breeding rights

DEL MAR, CA - As Breeders' Cup hopefuls continue their final preparations in the early morning hours for racing on Friday and Saturday, the Del Mar paddock will transform into an auction ring for the second annual Keeneland Championship Sale on Wednesday evening. Last year, a share in Horse of the Year Flightline (by Tapit) was the headliner when it went for $2.5-million. Once again looking to create a high-energy atmosphere, Keeneland has put together a robust slate of offerings, which include fractional interests in three racehorses currently in-training--two are...

Marchogion, a three-time winner for Andrew Balding, and the IHRB 139-rated hurdler Runcok are some of the star lots in the upcoming Tattersalls Online September Sale. Set for 11 a.m. on September 16 and closing at the same time the following day, the sale features 183 lots. There are 147 horses-in and out-of-training, 23 broodmares, six yearlings, four stores, one foal, a breeding right to Cotai Glory and a stallion share in Kodi Bear. Marchogion (lot 71) is rated 97, and the son of Mehmas was a 55,000gns graduate of...

Multiple Grade I winner Locked (Gun Runner--Luna Rosa, by Malibu Moon) will stand at Gainesway upon his retirement from racing, according to a Gainesway release Wednesday. In his most recent start, the 4-year-old won the GI Santa Anita Handicap by a record 8 1/2 lengths. Owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Walmac Farm, the Todd Pletcher trained colt registered a 109 Beyer Speed Figure and a 3 1/2 Ragozin for his dominant Big 'Cap victory. In his second career start, the $425,000 KEESEP purchase broke his maiden going a mile...

The Auctav Winter Breeding Sale concluded on Wednesday, and a 1/50th share in Persian King (Ire) brought €140,000 on a private bid to top proceedings. Sold as lot 8, the share was acquired by Broadhurst Agency. Persian King stands at Haras d'Etreham and has 16 winners worldwide in his first crop. Three other lots made €25,000 or more, with a 1/48th share in Nirvana Du Berlais (Fr) (lot 4) making €50,000 from B & R Consulting. The stallion resides at Haras de la Hetraie, while his eldest foals are 3-year-olds...

A share in French Classic winner Persian King (Ire) (lot 3B) is one of 14 lots catalogued for the Auctav Winter Breeding Sale. The first-season sire has 14 winners to his name. The sale, which features stallion shares, breeding rights, two broodmares, and a 3-year-old filly, is set for Wednesday, Dec. 11 beginning at 3 p.m. local time. Other lots of note are a share in group sire The Grey Gatsby (Ire) (lot 5B), a stallion share in Beaumec De Houelle (Fr) (lot 4B), a share in Nirvana Du Berlais...

A 1/50th share in first-season sire Hello Youmzain (Fr) (lot 4) brought a sale-topping €250,000 from Laurent Benoit's Broadhurst Agency during Tuesday's Arqana Online November Sale. The son of Kodiac (GB) has 19 winners worldwide. His pair of Group 3 winners are G3 Prix des Chenes hero Misunderstood (Fr), and G3 Prix Eclipse hero Electrolyte (Ire). Kullazain (GB) was third in the G3 Cornwallis Stakes, and Afentiko (Ire) was placed in a French listed affair. He stands for €40,000 at Haras d'Etreham next year. Group 1 sire Kameko's 1/50th (lot...

Havana Grey (GB)'s Cuban Tiger (GB) brought a sale-topping 72,000gns from FMQ Stables to top the Tattersalls Online November Sale on Thursday. Consigned by Spigot Lodge Stables, lot 29 is out of Shirley's Kitten (Kitten's Joy) and won the Listed Burradon Stakes in March. Karl Burke's operation also offered lot 43, Imperial Sovereign (Ire) (Frankel {GB}). The 3-year-old gelding sold to Philip Kirby for 49,000gns. He is out of G1 Prix Saint-Alary third Imperial Charm (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). A breeding right in Sergei Prokofiev (lot 195) brought 31,000gns on the...

King Gold (Fr) (Anodin {Ire}) (lot 50), a winner of the G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest, anchors the catalogue for the Tattersalls Online November Sale, which was released on Thursday. Featuring 109 horses in- and out-of-training, 42 broodmares, 28 yearlings, 11 foals, four stores, and breeding rights in Group 1 sire Ardad (Ire) (lot 194) and first-season sire Sergei Prokofiev (lot 195), the sale will be held on Nov. 20-21. A total of 196 lots will go under the hammer, a new record for the Tattersalls Online platform. King Gold...

Four additional wildcards, led by a share (1/60th) in G1 Prix Jean Prat hero Puchkine (Fr) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) (lot 15), have been added to the Arqana November Online Sale. The sale will be held from 5-7 p.m. local time, excluding extra time, on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The share grants the purchaser two coverings a year in 2025, 2026, and 2027, and one covering per year beginning in 2028. A 1/50th share in Wooded (Ire) (lot 17) will also be offered, with the son of Wootton Bassett (GB) responsible for nine...

Acknowledging that Rich Strike (Keen Ice) will soon be "officially" retired," owner Rick Dawson said Thursday that he has been talking to stallion farms in both Kentucky and New York and hopes to strike a deal shortly so that his 2022 GI Kentucky Derby winner will be available for the upcoming breeding season. "The only reason I haven't officially announced his retirement is that I'm waiting to come to an agreement for stallion rights," Dawson said "Then I can do it all at once, make the announcement that he has...

The catalogue for the Arqana Online November Sale is now available, with 13 lots features either breeding rights or stallion shares that will go under the hammer on Nov. 26 from 5-7p.m. local time. Lot 1 is a 1/50th share in rising French sire Zarak (Fr). The sire of multiple Group 1 winners including G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains Metropolitan (Fr), Zarak's share will entitle the buyer to one covering per year, plus an additional covering every other year. A share (1/50) in exciting French first-crop sire Hello Youmzain (Fr)...

A breeding right in Group 1 sire Cracksman (GB) (lot 92) topped the Tattersalls Online January Sale at 50,000gns to Dan Astbury post sale. The Darley-based sire enjoyed a strong year with his progeny in 2023 anchored by undefeated Classic winner and G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hero Ace Impact (Ire), who now stands at Haras de Beaumont. Astbury said, "I am delighted to have purchased the breeding right in the exciting Cracksman on behalf of a client who is building up a very nice band of broodmares. The...