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Almeraq Retired, Will Stand at Beech House Stud
Almeraq , the highest-rated sprinter in Europe this year, has been retired and will join the roster at Shadwell's Beech House Stud in Newmarket for the 2027 breeding season. Trained by William Haggas, the son of Dark Angel broke new ground this campaign when becoming the first horse to complete the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (G1), Sprint Cup Stakes (G1), and British Champions Sprint Stakes (G1) treble in a single season.
Briere Hoping for More Arqana October Luck
Recent group-winning results and pleasing sale prices at this point last year provide Charles Briere and his Fairway Consignment with plenty of encouragement ahead of this week's Arqana October Yearling Sale, held Oct. 20-23. The operation is based just half an hour away from Arqana's Deauville headquarters and tends to have a strong draft in this latest stop on the calendar.
Siblings to Classic Winners Head Tattersalls December
Siblings to classic/group 1 winners Chaldean , Gstaad , Ten Bob Tony , and Orthodox headline the mouth-watering catalog for the Tattersalls December Foal Sale. Taking place from Nov. 24-28 at Park Paddocks, the sale features full or half siblings to 155 group and listed winners, including 18 group 1 winners.
Ace Stud Lands Arc Entrant Bright Light to Top Arc Sale
Ace Stud came to the fore at the Arqana Arc Sale Oct. 3 when swooping for the two top lots, Bright Light and Space Waltz , at €1.9 million (US$2,147,000, €1=US$1.13) and €1.15 million apiece. Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) contender Bright Light lived up to his name as the star attraction ahead of his date with destiny Oct. 4 at ParisLongchamp Racecourse. The son of City Light may be one of the outsiders for the showpiece race, but he has consistent form to his name this year.
Norfolk Winner Shareholder Retired to Tally-Ho Stud
2024 Norfolk Stakes (G2) winner Shareholder has been retired from racing and will stand at Tally-Ho Stud next year. A €460,000 (US$495,481) purchase by Blandford Bloodstock from the 2024 Arqana May Breeze Up Sale, Shareholder struck on his debut over 5 furlongs the following month at Beverley Racecourse. The Wathnan Racing-owned colt then made it two wins from as many starts when blitzing to victory in the Norfolk Stakes (G2) at Royal Ascot.
Ghaiyyath Colts Tops Closing Day of Goffs Orby Sale
There was a dramatic finish to Book 2 of the Goffs Orby Sale as Cormac Farrell secured the session-topping Ghaiyyath colt for €195,000 (US$218,400, €1=US$1.12) just four lots before the close of trade. The son of Darley's group 1-winning sire was bought on behalf of Kentucky native Deuce Greathouse. The youngster was one of five six-figure lots to change hands at Kildare Paddocks Oct. 1.
Balantina Joins List of Mares at Tattersalls Auction
Balantina , winner of the 2025 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T), will be offered at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale later this year. The Donnacha O'Brien-trained daughter of Ten Sovereigns finished third at the Royal Ascot meet in the Albany Stakes (G3), which was won by fellow December Mares Sale entry Venetian Sun . She went on to grade 1 victory last October at Del Mar, and was last seen running third in the Falmouth Stakes (G1) in July at Newmarket Racecourse.
Group Winner Jonquil Headlines Tattersalls HIT Sale
Juddmonte's Jonquil , a narrow runner-up in last year's Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French Two Thousand Guineas, G1) and a winner of the 2025 Celebration Mile Stakes (G2), headlines the catalog for next month's Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale. The Juddmonte homebred by Lope de Vega and from the fabled family of Frankel , was a debut winner at 2, before landing the 2025 Greenham Stakes (G3) on his reappearance at 3.
Sahlan Retired to Haras de Bouquetot for 2027
Sahlan , winner of last year's Prix du Moulin (G1), has retired from racing and will stand at Haras de Bouquetot in Normandy for 2027. The Al Shaqab Racing homebred is a son of the late Wootton Bassett and produced a career-best performance when denying multiple group 1 scorer Rosallion in the ParisLongchamp contest last September.
