Yann Barberot outbids Jean-Claude Rouget for €290,000 Siyouni filly
The purchase was another sale-topper for the red-hot Ecurie des Monceaux The third and final day of Arqana’s rearranged Select Yearling Sale was dedicated to part two of the catalogue, with a handful of lots realising three-figure sales on a day which is traditionally a chance for home trainers and agents to stock up. Trainer... Read More
Hall reflects on Makybe Diva as legend recognised at Flemington
The three-time Melbourne Cup winner’s first trainer speaks to ANZ Bloodstock News from Hong Kong Seventeen years ago this week, trainer David Hall departed Flemington with the favourite for the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m); earlier that afternoon, Hall’s Pentastic (Pentire) had arrived in the last stride to take out the Craiglee Stakes (Gr 2,... Read More
Drama in Deauville as emerging forces land €2.5 million sibling to Sottsass
A trio of seven-figure lots changed hands at the Select Sale on Thursday Seven-figure lots came like London buses at Arqana on Thursday as, after a somewhat sticky opening session, an anxious wait for the Select Sale’s first millionaire yearling was ended when three arrived within quick succession. Leading the way was the Dubawi (Dubai... Read More
Treve’s sister sold for €520,000 to Qatari owner and will stay in France
Gerard Larrieu of Chantilly Bloodstock struck the winning bid The brilliant Treve (Motivator) famously failed to sell at Arqana’s October Yearling Sale nearly nine years ago but her sister had no such problem, attracting the attention of Qatari owner Sheail bin Khalifa Al Kuwari in a drawn out bidding match. One of the star lots... Read More
$1.25m American Pharoah colt underpins second half of Fasig-Tipton yearling sale
Officials happy with trade against the backdrop of the global Covid-19 pandemic Topped by an American Pharoah (Pioneerof The Nile) colt sold for $1.25 million (approx AUD$1.71 million), the second session of the Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase closed on Thursday as the two-day sale produced solid numbers that should provide a level of confidence going... Read More
Coolmore’s Everest focus switches to elite three-year-old colts
International sprinter Lope Y Fernandez ruled out of this year’s $15 million slot race This season’s three-year-old colts, considered by some observers to be the strongest generation for a quarter of a century, loom large on Coolmore’s radar as the breeding and racing powerhouse continues to weigh up its options for this year’s The Everest... Read More