Osarus September Yearling Sale

The first of two days of trade at the Osarus September Yearling Sale concluded with a colt from the first crop of Haras de Bouquetot stallion Armor (GB) leading the way at €34,000. Sold to trainer Kevin Tavares from the draft of Haras de Montaigu, the session-topper is a half-brother to the juvenile winner Zabriskie Point (Fr) (Born To Sea {Ire}) out of the treble-winning Zafeen (Fr) mare Zabriska (Fr). A clearance rate of just 57% was the unfortunate feature of the opening day in La Teste de Buch, with...

The stock of Galiway continues to be on the rise and his son from MM Stud, out of the winning Exceed And Excel (Aus) mare Exceedingly Diva (GB) (lot 136), topped the Osarus Yearling Sale as it concluded its run at La Teste de Buch. Bought for €41,000 by Pegasus Bloodstock, the colt is from the family of Sarayir, the half-sister to Nashwan, Unfuwain and Nayef who made her own mark on the breed as the dam of 1,000 Guineas winner Ghanaati. A Kendagent (Fr) half-sister to G3 Prix du...

The next round of yearling sales is currently taking place in La Teste de Buch near Bordeaux, with the two-day Osarus September Yearling Sale having got underway on Monday. This auction has been in steady decline in recent years and that appears to have continued through the first session, which recorded a clearance rate of 58%, with 67 of the 115 yearlings offered finding new homes for total sales of €627,750. Few will have made much profit along the way, with an average price of €10,425 and median of €9,000,...

Osarus has released the catalogue for its September Yearling Sale, which is to be held at La Teste de Buch racecourse on September 11 and 12. The 236 yearlings catalogued across the two days include one from the first crop of Sands Of Mali (Fr), who is arguably the most celebrated graduate of the sale, having been bought at Osarus in 2016 by Con Marnane. The winner of the G1 QIPCO British Champions Sprint among his four group wins, Sands Of Mali is now at Ballyhane Stud in Ireland. His...