Sales
Night Of Thunder filly tops challenging edition of Sportsman’s Sale at £72,000
A challenging edition of the relocated Goffs Sportsman’s Sale concluded in Doncaster on Friday with a £72,000 (approx. AUD$130,500) Night Of Thunder (Dubawi) filly topping trade. Although market conditions proved tough for most vendors, as was to be expected given a topsy-turvy sales season is taking place during a global pandemic, plenty seemed relieved that... Read More
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Keeneland trade ends with aggregate of more than $248 million
Organisers delighted that marquee event took place Months before Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale, management and staff realised they would be operating under extraordinary circumstances, if the sale was even able to take place, considering all the restrictions placed on businesses and public places as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. With the expectation that many... Read More
Footstepsinthesand colt tops day one of rehomed Sportsman’s Sale at £50,000
After the briefest of breaks, the yearling auction season resumed in Doncaster on Thursday as a £50,000 (approx. AUD$90,250) son of Footstepsinthesand (Giant’s Causeway) topped day one of the relocated Goffs Sportsman’s Sale. The top lot was consigned by Rockfield Farm and went the way of Kevin Ross, whose purchase was made on behalf of... Read More
Cupid colt closes Keeneland Book 5 on a high
Cupid colt closes Keeneland Book 5 on a high The barns and walking rings of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale grounds continued to be well-shopped through the closing session of Book 5 as 238 horses sold through the ring to bank gross receipts of $4,664,900 (approx. AUD$6.63 million). Yearlings sold during Wednesday’s session garnered an... Read More
Deep Field and Capitalist colts stop clock at Taupo
Colts by Newgate Farm stallions Deep Field (Northern Meteor) and Capitalist (Written Tycoon) ran the fastest breeze-up times at the New Zealand session ahead of next month’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale at Riverside Stables in Sydney. Breeze-up sessions have been conducted in Victoria, NSW and Queensland and 47 New Zealand-educated juveniles stepped out at Taupo on... Read More
Another top lot for Boherguy Stud as brother to New Treasure brings £190,000
A big week for Clare Manning’s Boherguy Stud continued on Tuesday, when Robson Aguiar went to £190,000 (approx AUD$339,250) for the New Approach (Galileo) colt out of Maoineach (Congaree) during the early stages of the second and final session of the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale. Less than 24 hours earlier, Boherguy Stud broke the... Read More