TRESORERIE has taken her connections on an amazing ride since being purchased for €52,000 by trainer Christophe Ferland at last year's Autumn Sale as an unraced two-year-old filly from the yard of retirement-bound Criquette Head.
After being just touched off on debut at Cagnes-sur-Mer this winter, the daughter of Intello has gradually stepped up to Listed level, filling the runner-up spot in the L. Prix Madame Jean Couturié at Vichy and added a nose defeat in another Stakes event at Toulouse last Wednesday. She was then carrying the colours of French businessman Philippe Lazare, who shared the ownership with Ecurie Vivaldi and went through the ring to dissolve this partnership.
Ecurie Vivaldi, acting via Didier Krainc's Nexus Consulting, ended up buying out their partner for €300,000 and Krainc commented:
She really got our racing club started and we are over the moon to be taking her home. We believe in her and she will stay in training in our colours.
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Michael Donohoe of BBA Ireland had been busy looking at horses with regular client Zhang Yuesheng of Yulong Investments and they struck of Amy Murphy's HAPPY ODYSSEY, a daughter of Camacho who turned many heads when winning the L. Prix Saraca at Maisons-Laffitte, a performance that earned a Wild Card entry in the sale.
She is a gorgeous filly to start with and very progressive, commented Donohoe. The plan is not firmed up yet but we might leave her with Amy to run in a Gr.3 in a couple of weeks before deciding on her later future.
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Wertheimer et Frère's ALIGNEMENT added a major update to his catalogue page only a couple of hours before the sale kicked off when storming home to snatch the Gr.2 Qatar Prix Dollar under a determined Maxime Guyon. The charge of Carlos Laffon-Parias will soon be headed to Qatar after Gerard Larrieu of Chantilly Bloodstock Agency signed at €310,000 for the five-year-old son of Pivotal.
Trainer Jassim Al Ghazali, who was seated alongside Larrieu, will take delivery of the gelding who will carry the colours of Sheail Al Kuwari and the trio will be hoping for a repeat scenario of THE BLUE EYE, who was also bought at the Arc Sale and went on to win Qatar's highest prize, H.H. The Emir's Sword.
Preis der Diana runner-up NIGHT OF ENGLAND will not take her chance in the Gr.1 Prix de l'Opera Longines after being snapped up for €400,000 by Michel Zerolo's Oceanic Bloodstock on behalf of Martin Schwartz. The Henk Grewe trainee is among the highest-rated three-year-old fillies in Germany, having also filled the runner-up spot in the Gr.3 Mehl-Mühlens Trophy this campaign.
She also boasts consideral residual value, being a granddaughter of Gr.1 Preis der Diana heroine NEXT GINA, from the family of Gr.1 winners PAKISTAN STAR, NEXT DESERT, INTELLOGENT, NUTAN, NYMPHEA etc.
Nicolas de Watrigant secured a pair of black type juveniles in quick succession on behalf of Ling & Christopher Tsui's Sunderland Holding. The Planteur filly GOLCONDA (lot 4), who had two wins from three starts when the catalogue went to press, ran 2nd in the L. Prix Saraca 10 days ago for Christophe Ferland and commanded a final bid of €200,000.
The following lot through the ring, Mohammed Karimine's INSANDI was last seen running an eye-catching 2nd in the Gr.3 Prix des Chênes and was knocked down for €470,000. The son of first season sire Anodin is a half-brother to Stakes winner COURCY.
A Listed winner and 4th in the Gr.3 Prix de la Rochette for trainer Fabrice Vermeulen, grey filly LILY'S CANDLE will bid to go one better than ELUSIVE WAVE when she jumps off for the Gr.1 Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac tomorrow. The daughter of Style Vendome was bought by Michel Zerolo for €390,000 and will carry the familiar colours of Martin Schwartz, in which Elusive Wave was runner-up in the Boussac before winning the Gr.1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches the following season.