International Sales News
BS Spring Sale picks up steam as $1.9 million Tiz The Law filly leads the action
Led by a US$1.9 million (approx. AU$1,862,300) filly by first-crop sire Tiz The Law (Constitution) purchased by Donato Lanni, agent for Michael Lund Petersen, the four-day Ocala Breeders’ Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training showed steady strength throughout Wednesday’s second session. All told for the robust session, 171 head changed hands for gross sales of... Read More
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Last of the Galileos provides stunning 1,000,000gns return for Glending Stables
Pinhooking triumphs don’t come much more stunning than what transpired at Tattersalls on Wednesday evening as Glending Stables’ Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) colt completed his transformation from 125,000gns (approx. AU$254,132) yearling to 1,000,000gns (approx. AU$2,033,000) two-year-old. Once bidding commenced it wasn’t long before the price sailed beyond the half a million mark, with Chris Wall, racing... Read More
Walsh thrilled after Godolphin stretch to 525,000gns for son of New Bay
There were plenty of whispers about Katie Walsh’s New Bay (Dubawi) colt being something a little out of the ordinary, and the well-related youngster duly stormed to the top of the Tattersalls Craven Sale market after bringing 525,000gns (approx. AU$1,070,000) a little over an hour into selling on Tuesday evening. After the bid board had... Read More
Starspangledbanner gelding tops Hong Kong International Sale
A gelding by Coolmore Stud shuttler Starspangledbanner (Choisir) returned the highest price at the 2024 Hong Kong International Sale (HKIS) at Sha Tin on Friday when Cheung Kwok Wing purchased the gelding for HK$5.4 million (approx. AU$1,051,900). Out of the winning Zoffany (Dansili) mare Wowcha, the British-bred gelding is a brother to Breege, who has... Read More
Coolmore stump up sale-record US$2 million for Zetta Z
The final session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale concluded on Tuesday with Coolmore extinguishing a bidding war at US$2 million (approx. AU$3.06 million) for Zetta Z (Bernardini), dam of top three-year-old colt Nysos (Nyquist). Besides that sale-record price, the complete dispersal of Lothenbach Stables also highlighted the two-day sale, bringing two seven-figure mares... Read More
Hawthorne goes the distance at Arqana
Dean Hawthorne and Badgers Bloodstock were active all week at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale earlier this week, and on Saturday at the Arqana equivalent, the duo got stuck into unfolding action, purchasing three lots for a total aggregate of €1.63 (approx. AU$2,660,500). The first acquisition of their frenetic spending spree was dual winner Sparklia... Read More