Valentin Adam

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....

The Famous Five (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) will be sent hurdling after bringing €250,000 from Guy Petit acting for Venetia Williams Racing during the latest I Want The Winner Sale. Trained by Henri-Alex Pantall, the 3-year-old colt is a dual winner at Fontainebleau in March and at Vichy on Aug. 15. In foal to Cokoriko (Fr) (Robin des Champs {Fr}), Apple's Maelys (Fr) (Saddler Maker {Ire}) was knocked down for €60,000 to Guy Petit on behalf of Matthieu da Costa Noble's Haras de Tonnencourt. The full-sister to Grade 1 winner Apple's...

I Want The Winner, a new digital platform for buying and selling racehorses online, was launched on Monday. The service is completely secure and transparent for both buyers and sellers. Geared toward the high-end of the bloodstock industry, I Want The Winner will offer horses-in-training, breeding stock, the syndication process, covering fees and stallion shares. The 2017 concept is the brainchild of Christophe German, the founder of Le Centaure, a horse racing insurance brokerage which went on to become Markel France. German's partners in I Want The Winner are Michel...