yearling sale

The catalogue for the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale is now online. Featuring a half-sister to the catalogue will offer 480 yearlings during Part I of the sale on Sept. 20-21 and another 128 lots for Part II on Sept. 22. Past graduates continue to excel on the racecourse, with Bottle Of Bubbles (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}) taking the G3 Premio Primi Passi, and Sir Busker (Ire) (Sir Prancealot {Ire}) trotting up in the G2 York S. recently. Several yearlings are full- or half-siblings to group winners, among them a...

Fasig-Tipton, which this week released the catalogue for its select Saratoga Sale, has also made the New York-Bred Yearlings catalogue available. The sale has 283 yearlings entered for the Aug. 14-15 event, which will take place in the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga. The Sunday session will begin at 7 p.m. with the Monday session scheduled for noon. "The New York-Bred Yearlings sale annually offers the best of the New York-bred crop, and this year's catalogue is very strong in terms of sire power and quality individuals," said Fasig-Tipton...

The catalogue for the BBAG Yearling Sale is now online. Featuring 224 yearlings--38 of which are full- or half-siblings to group winners--one of the most intriguing lots is an Areion (Ger) half-brother to this year's G1 Deutsches Derby hero Sammarco (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) as lot 157 from Gestut Park Wiedingen. Three other lots are full- or half-siblings to Group 1 winners, with lot 58, a Gestut Fahrhof-consigned Frankel (GB) half-brother to Potemkin (Ger) (New Approach {Ire}); lot 134 is a full-brother to G1 German Oaks heroine Diamanta (Ger) (Maxios {GB})...

The 315-strong Arqana September Yearling Sale catalogue was released on Friday. Slated for Sept. 8-9, the sale will offer a selection of forward and mature yearlings, and is an substitute and extension of the v.2 Yearling Sale that was traditionally held directly after the August Yearling Sale in Deauville. Coeursamba (Fr) (The Wow Signal {Ire}), a €40,000 purchase out of the v.2 Sale, went on to win the G1 French 1000 Guineas. One of only two Wootton Bassett (GB) yearlings in the catalogue is lot 217, a son of Group...

Last held in 2019 pre-COVID, the Bloodstock South Africa KZN Yearling Sale's first session was topped by a son of Vercingetorix (SAf) for R1.1 million ($66,851/£55,728/€64,368) to John Freeman. Consigned by Boland Stud, he was sold as lot 73.  He is out of a winning Var (SAf) half-sister to Grade 2 winner Silvano's Jet (SAf) (Silvano {Ger}), while his second dam is a dual listed winner and a daughter of the Grade 1 winner State Treasure (SAf) (Free State {Ire}). That Maine Chance Farms' sire was also responsible for Thursday's...

A bay son of Gimmethegreenlight (Aus) (lot 378) brought a session-topping R2 million (£100,745/€120,106/$126,676) during the second day's trade at the Bloodstock South Africa National Yearling Sale which ended on Friday. Greg Bortz snapped up the half-brother to Grade 3 winners Ghaalla (SAf) (Var) and Due Diligence (SAf) (Silvano {Ger}) from Varsfontein Stud, who is already named Steadfast (SAf). South African Triple Crown winner Malmoos (SAf) (Captain Al {SAf}) features under the second dam. Second top lot was a son of Fire Away out of Equus Champion Broodmare of the...

The first day of the Bloodstock South Africa National Yearling Sale was topped by a R3.3 million (£165,642/€196,407/$206,219) Silvano (Ger) colt who went to Form Bloodstock. Offered by Varsfontein Stud and already named Forest God (SAf), lot 226 is out of the dual black-type winner Touch The Sky (SAf) (Jet Master {SAf}), who ran third in the G1 Woolavington 2000. He is also a half-brother to listed winner Amy Johnson (SAf) (Captain Al {SAf}). This is the deep female family of Equus Champion Broodmare of the Year (2016/17) Mystic Spring...

The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association will host a yearling sale followed by a mixed session under the Breeders Sales Company of Louisiana banner Oct. 1. The sale will be held at the Equine Sales of Louisiana facility in Opelousas, La. and will be limited to 228 stalls at the facility. After not conducting a sale since 2015, the LTBA hosted a yearling sale averaging over $13,000 with a median of $8,000. The entry deadline is July 6. Entry forms will be available in late May and be available to be...

The two-for-two White Marlin (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) has been added to the upcoming Tattersalls February Sale on Feb. 3-4. Consigned as lot 375A by Ronald Rauscher, the 4-year-old colt is rated 93p by Timeform after winning a Dec. 15 Dundalk maiden and a Jan. 14 handicap there, both over 1 ½ miles on the all-weather for trainer Joseph O'Brien in the colours of Ms. M. McDowall. In addition, the grey is a half-brother to G1 Flying Five S. heroine Romantic Proposal (Ire) (Raven's Pass). The duo are out of the...

A €170,000 Doctor Dino (Fr) colt set a new record price for a NH-bred yearling at this sale as the Arqana Autumn Sale proper concluded on Tuesday. Buyers' appetites remained keen overall, with eight yearlings bringing €77,000 or higher. Consigned by Haras des Sablonnets, lot 518 is out of the listed-placed jumper Lofte Place (Fr) (Poliglote {GB}), who has already provided the goods as a NH broodmare as the dam of three-time listed winner Thrilling (Fr) (Network {Ger}), who ran second in the G1 Prix Maurice Gillois and G1 Ferdinand...

Demand remained strong on the second day of the Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale and Shadwell Estate's Derrinstown Stud continued to sit firmly atop the leading consignor standings. Three of the top four lots on Wednesday and eight of the top 10 lots over the two days were ultimately offered by Derrinstown. Overall, all 26 yearlings offered by the stud sold for a gross of €1,491,000. Leading the way on the second day of the sale was lot 534, a son of Invincible Spirit (Ire) out of the Arcano (Ire) mare...

The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's October Yearling Sale begins with a session of selected yearlings Tuesday and continues Wednesday with an open session. Bidding will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday, with a total of 152 yearlings--including 17 supplemental offerings--catalogued, with an additional 395 head--including 32 supplements--catalogued for the second day, which starts at 11 a.m. The two-day auction comes in the midst of a yearling sales season which has featured competitive bidding across the country. "It certainly has been competitive all year long and we hope that competitive market continues...