Haras de Bois Roussel

A new name appeared on the European sales circuit in 2021 with the birth of the French company Auctav, a composite of the words 'Auction Avantage'. Auctav sought to create an opportunity to the advantage of the bloodstock industry in France and beyond from the chaos wrought on the bloodstock industry by the Covid-imposed travel restrictions. It founded an online sales platform across the range of racing disciplines, featuring not just Flat and National Hunt sales, but also those for trotters and Arabian horses. As the established sales houses explored...

Auctav will conduct its first sale exclusively dedicated to Flat horses on Saturday, Oct. 14. Offered both online at Auctav's website and at Haras de Bois Roussel, the catalogue includes horses in training and yearlings, in addition to broodmares and foals. Highlighting the broodmares is lot 84, Lovera (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}), who is in foal to Hello Youmzain (Fr); Sommerfee (Fr) (Casamento {Ire}) (lot 67), who is responsible for four black-type performers carrying to Recoletos (Fr); and Piscine De Ruinart (GB) (Zoffany {Ire}) (lot 76), who is the sister of...

The second edition of the Auctav NH Sale, set for Haras de Bois Roussel on Sept. 14, features over 100 lots and the catalogue is now online. The sale begins at 12:30 p.m. local time. Offerings range from foals, yearlings, 2-year-olds, stores, and horses-in-training to broodmares, with lot 100B, Suprem Dream (Fr) (Saint Des Saints {Fr}), one of the lots of note. A late supplement, the 3-year-old gelding is unraced, but is a half-brother to We Have A Dream (Fr) (Martaline {GB}), a dual Grade 1 winner at Chepstow and...

Auctav will host its sale of foals, yearlings, broodmares, and horses in training at Haras de Bois Roussel Oct. 14, with inspections taking place Oct. 12-13. The exclusively Flat sale auction will be held both on site and online. "Thanks to our installation at Bois Roussel, we can expand our ambitions and provide optimized conditions for hosting horses," Arnaud Angéliaume, CEO of Auctav, said. "Our first visitors were so impressed that it quickly became evident to establish this new sale for flat horses. We are delighted to have met their...