International Sales News
‘He was the one we really wanted’ – Godolphin win out for €2 million Dubawi colt
Chatter on the ground in Deauville suggested the Dubawi (Dubai Millennium) colt out of Golden Valentine (Dalakhani) could be something out of the ordinary, and the whispers proved well founded as the Godolphin buying team went to €2,000,000 (approx. AU$2.89 million) to deny Charlie Gordon-Watson when Ecurie des Monceaux presented the highly touted youngster during... Read More
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Seven-figure frenzy as Magnier strikes for 2 million gns mare Pepper
One turf starlet after another took to the Park Paddock stage in Tuesday’s headline-making day at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale, and was greeted by an enthusiastic and international buying bench, with no shortage of bidding as 41,912,000gns (approx. AU$44,007,600) changed hands. The day’s highest-pricest lot belonged to Newsells Park Stud and Gestut Ammerland’s homebred... Read More
Dubois’ Flotus out to become one of Tattersalls’ first ladies
Australian-based breeder, owner and trainer Jean Dubois will see his stakes-winning, Group 1-placed two-year-old Flotus (Starspangledbanner) head through the Tattersalls sale ring today. The filly, who won the Ripon Champion Two-Years-Old Trophy Stakes (Listed, 6f) and followed with a second in the Cheveley Park Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at Newmarket, was signed for by French... Read More
Rosemont in double swoop on opening day of Tattersalls Mare Sale
Victoria’s Rosemont Stud again made their presence felt at an international auction when they swooped early to purchase two mares during yesterday’s opening session of the Tattersalls December Mare Sale. Both mares were bought in conjunction with Tweenhills Stud principal David Redvers, and both fetched a price tag of 110,000 gns (approx. AU$215,720). With international... Read More
Aussie presence in Newmarket as international travel continues to opens up
Restrictions imposed by Covid-19 have not presented a prohibitive barrier for Australian buyers in their quest for sourcing high quality mares and race fillies to bolster their broodmare ranks. And, after significant Australian expenditure in the US, the show rolls on to Europe and the Tattersalls December Mare Sale which, touted by Tattersalls as ‘the... Read More
Johnson and Yarraman use strength of foresight with outcross Keeneland buy Quality Response
Australian buyers were active from start to finish during Wednesday’s opening day of the Keeneland November Sale in Kentucky, with an array of players securing mares to bring Down Under. The action started with the second lot to pass through the ring, as Milburn Creek landed Raymundo’s Secret, a Grade 2-winning daughter of Treasure Beach... Read More