Consigned by Haras de l’Etoile Berger in foal to No Risk At All, triple Group winning mare PRINCESS KAP was knocked down for €97,000 to Tim Richardson (Equine Advisory Agency). The daughter of Kapgarde hails from the family of this year's excellent Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris (Gr.1) scorer DOCTEUR DE BALLON.
I’ve bought her for one of my clients that is based in France and is already a breeder,said Tim Richardson. She’ll therefore stay in France.
Blue-blooded mare NO NEWS, offered as part of the dispersal at the sale from Haras de la Croix Sonnet, a pillar of National Hunt breeding in France for several decades, was knocked down for €125,000 to Antoine de Talhouët-Roy and Thierry Storme (B.S.I.N.V). From the maternal line of NEWNESS and her progeny NO RISK AT ALL, NICKNAME, NOM D'UNE PIPE and NOM DE LA, the daughter of Gentlewave was sold in foal to the young Goliath du Berlais. The 10 year-old will now return to Haras des Sablonnets after being sold by them at the 2015 Breeding Stock Sale when carrying her first foal by Saint de Saints that subsequently became Prix Sagan (Gr.3) winner MESSAGERE.
She’s a mare that we know very well because we had her at the stud before selling her in foal to Saint des Saints,commented Antoine de Talhouët-Roy. We’re delighted to get her back! She’s a very good mare, has a lot of strength and comes from the great family of No Risk At All.
Last year at the Breeding Stock Sale, Dominique Peillet Besset picked up UTOPIA JEM for just €5,000 when in foal to Cloth Of Stars. This season, the mare's second foal, THELEME, has gone on to shine at the highest level over hurdles, posting wins in the Prix Georges de Talhouët-Roy (Gr.2) and Prix Cambacérès (Gr.1).
Returning to Deauville today with Utopia Jem's resulting colt that was in utero when she was sold, the half-brother to France’s top three-year-old hurdler made €75,000 when knocked down to Paul Basquin.
Deauville has been a lucky place for the breeder, as she bought DIAMANTGOTTIN for €5,000 in December 2018, before her daughter DIAMANTA won the Preis der Diana (Gr.1) the following year.
He’s a lovely foal, very balanced and with a nice hindquarter that walks really well, said Basquin, who is at the helm of Haras du Saubouas.He has all the qualities to become a good National Hunt performer, and Cloth Of Stars appears to be a stallion that could also be a good sire over jumps. We hope he’ll do as well as his brother! He’ll go back to the stud and we’ll see after that.
Offered carrying her first foal by Doctor Dino from Haras d’Hoguenet, the very talented racemare BAIE DES ILES was knocked down for €97,000 to Pierric Rouxel (Haras de Maulpaire), bidding beside Sebastien Desmontils (Chauvigny Global Equine). Before retiring last year, the nine-year-old daughter of Barastraight won the Prix des Drags (Gr.2) and the Grand National Trial H. Chase (L.).
She’s coming back to the West,” said Pierric Rouxel. “This is, amongst others, the return of Ecurie Drost in the buyers ranks, this time with a broodmare. The objective is to sell her future progeny. We’re delighted to have got her as it’s not every day you get the opportunity to buy a Group winner in foal to the leading stallion!
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