Comfort. It seems so important during a worldwide pandemic. Lifestyles have been changed. Outlooks can vary day by day. In a world that has gone upside down, we cope, comfort, and create. I found it fascinating to study my outlook when I received the Sporting Art Auction Catalog from Crossgate Gallery for their annual auction on Nov. 22. Would my tastes in art be influenced by the worldwide pandemic?
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Stud Fees Announced for Anchor & Hope Farm
Anchor & Hope Farm in Port Deposit, Maryland has released reduced stud fees for 2021.
Bourbon Courage and Imagining will each stand for $2,000. Holy Boss and Long River will each stand for $1,000.
Bourbon Courage leads Midatlantic second crop sires by stakes horses. Imagining is represented by multiple stakes winner Monday Morning QB. Holy Boss will be represented by his first runners in 2021 and Long River will have yearlings of 2021.
“In an effort to support the breeding industry in challenging times, we want to do our part for the people who keep this industry alive–the small breeder,” Louis Merryman said.
“The decline in mares bred nationally and locally has been on our radar, and now combined with the economic impacts of COVID-19 we recognize we all need to do our part to sustain the industry. Our hope is the reduced stud fees will make breeding more feasible for large and small operations alike.”
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Sales-Topping Darain Transferred To Brad Cox In The United States
The most expensive yearling of 2018, Qatar Racing's Darain has been transferred from trainer John Gosden's yard to the barn of trainer Brad Cox in the United States, reports racingpost.com. Sold for 3.5 million guineas at Tattersalls (approximately US$4.8 million), the full brother to champion 2-year-old Too Darn Hot has won two of his four starts and most recently finished seventh in the Group 2 Darley Stakes at Newmarket on Oct. 10.
“Sheikh Fahad and John Gosden decided the US style of racing may suit Darain a bit better than over here and he's joined Brad Cox who is based at Keeneland,” said David Redvers, racing manager to Qatar Racing. “I'd think Darain would have the option of racing on turf or dirt as his sire has a decent record with runners on the latter. The US operation is something Sheikh Fahad is keen on and hopefully the horse can prosper over there.”
Sired by Dubawi and out of the three-time Group 1-winning Singspiel mare Dar Re Mi, Darain has two additional full siblings, including Group 1-placed Lah Ti Dar and Group 3 winner So Mi Dar.
Read more at racingpost.com.
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Stores Take The Stage At Arqana
Two-year-old stores were in the spotlight during Tuesday’s session of the Arqana Autumn Sale in Deauville, where 91 horses (62.8%) changed hands for a total of €2,345,500 as of the close of the session. The average was €25,775, and the median €16,000. Tuesday’s session this year included stores that would have typically been sold at Arqana’s Summer Sale.
Vincent Le Roy went to the day’s highest price of €175,000 for Authoside (Fr) (Authorized {Ire}) (lot 589), a colt offered by Haras des Pierres Follets on behalf of Guy Vimont. He is a half-brother to Grade 1-winning chaser Sceau Royal (Fr) (Doctor Dino).
Colts by Martaline (Fr) fetched the second and third highest prices of the day: Icare d’Estruval (Fr) (lot 562), a half-brother to two stakes winners, was hammered down to Sarl Guillaume Macaire for €160,000, while Andy and Gemma Brown picked up an unnamed colt from Haras du Ma (lot 551) for €140,000. The latter is a half-brother to the multiple Grade 2 winner Irish Saint (Fr) (Saint des Saints {Fr}).
A trio of six-figure buybacks meant that there was just one other that made €100,000. That was the AQPS Isaac des Obeaux (Fr) (Kapgarde {Fr}) (lot 616) who was bought by Highflyer Bloodstock. His dam is a half-sister to the G1 King George VI Chase winner Clan Des Obeaux (Fr) (Kapgarde {Fr}).
Arqana President Eric Hoyeau said at the close of trade on Tuesday, “The market was very difficult today, as we can see from the results. They have without doubt been impacted by the absence of several important buyers. Nevertheless, we will have to wait for the National Hunt yearlings to go through the ring to make a complete assessment of the market for young jumpers.”
The stores section of the catalogue continues on Wednesday, in addition to National Hunt yearlings.
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