Sales
Drama in Deauville as Coolmore and Godolphin clash over €2,300,000 Justify colt
Unstoppable force meets immovable object. That is what transpired in sales ring terms at Arqana on Saturday when old foes Coolmore and Godolphin engaged in a prolonged seven-figure bidding bout. A Justify (Scat Daddy) colt presented by Norman Williamson’s Oak Tree Farm was the two-year-old in the crosshairs, and it soon became clear neither party... Read More
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Velocious’ dam headlines latest Inglis Digital Sale
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Sous La Terre set for a date with Newgate’s newbie Ozzmosis
The unraced daughter of Pierro headline was the headline act of Inglis’ Australian Broodmare Sale Leading Western Australian studmaster Brent Atwell is backing the commercial appeal of Newgate Farm first season sire Ozzmosis (Zoustar) and he used the Inglis Australian Broodmare Sale to buy a mare to visit the Coolmore Stud Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m)... Read More
White takes charge of Leneva stallions in rebranded Lovatsville
Rising thoroughbred industry figure Sam White has orchestrated the restructure of Victorian stallion operation Leneva Park with his first coup securing the immediate future of exciting young stallion Royal Meeting (Invincible Spirit). White, who previously worked for Coolmore and later Ciaron Maher Racing before embarking on other business interests within and outside the racing industry,... Read More
Leo To toasts $2.2 million mare Kimochi
It was unclear whether prominent international investors with a massive presence in Victoria – Illsay Vale and the Panthalassa Syndicate – would be active at the Chairman’s Sale after their conspicuous absence on the buyers’ sheet at the recent Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. But it was evident only four lots into Thursday night’s sale... Read More
Coolmore spends up on high-end mares at Chairman’s
She’s Extreme heads market at $3.4 million as nine million-dollar mares change hands Rare filly She’s Extreme (Extreme Choice) sold for $3.4 million at the Chairman’s Sale after Coolmore continued its large-scale investment in elite breeding stock as some of the world’s biggest thoroughbred buyers clashed at Inglis’ night of nights. Coolmore’s Tom Magnier signed... Read More