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Relation of Sea Of Class the centre of attention at Goffs
A beautiful daughter of Sea The Stars (Cape Cross) stole the show at Goffs on the second day of the rescheduled November Foal Sale. Consigned by Linda and Reddy Coffey’s Oak Lodge and Springfield House Stud, the May-born filly is a half-sister to the Italian Group 3 second Troublemaker (Vita Rosa) and Ranger In Paradise... Read More
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Mehmas in demand at Goffs as son of record-breaking sire brings €75,000
The Goffs November Foal Sale got underway a month later than scheduled on Friday with the now familiar coronavirus precautions and restrictions strongly enforced. Tally-Ho Stud has unearthed another diamond in Mehmas (Acclamation), who has swept all before him this year, with Middle Park Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) scorer Supremacy one of 54 individual winners... Read More
Catalogue released for 2021 Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale
Yearlings by Needs Further (Encosta De Lago), Alpine Eagle (High Chaparral) and the progeny of freshman sires including Zululand (Fastnet Rock) will be on offer at next year’s Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale. The auction house yesterday released a 122-lot catalogue for the February 22 sale, which for the first time will be held at... Read More
‘I really like the pedigree’ – Criquette Head buys blue-blooded Bursa
The fourth and final day of Arqana’s Breeding Stock Sale was topped by Haras de Bouquetot’s unraced Frankel (Galileo) mare Bursa, who went the way of Haras du Quesnay for €38,000 (approx. AUD$61,500). The five-year-old is out of a winning full-sister to Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (Gr 1, 2400m) heroine Plumania (Anabaa) and was consigned... Read More
‘She’s from a nice Shadwell family’ – Houldsworth goes to €51,000 for Nafithaa
Shamardal (Giant’s Causeway) mare Nafithaa hails from a Shadwell family that includes 1,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) and Prix Marcel Boussac (Gr 1, 1600m) heroine Shadayid (Shadeed) and duly topped the third day of the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale when making €51,000 (approx. AUD$83,250) to Howson & Houldsworth Bloodstock on Monday. Consigned by Haras du... Read More
‘She’s by a super sire’: Blandford go to €160,000 for Wootton Bassett filly foal
The second day of Arqana’s Breeding Stock Sale was topped by La Motteraye’s Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) filly foal from the family of star producer In Clover (Inchinor), who sold to Blandford Bloodstock for €160,000 (approx. AUD$261,250) on Sunday. The attractive filly, who has been purchased as a long-term racing and breeding prospect, is out of... Read More