Sales
Coolmore stretch to €2.3 million to bring in well-related Wootton Bassett colt in Deauville
Coolmore and Amo Racing were among the major players who engaged in a seven-figure arm wrestle during day two of the Arqana August Yearling Sale on Sunday evening. The heavyweight tussle duly concluded at a gasp-inducing €2,300,000 (approx. AU$4.12 million). The yearling in the crosshairs was the Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) colt out of High Celebrity... Read More
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Baker and Clarke launch ambitious trans-hemisphere project
There was a distinctly international feel to the opening exchanges with interests from Japan and Australia both making six-figure signings. Japan’s JS Company went to €200,000 (approx. AU$359,920) for the Space Blues (Dubawi) filly out of the Listed-placed Africa (Dabirism) offered by Haras des Capucines, five lots before the New Bay (Dubawi) colt out of... Read More
Manifique a highlight lot in gavelhouse.com auction
Manifique (Savabeel) is the standout lot on the latest fortnightly auction on gavelhouse.com. Bidding currently stands at $27,000 for the Group 2 performer and is due to close around 7.30pm (NZ Time) on Monday. Manifique is by New Zealand’s ten-time champion sire Savabeel (Zabeel), who is also putting together an outstanding record as a broodmare... Read More
Too Darn Hot nomination to headline Inglis August (Late) Online Sale
The final nomination to Darley shuttle sire Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) will be offered at the Inglis Digital August (Late) Online Sale to raise funds for the CatWalk Spinal Cord Injury Trust. The initiative, a collaboration between Godolphin, Watership Down Stud and CatWalk, will see all proceeds go directly towards research to improve the lives... Read More
Cleo Cat tops Inglis August (Early) Sale at $355,000
A date with More Than Looks (More Than Ready) awaits Wednesday’s Inglis Digital August (Early) sale-topper Cleo Cat (American Pharoah) after she sold to Yulong for $355,000. The recently retired Group 3-winning mare, offered by her trainer Tom Dabernig on behalf of her ownership group, was one of three lots to realise $200,000 or more... Read More
Coolmore’s $4.1m Into Mischief colt tops record-shattering Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale
Coolmore and Peter Brant teamed up to buy the most expensive Saratoga Select yearling for 25 years, purchasing a colt by Into Mischief (Harlan’s Holiday) for $4.1 million (approx. AU$6,314,000). Offered by Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa, agent for Don Alberto Corporation, the youngster was the highlight of a stunning two days of trade that... Read More