerings selling without reserve. The catalog is available at www.ThoroughbredAuctions.com. Highlighting the catalog are 2022 Sunland Park Oaks winner, Cleopatra's Charge (Will Take Charge--Cleopatra's Finest by Smart Strike) is a homebred 3-year-old filly who has won 2 of 8 starts, with earnings of over $200,000. Other offerings include mares bred to MacLean's Music, Kantharos, Dialed In, and Mitole, as well as regional stallions, Flat Out,...

The ThoroughBid Midsummer Sale has been scheduled for July 22, between the Galway and Goodwood festivals. Bidding will begin at 9 a.m. with lots finishing at two-minute intervals beginning at noon. The closing date for entries is 5 p.m. on Monday, July 11. James Richardson, CEO of ThoroughBid, said, "It's been a very successful start to the year, with a healthy clearance rate of 50.5% and some big connections entrusting us with the sale of their horses, and we're hoping to continue the trend just before Glorious Goodwood and Galway...

A share in top National Hunt stallion No Risk At All (Fr) (My Risk {Fr}) headlines the next I Want The Winner Sale on July 4-5. The chestnut's share sells as lot 8. Besides the stallion share, the sale offers horses with National Hunt pedigrees and some Arabian broodmares. Bidding will begin on July 4 at 5 p.m. French time and end 24 hours later. Among the mares set to be sold is Don'tyoudare (Fr) (Konig Turf {Ger}) who is carrying to G1 Derby hero Pour Moi (Ire) as lot...

Got It Made (Uncle Mo) (Hip 6), offered in foal to Not This Time, topped Fasig-Tipton's June Digital Selected Sale, which closed Thursday afternoon. Consigned by Rosilyn Polan of Sunday Morning Farm, the 5-year-old mare brought $145,000 from David Anderson's Anderson Farms. She hails from the family of MGISW Cavorting (Bernardini), dam of GISW Clairiere (Curlin). Buyers may still make offers on horses that failed to meet their reserve by visiting the sale page and then clicking "Make Offer" next to the horse they are interested in purchasing. Offers are...

A breeding right to Aclaim (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) has been added to the May 5 Tattersalls Online Sale. The catalogue can be viewed at www.tattersallsonline.com. Bidding opens at 10.00 a.m. and closes from midday. Standing at the National Stud, Aclaim is responsible for recent G1 1000 Guineas heroine Cachet (Ire). His first crop includes group/listed performers Group 2 runner up Jacinda (GB) and listed placed Woman of Ciprea (GB) and Beautiful Black (GB). The full Breeding Right agreement and deed of sale available by request via email to tattersallsonline@tattersalls.com. Also...

Arqana's first Pop-Up Sale was topped by lot 1, Burkina Faso (GB) (Mukhadram {GB}). In foal to Zarak (Fr), the half-sister to Group 2 winner Angel Power (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) was knocked down to Anita Wigan for €185,000. Second on the buyers' sheet was Impaire Et Passes (Fr) (No Risk At All {Fr}) (lot 3) at €155,000, who went to Highflyer Bloodstock. The 4-year-old gelding ran second in an AQPS contest at Moulins last year. The third and final lot that sold was lot 5, a breeding right...

Expanding Arqana Online, Arqana is launching pop-up sales, with the initial five-lot sale taking place on Wednesday, Apr. 6 from 4-6 p.m. local time. The first sale catalogue features Burkina Faso (GB) (Mukhadram {GB}) (lot 1), who is a half-sister to Group 2 winner Angel Power (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) in foal to smart, young sire Zarak (Fr); lot 2, Bonito Cavallo (Fr) (The Grey Gatsby {Ire}), who was runner-up on his Flat debut and filled that spot again in his first try over hurdles; Impaire Et Passe (Fr)...

The I Want The Winner Sale will be held over two days--beginning Apr. 20 at 10am and will continue through Thursday Apr. 21 at 5pm. The mixed sale will feature horses in training, broodmares, stores and stallion shares. The IWW team are currently accepting entries. "You just need to read the trade press to realize the exponential growth of online sales around the world," said Valentin Adam. "The simplicity of the transactions, of the sale and the automation of the legal proceedings allow sellers to complete their transactions without delay....

ThoroughBid has catalogued 20 horses in training for the upcoming All-Weather Sale, slated for Jan. 16. Graduates of the online auction will qualify for £30,000 All-Weather Challenge. Among entrants, Mick Appleby's recent Shadwell-bred colt Annaf (Ire) (Muhaarar {GB}), winner at Newcastle Jan. 6 and four-time winner Here and Now (GB) (Dansili {GB}). From Ireland, Joseph O'Brien is offering up a pair of maiden winners--4-year-old colt Talbot (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) and Adelisa (Ire), a 4-year-old daughter of Holy Roman Emperor (Ire). All horses sold will go on to compete in the...

A 1/50th share in young sire Zarak (Fr) will be offered as lot 1 in the upcoming Arqana Online January Sale. Slated for Jan. 13 from 3-5 p.m. French time, the sale also features a breeding right in Territories (Ire) (lot 2); a half-share (1/100th) in Al Wukair (Fr) (lot 3); the listed placed broodmare Becquascenthe (Fr) (Nombre Premier {GB}) (lot 4); and a trio of National Hunt horses-in-training. His Highness The Aga Khan's Zarak was the leading first-season sire in France in 2021, and among his 18 2-year-old winners...

Grade 1-winning hurdler Belfast Banter (Ire) (Jeremy) will be offered during the Nov. 23 ThoroughBid Online Sale. A winner of the Country Hurdle at Cheltenham and the G1 Top Novices' Hurdle at Aintree. He will be offered from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and is the only lot catalogued. The bay will run in the G1 Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle a few days after the sale. Peter Fahey, trainer of Belfast Banter, said, "Belfast Banter has been an absolute star. Any horse that lands you a Grade 1 and...