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Arqana Autumn and November Foal Catalogues Revealed

Following the 180-strong Arqana November Yearling Sale on Nov. 16, the Autumn Sale will take place from Nov. 18-21 in Deauville. The catalogue features 290 Flat and National Hunt horses-in-training during the Monday session; 60 2-year-old stores start Tuesday's trade followed by 197 National Hunt yearlings, which also will be sold on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The final day sees 83 well-bred foals and 130 fillies and mares go under the hammer. All sessions begin at 11 a.m. each day. High-class past graduates of the sale include this year's Grand National...

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Mgheera Highlights Tattersalls Online September Catalogue As New Time Format Unveiled

Anchored by the Group 2-placed stakes winner Mgheera (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}) (lot 64), the catalogue for the Tattersalls Online September Sale from Sept. 18-19, is now online. Rated 107 by Timeform, the daughter of Zoustar is joined by 170 other lots ranging a breeding right in Classic-winning sire Phoenix Of Spain (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) (lot 171), to broodmare Biri's Angel (Ire) (Sir Prancealot {Ire}) in foal to Sergei Prokofiev as lot 154. There is also a Too Darn Hot (GB) yearling filly (lot 131), as well as 118...

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Dubai Mile Among Tattersalls Online August Lots

A total of 172 horses, including Group 1 winner Dubai Mile (Ire) (Roaring Lion) (lot 172) have been catalogued for the Tattersalls Online August Sale. The sale begins at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 14 and ends beginning at noon on Thursday, Aug. 15. There are 139 horses in/out of training, 16 broodmares, nine stores, four yearlings, three foals, and the aforementioned Dubai Mile, who will be offered by Martyn Meade's Manton Park Stud, where he stood his first season in 2024. Baroda Stud will consign Useful (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) (lot...

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Order Of St George Gelding Ties Record At July Store Sale

A joint-record sale price was created in Thursday's session of the Tattersalls Ireland July Store Sale when lot 388A, a gelded son of Order Of St George (Ire), brought €65,000 from Ballycrystal Stud's Matthew Flynn O'Connor. The point-to-point trainer snapped up the wildcard entry from Mount Eaton Stud. He was originally a €21,000 November National Hunt Sale pinhook as a foal and is a half-brother to two winners. His dam, the Shernazar (Ire) mare Miss Cilla (Ire), is a half-sister to the three-time Grade 1-winning hurdler Peddlers Cross (Ire) (Oscar...

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10-Million Mark Reached For Third Year In A Row At Arqana's Summer Sale

For the third consecutive year, Arqana's Summer Sale broke the €10-million barrier by gross, with 326 lots (67%) marked as sold from 488 offered in Deauville. Buyers, more selective than in 2023 when the sale boasted an 83% clearance rate, paid €10,711,000 across the three day stand. However, the 2024 catalogue was bolstered by an additional 113 horses compared to the 2023 version. The average closely tracked last year's edition as well at €32,856 (-3%), while the median dropped 19% to €16,000. Thursday's session, which featured breeding stock, added €1,142,500...

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Justify Colt One Of The Highlights Of Arqana Summer Sale Catalogue

A juvenile colt by Justify is one of 134 Flat-bred 2-year-olds catalogued for the mixed Arqana Summer Sale on July 1-4. The mixed sale features the 2-year-old breezes on Monday, July 1 beginning at 1 p.m., while the Flat juveniles and 176 2- and 3-year-old stores will sell on Tuesday, July 2 at 10 a.m. Wednesday's session features 200 horses-in-training from 2 p.m., and the final session, on Thursday, July 4, includes 115 mares and filles, beginning at 11 a.m. Graduates of the sale have enjoyed success on the Flat...

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Jukebox Jury Gelding Shines in Doncaster Ring

A store by Jukebox Jury (Ire) (lot 161), related to a trio of NH stakes winners, brought a session-topping £135,000 fro Tom Malone and Paul Nicholls during the Goffs UK Doncaster Spring Store Sale on Tuesday. From the family of Grade 1 winner Master Minded (Fr) (Nikos {GB}), the bay is out of Fairy Tale (Fr) (Spanish Moon), who already has a winning point-to-pointer to her name. He was consigned by Worthen Hall Stables. Four other lots breached the six-figure mark, with Brown Island Stables' lot 50, already named Beau...

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Half-Sister To La Petite Coco One Of The Highlights Of The Goffs February Sale

La Petite Sissi (Ire) (Ivawood {Ire}) (lot 385), a half-sister to G1 Pretty Polly S. heroine La Petite Coco (Ire) (Ruler Of The World {Ire}), is one of the leading lots catalogued for the Goffs February Sale on Feb. 7-8. A total of 431 lots are spread across the two days featuring both Flat and National Hunt horses of all ages, with each session beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday's session begins with 2-year-olds, horses-in-training and stores followed by a weanling section with a wide variety of sires represented. Foals kick...

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Osarus 100% NH Sale Catalogue Online

The catalogue for the Osarus 100% National Hunt Sale, offering 28 juveniles, 31 yearlings and 11 foals, mares and horses-in-training, is now available online. The single-session sale is scheduled to take place on Nov. 8 at Le Lion d'Angers. Bidding begins at 1 p.m. Past graduates include Grade 1 winners Laurina (Fr), Punch Nantais (Fr), Gelino Bello (Fr), Capodanno (Fr) and Mighty Potter (Fr), winner of the G1 Ladbrokes Novice Chase in February. The top lot of the new Osarus horses-in-training sale at Craon in September, Rose De La Jarrie...

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Lord Protector One Of The Highlights Of The Tattersalls Online September Sale

Lord Protector (Ger) (Pastorius {Ger}) (lot 58), who is rated 105, is one of 89 lots catalogued for the Tattersalls Online September Sale on Sept. 13-14. A five-time winner on the Flat from a mile to 10 furlongs, the bay won at Sandown in July. From a varied catalogue featuring 72 horses in- and out-of-training on both the Flat and in the National Hunt sphere, there are also eight yearlings, five broodmares, three stores and a breeding right in Group 1 sire Profitable (Ire) (lot 90). Among the other 64...

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Quality Catalogue For Auctav NH Sale Released

The second edition of the Auctav NH Sale, set for Haras de Bois Roussel on Sept. 14, features over 100 lots and the catalogue is now online. The sale begins at 12:30 p.m. local time. Offerings range from foals, yearlings, 2-year-olds, stores, and horses-in-training to broodmares, with lot 100B, Suprem Dream (Fr) (Saint Des Saints {Fr}), one of the lots of note. A late supplement, the 3-year-old gelding is unraced, but is a half-brother to We Have A Dream (Fr) (Martaline {GB}), a dual Grade 1 winner at Chepstow and...

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Cloth Of Stars Colt One Of The Stars Of The Tattersalls Summer Catalogue

The winning Laafi (Fr) (Cloth Of Stars {Ire}) (lot 74) is one of 120 lots catalogued for the Tattersalls Summer Sale set for Tuesday, July 18 in Newmarket. Moved to Park Paddocks and formerly the Tattersalls Ascot July Sale, the sale features 37 fillies and mares in and out of training, 55 colts and geldings in and out of training, four broodmares, four point-to-pointers, and 15 store horses. Consigned by William Haggas's Somerville Lodge, Laafi is rated 98, having a win and a fourth-place run in the Listed Lingfield Derby...

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