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Tapit colt and Gun Runner filly head Keeneland day three trade at US$1.05 million each
A filly by Gun Runner (Candy Ride) and a colt by Tapit (Pulpit) topped the third session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale at US$1.05 million (approx. AU$1.57 million) each as the momentum from the first two days carried into Book 2, proving a strong market for the top horses. “We have a tremendously diverse... Read More
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Curlin colt on top as Pope goes to US$5 million
Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm went to US$5 million (approx. AU$7.5 million) deep into day two of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale to land Lot 347, a Curlin (Smart Strike) colt that roared to the top of sale standings. The colt, bred by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings and consigned by Indian Creek, is a brother to... Read More
Williamsburg tops September (Early) Sale at $455,000
Three-time stakes winner Williamsburg (Snitzel) topped the Inglis Digital September (Early) Online Sale, selling for $455,000 on Wednesday. Offered by Tony Fung Investments, the five-year-old sold to Scone-based Brett Cavanough, who will attempt to qualify Williamsburg for the $3 million The Big Dance (1600m) – to be run at Randwick on the first Tuesday in... Read More
Gun Runner to the fore as US$2.2 million colt tops Keeneland September Sale opener
The Keeneland September Yearling Sale kicked off on Monday with the average and median up from last year’s opening session. Mandy Pope of Whisper Hill Farm signed the ticket for lot 169 to top the session at $US2.2 million (approx. AU$3.29 million) The grey or roan colt by Gun Runner (Candy Ride) was bred at... Read More
Magic Millions release new-look Horses In Training Sale catalogue
A total of 210 lots, made up for 188 juveniles and 22 untapped three-year-olds, have been assembled for the Magic Millions Horses in Training Sale, which will take place at the Gold Coast Sales complex on October 22. After a few years of steady editions, Magic Millions announced earlier this year they had decided to... Read More
Godolphin strike for blue-blooded Camelot colt at record €850,000
On a sweltering late summer afternoon the record price for a German auction melted as quickly as an Erdbeereis left out in the Baden-Baden sun as members of racing’s global elite went toe to toe for a Camelot (Montjeu) colt who has Classic-winning genes and a stallion’s pedigree. The figures might not have been quite... Read More