Coolmore Collects Tepin For $8M
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hip 130
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Tepin (Bernstein) Broodmare Prospect |
2011 | $8,000,000 |
| Breeder: Machmer Hall (KY) | |||
| Consignor: Elite, Agent for Robert Masterson | |||
| Buyer: M V Magnier | |||
Tepin | Fasig-Tipton
The tote at FTKNOV hadn’t really had a chance to cool off following the sale of Songbird before another of the sale’s gems, Tepin (Bernstein–Life Happened, by Stravinsky) got her turn on center stage. When all was said and done, the Eclipse Award winner was knocked down to Coolmore’s M.V. Magnier for $8 million. A $140,000 FTSAUG yearling purchase by Robert Masterson, Tepin was trained throughout her career by Mark Casse and came to hand at four, with a breakthrough Grade I success in the Just a Game S. before a slashing seven-length win in the GI First Lady S. and a comprehensive defeat of an international bunch in the GI Breeders’ Cup Mile. Hard though it was to believe that the best was yet to come, that it was, as Tepin made the trans-Atlantic journey to Royal Ascot, and despite racing on a severely rain-affected track, gutted it out to become the first American winner of the G1 Queen Anne S. She added the GI Woodbine Mile at her trainer’s home base and was a gallant runner-up off a wide trip in defense of her title in the Breeders’ Cup Mile. Cataloged as hip 130 and consigned to the sale by Elite Sales, Tepin, offered in foal to Curlin, won 13 of 23 starts for earnings of $4,437,918.
Pope Buys Songbird for $9.5M at FTKNOV
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hip 120
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Songbird (Medaglia d’Oro) Broodmare Prospect |
2013 | $9,500,000 |
| Breeder: John Antonelli (KY) | |||
| Consignor: Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent for Fox Hill Farm | |||
| Buyer: Whisper Hill Farm | |||
Songbird | Fasig-Tipton photo
Mandy Pope went to 9.5 million to acquire the services of two-time Eclipse Award winner Songbird (Medaglia d’Oro–Ivanavinalot, by West Acre), one of the prized offerings at Monday’s Fasig-Tipton November Sale. A $400,000 graduate of this auction house’s 2014 Saratoga Yearling Sale, Songbird was campaigned by Rick Porter’s Fox Hill Farm and won her four juvenile starts by a combined 22 lengths, capped by the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. Though she was forced to pass the 2016 GI Kentucky Oaks owing to minor illness, Songbird ran her winning streak to 11 with victories in the GI CCA Oaks, GI Alabama S. and GI Cotillion S. before dropping a nose decision to Beholder (Henny Hughes) in the GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff, but had done enough to secure a second Eclipse. Kept in training this year at four, she won the GI Ogden Phipps S. and the GI Delaware H. before missing by a neck to future GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff winner Forever Unbridled (Unbridled’s Song) in the GI Personal Ensign S. in August. Porter transparently announced that Songbird was to be retired earlier this summer with 13 wins from 15 runs and earnings of $4,692,000. Mandy Pope also purchased Horse of the Year Havre de Grace (Saint Liam) from Porter, going to $10 million at this sale in 2012. Songbird was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, as hip 120.
Arqana December Catalogue Released
Brametot | Scoop Dyga
The catalogue for the four-day Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale, slated for Dec. 9-12, is now available. From a total of 953 lots catalogued, 455 mares, 174 filles, 319 weanlings and four stallions will go under the hammer. The dam of G1 Irish Derby and G1 St Leger hero Capri (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Dialafara (Fr) (Anabaa), was purchased for €175,000 out of this catalogue in 2010, while Morning Light (Fr) (Literato {Fr}), the dam of dual French Classic hero Brametot (Ire) (Rajsaman {Fr}), brought just €12,000 in 2013. The latter was reoffered at this sale in 2014 and cost just €26,000.
Among the choicest lots is Zakia (Fr) (lot 197), a New Approach (Ire) half-sister to unbeaten G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar) from the 41-strong Aga Khan Studs consignment. Zarkava is already the dam of G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud hero Zarak (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}).
Two Group 1 winners will be offered by Ecurie des Monceaux in December, one, G1 Premio Lydia Tesio heroine Sortilege (Ire) (Tiger Hill {Ire}) (lot 184) is in foal to top miler Kingman (GB). Lot 163, Molly Malone (Fr) (Lomitas {GB}) also hails from the Monceaux draft. A winner of the G1 Qatar Prix du Cadran, she is from the extended family of stellar German sire Monsun (Ger), dual Classic hero Brametot (Ire) and MGSW & MG1SP Wekeela (Fr) and carries a foal by Golden Horn (GB).
Monceaux’s Desiree Clary (Ger) (Sholokhov {Ire}) (lot 200), MGSP and fourth in the G1 Prix de Diane, is the lone mare in foal to Triple Crown hero and Horse of the Year American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) to grace a sales ring in Europe this season. She also ran third in the GIII Long Island H. Stateside.
Morning Mist (Ger) (Peintre Celebre {Nureyev}), a half-sister to the aforementioned Brametot, is lot 24. From the consignment of Ronald Rauscher, she is in foal to Group 1 sire Adlerflug (Ger).
Wertheimer et Frere brings a string of 21 fillies and mares to Arqana. Their Siligreen (GB) (Dansili {GB}) is entered as lot 178. She is a half-sister to G3 Prix du Calvados victress Polydream (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}) and out of French SW Polygreen (Fr) (Green Tune), who also placed third in the GIII Monrovia H. They also offer lot 159, Gravitee (Fr) (Galileo {Ire}), a full-sister to G1 Prix du Jockey Club hero Intello (Ger), carrying her first foal by Maxios (GB).
Group 3 runner-up Interesting (Ire) (Raven’s Pass) lot 105 is one of 16 from the Godolphin consignment. The daughter of GSW & MG1SP With Fascination (Dayjur) is in foal to Iffraaj (GB).
Foals of interest include Sam Stone (Fr) (lot 53), a Dabirsim (Fr) half-brother to SW Stone Roses (Fr) (Rip Van Winkle {Ire}) and SW & MGSP Straight Right (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) consigned by Haras du Petit Tellier; and a Frankel (GB) half-brother to MGSW & G1SP Goken (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}), consigned by Haras de Colleville, is lot 218.
There are also 10 wildcard slots available for fillies with fresh form or mares and weanlings with updates. The sale begins at 11 a.m. local time each day barring Dec. 10, which starts at 10 a.m.
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