Sales
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
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Victorian sires to the fore for Inglis Premier 2024
The resurgence of the Victorian stallion ranks will be on show at next year’s Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, where a host of the progeny of the state’s most sought after sires will go under the hammer. At a time when Victoria’s lucrative Vobis scheme has also undergone a rejuvenation, pumping millions of dollars back... 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
Australians continue their spending spree
Kia Ora’s determination to diversify their broodmare band to support their three-strong roster of stallions soared to new heights when Shane Wright, the farm’s bloodstock and breeding manager, purchased three lots during Tuesday’s session of Tattersalls December Mares Sale. The New South Wales-based operation began their spending spree on Monday, when they secured Listed-winning filly... Read More
Australians get in on the action at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale
Johnny McKeever, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have enjoyed enormous success sourcing stock in Europe to race on in Australia, including with Military Mission (Mastercraftsman), who added a fourth stakes race to his CV when he landed Saturday’s Zipping Classic (Gr 2, 2400m) at Caulfield. Yesterday at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale, the trio put... Read More