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When Luca Cumani retired from training it wasn't long before he and his wife, Sara, starting making a name for themselves as successful consignors. With last year's Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 1 being their most successful so far, the couple reflect on their operation.

Volatile was well represented with his first yearlings at Fasig-Tipton's July and Saratoga sales, but he broke out at Keeneland September with a $1.15 million Book 1 yearling. The Three Chimneys sire has been in high demand throughout the yearling sales season and his connections believe his progeny will be making headlines early as 2-year-olds next year.

The Penn family was represented by their first seven-figure yearling at Keeneland September with an Uncle Mo colt that brought $1.35 million. Now, they're on to Book 3 where they will send six yearlings through the ring

Ramiro Restrepo has had what he calls a "life-changing" year in 2023, winning the Kentucky Derby with Mage. Now, he's back at Arqana with a yearling he bought last year as a December weanling for 60,000 euros. Friday night, he'll look to hit another home run when he sells him at Arqana's marquee sale, the August sale of Selected Yearlings.

In 2017, Sottsass sold at the Arqana August yearling sale; now, the first yearlings by the Arc de Triomphe and French Derby winner are set to go through the ring. We talk to his owner, Peter Brant, and bloodstock agent Michel Zerolo, about what to expect.

Not many people have heard of Thirty Year Farm--yet. Kristen Esler hopes that someday soon, it will be a different story. Six years ago, Kristen and Matt Esler founded Thirty Year Farm. Now, they are sending their first horse to the prestigious Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale: an Authentic filly, who is a half-sister to MGISW Casa Creed (Jimmy Creed), will sell with Paramount Sales as Hip 227.

TDNtv is out and about for the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May Sale.

Four-time Grade I winner McKinzie was well-represented with his first crop of weanlings at the breeding stock sales. Gainesway's Ryan Norton explains why it's the perfect time to breed to McKinzie.

The Castlebridge Consignment, which has bases in Newmarket and at Castlebridge Stud in County Meath, Ireland, has been absent from the Arqana sales grounds since 2017, but this week they returned with a group of nine fillies in training, broodmare prospects and mares in foal that will sell in Saturday's select session.

The famed Haras du Quesnay prepares for the final dispersal of their breeding stock at the Arqana Vente d'Elevage Sale.

G1 Matron Stakes winner Pearls Galore is one of the headline acts for the Tattersalls Sceptre Sessions and along with her impressive race record she hails from a strong maternal family that should continue to develop with the help of her owner breeder Andreas Putsch of Haras de Saint Pair. Her trainer Paddy Twomey tells us more about Pearls Galore.

Team Valor have a reputation for selling high class fillies who have gone on to become top broodmares and at this year's Tattersalls Sceptre Sessions they are offering La Petite Coco who is G1 winner. Barry Irwin of Team Valor outlines the reason why La Petite Coco is an interesting prospect.