The third and final session of the August Yearling Sale, with the v.2 sale still to go tomorrow, maintained the previous days’ trend and contributed to figures for the whole event only coming second to the 2015 record-breaking renewal. Turnover for day three with 124 horses sold was €10,084,000, a 4.5% decline from last year, while the average held steady at €81,323. The clearance rate was slightly down at 74.5%.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club's Mark Richards was still on attendance on day three of the August Yearling Sale and shelled out €260,000 for a colt from the second crop of Juddmonte's Bated Breath offered by Camas Park and Glenvale Studs. The compact bay is out of the unraced Bonnie Doon, and the second dam is the fast PROSKONA, who won at Group 2 and Group 3 level over short distances. The third dam Konafa is the ancestress of Hector Protector, Bosra Sham et al.
He is the ideal colt to race in Hong Kong, commented Richards. A smooth walker with a lovely attitude. I am a big supporter of Bated Breath and believe that his progeny will be suited for Hong Kong.
Charles Gordon-Watson was determined to go home with this colt from the first crop of Coolmore's dual Classic hero Camelot, and went to €200,000 for the Haras des Capucines offering. He is the second foal out of the Listed performer Amourette.
I have bought him on behalf of a new client and he will stay in France to be trained by Jean-Claude Rouget, Gordon-Watson detailed. I am impressed by Camelot's stock and this horse is a nice mover.
Nicolas de Watrigant of Mandore International Agency went to €320,000 for an Acclamation filly from the draft of Ecurie des Monceaux, the first foal out of the unraced Shamardal mare Wadjet. Wadjet herself is a half-sister to the Listed winner and multiple Groupe performer WILD WIND, and the fourth dam is none other than the great Miesque, meaning that the Group 1 winners Rumplestiltskin, Tapestry, Kingmambo, East Of The Moon and Karakontie all appear on the page.
She is for one of my regular clients, commented Watrigant. She combines a beautiful conformation with a lovely walk, and she hails from the family of Miesque which is every breeder's dream. She will go into training with Jean-Claude Rouget.
Sylvain Vidal, manager of Gérard Augustin-Normand's racing and breeding operation, had to go to €200,000 to outbid Maurent Benoît on a colt by Teofilo offered by Haras de la Louvière. His dam Vauville raced in the Augustin-Normand colours and is a half-sister to Chryss O'Reilly G1 Irish St Leger heroine VOLEUSE DE COEURS, herself a daughter of Teofilo.
This is a handsome colt who walks particularly well, commented Vidal. I have bought him for a new partnership between Gérard Augustin-Normand and one of Carlos and Yann Lerner's clients. He will go into training with them.
Matt Coleman struck at €215,000 for a colt from the first crop of Haras du Quesnay's Intello, consigned by Haras du Mézeray and raised at Haras de Saint-Laurent. The dark bay is the second foal out of ROCK MY SOUL, a four-time Listed winner in Germany.
I have bought him for an existing client and he will now head for Great Britain, said Coleman. In my and Anthony's [Stroud] opinion, he was the best Intello in the sale. He has a lovey conformation and moved very well.
The father and son training partnership of Carlos and Yann Lerner were back in action for a daughter of leading sire Le Havre consigned by Haras de Grandcamp for which they forked out €180,000. She is the first foal out of a half-sister to PLEUVEN, a Listed winner in France as a juvenile and later a Grade 2 scorer in America.
Gérard and Alain Wertheimer, bidding alongside manager Pierre-Yves Bureau, went to €300,000 to secure the second foal out of the Listed winner MARY'S PRECEDENT, offered by Haras du Cadran. The chesnut hails from the family of Gr.1 performer Anabaa's Creation and is a half-sister to a winner.
She is a beautiful filly with a lovely walk. We bought a colt by the stallion yesterday (lot 181 from Haras de la Louvière) and are delighted with him. We like to support our stallions and have been thrilled with the feedback on Intello's offspring. They are proving popular and we are very proud of him.
Offered in partnership by Haras des Capucines and HSV Agency, this daughter of Haras de Bonneval resident sire Siyouni attracted plenty of interest and was finally knocked down for €180,000 to Carlos and Yann Lerner. She provided a hefty pinhooking as she had been picked up for €75,000 at the 2015 Breeding Stock Sale from Haras d'Omméel.
She is a lovely walker with a beautiful physique, commented Yann Lerner. She caught our eye when we saw her at the farm and she has done very well since. Siyouni produces some very nice fillies and a conformation like hers is a licence to dream!
This dark brown son of Le Havre came into the ring with some solid credentials as the own brother to this year's unbeaten dual Classic heroine LA CRESSONNIERE, who is trained by Jean-Claude Rouget for Gerard Augustin-Normand and Antonio Caro. Interest arose from all around the ring but it was Richard Brown who prevailed at €520,000 before indicating that John Gosden would take delivery of the colt.
