Sales

Godolphin go big on day one at Tattersalls

Godolphin made their intentions clear on the opening day of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale yesterday. At the time of going to press, Sheikh Mohammed’s operation had purchased eight yearlings for an aggregate of 4,690,000gns (approx. AU$9,436,730).  The most expensive of the octet was a colt by Dubawi (Dubai Millennium), Godolphin paying... Read More

Preis der Diana heroine Muskoka lights up Arc Sale 

Group 1 winner Muskoka (Sea The Moon) was the headline act of Saturday’s Arqana Arc Sale at Saint-Cloud after she was purchased by BBA Ireland’s Michael Donohoe on behalf of Yuesheng Zhang for €1.3 million (approx. AU$2.1 million).   A winner of the Preis der Diana (Gr 1, 2200m), Muskoka failed to make her presence felt... Read More

Practical Joke colt headlines Keeneland’s strong trade at US$250,000

Keeneland had a strong day of trade during the ninth session of the September Yearling Sale, led by a Practical Joke (Into Mischief) colt from the family of Group 1 winner X Y Jet (Kantharos), sold for US$250,000 (approx. AU$390,380) to CJ Thoroughbreds. Out of Jetbird, a winning daughter of Wildcat Heir (Forest Wildcat), he... Read More

Breeze-up footage online after Showtime colt sizzles

Video footage of Monday’s breeze-ups at Seymour and Cambridge – in the lead up to the Inglis Ready2Race Sale on October 10 – is now available online. A total of 63 two-year-olds breezed up at Seymour, with progeny by the likes of I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit), Zoustar (Northern Meteor), Dundeel (High Chaparral), Deep Field... Read More

Twirling Candy relative to Cityscape and Bated Breath tops closing Book 4 session at Keeneland

The closing session of Book 4 finished with solid results at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, seeing a US$925,000 (approx. AU$1,426,000) Twirling Candy (Candy Ride) colt catch the eye of Pin Oak Stud midway through the day. Paramount Sales consigned the session-topping colt as hip 2555. Jim and Dana Bernhard have been hard at work... Read More

Good Magic colt tops Keeneland Book 4 Monday session at $700,000

The Book 4 opening session of the 80th Keeneland September Yearling Sale was headlined by a Good Magic (Curlin) colt realising US$700,000 (approx. AU$1.082 million) early in the day from Donato Lanni, agent for SF/Starlight/Madaket. Gainesway consigned the session-topping colt as hip 2009 to the Monday session. “We all liked him and thought he could... Read More