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Almanzor Share Tops Arqana Online Auction

Six stallion shares and breeding rights were available during the Arqana Online sale on Wednesday, and the top lot was a 1/50th share of European highweight Almanzor (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) that went for €310,000. The share, lot 6, was purchased by Elwick Stud and allows two nominations annually. The Haras d’Etreham resident, whose oldest foals are yearlings, sits second by average on the TDN European First-Crop Sires Sales Statistics page, with 14 yearlings sold for an average of $119,463.

A breeding right in leading first-season sire Mehmas (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) was knocked down to Haras du Mont-dit-Mont for €200,000. Mehmas (lot 4) is already responsible for 42 winners and four stakes-winners including G1 Middle Park S. hero Supremacy (Ire) and G2 Gimcrack S. victor Minzaal (Ire).

Stephen Hillen snapped up a 1/50th share (lot 2) in Le Havre (Ire) (Noverre) for €175,000. The sire of 40 black-type winners, the dark bay celebrated the win of Wonderful Tonight (Fr) in the G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares S. last month, one of five Group 1 winners for the 14-year-old.

Lot 5, a breeding right in Group 1 sire Showcasing (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), was sold to Broadhurst Agency for €130,000. His Mohaather (GB) saluted in the G1 Sussex S. earlier this year, giving the stallion three Group 1 winners among his 45 black-type winners.

A share in NH stallion No Risk At All (Fr) (My Risk {Fr}) (lot 3) went to Racing D for €60,000. The sixth lot was a 1/50th share in successful sire Siyouni (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}) (lot 1) which was bought back for €850,000.

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Florida Thoroughbred Charities Launches Online Auction

Florida Thoroughbred Charities has launched a virtual auction that will run until noon on November 8. Sponsored by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association, Horse Capital Television and Florida Equine Communications, this auction raises needed funds for Thoroughbred retirement and youth education programs.

Items include racing memorabilia, halters of champion racehorses and broodmares, unique artwork, handcrafted goods, quality services, and one-of-a-kind experiences.

View auction items here.

Learn ore about FTBOA and Florida Thoroughbred Charities here.

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Annual Bluebonnet Horse Expo Going Virtual In October

Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society recently announced that they're taking their annual Bluebonnet Horse Expo virtual for 2020. The online event will be held October 10 through the 18.

“This will be our fourteenth Bluebonnet Horse Expo and while we look forward to seeing everyone each year, we also want to keep the public safe. We didn't want to cancel the Expo because of the pandemic, so we decided to go virtual instead,” says Bluebonnet's Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Williams.

The event, which is an educational event, fundraiser for Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society and adoption event for the rescue is normally held in the Austin, Texas, area. This year, however, the event will be online so horse lovers from anywhere in the world can participate!

Those who purchase a ticket will get access to video presentations by horse trainers and other equine professionals as well as live online Q&A sessions with some of the presenters. Topics will cover a wide range of themes including training, behavior and equine health.

There will also be an online auction, an online/virtual horse show, and video introductions to the horses living at the rescue's many foster homes. The rescue will also conduct a fundraiser during the Expo to help raise funds to care for formerly abused, abandoned and neglected horses.

Horses will be available for adoption to approved adopters throughout Texas for half-price during the entire month of October.

The Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge, a competition in which professional trainers and amateur horsemen and women work with a rescue horse for four months, will still take place in person, but attendance will be limited to pre-approved adopters. The rescue plans to livestream the Challenge competition on its Facebook page on October 17.

Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society is a non-profit organization that helps rescue horses, ponies, mules, and donkeys from negligent and abusive owners. The COVID-19 pandemic caused the rescue to cancel one fundraiser and donations are down for the rescue this year, so it is hopes that the Expo and donation drive will raise some of the funds necessary to help horses throughout the next year.

Tickets are available here.

There are still sponsorship opportunities available, and the organization needs donations of horse equipment and farm/ranch/western themed art-work, jewelry and home décor for the live auction. All donations are tax deductible.

For more information, click here or call 888-542-5163.

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Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearling Showcase Kicks Off Wednesday

With the Fasig-Tipton July Yearling Sale, Saratoga Selected Yearling Sale and New York-Bred Yearling Sale all canceled, the sale’s company offers a combination of all three auctions Sept. 9-10 at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington, Kentucky, in the Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase.

“It was a situation where we had to develop alternatives as it became apparent that the July Sale could not be conducted,” Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning said. “At about the same time, it also became apparent it would be very, very difficult, if not impossible, to have a traditional sale in Saratoga. We believe this format is the best alternative and we have been positively received by consignors, who have supported us with really good horses. 2020 has been a year of adaptation and a year of making the best of the cards you are dealt. I think we have done a good job of that, but we fell good about the quality of horses and the reception we have gotten from buyers so far as well.”

In addition to the revised format, sale attendees will also encounter a series of new protocols at Fasig-Tipton in-keeping with the recommended COVID-19 guidelines. Attendance at the sale will be limited and all interested parties must apply for a credential on the Virtual Badge smart phone app.

“There will be reduced capacity in the pavilion and temperature screening to gain access to the grounds,” said Browning. “Access will be limited and everyone has to apply for the virtual badge to gain access. Everyone, but the buyers, have to have a negative COVID-19 test. We have to wipe down the common area spaces, wear face shields in the sales office, modify food service. We have also put up two large tents to create more outdoor spaces to make people feel more comfortable. We have internet bidding and increased phone bidding.”

The Selected Yearlings Showcase catalogue is comprised of 662 yearlings, the first 178 of which are New York-breds. Selling begins at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 with hips 1-330 and continues Sept. 10 with hips 331-662.

Stallions represented in the catalogue include American Pharoah, Candy Ride (Arg), Constitution, Curlin, the late Empire Maker, Into Mischief, Malibu Moon, Medaglia d’Oro, Nyquist, Quality Road and Uncle Mo. There will also be yearlings on offer from the first crop of several exciting young stallions, such as the late Arrogate, Classic Empire, Connect, Cupid, Gun Runner, Lord Nelson, Mastery, Mohaymen and Practical Joke.

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