Cotai Glory Filly Tops Goffs Book 2 Opener
There was a case of deja vu on the opening day of Goffs Orby Sale Book 2, Sept. 30, as owner Montgomery Motto was at the end of the winning bid for the €210,000 (US$237,977, €1=US$1.13) top lot, a filly by Cotai Glory . Motto knows plenty about the now Turkey-based sire, having bought the stallion's United States grade 1 winner Excellent Truth for €52,000 at the 2021 Orby Sale.
Well-Bred Frankel Colt Unveiled For Arqana Sale
A colt foal by Frankel out of the group-winning Well Disposed is the first lot to be unveiled for Arqana's first session during the Vente d'Elevage in December. The December Breeding Stock Sale will be held Dec. 5-8 in Deauville.
Johanna Walsh to be Offered at Tattersalls Mares Sale
Johanna Walsh , an emphatic winner of the Irish Oaks (G1), will be offered at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale at the end of the year. The daughter of Sea The Stars will become only the second winner of the race to be sold at the sale in the same year as her classic success in more than 40 years. The first was 2024 Irish Oaks winner You Got To Me , who was sold for 4.8 million guineas (US$6,378,325) at the Sceptre Sessions in 2024. This year's edition takes place from Nov. 30 until Dec. 3.
Sister to Maltese Cross Among Arqana October Highlights
A Sea The Stars sister to this year's Grand Prix de Paris (G1) winner and Epsom Derby (G1) runner-up Maltese Cross features among the star lots for the Arqana October Yearling Sale. Taking place Oct. 20-23 in a more condensed format of four days, made possible by the addition of extra boxes very close to the sales ground in Cour Morny, the auction features 668 yearlings, including relations to group winners and those out of high-class performers.
German Derby Runner-Up Chiefland Among Arc Sale Entries
This year's Deutsches Derby (German Derby, G1) runner-up Chiefland headlines the initial entries for Arqana's Arc Sale next month. Taking place at Saint-Cloud Racecourse after the opening day of ParisLongchamp's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) meeting Oct. 3, the catalog is made up of 34 lots including classic performers and stakes winners.
Group 1-Winning Sprinter Powerful Glory Retired to Stud
Powerful Glory , last year's 200-1 winner of the British Champions Sprint Stakes (G1), has been retired from racing. The son of Cotai Glory ran out a 5 1/2-length winner on his debut at 2 when capturing a Pontefract maiden, and he made it two from two that season with group 2 success in the Mill Reef Stakes (G2) at Newbury.
Frankel Filly Out of Queen Power Added to Tatts Book 1
A beautifully bred Frankel filly has been added as a wildcard to Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. Offered by Whatton Manor Stud, the filly hails from one of the best families in the book, being out of Middleton Fillies' Stakes (G2) winner Queen Power, a Shamardal three-parts sister to Prix d'Ispahan (G1) winner Zabeel Prince and a sister to dual group 2 winner and group 1-placed Puissance De Lune.
Satono Reve to Stand at Shadai Stallion Station
Japan-based dual grade 1-winning sprinter Satono Reve has been retired from racing and will stand at Shadai Stallion Station in Japan for 2027, trainer Noriyuki Hori announced Sept. 7. A statement read: "Satono Reve returned to Japan on Sunday, September 6, after a four-month stay in the U.K. He is currently undergoing import quarantine at the JRA Racing School and will be moved to Shadai Stallion Station on Thursday, September 17 to become a breeding stallion.
South African Sire Trippi Dies at 29
Trippi, Drakenstein Stud's foundation stallion and champion sire, has died at the age of 29, the operation announced Aug. 28. Crowned South African champion sire in 2015-16, Trippi sired 857 winners worldwide, including 94 stakes winners of 191 stakes races and 14 individual grade 1 winners.
Pretty Polly Stakes Winner Estrange Retired
Estrange , winner of this year's Pretty Polly Stakes (G1) and a leading Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) contender, has been retired from racing and will join Cheveley Park Stud's broodmare band next year. The 5-year-old daughter of Night of Thunder scored at the top level in June at the Curragh, a race which turned out to be her final racecourse appearance.
Breeding Right to Blue Point Sells on Darley Platform
A lifetime breeding right to red-hot young sire Blue Point sold for €480,000 (US$560,210, €1=US$1.17) to an unnamed buyer on Darley's Winning Bid platform Aug. 24. This was the second breeding right in the Kildangan Stud resident to be sold this year following a €470,000 purchase last month.
