The only daughter of Caravaggio in the catalogue was in demand when knocked down for €270,000 to Arthur Hoyeau, bidding beside Paul Basquin (Saubouas Bloodstock). The penultimate lot to go through the ring, the half-sister to Listed winner YUMAN is from the family of Garden City Stakes (Gr.1) winner ALTERITE. She was offered by Haras des Granges.
After signing the docket, Arthur Hoyeau said,
She’s the filly we wanted. Caravaggio is a good stallion that gets precocious stock and her dam has also produced well. I’ve bought her for a partnership, and she’ll go into training with Christophe Ferland.
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It was not until the end of the day that the bidding reached €320,000 for lot 335, a daughter of New Bay offered from Gestüt Ammerland. Licenced together with his father John since earlier in the year, young trainer Thady Gosden had the last word on the phone for the granddaughter of two-time Group 1 winner BORGIA, that is also related to Gr 1 Prix Vermeille winner BALTIC BARONESS.
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The thoroughbred and trotting sports came together once again around the ring at Deauville today. Bidding beside Philippe Allaire, Deauville trainer Yann Barberot went to €195,000 for a son of Siyouni from Ecurie des Monceaux. From the close family of PERSIAN KING, the colt hails from the maternal line of multiple Group producing mare PETROLEUSE, also the dam of Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Gr.1) winner PEINTRE CELEBRE.
He’s a lovely colt and you can’t go wrong with Siyouni, said Yann Barberot. We were looking for a quality horse, and we’ve found one. He has a great second dam that produced an exceptional racehorse.
Acting on behalf of Boniface Ho and active since the beginning of the sale, Mark McStay (Avenue Bloodstock) struck for a son of Night Of Thunder for €185,000. Offered from Haras de Castillon, the colt is a grandson of Epsom Oaks (Gr.1) winner LADY CARLA.
After signing the docket, the agent said,
Bon Ho is a very good client of mine. He is very involved and already has horses in Europe. We really like Night Of Thunder, and we already have one of his sons, Storm Legend, with which we are very happy. We’re delighted to have got him - he was the one we wanted today. He’s very good looking and was well prepared by Haras de Castillon. He’s the second yearling I’ve bought for Bon Ho at this sale, and I hope they will both do well!
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Consigned by Haras d’Etreham, a son of Siyouni out of Listed winner LILY PASSION was knocked down for €190,000 to Meridian International. The colt will join trainer Pia Brandt.
He’s a lovely colt, and we really like him, said the trainer. And, he’s by Siyouni. I’ve bought him for one of my owners, Finn Blichfeld.
Just a few lots later, bids came from across the ring and online for a son of Wootton Bassett, the second foal out of a sister to EXOTERIC from J.K. Thoroughbreds. The gavel finally came down at €210,000 in favour of Michael Donohoe (BBA Ireland), who was bidding via ARQANA Online.
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One of the first yearlings to go through on the third and final day of the August Yearling Sale, a daughter of Camelot from Haras de la Louvière was subject to a lot of interest around the ring from bidders. It was Laurent Benoit that had the final say at €160,000 for the filly from the family of Group 1 winners CALL THE WIND, WITH YOU and WE ARE.
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The Coolmore team went to €650,000 for a daughter of Siyouni from Ecurie des Monceaux. The granddaughter of Group winner CLOUD CASTLE is from the close family of Breeders’ Cup Fillies and Mares Turf (Gr.1) winner QUEEN’S TRUST and DOMESTIC SPENDING, the winner of the Manhattan Stakes (Gr.1) and Turf Classic Stakes (Gr.1) in the United States this season.
She’s a very nice filly that caught our eye, and by a very good stallion, said M.V. Magnier. Henri Bozo and his team always do a great job.
L’équipe de Coolmore est allée jusqu’à 650.000€ pour la fille de Siyouni présentée par l’Ecurie des Monceaux. Cette petite-fille de la gagnante de Groupe CLOUD CASTLE provient de la proche famille de QUEEN’S TRUST, lauréate de la Breeders’ Cup Fillies and Mares Turf (Gr.1) et DOMESTIC SPENDING, vainqueur des Manhattan Stakes (Gr.1) et des Turf Classic Stakes (Gr.1) aux États-Unis cette saison.
C’est une très jolie pouliche qui sortait vraiment du lot, par un très bon étalon, a commenté M.V. Magnier. Henri Bozo et son équipe ont fait un très beau travail.
