Auctav

Winning hurdler Advice (Fr) (Alex The Winner) will be offered during the Auctav Flash Sale from 6-6:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, May 3. His dam is a full-sister to Group 3 winner Galatee (Fr) (Galileo {Ire}), and this is the same family as four-time group scorer Dartmouth (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). Trainer David Cottin said of the gelding who won at Lyon, "He's a quality gelding who will be better in the Fall season. He's very calm and will show his full potential at Auteuil in the future."

The second Auctav Flash Sale for April is set to take place on Friday, Apr. 28, from 6-6:30 p.m. and will offer a single lot in the 5-year-old listed winner Go Athletico (Fr) (Goken {Fr}). Go Athletico most recently captured the Listed Prix Cor de Chasse at Deauville on Apr. 8. He also won the G3 Prix de la Rochette as a 2-year-old and has amassed a career line of 26-6-7-3 for earnings of £196,458 on both turf and all-weather surfaces. He hails from the female family of GII San...

TJ Bloodstock snapped up Johannes (Fr) (French Fifteen {Fr}) for €62,000 during Auctav's April Flash Sale on Friday. Consigned by Mathieu Brasme, the 3-year-old colt is out of a full-sister to stakes winner Joursanvault (Fr) (Verglas {Ire}). Johannes won his only start, at Saumur, by 9 1/2 lengths earlier this year.

The Auctav April Flash Sale, featuring two lots, is set to take place this month from 6-6:30 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 7. The first lot is Johannes (Fr) (French Fifteen {Fr}), a recent 10-length winner at Saumur and a half-brother to black-type earner Jasnin (Fr) (Palace Episode). His dam, Jaillissante (Fr) (Verglas {Ire}), is full-sister to Joursanvault (Fr), who already has produced five winners. The other lot on offer is AQPS Jumper Sacre (Fr) (Triple Threat {Fr}). He hails from the family of Sprinter Sacre (Fr) (Network {Ger}) and his...

Offered as lot 8 by Chauvigny Global Equine SASU, Etoile Du Ficheaux (Fr) (Cokoriko {Fr}) brought €58,000 from Anne-Marie and Jamie Shepperd at the Auctav March Sale on Tuesday. In foal to Saint Des Saints (Fr), the 8-year-old mare was placed in the G3 Prix Sagan. Dream Ahead 2-year-old colt Perhaps Traou Land (Fr) (lot 9), part of the Ecurie Edouard Monfort draft, attracted a bid of €22,000 from Arch Marlon. The Arabian Alobayyah (Fr) (Al Mourtajez {Fr}) (lot 5) brought €62,000 from Alban de Mieulle to top the sale...

Three more lots have been added to the Auctav March Sale set for Mar. 29. Dream Ahead 2-year-old Perhaps Traou Land (Fr) (lot 8) is a half-brother to seven winners and will be offered by trainer Edouard Monfort. Monfort said, "This colt is still growing. He should be ready late spring or early summer. I bought him at the sales, I liked him a lot. He is a late season-born colt. He is well made and has a good temper. From what he shows in the morning, he is very...

The first lots for the March Auctav Sale catalogue are now online and the list includes recent Fontainebleau maiden winner Soleil d'Arizona (Fr) (Prince Gibraltar {Fr}), a 3-year-old daughter of SW Roxanne (Fr) (Falco). The bay filly won the 2200 metre test on Mar. 8 by two lengths. "She's a very good filly who still has some margin," trainer Francois Monfort said. "Soleil d'Arizona will only get better. She came back from her race very well. For her debut, she needed some rhythm, that's why I chose to run her...

Sophie Teixeira has joined Auctav as a bloodstock manager, and she will begin her new role on Mar. 1. She will work alongside Toby Jones, Jacob Pritchard Webb for Flat and NH profiles, and Anthony Grueau, who works for the trotting industry. Holding a Master's in marketing and a Master's Equine Sciences and Business (BESB) degree from AgroDijon Institute, Teixeira interned at Haras de Fresnay-le Buffard and also spent two years working for the International Racing Bureau (IRB). Part of the commercial department of Haras de la Hetraie for another two-year...

A variety of stallion shares across multiple breeds and disciplines, as well as a breeding right, a broodmare and a yearling, make up the Auctav February Sale catalogue. Set for Feb. 22 from 6 to 6:30 p.m. local time, the sale features shares in stallions like Group 1 sire Almanzor (Fr) (lot 8), G1 Prix Ganay victor Dariyan (Fr) (lot 9), Triple Threat (Fr) (lot 3) and Van Beethoven (lot 15) among others. Lot 11 is a breeding right in young stallion Cloth Of Stars (Ire), and lot 4 is...

The Winter Breeding Sale catalogues, featuring lots from all disciplines, was unveiled by Auctav on Wednesday. Held on Thursday, Dec. 1, beginning at 11 a.m., the Auctav Winter Breeding Stock Sale of Stallion Shares features stallion shares and breeding rights of trotters, National Hunt and Flat stallions. Lot 4 is a half-share in three-time Group 1 winner Persian King (Ire), while there is also a breeding right in G1 Irish Derby hero Latrobe (Ire) as lot 5. Later on Dec. 1 beginning at 4 p.m., there will also be the...

Breeding stock sales, for several breeds, will be held on Nov. 23 and Dec. 1, respectively, Auctav announced. The November Sale is dedicated exclusively to Purebred Arabians, while the Dec. 1 sale is open to Flat horses, National Hunt horses (Thoroughbred and AQPS) and trotters. Arnaud Angeliaume, Auctav General Director, said, "I am delighted with the creation of these two sales. The Auctav Arabian Autumn Sale shows the ability we have had to set up dynamism in the Purebred Arabian market and more particularly in this breeding aspect. "As for...

Jackpot De Choisel (Fr) (Great Pretender {Ire}) (lot 83c) topped the Auctav National Hunt Sale when selling for €200,000 to CAVA Associates at Haras des Rouges Terres on Wednesday. The 3-year-old gelding, consigned by Haras de Fresneaux, was a debut bumper winner at Royal-la-Palmyre and will continue his career in Ireland. Second on the leaderboard was the yearling Olympic Story (Fr) (Masked Marvel {GB}) (lot 1), offered by Haras de Clairefontaine. She hammered for €95,000 to NBB Racing, who also bought an additional four lots for a total aggregate of...