The sole offering by Horst Rapp's Haras de Chevotel, a Teofilo filly out of the Group 3 performer Tres Ravi, was knocked down to Shadwell's Angus Gold for €500,000. She is a half-sister to four black type horses headed by the Gr.2 Grand Prix de Deauville hero Tres Blue, who also ran 2nd in the Gr.1 Deutsches Derby.
A daughter of Frankel out of the Dashing Blade mare Sasuela proved the €600,000 pick of Japanese owner Kenji Ryotokuji, who was investing on the Deauville market for the first time via manager Takashi Iiyama. The winning Sasuala has already delivered three black type horses in Gr.1 scorer Seismos and Gr.1 performers Soberania and Samba Brazil.
She is the only daughter of Frankel in the catalogue, commented Iiyama. We were very interested in her before we came here and saw her we were very impressed. She is quite small but I saw Frankel in Great Britain and she is similar in the body. She will go to Japan to be trainer in Rito by Mr. Yoshimura.
Naohiro Goda, Mr. Yoshimura and Takashi Iiyama
A son of the great Frankel and first foal out of the Group 2 winning juvenile, who went on to run 3rd to Black Caviar in the Gr.1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes, was knocked down to Pascal Bary seating alongside HSpirit's racing manager Jean-Jacques Taïeb for €520,000. The family traces back to the Prix de Diane victress Resless Kara.
Two lots after the €1.4 million daughter of Prudenzia, another Galileo filly out of a black type mare and from the draft of Ecurie des Monceaux attracted a closing bid of €650,000 from the Coolmore/Mayfair partnership, with M.V. Magnier signing the docket this time. The bay is out of the Gr.3 Prix de Royaumont winner QUETSCHE.
There is always a good reason to buy these good fillies, quipped Doyle. They are both outstanding fillies, individual wise, two very nice Galileos with special pedigrees. They don't come by so often.
A filly by Galileo out of the Listed winner Prudenzia, hence a three-parts sister to the Classic heroine CHICQUITA got proceedings off to a flying start with the Coolmore principals, standing alongside Peter Doyle, Derek Brugman and Michael Jooste of Mayfair Speculators, having to go to €1.4 million to outbid Barry Weisbord and James Delahooke.
The bay was consigned by Ecurie des Monceaux, who have enjoyed such tremendous success with this family.
She has been bought for a partnership between Coolmore and Mayfair Speculators, confirmed Doyle. She is from an outstanding nursery with which we have been very successful. The rest is all on the page!
The opening night of the 2016 August Yearling Sale saw some solid trade from a broad variety of international buyers, with several newcomers making their presence felt on the Deauville market. 83% of the 91 yearlings on offer changed hands, a clearance rate up almost 12 points from last year’s initial session. Turnover was also significantly up at €14,116,000 (+19%), yet the average dipped slightly at €185,737 (-3%).
Yearlings from the second crop of Juddmonte’s Frankel, whose two-year-olds have been registering jaw-dropping statistics since the start of the flat season, were in high demand and the leading offering on day 1 was an offspring of the Banstead Manor Stud resident who sold to Shadwell for €850,000.
Angus Gold had to outbid a determined Jean-Jacques Taïeb (racing manager for HSpirit) to secure lot 92, a chesnut colt out of the Fasliyev mare Pertinence, who has already produced the dual Listed winner LA PEINTURE, who sadly died before displaying her full potential. This is the family of PEINTRE CELEBRE.
Sheikh Hamdan liked the colt very much and we are very pleased to have him. Frankel has a truly outstanding success with his first crop. This is a very athletic and elegant colt who uses himself well. Moreover, he was consigned by Ecurie des Monceaux who do a tremendous job. We have been very lucky with the horses we bought from them.
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An athletic colt by Invincible Spirit, the second foal out of the Gr.3 victrix MARVADA sold to M.V. Magnier for €475,000.
Laurent Benoît had to go to €600,000 to secure a Dark Angel filly from Haras de la Louvière, out of a half-sister to the Classic winners Latice and Lawman. The Cape Cross mare Larceny remained unraced but she has already produced the Gr.2 Ribblesdale S. 3rd THE BLACK PRINCESS.
She will go to André Fabre for an undisclosed client, commented the agent. This is one of the great families from La Louvière and the dam seems to produce well.
A full brother to Tweenhills Stud stallion CHARM SPIRIT, himself a €140,000 graduate of the October Yearling Sale, commanded more than four times that price at €650,000 on a bid from Sheikh Fahad Al Thani standing alongside Hannah Wall.
He is a very impressive individual, commented Hannah Wall. We loved him at the farm and were even more impressed when we saw him again today. No trainer has been decided yet.
Sheikh Fahad Al Thani concurred:
He is even nicer than his brother and I hope that he will be as good!
