Saubouas Consigns Top Two at Osarus

Sales-topping lot 46 | Osarus photo

Paul Basquin's Haras du Saubouas, located about an hour and 15 minutes northwest of Toulouse, had a banner day at Wednesday's Osarus Breeze-Up Sale at La Teste, consigning the session's top two offerings.

The afternoon's top seller on a bid of €77,000 from Richard Venn Bloodstock was lot 46 (under-tack preview), the already named Teni City (Fr), a daughter of Haras d'Etreham's up-and-coming Wootton Bassett (GB), whose progeny include the sensational G1 Prix du Jockey Club, G1 Irish Champion S. and G1 QIPCO British Champion S. hero and European champion Almanzor (Fr). Bred by Philip Mahler, lot 46 was making her third trip through a sales ring, having fetched €6,500 as a weanling at the 2015 Arqana December sale before being purchased by Saubouas for €45,000 at this auction house's September yearling sale.

The Saubouas-consigned lot 72 (under-tack preview) made for another successful resell when hammering to trainer Christophe Ferland for €60,000. The bay filly, an €8,000 graduate of the 2015 Arqana December sale, was scooped up by Saubouas for €20,000 at this venue last September. Lot 72 is the first produce for her winning dam Danoya (Fr) (Raven's Pass), while her first-crop sire Penny's Picnic (Ire) (Kheleyf {GB}) was a dual Group winner in France at two and was third in the G3 Prix Djebel in 2013. Penny's Picnic has been represented by two placed runners from three to race from his first 2-year-olds.

Saubouas finished the sale as the leading vendor for the third year running.

From a catalogue that was about 33% leaner than last year, a total of 33 horses were reported as sold from 60 through the ring for €611,000. The average of €18,567 was substantially unchanged year-over-year, while the median price of €14,000 was ahead by 7.7%.

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