Goffs to Introduce Elite Session for November Sale
Goffs has announced the introduction of the Chicquita Session, a new select section within the November Breeding Stock Sale, which will offer a range of Europe's most desirable fillies and broodmares. Named after 2013 Irish Oaks (G1) winner Chicquita , whose €6 million sale at Goffs in 2013 saw her become the most expensive Thoroughbred ever sold in Ireland, the session will be limited to 25 lots to be offered Nov.
Nashwa's Dam Princess Loulou Dies at Age 16
Princess Loulou, the dam of classic heroine and three-time group 1 winner Nashwa , has died from colic at age 16, Blue Diamond Stud announced Aug. 6. The daughter of Pivotal has been an integral part of Imad Al Sagar's operation since her purchase as a yearling from breeders David and Trish Brown of Furnace Mill Stud at Tattersalls Book 1 in 2011. Trained by Roger Varian, Princess Loulou won three races headed by the 2015 Gillies Stakes at Doncaster Racecourse.
Tattersalls Unveils Somerville Yearling Catalog
The catalog for the sixth Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale, the auction that unearthed 2024 Cartier champion sprinter Bradsell , is now online and features siblings to 41 group and listed performers. Taking place Sept. 2 at Park Paddocks, the 286-strong catalog also features 34 yearlings out of group and listed-performing mares. The sale has enjoyed a fine run of form lately, with 20,000-guinea graduate Celeron landing last week's Railway Stakes (G2) at the Curragh.
Johanna Walsh Continues Sire Sea The Stars' Momentum
Johanna Walsh built on the promise of her Ribblesdale Stakes (G2) runner-up effort with classic glory in the Irish Oaks (G1) July 19 at the Curragh. She is the 26th individual group 1 or grade 1 winner for her sire, the brilliant Sea The Stars . Appropriately, the exciting filly was bred by Sunderland Holding, the operation run by Sea The Stars' owner-breeders the Tsui family.
Goffs Unveils Catalog for Doncaster Premier Sale
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Exciting Lineup Assembled for Arqana's V2 Yearling Sale
The catalog for Arqana's V2 Yearling Sale was released July 7 and features 166 yearlings by leading sires such as Dark Angel , Havana Grey , Mehmas , Showcasing , and St Mark's Basilica . The sale takes place Aug. 19, following the August Sale, which begins Aug. 15 and concludes Aug. 17. Previous graduates of the sale include classic winners Coeursamba, Teppal, and Olmedo.
Aga Khan Brings Strong Draft to Arqana Summer Sale
The sale circuit heads back to Deauville this week for the Arqana Summer edition, held June 30-July 1, and buyers from different disciplines will have the opportunity to stock up from some of Europe's leading operations. The Aga Khan Studs are among the vendors with offerings set for the sale, and their drafts are always keenly anticipated. The team consigns five lots on the second day of the event, each of those horses hailing from typically excellent families.
Ez Tina Headlines Ward Trio in Ascot's Norfolk
Wesley Ward marked his return to Royal Ascot with a brilliant winner in Bacio June 19. Now he runs three in the 5-furlong Norfolk Stakes (G2) for 2-year-olds June 20 at Ascot Racecourse. Ruiva ran admirably when third in the June 17 Queen Mary Stakes (G2), but Ward has kept hold of three fillies to take on the colts here.
Ambiente Friendly Up for Sale at Tattersalls July
Epsom Derby (G1) runner-up Ambiente Friendly features among the 803 lots entered for next month's Tattersalls July Sale scheduled for July 7-9 in Newmarket. Offered by James Owen's Green Ridge Stables, the son of Gleneagles won the Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes in 2024 before going on to finish second behind City of Troy in the classic. He was also third in the Irish equivalent and has since been campaigned over hurdles, winning at Huntingdon in December.
Aktem Looking to Continue Momentum Into Breeze-up Sale
Aktem's Paris Breeze-Up Sale takes place off the back of lively trade at Tattersalls Ireland and, with positive responses from both vendors and prospective buyers, hopes are high for another good day of selling June 3. The sales company is the brainchild of Sofiane Benaroussi, and it has been a case of so far, so positive.
