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Consignors Talk First-Crop Sires at OBS March

Consignors at the OBS March Sale offer insight on who they think are the most promising prospects among the 2024 class of first-crop stallions.

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Kensea Is A Unique Wildcard For The Tattersalls Sceptre Sessions

Kensea represents a unique opportunity to buy a proven broodmare of not one but two G1 winners. Her sons Sealiway and Sunway both won G1 races at two and the latter is held in high regard for the Classics next year.

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Group 1 Winners Prosperous Voyage And Lezoo Set To Shine At Tattersalls Sceptre Sessions

Prosperous Voyage and Lezoo should give their owners Marc Chan and Andrew Rosen as well as their trainer, Ralph Beckett, quite the evening when they take to the sales ring at Tattersalls during the Sceptre Sessions. Both are Group 1 winners who could easily train on or join a broodmare band. Ralph Beckett spoke to TDN about the fillies.

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Timely Update For Homebred Poptronic Ahead Of Tattersalls Sceptre Sessions

Poptronic gave her a connections an amazing day on the racecourse when winning the G1 British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes. This has given her a timely update ahead of the Tattersalls Sceptre Sessions. Karl Burke, who has trained and will consigned Poptronic, tells us more about the daughter of Nathaniel.

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Last Year's Champion 3YO Filly, Nest, To Sell at Fasig Night of the Stars

There's no question that Nest was one of the best of her generation, sealing her three-year-old filly championship with back-to-back jaw-dropping wins in the 2022 Coaching Club American Oaks and Alabama Stakes at Saratoga. Now four, she will be offered at auction on November 7 at Fasig-Tipton's November Sale. We talk to her trainer, Todd Pletcher, and co-owner Aron Wellman of Eclipse Thoroughbred Services.

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Classic Winner Cachet To Be Offered At Tattersalls Sceptre Session

Ahead of the second Sceptre Sessions at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale TDN spoke to the team behind 1000 Guineas winner Cachet. Sho is one of the headline acts for the session on Tuesday, December 5th.

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Goodnight Olive defies the odds in an award-winning career

Despite two setbacks early in her career, Goodnight Olive gave her ownership group an unforgettable ride as she earned championship honors in 2022. She looks to defend her title this year before she sells at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale.

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Queen Caroline, dam of champion Forte, sells at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale

The first horse that breeder Amy Moore ever purchased was Queen Caroline, who went on to produce champion Forte as her first foal. Now, the Grade I-producing mare is set to sell at the upcoming Fasig-Tipton November Sale

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Wonder Wheel Could Provide Buyer The Ride of a Lifetime at Fasig-Tipton November

Wonder Wheel was a near-unanimous two-year-old Champion and Breeders' Cup winner and when she sells Tuesday night, November 7 at Fasig-Tipton November, she will no doubt be one of the evening's most sought-after offerings. But to the family, the daughter of Into Mischief has a sentimental value that will be hard to replace.

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Fittocks Stud A Shining Star Amongst Englands Stud Farms

When Luca Cumani retired from training it wasn't long before he and his wife, Sara, starting making a name for themselves as successful consignors. With last year's Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 1 being their most successful so far, the couple reflect on their operation.

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Three Chimneys Farm's Volatile a sire on fire with first yearlings

Volatile was well represented with his first yearlings at Fasig-Tipton's July and Saratoga sales, but he broke out at Keeneland September with a $1.15 million Book 1 yearling. The Three Chimneys sire has been in high demand throughout the yearling sales season and his connections believe his progeny will be making headlines early as 2-year-olds next year.

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Penn family celebrates first seven-figure sale

The Penn family was represented by their first seven-figure yearling at Keeneland September with an Uncle Mo colt that brought $1.35 million. Now, they're on to Book 3 where they will send six yearlings through the ring

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