Ecurie des Monceaux

Margie's Music (Hurricane Run) (lot 211), the dam of two stakes horses including 'TDN Rising Star' presented by Hagyard and Group winner Mr Hollywood (Iquitos), sold for €1 million to Ecurie Des Monceaux's Henri Bozo and the Broadhurst Agency at Arqana's Vente d'Elevage. The 11-year-old mare was offered in foal to Night of Thunder. "She really seems to produce well at the top level," said Bozo of the Haras de la Cour Blanche offering. "I loved her physically. She has the class of Montjeu and Hurricane Run. She's in foal...

Coolmore and Westerberg's €1.7-million Arqana August sale topper Diamond Necklace (St Mark's Basilica) backed up a TDN Rising Star performance at the Curragh last month with a first black-type triumph in Saturday's Listed Ballylinch Stud Irish EBF Ingabelle Stakes at Leopardstown. "I was quite confident when I saw the attitude she had going down to the start and she was really professional," said winning jockey Christophe Soumillon. "She was a little impatient in the stalls and didn't jump out properly. I had to change plans because she was quite far...

DEAUVILLE, FRANCE -- By Monday, it was noticeably quieter around the sales pavilion. The weekenders had packed their bags and many of the Brits had started to make their way back across the Channel, heading north for the promise of four days of top-class racing at York. But, where it mattered, things were still pretty lively, and if you run an auction house, the only action you really want to see is in the ring.  By lunchtime on the final day, six horses costing more than a million euros each...

The mare who never misses, Prudenzia once again had her name in lights at Arqana as her daughter by Night Of Thunder (lot 206) shot straight to the top of the leader board after being bought for €3 million by Amo Racing from Ecurie des Monceaux. "It's a well-used term but she is a collector's item," said Alex Elliott after signing the ticket on the new owner's behalf. "She's got a great body for a filly out of a mare of that age and her sister [Diamond Necklace] was a...

There have been some good recent updates for the family of Paix (Muhaarar) and her Dubawi yearling (lot 181) provided another, albeit in the ring, when selling for €2 million to Anthony Stroud during the final session of the Arqana August Sale. It was the second seven-figure yearling signed for in a matter of minutes by the agent, who was acting on behalf of Godolphin, after the purchase of Haras de Montaigu's Frankel colt for €2.25 million. The Dubawi filly was offered by Ecurie des Monceaux and is a three-parts-sister...

Circle the wagons and sally forth as one, for Deauville is in view, which means only one thing: it'll soon be Christmas. There is, however, a circuitous route to be navigated before we reconvene under the Normandy lights in December. And right now, surely even the older members of the travelling show can lift an enthusiastic heart, along with the odd glass or two, as the summer holidays merge happily with the beginning of the European yearling sales at Arqana and some damn good sport across the road at the...

Irishman Brian Acheson has acquired a minor stake in Ecurie des Monceaux. The news was confirmed by Monceaux's Henri Bozo to Jour De Galop on Wednesday evening. A prominent NH owner under the Robcour banner, Acheson has now handed Bozo more financial firepower to continue the French Flat nursery's consigning dominance at the upcoming Arqana August Yearling Sale. Monceaux has led the vendor table for each of the past 13 years. "I am delighted to have a new partner on board, a successful entrepreneur with dynamic ideas who will strengthen...

Craig Bernick's Audubon Park (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}--Right Hand {GB}, by Lope De Vega {Ire}) delivered a stunning late burst to notch a four-length debut score going 9 1/2 furlongs atop Chantilly's synthetic surface last month and repeated the dose upped to 10 furlongs on the turf with a perfect G1 Prix de Diane audition in Thursday's Listed Prix Rose de Mai at Saint-Cloud. The well-backed 3-5 favourite was smartly into stride from the inside stall and settled into a smooth rhythm behind the leaders in third until slipping to fourth...

There was something to warm the hearts of Flat lovers at Chantilly on Friday as Craig Bernick's newcomer Audubon Park (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}--Right Hand {GB}, by Lope De Vega {Ire}) became one of the late winter's notebook performers with an impressive debut display. From the well-stocked Francis-Henri Graffard stable with all its high-class yardsticks, the blueblood bred by a partnership at Ecurie des Monceaux was the talk of the town heading to post for the 9 1/2-furlong Prix du Chateau de la Reine Blanche for unraced 3-year-old fillies on the...

There was a pair of intriguing newcomers' events staged on Chantilly's Polytrack on Thursday and the fillies' contest saw a taking successful debut for the €700,000 purchase Tigress Of Gaul (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}--Lucerne {GB}, by Frankel {GB}). Sent off the 9-10 favourite for the mile contest, the joint-second highest-priced filly at last year's Arqana Deauville August Yearling Sale tracked the leading quartet early under a patient Aurelien Lemaitre. Taking command with 300 metres remaining, the Tim Donworth-trained bay who is owned by Jose Aguirre-Moreno and her breeder Ecurie des Monceaux...

Lot 180, G1 Preis der Diana runner-up Spanish Eyes (Ger) (Zarak {Fr}) sold for €1,300,000 to Hannah Wall at Arqana. Out of G1 Premio Lydia Tesio heroine Sortilege (Ire) (Tiger Hill {Ire}), the bay was consigned by Ecurie des Monceaux. The 3-year-old filly is a full-sister to G3 Premio Guido e Alessandro Berardelli winner Sirjan (Ger) (Zarak {Fr}). Bred by Gestut Karlshof, Spanish Eyes was a €95,000 buy-back out of the Arqana October Yearling Sale in 2022.   Offered by @EcurieMonceaux at the #VentedElevage, Preis der Diana-German Oaks (Gr.1) runner-up...

This year's Preis der Diana runner-up Spanish Eyes (Ger) has been added to Arqana's December Breeding Stock Sale and will be offered by Ecurie des Monceaux as lot 180 during the opening day of the sale on Saturday, December 7. Trained by Andreas Wohler for owner-breeders Gestut Karlshof, Spanish Eyes made a winning debut over nine furlongs at Hoppegarten in June. That remains her sole victory in five career starts, though she was beaten just a length behind Erle (Ger) (Reliable Man {GB}) in the Preis der Diana, before running...