Sales
Godolphin back in action as €620,000 Dubawi filly tops day one in Deauville
Opening session of the Arqana Select Sale saw turnover of €13,592,000 Buyers appeared to tread carefully during the opening stages of the Arqana Select Sale in Deauville on Wednesday, but as the session wore on bidders seemed to warm to the task. The session generated turnover of €13,592,000 (approx AUD$21.1million), an average price of €147,740... Read More
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Daughter of Irish 1,000 Guineas heroine Marvellous commands $1.5m winning bid
Quality Road filly leads day one trade at Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings sale The North American yearling sales season that began in earnest on Wednesday with the Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase was in new territory, with the normal schedule having been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. While the sale was new – effectively replacing three Fasig-Tipton... Read More
Sister to Sea The Moon equals last year’s record-breaking buy at €820,000
Sea The Sky (Sea The Stars), a sister to German Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) hero and exciting young sire Sea The Moon, lit up the BBAG Sale when hammered down for €820,000 (approx AUD$1.3million) to Dietrich von Boetticher of Gestut Ammerland, equalling last year’s record-breaking purchase by Godolphin. Covid-19 continues to affect markets at every... Read More
Down but not out: vendors pragmatic as Premier Sale turnover drops 38 per cent
An awful lot has changed in the last 12 months, both in the bloodstock world and far beyond. At last year’s Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale there was a record-priced top lot of £440,000 to toast, along with turnover of £18,468,000, an average of £46,520 and a median of £35,000. The bare facts of this... Read More
Mixed start at Goffs UK as £170,000 colt stars but sale regulars Shadwell absent
Trade proved mixed at the curtain-raising event of the European yearling sales circuit, as the Goffs UK Premier Sale in Doncaster saw a string of six-figure transactions and a solid clearance rate but a sizeable drop in turnover and average price. While the sale is being held at a time when the British and Irish... Read More
A 650,000gns online spree sees Walkinthesand top Tattersalls August Sale
Ted Voute’s online shopping spree accounted for the top three lots at Wednesday’s session of the Tattersalls August Sale, with the 220,000gns Walkinthesand (Footstepsinthesand) claiming top lot honours at the three-day auction. Those in attendance at Park Paddocks scanned the ring to see where some punchy bids were being delivered from, but time after time... Read More