A new name appeared on the European sales circuit in 2021 with the birth of the French company Auctav, a composite of the words 'Auction Avantage'. Auctav sought to create an opportunity to the advantage of the bloodstock industry in France and beyond from the chaos wrought on the bloodstock industry by the Covid-imposed travel restrictions. It founded an online sales platform across the range of racing disciplines, featuring not just Flat and National Hunt sales, but also those for trotters and Arabian horses. As the established sales houses explored...