I Want The Winner

The November Live Bid Session will begin from 4-5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 24, I Want The Winner announced on Wednesday. The six-strong catalogue includes a trio of National Hunt performers, one foal, and the dam and sister of G1 Prix Royal-Oak heroine Iresine (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}), Inanga (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) (lot 3) and Purple Lady (Fr) (Joshua Tree {Ire}) (lot 5), respectively. Please go to I Want The Winner's website to register to bid and for more information.

The next online sale at iwantthewinner.com is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 24 and will feature a pair of relations to recent G1 Prix Royal Oak winner Iresine (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}). Catalogued as lot 3 is Inanga (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), the dam of the five-year-old stayer, who also won this year's G2 Qatar Prix Foy on Arc Trials weekend in September. The is the Marquise de Moratalla family that also includes the dual Group 3-placed In Chambers (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) and Group 3 winner Roi de Rome (Time for...

Debut winner Jade De Grugy (Fr) (Doctor Dino {Fr}), who triumphed at first asking at Saint-Brieuc, brought €230,000 to top the latest I Want The Winner online sale. The AQPS 3-year-old filly sold to PB Bloodstock's H. Kirk and will be transferred to the yard of Willie Mullins. PB Bloodstock said, "This filly has all the guarantees: a lot of scope, a high-level pedigree, and a very encouraging performance on her debuts. She ticks all the boxes to become a good recruit over jumps." The other lot to sell on...

A share in top National Hunt stallion No Risk At All (Fr) (My Risk {Fr}) headlines the next I Want The Winner Sale on July 4-5. The chestnut's share sells as lot 8. Besides the stallion share, the sale offers horses with National Hunt pedigrees and some Arabian broodmares. Bidding will begin on July 4 at 5 p.m. French time and end 24 hours later. Among the mares set to be sold is Don'tyoudare (Fr) (Konig Turf {Ger}) who is carrying to G1 Derby hero Pour Moi (Ire) as lot...

A mixed catalogue of both Flat and National Hunt horses was released by I Want The Winner on Thursday. Slated to begin on Apr. 20 at 5 p.m., the sale will end 24 hours later at 5 p.m. local time on Apr. 21. The online sale features horses like four-time winner Winter Warmth (Ire) (Fast Company {Ire}) (lot 1), lot 3, Loverdose (Fr) (Joshua Tree {Fr}), a half-brother to G1 Melbourne Cup runner-up Max Dynamite (Fr) (Great Journey {Jpn}); and black-type mare Don't Teutch (Fr) (Country Reel) (lot 4), who...

The I Want The Winner Sale will be held over two days--beginning Apr. 20 at 10am and will continue through Thursday Apr. 21 at 5pm. The mixed sale will feature horses in training, broodmares, stores and stallion shares. The IWW team are currently accepting entries. "You just need to read the trade press to realize the exponential growth of online sales around the world," said Valentin Adam. "The simplicity of the transactions, of the sale and the automation of the legal proceedings allow sellers to complete their transactions without delay....

Chataignier (Fr) (Sri Putra {GB}), who won the Listed Prix Camille Dubosc over jumps at Pau, has been added to the first online auction conducted by I Want The Winner. A winner on the Flat, Chataignier was trained initially by Edouard Monfort, and he then joined jumping trainer Gabriel Leenders. "He is a high quality horse, ready to go hurdling overseas," said Leenders. Slated for Feb. 9 from 4-5 p.m. French time, the auction also features the winning AQPS Ip Up (Fr) (Secret Singer {Fr}) and the maiden winner Joviale...

The first online auction conducted by I Want The Winner will be held on Feb. 9 from 4 to 5 p.m. French time. A platform to buy and sell racehorses on the internet, I Want The Winner is offering AQPS Ip Up (Fr) (Secret Singer {Fr}) and she will be consigned by Donatien Sourdeau de Beauregard. The 4-year-old filly won first out and she is out of a winning sister to Cheltenham Festival winner Easysland (Fr) (Gentlewave {Ire}). Completing the online auction is the 3-year-old filly Joviale Bere (Fr) (Pedro...

Emeric Biaudis has joined the I Want The Winner team in the role of business development. Biaudis, who is from a family of Purebred Arabian and Thoroughbred breeders, has a Masters in Equine Science and Business (MESB) from the agricultural college of Dijon and a Masters in Sports Management. His role will entail participating in the development of the IWW platform, setting up new functionalities, corrections and adaptation of computer systems. In addition, he will also be in charge of identifying interesting Purebred Arabian profiles for the platform. "I have...

The Famous Five (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) will be sent hurdling after bringing €250,000 from Guy Petit acting for Venetia Williams Racing during the latest I Want The Winner Sale. Trained by Henri-Alex Pantall, the 3-year-old colt is a dual winner at Fontainebleau in March and at Vichy on Aug. 15. In foal to Cokoriko (Fr) (Robin des Champs {Fr}), Apple's Maelys (Fr) (Saddler Maker {Ire}) was knocked down for €60,000 to Guy Petit on behalf of Matthieu da Costa Noble's Haras de Tonnencourt. The full-sister to Grade 1 winner Apple's...

Nicolas Lefevre will serve as a bloodstock consultant for I Want The Winner, which launched on Mar. 15. Lefevre, who started his own bloodstock agency Equos Racing International in 2018, previously worked for Louis Le Metayer among others during a lengthy spell in Australia and New Zealand. Earlier in his career, Lefevre spent time at Cheveley Park Stud in the UK and His Highness The Aga Khan's Gilltown Stud in Ireland for two consecutive breeding seasons. Lefevre will also assist in promoting the development of the online sales platform. "It's...

Camille Demercastel has joined online sales platform I Want The Winner as communication and marketing manager. Demercastel grew up going racing in France and as well as working in the e-commerce sector, she spent a year at Lane's End Farm in Kentucky. Demercastel will work on development of I Want The Winner's online platform, implement communication strategy and be the point of contact for clientele on use of the tool. "I'm delighted to be part of this innovative project which aims to accentuate the savoir faire of all the professionals...