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A 15-strong draft from the Aga Khan Studs is the highlight of the Goffs Autumn Horses-in-Training Sale catalogue that is now online. The sale, which starts at 10 a.m., will begin on Monday, November 3 and will be followed by the Autumn Yearling Sale, which runs until November 5. Among the lots from the Aga Khan Studs are two-time winner Esherann (Wootton Bassett) (lot 90); the winner and G3 Royal Whip Stakes second Tangapour (Wootton Bassett) (lot 93); Reyenzi (Saxon Warrior) (lot 91), who won his maiden by five lengths...

The Group 1-placed G3 Prix des Chenes hero Misunderstood (Hello Youmzain) (lot 372) is one of the highlights of Arqana's Autumn Sale catalogue which was revealed on Saturday. The sale is responsible for top-level graduates under both codes, and in addition to Misunderstood, will also offer group winners Midak (Footstepsinthesand) (lot 374) and Roshvar (Siyouni) (lot 375). Among the stores and NH yearlings are siblings to Grade 1 winners St Donats (Saint Des Saints) (lot 534); Jade De Grugy (Doctor Dino) (lot 540), Ches Demonmirail (Doctor Dino) (lot 603); Stormy...

The winner Wapeka (Dubawi) (lot 26) is one of two new wildcards for Saturday's Arqana Arc Sale. Consigned by Jamie Railton, the son of Wekeela (Hurricane Run), herself a €1-million Arc Sale grad, won his second start at Craon on September 28. Wekeela was successful in the G3 Prix Chloe and GIII Matchmaker Stakes and was placed in the G1 Prix Saint-Alary, GI Jenny Wiley Stakes, and GI Gamely Stakes. The other new wildcard addition to the catalogue is Fire Warning (The Grey Gatsby) (lot 52), who ran second in...

Stewards will be able to declare a horse a non-runner in any race without starting stalls if they deem that contender has been denied a fair start after a rule change was made by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). Beginning next Wednesday, the rule change brings both NH and Flat together. There was already a similar rule in place since last May for horses jumping from the starting stalls. Stewards will be able to deem a horse a non-runner if they believe the horse did not get a fair start...

Yearling fillies by Rubaiyat and Ardad led the way during Saturday's Auctav Flat Yearling Sale. The duo each made €20,000 on the bids of Herald Bloodstock and Anna and Moa Sundstrom of Coulonces, respectively. Sold as lot 43, the daughter of Rubaiyat and Kaiserwiese (Sholokhov) was consigned by Haras du Long Champ. She is a half-sister to dual Group 3 winner Kronprinz (Lord Of England) and the group-placed King (Lord Of England. Later in the day, lot 72, a half-sister to the stakes-placed Love Interest (Time Test), went through the...

Julian Richmond-Watson and Simon Mockridge were each honoured with separate awards during the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (TBA) Flat Breeders' Awards, sponsored by Watership Down Stud at Chippenham Park on Wednesday evening. Formerly the chairman of the TBA and now filling that same role at the Thoroughbred Group since 2023 as well as being a board member of the Horseracing Betting Levy Board (HBLB) and a member of the British Horseracing Association (BHA) Flat Pattern Committee, Richmond-Watson received the Andrew Devonshire Bronze which acknowledges outstanding achievement and contribution to the British...

The catalogue for the Arqana Summer Sale, featuring over 560 horses bred under both codes, is now available online. Past graduates include Mgheera (Zoustar), a multiple group winner on the Flat, while in the jumping sphere, Game Of Storm (Motivator), Haiti Couleurs (Dragon Dancer), Mambonumberfive (Born To Sea) and Nietzsche Has (Zarak) all won over hurdles in France and across the channel. Set for June 30-July 3, the sale features 73 Flat-bred 2-year-olds, 160 2- and 3-year-old NH stores, as well as 88 mares and fillies-out-of-training. Juveniles will be put...

Almanzor (Fr)'s Miss Manzor (GB) brought a sale-topping 29,000gns from Conor McGlone during the final day of the Tattersalls Online April Sale on Wednesday. Offered as lot 23 by Willie Mullins's Closutton Stables, the 5-year-old mare has placed at Grade 2 level. Closutton was the sale's leading consignor, with the 120-rated chaser Iris Emery (Fr) (Spanish Moon) (lot 19) making 25,000gns to trainer Neil King; and the Grade 3 winner Uncle Phil (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}) (lot 36) hammering for 14,000gns to Chester Williams. On the Flat side...

Grade 3 winner West Balboa (Ire) (Yeats {Ire}) (lot 38) leads a 62-strong catalogue for the Tattersalls Online April Sale. Scheduled for Tuesday Apr. 1 through Wednesday Apr. 2, the sale features 45 horses in- and out-of-training, nine broodmares, four yearlings, three point-to-pointers and one store. West Balboa was runner-up in the G1 Challow Novices' Hurdle and is out of the Fleminsfirth mare Rostellan (Ire), herself a half-sister to Grade 2 winner Clew Bay Cove (Ire) (Anshan {GB}). Another Grade 3 winner in the jumps sphere is Uncle Phil (Ire)...

A total of 93 lots have been catalogued for the Tattersalls Online March Sale on Mar. 4-5, including Willie Mullins's Closutton Stables-consigned Horantzau D'Airy (Fr) (Legolas {Jpn}) who holds an entry in the Grand National. Sold as lot 25, the gelding is one of 66 horses in- and out-of-training in the sale. He was third in the G3 Novice Hurdle at the Galway Festival last summer, and was also second in both the G3 Kerry National at Listowel in September and the G3 Munster National at Limerick a month later....

Never Risk (Fr) (No Risk At All {Fr}) is one of seven wildcards that have been added to the Tattersalls Online February Sale. Set for Feb. 11-12, the sale now features 137 lots across both Flat and National Hunt spheres. Offered as lot 136, the bay has won two races over hurdles at Pau in his past three starts and is a half-brother to listed-winning hurdler Loquas (Fr) (It's Gino {Ger}), who also ran second in the G3 Grande Course de Haies de Printemps Handicap Hurdle. Other entries include Enjoy...

A total of 390 lots have been catalogued for the two-day Goffs February Sale, which begins on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The mixed catalogue features both Flat and National Hunt horses including short yearlings, 2-year-olds, horses-in-training, stores, and fillies and broodmares. Some of the Flat-bred short yearlings on offer were sired by Baaeed (GB), Blue Point (Ire), Sioux Nation, Camelot (GB), Dark Angel (Ire), Havana Grey (Ire), Mehmas (Ire), and No Nay Never (Ire) among others. Among the National Hunt short yearlings, sires Blue Bresil (Fr), Goliath Du Berlais (Fr), Nirvana...