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Just a few lots later, bids rocketed around the ring for a half-sister by Dubawi to Group 1 winner WONDERMENT, from Haras de l’Hotellerie. Juddmonte Farms manager Simon Mockridge went to €900,000 for the blue blooded filly, from the excellent German family of Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner WALDGEIST.
She’s a lovely filly that walks well, said Simon Mockridge. She’s from a family of several Group 1 winners, which really adds value to her pedigree. We’re very happy with the purchase and her future will be decided in due course.
After buying a daughter of Kingman on Saturday evening for €950,000, Anthony Stroud struck once again on behalf of Godolphin for another progeny of the Juddmonte stallion, this time securing a colt for €850,000.
Offered from Haras de Saint-Pair, the colt is out of Listed scorer VIA PISA, a half-sister to Japanese triple Group 1 winning ADMIRE MARS.
He’s from a great stud, said Anthony Stroud. And he’s a son of Kingman that has produced Palace Pier, Persian King etc.
After signing the docket for a daughter of Frankel a few moments earlier, Charlie Gordon-Watson was once again present around the ring for an eagerly awaited daughter of Dubawi consigned by Haras d’Etreham. The filly had a timely update as a half-sister to BABYLONE, the winner of the Prix de Malleret (Gr.2) after the catalogue was printed. Following a long battle, the agent had the final say for the filly at €2.4 million, a granddaughter of Prix Marcel Boussac (Gr.1) winner DENEBOLA, from the excellent Niarchos family of COUP DE GENIE.
She’s an outstanding filly - I think that she is the nicest daughter of Dubawi that I have ever seen, said the agent. She’s a daughter of Dubawi and her dam has already produced two good horses including BABYLONE, that is now a Group winner. She’ll join Andre Fabre, that also liked her a lot.
Offered from Ecurie des Monceaux, a daughter of Frankel out of Listed winner SOTKA was knocked down for €525,000. It was Charlie Gordon-Watson that had the final say for the half-sister to Group winners FAS and SILVA, from the family of European Champion SOLE POWER.
After signing the docket, the agent said,
The filly is from a family that we like a lot. Her dam has already produced two good horses and we love Frankel. We haven’t yet decided her next steps.
A few minutes after signing the docket for lot 56, David Redvers was once again present for a daughter of the much in-demand Kingman, consigned by Haras d’Haspel. The agent found himself up against Anthony Stroud, acting on behalf of Godolphin, that had the final say at €950,000 for the half-sister to NATIVE TRAIL, the winner of the Superlative Stakes (Gr.2) since the catalogue was published. The well-bred filly is also from the close family of Haydock Park Sprint Cup (Gr.1) winner AFRICAN ROSE.
She’s a lovely filly and Kingman has nothing to prove, said Anthony Stroud. Godolphin also owns her two-year-old half-brother, so we are very happy. It’s a Juddmonte family - she has the pedigree, the conformation, and will have a lot of residual value after her racing career. We really wanted her.
I want firstly to thank my daughter and my son-in-law and all the team at the stud, because nothing would have been possible without them. I was really caught between the different buyers who were bidding against each other, so I wasn't looking at the price. It was only when I looked back at the auction board that I realised and that was the apotheosis! This is the culmination of a lot of time, a lot of sacrifice and investment. We are going to continue in this direction and we hope that it will continue to smile on us!
A daughter of the late Galileo was subject to a lot of attention around the ring before being knocked down for €600,000 to David Redvers on behalf of Qatar Racing. The filly, consigned by Ecurie des Monceaux, is a half-sister to Prix Lieurey (Gr.3) winner WIND CHIMES.
She’s a superb filly with a solid physique. She’s also a daughter of the exceptional Galileo and comes from one of the best breeding establishments in France. I am very hopeful for her, and she has everything that we look for, so we are very happy. We haven’t decided where she’ll be trained, but she’ll stay in France.
Among Ecurie des Monceaux’s exceptional consignment today was a second foal out of Prix Minerve (Gr.3) winner GOLDEN VALENTINE. It was the British agent Oliver St Lawrence that had the final say at €750,000 for the son of Dubawi following a long battle. The colt is a grandson of GOLD ROUND, also a Group winner and a half-sister to the excellent Goldikova.
He’s a lovely colt and a son of Dubawi. I’ve bought him for KHK Racing. He’ll go to England, but we don’t know yet where he’ll be trained - we’ll decide in due course. We’re very happy with this purchase.
