International Sales News
Amo fends off fierce competition to secure Ted Noffey’s dam for $6.2 million
Fresh from making huge investments at yearling sales, Kia Joorabchian’s Amo Racing USA made headlines once again when it purchased Streak Of Luck (Old Fashioned), the dam of undefeated Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Gr 1, 8.5f) winner Ted Noffey (Into Mischief), for a sale-topping US$6.2 million (approx. AU$9.55 million) at Monday night’s Fasig-Tipton November Sale in... Read More
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Team Archibald secure exciting Classic-placed Stay True
Annabel Archibald made her presence at Tuesday’s Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale count when she secured Classic-placed Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) colt Stay True (Galileo) for 360,000gns (approx. AU$761,900). The 114-rated three-year-old was the final Classic runner for the late, great Galileo when third to stablemate Scandinavia (Justify) in the St Leger (1m 6.5f). He... Read More
Shamrock Bay and Tribal Nation headed Down Under
Shamrock Bay (Cable Bay), a three-time winner and rated 91, will continue his career with trainer Dom Sutton in Melbourne after being purchased by Noel Fehily and Dave Crosse for 210,000gns (approx. AU$444,720) at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale on Tuesday. “He has been bought for trainer Dominic Sutton, who is training at... Read More
Progressive Mukhtalif sells to Maher for 325,000gns
Ciaron Maher’s head of bloodstock Will Bourne is on his annual visit to the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale, and got the trip off to a productive start by landing the top lot at the opening session of the five-day Newmarket auction. The progressive middle-distance performer Mukhtalif (Sea The Stars) brought the gavel down... Read More
‘Getting the better of him hasn’t been easy this week’ – Boughey digs deep to secure 800,000gns Night Of Thunder colt
Anthony Stroud has proved a hard man to pass at Tattersalls over the last week, particularly when bidding on behalf of Godolphin. However, George Boughey served the leading agent a rare reversal of fortune when landing the Night Of Thunder colt out of Quenelle D’Or at 800,000gns early in the final session of Book 2.... Read More
Australian buyers active early in Book 2 at Tattersalls
Australian interest was strong on the opening day of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale on Monday, with John Foote Bloodstock partnering with some of Australia’s leading trainers to secure three promising yearlings, writes Tayla Dyke. Lot 595, a colt by Darley shuttler Harry Angel (Dark Angel), was knocked down to Foote and... Read More