After an incomparable 2020 edition due to the health context, the ARQANA Breeze Up concluded with results in line with the excellent 2019 edition.
Of the 123 two-year-olds presented, 88% were sold for an average price of £119,748, generating a record turnover of £13,052,500.
The median price also reached an all-time high, with 1 in 2 horses sold for more than £85,000.
Medaglia D’oro (Pic -eDarley)
Pinhooker Malcolm Bastard offered three juveniles this year, including a son of Medaglia d’Oro (lot 90), that made the top price at the sale.
A first foal out of black-type SHELBYSMILE, the colt was knocked down for £675,000 to Anthony Stroud on behalf of Godolphin.
Anthony Stroud commented after signing the docket, “I really like the way Malcom Bastard prepares his horses – he really gets the best out of them. He’s a son of Medaglia d’Oro, passed all the vet checks, and ticks all the boxes. He’ll go to Andre Fabre.”
Blandford Bloodstock made their presence felt throughout the day, picking up four juveniles for a total of £1,690,000. These were led by a daughter of the young stallion Ribchester (lot 147), that was bought for £590,000.
After signing the docket for this filly from the family of MUARRAB and BUNGLE INTHEJUNGLE, Richard Brown said, “She gave an exceptional breeze, and has a lot of scope. She’s a magnificent filly from a great Chris Wright family. I am a big fan of Ribchester, and we’ve been hearing lots of good things about his progeny and they have already been running well. I didn’t think she’d be this expensive, but I think she was one of the best fillies in the sale. We’ll see later if I was right!”
A few lots earlier, they also swooped for a daughter of Night Of Thunder (lot 145) for £500,000. Offered from Yeomanstown Stud, the filly hails from the family of Gr1 winners ANCIENT WORLD, JILBAB and DUNBEATH.
“I loved her,” said Stuart Boman.
“She did a great Breeze and I really liked her way of going that she kept up throughout. I’ve bought her for Jurgen Sartori and she’ll be trained in Germany by Andreas Suborics.”
| Statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | % | |
| Offered | 123 | 77 | |
| Sold | 109 | 64 | |
| % Sold | 88,62 % | 83,12 % | |
| Average | £119,748 | £140,698 | – 8,39 % |
| Median | £85,000 | £76,000 | |
| Total | £13,052,500 | £9,004,700 | + 56,03 % |
| Private sales | 0 | 0 | |
| Agg. Private sales | 0 | 0 | |
| Agg. + Priv. | £13,052,500 | £9,004,700 | + 56,03 % |
