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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...

A 16-strong catalogue for the Tattersalls Cheltenham December Sale, which will be held after racing on Dec. 13, is now available. Featuring a boutique group of point-to-pointers and horses-in-training, the sale will remain open to supplementary entries through Dec. 9. G2 Albert Bartlett Novices' Chase winner Potters Charm (Ire) is an alumni of the 2023 edition of the sale, while other graduates include Grade 1 winners Shishkin (Ire), Sir Gerhard (Ire) and Fayonagh (Ire). Some of the select offerings for the 2024 edition are as follows: Heron In The Park...

Listed winner Newlook (Fr) (New Bay {GB}) (lot 443) and three other wildcards have been added to the Arqana Autumn Sale, which will be held on Monday, Nov. 18. This brings the total number of lots over 260, with Flat winner Delire (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) (lot 424) another late addition. He is a brother to group winner Devil (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) and a half-brother to dual group winner Sober (Fr) (Camelot {GB}). Lot 442, Bibe Mus (Fr) (Camelot {GB}), is a winner over 2000 metres at second asking from the...

A colt foal by Walk In The Park (Ire) (lot 7) and a Nathaniel (Ire) filly (lot 38) each brought a sale-topping price of £70,000 during Friday's Goffs British NH Breeders' Showcase. The former, consigned by Swanbridge Bloodstock, Ltd., was sold to Gerry Aherne and is a grandson of Grade 1 hurdle winner Quevega (Fr) (Robin Des Champs {Fr}). His dam is a half-sister to Weatherbys Champion Bumper hero Facile Vega (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}). Aherne, a key member of the Coolmore team, said, "He's a beautiful horse...

A total of 28 yearlings have been supplemented to the Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale on Nov. 5-7. Catalogued as lots 791-819, they will be offered on Thursday, the final session of the sale. Thirteen yearlings are eligible for next year's Goffs Two Million Series which offers a guaranteed prize fund of €2,000,000 in the Goffs €1 Million Bonus Race Series which will see 20 bonuses of €50,000 paid to qualified winners of a series of 2-year-old maidens in Ireland and the UK as well as Europe's richest 2-year-old race, the...

She Is For Me Boys (GB) (Clovis Du Berlais {Fr}) and 159 other lots are part of the Tattersalls Online October Sale catalogue which was released on Thursday. The sale, which runs from Oct. 24-25, features 102 horses in- and out-of-training, 30 yearlings, 17 broodmares, four foals, four stores, and three point-to-pointers. Sold as lot 86, She Is For Me Boys won her point-to-point debut at Toomebridge on Oct. 5. Her family features Queen Mother Champion Chase winner Klairon Davis (Fr) (Rose Laurel {Ire}). Grade 3 hurdle winner Aramax (Ger)...

Following the 180-strong Arqana November Yearling Sale on Nov. 16, the Autumn Sale will take place from Nov. 18-21 in Deauville. The catalogue features 290 Flat and National Hunt horses-in-training during the Monday session; 60 2-year-old stores start Tuesday's trade followed by 197 National Hunt yearlings, which also will be sold on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The final day sees 83 well-bred foals and 130 fillies and mares go under the hammer. All sessions begin at 11 a.m. each day. High-class past graduates of the sale include this year's Grand National...

Anchored by the Group 2-placed stakes winner Mgheera (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}) (lot 64), the catalogue for the Tattersalls Online September Sale from Sept. 18-19, is now online. Rated 107 by Timeform, the daughter of Zoustar is joined by 170 other lots ranging a breeding right in Classic-winning sire Phoenix Of Spain (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) (lot 171), to broodmare Biri's Angel (Ire) (Sir Prancealot {Ire}) in foal to Sergei Prokofiev as lot 154. There is also a Too Darn Hot (GB) yearling filly (lot 131), as well as 118...

For the third consecutive year, Arqana's Summer Sale broke the €10-million barrier by gross, with 326 lots (67%) marked as sold from 488 offered in Deauville. Buyers, more selective than in 2023 when the sale boasted an 83% clearance rate, paid €10,711,000 across the three day stand. However, the 2024 catalogue was bolstered by an additional 113 horses compared to the 2023 version. The average closely tracked last year's edition as well at €32,856 (-3%), while the median dropped 19% to €16,000. Thursday's session, which featured breeding stock, added €1,142,500...

A select eight-lot catalogue for the Arqana Online March Sale was released on Thursday. Set for Thursday, Mar. 28 from 3-5 p.m. French time, the sale features debut winner Chiaraniya (Fr) (Toronado {Ire}) (lot 7), who is related to Group 1 winners Going Global (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) and Tiggy Wiggy (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}). The remaining lots all hail from the National Hunt sphere with six horses-in-training including the listed-placed Kantagua Du Large (Fr) (Great Pretender {Ire}) (lot 6) and the winning AQPS Joyeux Coco (Fr) (Cokoriko {Fr}) (lot 8). Broodmare...