International Sales News

Starspangledbanner gelding tops Hong Kong International Sale

A gelding by Coolmore Stud shuttler Starspangledbanner (Choisir) returned the highest price at the 2024 Hong Kong International Sale (HKIS) at Sha Tin on Friday when Cheung Kwok Wing purchased the gelding for HK$5.4 million (approx. AU$1,051,900). Out of the winning Zoffany (Dansili) mare Wowcha, the British-bred gelding is a brother to Breege, who has... Read More

Coolmore stump up sale-record US$2 million for Zetta Z

The final session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale concluded on Tuesday with Coolmore extinguishing a bidding war at US$2 million (approx. AU$3.06 million) for Zetta Z (Bernardini), dam of top three-year-old colt Nysos (Nyquist). Besides that sale-record price, the complete dispersal of Lothenbach Stables also highlighted the two-day sale, bringing two seven-figure mares... Read More

Hawthorne goes the distance at Arqana

Dean Hawthorne and Badgers Bloodstock were active all week at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale earlier this week, and on Saturday at the Arqana equivalent, the duo got stuck into unfolding action, purchasing three lots for a total aggregate of €1.63 (approx. AU$2,660,500). The first acquisition of their frenetic spending spree was dual winner Sparklia... Read More

Mystery surrounds the buyer but no mistaking the price as Place Du Carrousel smashes Arqana record at €4,025,000

Prix de l’Opera (Gr 1, 2000m) heroine Place Du Carrousel (Lope De Vega) produced a bidding battle for the ages in Deauville on Saturday evening. And the contest took an age, too. The outcome of almost a quarter of an hour’s worth of bidding was the hammer fell at €4,025,000 (approx. AU$6,586,000), making the Haras... Read More

Le Metayer puts his faith in Siyouni once again

With plenty of Australian activity at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale, buyers from the southern hemisphere made their presence felt during the first session of the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale yesterday with prominent agents Louis Le Metayer, Damon Gabbedy and William Johnson all securing mares on the first day of the Deauville sale.  Astute Bloodstock’s... Read More

Juddmonte see off Coolmore and Godolphin to land 4,500,000gns Teona at Tattersalls

How much for a Group 1-winning filly? On day two of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale on Tuesday we got the answer. And not just once but six times. In the case of Teona (Sea The Stars), the answer was 4,500,000gns (approx. AU$9,046,000) – but only after a protracted tussle that involved the buying teams... Read More