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Quintet Of Wild Cards Join Arqana Summer Sale

Five more wild cards were added to the Arqana Summer Sale in Deauville on Friday. Scheduled for June 30-July 1, the two-day stand has gained lot 420, the Pia and Joakim Brandt-trained Areen (Giant's Causeway), who is a half-brother to the stakes horse Royale By Nature (Ire) (Myboycharlie {Ire}). Alexandra Rosa will consign the placed Queen Clemence (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) (lot 442) from the family of G1 Prix du Jockey Club hero Blue Canari (Fr) (Acatenango {Ger}); while Daddy Long Legs (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}) (lot 443), out of the listed winner Private Eye (Fr) (American Post {GB}) will be offered by Nicolas Clement. Lot 444, Afadil (Fr) (Camelot {GB}), has won over 2200 metres for trainer Francis-Henri Graffard, and is related to the group winners Ashkalani (Ire) (Soviet Star), Gengis (Fr) (King's Best), and Shafaraz (Fr) (Levmoss {GB}). Francois Nicolle sends the listed hurdle scorer Mombasa (Fr) (Martaline {GB}) through the ring as lot 500.

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Tattersalls Ascot March Catalogue Released

The catalogue for the Mar. 31 Tattersalls Ascot March Sale is now online. Comprised of 102 lots, there are 22 fillies and mares in/out of training, 63 colts and geldings in/out of training, 11 point-to-pointers, a pair of 2-year-olds and four store horses. Many leading stables have horses catalogued, including Barbury Castle Stables, Bective Stud, Closutton Stables, Cullentra House, Godolphin, Kingsley Park, Lodge Hill Stables, Saxon Gate and Park House Stables. Of the nine lots consigned by Godolphin, Angel's Thunder (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) (lot 59) is the highlight, as an unraced relative of the G1 Oaks heroine Qualify (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}). A point-to-point bumper winner at Great Trethew, Valereum Bridge (Ire) (Fame And Glory {GB}) (lot 83) will go through the ring from Shannon Lodge Stables. Petit Mouchoir (Fr) (Al Namix {Fr}) (lot 125), who won the G1 Irish Champion Hurdle, hails from the draft of Bective Stud. Entries will be accepted through Mar. 28.

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Joint Toppers at Tattersalls Online

The Tattersalls Online August 17th Sale concluded its one-day run on Tuesday with co-toppers at 26,000gns. The Kodi Kid (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}), lot 24, was the first of the pair to sell and was picked up by Paul Wildes from the consignment of Andrew Balding's Park House Stables. A two-time winner from six starts so far, the 3-year-old gelding is rated 87 and is out of a half-sister to Scandinavian champion sprinter Easy Road (GB) (Compton Place {GB}), who won the G3 Polar Cup.

Matching The Kodi Kid's price was National Hunt prospect Rotten Row (Ire) (Leading Light {Ire}) (lot 35), who went to Timmy O'Byrne. Consigned by Joseph O'Brien's Carriganog Racing, Rotten Row is a winner of his only start, a NH flat race at Roscommon, and is out of a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Chasing Cars (Ire) (Supreme Leader).

Bidding for G2 Coventry S. runner-up Eldrickjones (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}) (lot 10) and stakes winner and G3 Solario S. third Apollo One (GB) (Equiano {Fr}) (lot 26) reached 280,00gns and 250,000gns, respectively, but neither horse was marked as sold.

At the end of the day's trade, 12 of the 28 lots offered found new homes for a gross of 120,500gns. The average was 10,042gns and the median was 5,650gns.

After the conclusion of the Tattersalls Online Aug. 17th Sale, Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony commented, “The Tattersalls Online platform continues to prove its worth as a convenient alternative to conventional sales, and our sixth online sale has again shown consistent demand from buyers at all levels of the market for the diverse range of flat and National Hunt prospects offered. Our next online sale will be held on Sept. 15th. We are also looking forward to holding our first Tattersalls Online sale exclusively for point-to-pointers and National Hunt prospects in December and we are confident that the Tattersalls Online platform will continue to broaden its appeal to both domestic and international buyers.”

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Goffs February Sale Part II Perseveres

Holding a Thoroughbred auction during the COVID-19 pandemic has not been without its challenges, and the Goffs February Sale has faced more than most. First, the sale was split into two parts, and the Mar. 2 Part II was re-scheduled for Mar. 11, but as Irish coronavirus restrictions were extended, Goffs had no choice but to move Part II online. Goffs and vendors alike can take heart from the fact that the live online format has achieved some notable results this season, and there are 84 National Hunt and Flat short yearlings set to go under the hammer on Thursday.

Baroda Stud has one of the biggest drafts in the sale and they offer a chestnut colt (lot 303) by G1 2000 Guineas hero Saxon Warrior (Jpn) whose great-granddam is G2 Pretty Polly S. heroine Takarouna (Green Dancer); while lot 431 is a Nathaniel (Ire) colt out of the stakes-placed Snazzy (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) from the family of blue hen Cassandra Go (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}); and a Zoustar (Aus) filly (lot 453) who shares the stakes-placed second dam Roo (GB) (Rudimentary) with G1 Sussex S. hero Mohaather (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) is also in the consignment.

Wardstown Stud offers lot 374, a half-sister to listed winner Copper Knight (Ire) (Sir Prancealot {Ire}). The daughter of Exceed And Excel (Aus) is from the extended family of the aforementioned Group 1 winner Prohibit.

Only one yearling by the globetrotting Group 1 winner Highland Reel (Ire) has been catalogued, with lot 359 a son of Marah Dubai (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}). The colt, consigned by Acorn Stud, is a half-brother to the group-placed Haky (Ire) (Muhtathir {Ire}). Marah Dubai herself is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Belle et Celebre (Fr) (Peintre Celebre), and the Group 1-placed dam of G1 Derby victor Wings of Eagles (Fr) (Pour Moi {Ire}).

Two-time group winner Berkshire (Ire), who has his first runners this season, is represented by lot 414. The colt, from Ross Stables, is a half to G3 Oh So Sharp S. third Hasty (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), already the dam of the stakes-placed Festina Plente (GB) (Toronado {Ire}). The Castlebridge Consignment offers a Gleneagles (Ire) son (lot 470) of Zibeling (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}), herself a half to Group 2 winner and Group 1-producer Beauty Is Truth (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}).

Other lots of note on paper include: a filly from Olive O'Connor Bloodstock presented as lot 449 by Adaay (Ire) out of the G2 Duchess Of Cambridge S. third Tongue Twista (GB) (Stimulation {Ire}); Grade 3-placed hurdler Bridgequarter Girl (Ire) (Presenting {GB})'s Vadamos (Ire) colt (lot 502) from Hack House; and a colt (lot 510) by Derby hero Harzand (Ire) out of the listed-placed hurdler Cockney Wren (GB) (Cockney Rebel {Ire}), herself a full-sister to Grade 2 hurdle winner Cockney Sparrow (GB) (Cockey Rebel {Ire}) from the Thistletown Stud draft.

In 2020, the short yearling session of the Goffs February Sale grossed €1,978,800 for 153 (64%) from 238 offered. The average was €12,934 and the median was €8,000.

Online bidding on the first lot starts at 12 p.m. local time. Go to www.goffs.com for the full catalogue.

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