24/10/2024. Breeder’s Cup (USA): view Pre-Entries (iscritti) // Arqana: October Yearling Sale – Day 2: six yearlings sold for €100,000 or more

 

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Led by top U.S. contender Fierceness, Ireland-based City of Troy, and Japan’s Forever Young (JPN) in the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Rebel’s Romance (IRE) in the $5 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), and Idiomatic in the $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), 212 of the best Thoroughbreds from around the globe have been pre-entered for the 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships.  

 

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October Yearling Sale – Day 2: six yearlings sold for €100,000 or more

Offering the first half of the yearlings catalogued in Part II, the second day of the sale saw 125 colts and fillies go under the hammer. Following the conclusion of the day’s proceedings, 78% of them had changed hands for an average of €44,753, up 25% from last year. The turnover for the day ended at €4,341,000 (+24%), with six yearlings making six figures in comparison to four on the same day last year.

Lot 235 c. Showcasing x Vivid Dream © ZuzannaLupa
Top price for a son of Showcasing
 
Already the vendor of the joint top-price on the first day, Haras du Mont dit Mont continued in the same vein, this time with a son of Showcasing (lot 235). Very active since the beginning of the sale, Ross Doyle went to €170,000 for the colt, that hails from the family of Group 1 winners TERRITORIES, HELEN STREET, STREET CRY, VICTOR LUDORUM and SHAMARDAL.
“He’s a lovely colt and the one that we wanted today,” said Ross Doyle after signing the docket. “He walks very well and is very athletic and I think he has the physique to make a good two-year-old. He comes from a great family and a well-known stud. I’ve bought him for Stall Perlen and he’ll stay in France to be trained by Pia Brandt.”

Lot 326 c. Hello Youmzain x Eau Vive © ZuzannaLupa

Gérard Larrieu signs for a son of Hello Youmzain at €140,000

Consigned by Arcadia Élevage, a son of Hello Youmzain (lot 326) was subject to interest from a lot of buyers around the ring. It was the agent Gérard Larrieu (Chantilly Bloodstock), bidding beside Antonio Garcia Ferrer, that had the final say at €140,000 for the colt that hails from the family of Group 1 winners NATIONAL DEFENSE and ADAYAR. 

“I’ve bought him for Antonio, who is beside me,” said Gérard Larrieu. “He’ll be trained in Spain like his half-brother X Rays, that has a lot of quality and is also owned by Antonio.”

 
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Statistics

Wednesday, October 23
78 % Sold
   
Total 2024 2023 %
Offered 125 113  
Sold 97 98  
% Sold 77.6 % 86.73 % -9.13 %
Average €44 753 €35 699 +25,36 %
Median €37 000 €25 500  
Total €4 341 000 €3 498 500 +24,08 %
Private sales 0 1  
Total Private sales €0 €27 000  
Agg. + Priv. €4 341 000 €3 525 500 +23,13 %

Top Lots

LOT 235

N(VIVID DREAM 2023)

SHOWCASING x VIVID DREAM

Vendor: Mont dit Mont

Buyer: Ross DOYLE / Meridian International

€170 000

LOT 326

N(EAU VIVE 2023)

HELLO YOUMZAIN x EAU VIVE

Vendor: Arcadia Elevage

Buyer: Chantilly Bloodstock Agency

€140 000

LOT 329

N(ELEONA 2023)

VICTOR LUDORUM x ELEONA

Vendor: Hotellerie

Buyer: Andreas SCHUTZ

€110 000

LOT 258

N(ALARM CALL 2023)

MEHMAS x ALARM CALL

Vendor: Coulonces

Buyer: LDC Bloodstock

€105 000

LOT 242

ZYNAK

ZARAK x ZANATIYA

Vendor: Précolette

Buyer: Elliott Bloodstock Services Limited

€100 000
Top 5 Buyers
Top 5 Buyers LOTS Average Total
Elliott Bloodstock Services Limited 3 €88 333 €265 000
Broadhurst Agency 3 €64 333 €193 000
Ross DOYLE / Meridian International 1 €170 000 €170 000
Six Of Us 4 €40 500 €162 000
Stroud Coleman Bloodstock Limited 3 €47 333 €142 000
Top 5 Vendors
Top 5 Vendors LOTS Average Total
La Motteraye Consignment 9 €54 222 €488 000
Hotellerie 5 €58 600 €293 000
Grandcamp 5 €53 200 €266 000
Capucines 4 €59 250 €237 000
Arcadia Elevage 2 €103 500 €207 000