Ardglas Primed for Strong Tatts Guineas Breeze-Up Sale
The breeze-up show continues this week, with the next act coming at the Tattersalls Guineas Sale April 30. Ardglas Stables, a regular consignor at the Park Paddocks auction, will be hoping its 'lucky' sale can continue to bring the operation good fortune. With a team of four heading under the hammer, Ardglas will be looking to repeat previous years' good fortunes, which include the sale-topping 300,000gns son of Le Havre , the subsequent multiple winner Pouvoir Magique.
Masai Moon Tops Tattersalls Online ERA Sale Trade
Godolphin's dual winner Masai Moon topped the Tattersalls Online Emirates Racing Authority Sale, April 2, when selling to Bhupat Seemar's Zabeel Stables for AED1,100,000 (US$299,523, AED1=US$0.27) The 4-year-old gelding was a winner at Kempton at the backend of his 2-year-old year and bounced back from defeat in the listed Feilden Stakes last year with a second score at Nottingham that May.
Tattersalls Ireland Unveils Strong Breeze-up Catalog
With smart performers America Queen, Nobody Knows, Dr Omran, and Vasy among the notable graduates at last year's auction, hopes will be high for this year's Tattersalls Ireland Breeze-Up Sale. The sale takes place May 21-22, and there is plenty on offer for prospective buyers, with 43 individual group/grade 1-winning sires represented and 59 siblings to black-type winners selling.
Group 1 Winner Imperial Emperor Heads ERA Online Sale
Tattersalls Online and the Emirates Racing Authority have launched a second online horses-in-training auction to be held from March 26-April 1. The online sale will feature 195 lots and will be held as an alternative to the live end-of-season auction, which would normally take place around the Dubai World Cup meeting. Hosted on the Tattersalls Online platform, the auction will offer a catalog of 172 UAE-based Thoroughbreds.
Frankel's Half Brother Kikkuli to Stand in South Africa
The old proverb 'blood will out' would certainly apply to if the son of follows in the giant footsteps of his half brother at stud. Bred by Juddmonte, the 5-year-old is the last foal out of Kind, meaning he is a half sibling to the great , a dual British and Irish champion sire and unbeaten champion racehorse. Kikkuli was no slouch on the track himself, winning on his second start when reappearing at Newmarket for his 3-year-old bow.
Laurel River to Stand at Japan's Big Red Farm
The 2024 Dubai World Cup (G1) winner has been sold and will take up stallion duties this season at Japan's Big Red Farm in Hokkaido, Juddmonte announced March 12. A second-generation United States homebred for Juddmonte, Laurel River won six times during his career for the Abdullah family's operation. The son of Into Mischief was campaigned by trainer Bob Baffert in the U.S. through his 4-year-old season, landing four of his seven starts in this period.
Group 1-Winning Sire Mujahid Dies at 30
Shadwell announced March 3 the death of Mujahid, a Dewhurst Stakes (G1) winner who later became a group 1-producing sire, at Allevamento di Besnate in Italy. Mujahid initially retired to Shadwell's Beech House Stud and remained there for seven seasons, as well as shuttling to Widden Stud in Australia, before transferring to a new home near Varese. Standing there, he was crowned Italian champion sire on seven occasions and lived to the age of 30.
Group 1 Winner Economics Dies at Age 5
Irish Champion Stakes (G1) winner has died in India at age 5. The son of Night of Thunder had been sold to stand at Poonawalla Stud Farms following his eighth-place finish in the Champion Stakes (G1) at Ascot Racecourse in October. Trained by William Haggas for Shaikh Isa Salman Al Khalifa, Economics was a 6-length winner of the Dante Stakes (G2) at York on just his third start.
Zarak to Miss Start of Breeding Season Due to Accident
Leading young sire will miss the start of the covering season due to an accident in his stable, the Aga Khan Studs revealed Feb. 17. A regally bred son of Dubawi and the Aga Khan's unbeaten champion Zarkava, Zarak was due to stand his second consecutive covering season at a fee of €80,000. A statement released by the operation said: "The Aga Khan Studs have announced that leading sire Zarak will unfortunately miss the start of the 2026 covering season following an accident in his stable.
