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Ramiro Restrepo has had what he calls a "life-changing" year in 2023, winning the Kentucky Derby with Mage. Now, he's back at Arqana with a yearling he bought last year as a December weanling for 60,000 euros. Friday night, he'll look to hit another home run when he sells him at Arqana's marquee sale, the August sale of Selected Yearlings.

In 2017, Sottsass sold at the Arqana August yearling sale; now, the first yearlings by the Arc de Triomphe and French Derby winner are set to go through the ring. We talk to his owner, Peter Brant, and bloodstock agent Michel Zerolo, about what to expect.

Not many people have heard of Thirty Year Farm--yet. Kristen Esler hopes that someday soon, it will be a different story. Six years ago, Kristen and Matt Esler founded Thirty Year Farm. Now, they are sending their first horse to the prestigious Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale: an Authentic filly, who is a half-sister to MGISW Casa Creed (Jimmy Creed), will sell with Paramount Sales as Hip 227.

TDNtv is out and about for the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May Sale.

Four-time Grade I winner McKinzie was well-represented with his first crop of weanlings at the breeding stock sales. Gainesway's Ryan Norton explains why it's the perfect time to breed to McKinzie.

The Castlebridge Consignment, which has bases in Newmarket and at Castlebridge Stud in County Meath, Ireland, has been absent from the Arqana sales grounds since 2017, but this week they returned with a group of nine fillies in training, broodmare prospects and mares in foal that will sell in Saturday's select session.

The famed Haras du Quesnay prepares for the final dispersal of their breeding stock at the Arqana Vente d'Elevage Sale.

G1 Matron Stakes winner Pearls Galore is one of the headline acts for the Tattersalls Sceptre Sessions and along with her impressive race record she hails from a strong maternal family that should continue to develop with the help of her owner breeder Andreas Putsch of Haras de Saint Pair. Her trainer Paddy Twomey tells us more about Pearls Galore.

Team Valor have a reputation for selling high class fillies who have gone on to become top broodmares and at this year's Tattersalls Sceptre Sessions they are offering La Petite Coco who is G1 winner. Barry Irwin of Team Valor outlines the reason why La Petite Coco is an interesting prospect.

Desert Berry is the dam of this year's Derby winner Desert Crown and is one of the highlight lots for the inaugural Sceptre Sessions at Tattersalls December Mare Sale. Her owner Gary Robinson tells about Desert Berry and the reasons she is entered in the sale.

Dual G1 winner Saffron Beach has an entry for the Hong Kong International meeting but before she might take up that entry she is due to sell at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale, Sceptre Sessions. Her trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam reflects on the career of Saffron Beach.

Alcohol Free, a G1 winner at two, three, and four, is one of the headline acts catalogued for the inaugural Sceptre Sessions at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale. Her trainer Andrew Balding tells us what she has been like to train and why is she one to take note of at the sale.