Saturday, August 15th. It was bargain day at Deauville Saturday after the opener's extravaganza. Even though many big players were still around the action was slower with a session high of €300,000 for Lot 121, a Pivotal filly bought by John Ferguson early in the session. It was only the third lot of the day and the record stood the whole evening. The average on the corresponding second day in 2008 was down about 6.9% at €121,883 while the median was unchanged at €100,000. 73% of the presented lots were sold and the turnover was down 5.3% at €9.7m.
Overall, after two days of action, the general average was still up 4.2% at €182,323.
There was plenty of empty seats in the sales arena and anybody fancying a filly by a top sire for less than €200,000 was indeed at home in Deauville on Saturday. It was a soft landing but a landing all the same, according to Le Frog.
The big guns were still around though as Shadwell Stud bought 7 lots for €1.44m, the most expensive being Lot 208, a Redoute's Choice Aussie bred out of a Kingmambo winner who made €280,000 after a battle against Anthony Stroud. "We have had a bit of luck with Redoute's Choice down in Australia as we had (Blue Diamond Stakes-Gr1 winner) Nadeem," said Angus Gold, Shadwell's racing manager. He's beautifully put together and has already travelled a bit to come here. Like our other purchases, he will go to Shadwell in England and we will decide where to send them after the Newmarket sales." Shadwell also paid €280,000 for Lot 215, an Oasis Dream colt, the first foal out of a Nigh Shift Listed-placed dam consigned by Eric Puerari's Haras des Capucines. Nicolas Clement was Angus Gold last rival on the colt. Shadwell bought Lot 195 as well, a €230,000 Medicean colt consigned by Newsells Park Stud. Angus Gold outbid Teddy Beckett, Juddmonte's racing manager, on that one with sheikh Hamdan on his side. "We know that Medicean can sire good horses. He might take plenty of time to mature but will become a lovely 3yo. He's out of a good German family."
However the top lot was John Ferguson's Lot 121 :"She's an easy mover and Pivotal gives more than his fair share of top fillies. It was an attractive package." Maybe the Sheikh Mohammed agent got a copy of the Deauville arena's keys as his only other buy was Lot 228 (the third last on the day's catalogue), an Invincible Spirit colt consigned by Chryss O'Reilly's Haras de la Louviere.
The sale had started on a bad step with a Euro 300,000 buy back of a Frenchbred Whipper filly out of the Prix Robert Papin (Gr2) second Queensalsa (Kingsalsa). It would have been a normal reaction on Friday's market but it was the very first lot presented on Saturday and its consignors, the Wingtans' Haras des Forêts, did not have a chance to adapt.
English agent Anthony Stroud also trusted the Louviere as he got Lot 127, a Cape Cross colt, at €280,000 : "Cape Cross is a very solid sire and his family is attractive. Lady O'Reilly is also an extremely good breeder. The colt's a good mover too, he's very light in her feet. I think that the market is incredibly good and that it will go on until October sales. This colt might stay in training in France as he's qualified for the French premiums."
Peter Doyle's only purchase was Lot 144, a Hurricane Run colt consigned by the Haras des Capucines. He will be sent to Norway to Wido Neuroth, just like Handsome Hawk, the 2009 Swedish Derby (LR) winner he bought at Deauville for €440,000 two years ago. The bloodstock agent also bought Nysaean, who's out of the yearling's third dam, for FF6m nine years ago at Deauville. The colt went on to become a Gr3-winner. Lots of Déjà vu there...
German agent Jurgen Albrecht secured two lots for €360,000 including Lot 184, a €200,000 Galileo filly consigned by the Haras d'Etreham : "I liked everything about her. She will now be boarded to the Haras du Mezeray and we will decide where to send her in the Spring. She could go to either France or Germany but her new owners are from Russia. We also bought two yearlings yesterday with Carlos Laffon-Parias."
The Marquesa de Moratalla was keen to buy on both days along with her agent Gilles Forien (FIPS). Together they bought 13 lost for €2.135m over the two first sessions. "The Marquesa did not buy two years ago but was back last season and again today. The market is good for buyers at the moment. All these lost will be shared between Alain de Royer Dupre and Mikel Delzangles at Chantilly and other trainers in the South West, as usual."
French owner Gerard Laboureau rushed into the scene on Friday to secure to get three yearlings including Lot 88, a Dalakhani sister to one of his previous purchase, 2009 Arqana breeze up sales top lot Dubawi Junior, bought €280,000 and now in training with Jean-Claude Rouget. "He missed his debut but is worth much more", noted the owner. You will much more of him." Laboureau paid €220,000 on Saturday to buy Lot 204, a Red Ransom brother to the owner's Celimene (Dr Fong), 4th in the French Oaks last June. "This colt does not look like her but I wanted to have him all the same. He will not join his sister at Carlos Lerner's because he already got the Shirocco filly I bought yesterday (Lot 99, paid €100,000)."
Marc-Antoine Berghgracht was very busy throughout the day even though he bought 5 lots only. The most expensive was Lot 150, a French premiums graduate Galileo filly bred in Britain and consigned by the Haras du Mezeray. "We bought her for Russian owner Valentin Bukhtoyarov and she will be trained by Richard Gibson. Galileo is an exceptional sire and her price was good."
The Wertheimers' racing manager Pierre-Yves Bureau was happy to sign a €110,000 order for Lot 161 , a Mr. Greeley filly whose 3rd dam is Allegretta... "You do not come across yearlings from this wonderful family that often and we wanted to get into it. It was a very fair price considering."
Jean-Claude Rouget tried to get a fifth yearling on Saturday after four purchases for €430,000. The favourite for the 2009 French champion trainer title was just about to get Lot 223 , a Galileo brother to two black type horses, when German agent Dirk Eisele (BBA Germany) bid €190,000. Yet the Pau-based handler got Lot 181, a Montjeu brother to his Prix Saint-Alary (Gr1-2,000mT) winner Germance (Silver Hawk) consigned by the Quesnay.
A few well bred lot did not reach their reserve such as French 2,000 Guineas winner Silver Frost's Poliglote brother, bought back by the Haras des Sablonnets at Euro 90,000.
The pinhookers enjoyed some handsome success and some heavy losses, as one would naturally expect. The top price at Euro 300,000 was bought back Gns85,000 at Tattersalls last year but two lots later, a $70,000 not sold at Keeneland was given away at Euro 60,000. La Reboursiere did well with lot 138, sold Euro115,00 and bought only Euro10,844 by La Perrigne at Tatts.Yet the same consignor sold Lot 193, a Keeneland Euro62,000 buy, for Euro 45,000. The most expensive foal on show, Lot 210, a Blandford Euro150,000 buy at Newmarket, was sold Euro75,000 to trainer Fabrice Vermeulen.
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