Diverse Catalogue Of Juveniles For Osarus La Teste Breeze-Up Sale

A total of 83 juveniles have been entered in the Osarus La Teste Breeze-Up Sale catalogue which was released on Tuesday.

Past graduates of the sale include G2 Prix de Malleret winner Rue Boissonade (Fr) (Seabhac). Set for Apr. 10 with the breezes the day prior, the sale contains 2-year-olds by 60 sires like Almanzor (Fr), Charm Spirit (Ire), Galileo Gold (GB), Galiway (GB), Havana Gold (Ire), Kodi Bear (Ire), Le Havre (Ire), Make Believe (GB), Mehmas (Ire), Profitable (Ire), Ten Sovereigns (Ire), Territories (Ire), and Zarak (Fr). There is also ample representation from younger sires like Blue Point (Ire), Calyx (GB), and Study Of Man (Ire), and sires with their first juveniles–Arizona (Ire), Circus Maximus (Ire), Far Above (Ire), Hello Youmzain (Fr), Sands Of Mali (Fr), Shaman (Ire), Threat (Ire) and Wooded (Ire).

Some lots of note include a Shaman half-sister to Group 1-placed Felix (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) (Lot 54); Nuit d'Ivresse (Fr) (Henrythenavigator)'s Galiway filly (lot 66); a Zarak colt who is a relative of Erevann (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}); lot 26, a Zarak filly out of the Group 2-placed Corporate Queen (Colonel John); a Blue Point filly (lot 40) who is kin to Camelot (GB); and lot 55, a filly by Almanzor and from the family of Group 1 winner Alterite (Fr) (Literato {Fr}).

The breezes will takes place at 2 p.m. local time on Apr. 9 and be streamed on the Osarus website. The sale begins at 4:30 p.m. French time the day after.

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Tuesday’s Observations: Debut for Arqana Breeze Up Topper

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Tuesday's Observations features No Retreat, last year's Arqana May Breeze Up topper.

19.00 Newcastle, Novice, £11,400, 3yo/up, 8f 5y (AWT)
NO RETREAT (IRE) (Siyouni {Fr}) is a key debutante on a quiet day, having topped the charts at last year's Arqana May Breeze Up Sale when selling to Oliver St Lawrence Bloodstock for €1.2million. Carrying the silks of Victorious Racing and hailing from the Roger Varian stable, he is a son of the dual listed scorer Isabel De Urbina (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), a full-sister to the G2 Lancashire Oaks winner Manuela De Vega (Ire).

 

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Trainer Cormac Farrell Buys Famous Copper Beech Stables

There is a new name over the door at Copper Beech Stables, one of the finest training establishments in Ireland, with trainer Cormac Farrell confirming that he has taken over the yard from Michael Halford.

It was last February when Halford, who had sent out almost 500 winners from Copper Beech Stables in 16 full seasons, including Group 1 scorer Casamento (Ire), announced that he had taken the decision to combine forces with Tracey Collins under the banner of Conyngham Lodge. 

Farrell, a respected trainer in his own right but perhaps best known for trading horses at the point-to-point and breeze-up sales, bought the property alongside business partner and well-known owner Douglas Taylor shortly after that announcement. 

The new owners are already up-and-running at Copper Beech Stables after Farrell sent out two winners on the track in recent months. However, the trainer explained that he will be concentrating predominantly on trading at the point-to-point and breeze-up sales rather than running horses from the famous yard for the foreseeable future.

He said, “Douglas and I are lucky that we were able to come in and buy Copper Beech Stables. It's an incredibly exciting venture and the facilities here are second to none. We have put our own stamp on the place and upgraded some of the facilities further with a schooling strip and a Wexford sand gallop to train the point-to-point horses. It's hugely exciting for us.”

Farrell, who used to form part of Leamore Horses alongside Anna Calder, enjoyed something of a banner first year when consigning under his own name as CF Bloodstock in 2023. He topped the Tattersalls Guineas Sale when his Zoffany (Ire) colt, later named Bracken's Laugh (Ire), sold for 200,000gns to Ted Durcan and Richard Hughes on behalf of Bernadine and Sean Mulryan. 

Bracken's Laugh: sold for 200,000gns | Tattersalls

Along with Bracken's Laugh, who was a stylish winner of his maiden on debut at Newbury and wasn't beaten far in a Group 1 on his only other start, Farrell secured some notable results at the Tattersalls Craven Sale when three horses sold for a combined figure of 510,000gns. 

“We've had some good horses through our hands and topped the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up Sale last year,” he said. “That was my first year operating under my own name as CF Bloodstock so that meant a lot. Bracken's Laugh was bought by Ted Durcan and Richard Hughes and he could be a very nice horse going forward for connections.”

He added, “When Anna [Calder] and I had Leamore Horses, we met Douglas and have just been very lucky together. Douglas is rowing in alongside me on this venture and has invested in Copper Beech Stables. We've had some nice Jet Aways (GB) together and, the first one we bought, Jet Plane (Ire), has gone on to win plenty of races. Jet Powered (Ire) is another and, while he has had his issues, he could be a nice horse for Nicky Henderson.”

Farrell is said to have almost 60 horses fully moved into Copper Beech Stables, with the lion's share of those being prepared for the breeze-ups and the remainder for point-to-points. There are just a handful of horses to run on the track, but that is not to say the trainer would be against adding more numbers for that sphere in time.

He explained, “It's working well and, as I said, last year was my first operating under CF Bloodstock so hopefully we can build on it in 2024. Douglas is involved in many of our horses but we have lots of other investors, too. 

“We have a mixture of point-to-point and breeze-up horses here and, while we do run a few on the track, invariably they would be horses that either missed a sale or failed to sell for whatever reason. 

“I like to trade horses, predominantly, and, while we'd be open to taking more horses to train for the track, we're always looking at those who have some upside and might be traded on at some point. You have to do that in Ireland in order to survive.”

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Breeze-Up Session Catalogue Unveiled By Tattersalls Online

The first ever Tattersalls Online breeze-up session will feature 24 juveniles, with the initial catalogue released on Tuesday. Part of the Tattersalls Online June Sale on June 7-8, the juveniles will breeze on Friday, May 19, at Dundalk Stadium beginning at 10 a.m.

Some of the notable lots on offer include a colt by Starspangledbanner (Aus) consigned by Katie Walsh's Greenhills Farm; a filly by Highland Reel (Ire) who is a half-sister to G3 1000 Guineas Trial winner Empowering (Ire) (Encosta De Lago {Aus}) from P & C Bloodstock; and a Phoenix Of Spain (Ire) filly out of Dukinta (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), herself a half-sister to Group 2 winner and Group 1-placed Grandeur (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}), will be offered by Brown Brothers Bloodstock.

Divided between seven colts and 17 fillies, a total of 21 sires are represented, including Ardad (Ire), Dandy Man (Ire), Gleneagles (Ire), Sir Percy (GB), Teofilo (Ire), Inns Of Court (Ire), Sioux Nation, Belardo (Ire), El Kabeir, Eqtidaar (Ire), Estidhkaar (Ire), Free Eagle (Ire), Galileo Gold (GB), Kuroshio (Aus), Profitable (Ire), Tasleet (GB), and Yoshida (Jpn).

Breeze-up footage will be available on Friday, May 26. Wildcards will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17.

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