International Sales News
‘That was more than my wildest dreams!’ – Barnavara tops Tattersalls December Mares Sale at 4.8 million
Fast-improving filly Barnavara (Calyx) – who delivered Jessica Harrington a breakthrough elite-level win in the Prix de l’Opera (Gr 1, 2400m) – added another extraordinary chapter to her story on Tuesday evening when topping the Tattersalls December Mares Sale at 4,800,000gns (approx. AU$10.18 million). Consigned by Baroda Stud, Barnavara became the highest-priced filly in training... Read More
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‘It’s a phenomenal pedigree’ – Japan Cup hero Calandagan’s half-sister tops day one of December Mares at 850,000gns
It was standing room only inside the famous Park Paddocks auditorium for the first instalment of this year’s Sceptre Sessions on Monday evening. Despite the big turnout in the ring, the lion’s share of the action came online as Ace Stud spent 2,462,000gns on six new recruits. The haul was headed by Overbury Stud’s Caliyza... Read More
Palace Pier filly provides profit aplenty as bargain buy mare breeds €220,000 top lot
The Irish National Stud was rewarded for some savvy purchasing at last year’s mare sales when a Palace Pier (Kingman) filly out of the Juddmonte-bred Big Break (Dansili) brought €220,000 (approx. AU$392,830) from Paul McCartan, who signed at CBS Bloodstock, during day two of the Goffs November Foal Sale on Tuesday. Twelve months ago Big... Read More
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
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