International Sales News

Harron back for more at Keeneland Breeding Stock Sale

Having dipped back into the market at Keeneland’s Breeding Stock Sale on Wednesday, breaking a four-year absence from the sale, James Harron was back again on Thursday as he went to US$340,000 (approx. AU$514,570) to secure five-year-old mare Let’s Be Clear (Munnings). Consigned by Patricia Clark, the daughter of Munnings (Speightstown) is a six-time winner... Read More

Mares carrying SH covers to Too Darn Hot offered on Tattersalls Online and Inglis Digital joint venture

A trio of mares will be offered in foal to Darley’s sire sensation Too Darn Hot (Dubawi) with covers on southern hemisphere time in the highly anticipated collaboration between Tattersalls Online and Inglis Digital. The Southern Hemisphere Session is scheduled to take place on Tattersalls Online on December 11 and 12, and is led by... Read More

Aussies continue their spend on the second day at Keeneland

Steady trade continued on the second day at the Keeneland Breeding Stock Sale in Kentucky on Wednesday and once again there was some activity from Australian buyers headed up by James Harron who purchased three–time stakes winner Betsy Blue (Tonalist) for US$375,000 (approx. AU$563,200). Harron was joined on the buyers sheet by Emirates Park, who... Read More

Let’sbefrankbaby makes US$700,000 at Keeneland

Last year’s South Australian Fillies Classic (Gr 3, 2500m) winner Let’sbefrankbaby (Frankel) proved popular on the first day of the Keeneland Breeding Stock Sale on Tuesday when she sold to Willingham Stud for US$700,000 (approx. AU$1,067,900).  Raced by prominent South African owners, Drakenstein Stud’s Gaynor Rupert, Larry Nestadt and Gary Barber, the Australian-bred daughter of... Read More

McKulick tops November Sale as Coolmore stretch to $5.1 million for Ramatuelle

When Grade 1 winner and millionaire McKulick (Frankel) (lot 289) left the ring on Monday deep into Fasig-Tipton’s The November Sale, she left as its highest-selling mare. Narvick International, agent for Grand Stud, went to US$6 million (approx. AU$9.06 million) to land the five-year-old daughter of leading European sire Frankel (Galileo). Campaigned by Klaravich Stables... Read More

Boman and Neasham finish off successful week at Tattersalls

Stuart Boman of Blandford Bloodstock and Australia-based trainer Annabel Neasham have enjoyed enormous success buying at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale and they enjoyed another fruitful week, leaving Park Paddocks with four horses for an outlay of 725,000gns (approx. AU$1,499,900).  The autumn auction has been a happy hunting ground for Boman and Neasham,... Read More