Arqana February Sale Lots to Watch
With drafts from leading owner-breeders such as the Aga Khan Studs and the Wertheimer family, along with horses in training from the yards of Francis Graffard and Amy Murphy, there is something for everyone at Arqana. There are well-bred and performed fillies and broodmares in both codes going under the hammer, providing prospective buyers with the perfect opportunity to stock up with the breeding season now under way.
Sheppard, Former European Breeders Fund CEO, Dies at 84
The European Breeders Fund has paid tribute to its former chief executive Sam Sheppard, who has died Feb. 13 at the age of 84. Sheppard spent a considerable amount of his life working in the industry, having also been an amateur rider. He joined the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association in 1978 before being involved, along with Bob McCreery and Peter Willett, in setting up the EBF.
First Foal Arrives Out of Classic Heroine Nashwa
Blue Diamond Stud has reported the arrival of the first foal by its homebred classic heroine and three-time group 1 winner . The 2022 Prix de Diane (G1) winner produced a colt by Dubawi . The daughter of won the French classic as well as the 2022 Nassau Stakes (G1) and the 2023 Falmouth Stakes (G1). She also placed in the 2022 Epsom Oaks (G1), 2023 International Stakes (G1), 2023 Irish Champion Stakes (G1), 2022 Prix de l'Opera (G1), and a second running of the Nassau Stakes in 2023.
Arqana February Mixed Sale Catalog Available
The Arqana February Mixed Sale catalog is out and it features 400 lots, including well-bred fillies and black-type broodmares from some of Europe's leading owner/breeder operations. Taking place Feb. 17-18 from 11 a.m. local time each day, the sale will feature 10 wildcard entries that will be revealed in due course.
European Champion, Coolmore Broodmare Maybe Dies at 17
Coolmore announced Jan. 27 the death of their European champion 2-year-old filly, Maybe. The dam of Coolmore stallion and Two Thousand Guineas (G1) hero Saxon Warrior died at age 17 following a sudden illness.
Meet Ireland's New Stallions for the 2026 Season
Racing Post offers a look at Ireland's top new stallions of 2026. Another hard-knocking and high-class performer, Arizona Blaze showed admirable consistency during his 17-race career, winning six times and placing in a further eight. The son of Sergei Prokofiev had nine starts at 2 for Adrian Murray and Amo Racing, never finishing worse than fourth.
Meet Britain's New Stallions for the 2026 Season
Racing Post offers a look at Britain's top new stallions of 2026. A typically precocious and pacy son of Mehmas, Aesterius joins group 1-producing sires Dream Ahead and Washington DC at Bearstone Stud this year.
First Foals Arrive for Auguste Rodin and City Of Troy
The first foals by Coolmore's group 1-winning 2-year-olds and Epsom Derby (G1) heroes and arrived Jan. 12. The Millennium Stud-owned Le Havre mare Only In Dreams produced a bay filly by Auguste Rodin as her first foal at Haras de Pierrepont Jan. 12. Later on in the day at Coolmore, Camelot's listed-winning 2-year-old had her first foal, a bay colt by City Of Troy. Coolmore's Eddie Fitzpatrick said, "He's a very good first foal.
King of Change to Stand at Tweenhills
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (G1) winner and promising young sire King of Change will stand for an introductory fee of £8,500 at Tweenhills this season, the stud announced Jan. 5. News of the son of transferring to the Gloucester stud broke Jan. 2, and the 10-year-old's arrival has evidently proven highly popular. King of Change has made an impact from smaller crops, siring 13.3% black-type winners to runners, second only to Dubawi and over double that of any other third-crop stallion.
Night of Thunder Crowned British, Irish Champion Sire
Darley's newly crowned British and Irish champion sire has come a long way since his two seasons standing for £15,000 at Dalham Hall Stud. The near-15-year-old, now the Kildangan Stud supremo, is following in his own sire's footsteps from 2022 when Dubawi stepped out from Galileo 's shadow to claim top honors.
Share in Zarak Tops Arqana December Online Sale
A 2% share in the Aga Khan Studs' leading young sire topped the Arqana Online December Sale when selling for €740,000 (US$869,411, €1=US$1.17) to an anonymous buyer based in Britain at the close of the auction Dec. 16. The Haras de Bonneval resident, who will stand his second successive covering season at a fee of €80,000 in 2026, has supplied top-level winners , , and , all of those conceived at fees of €12,000.
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