By Emma Berry and Catherine Austen An early pace-setter during Monday's opening session of the Tattersalls December Mares' Sale was George Strawbridge's winning daughter of Oasis Dream (GB), Incahoots (GB) (lot 1532), who will remain in training in France with Freddy Head after being bought by the Wertheimer brothers for 420,000gns through manager Pierre-Yves Bureau. [...]

By Chris McGrath Whatever he goes on to achieve in the future, Charlie Hills will never forget 2015. For all that he had already enjoyed success at Classic and Breeders' Cup level, his fourth full season with a licence was illuminated by a champion of a caliber even his father, Barry, can seldom have sampled [...]

Arqana have announced another 1/50th share in leading young stallion Siyouni (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}) is to be auctioned Dec 9-10 through their on-line bidding portal www.arqanaonline.com. This follows on from the success of the first online sale of a share in the Haras de Bonneval stallion, which was recently knocked down for €355,000 to Hesmonds [...]

One of Ireland's most popular and most successful sprinters of this century Sole Power (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}) will make his fourth appearance at Hong Kong's International meeting at Sha Tin when he lines up for the G1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint Dec. 13. For his latest jockey Chris Hayes it is an opportunity he is [...]

1st-DVL, €34,000, Alw, 11-30, 2yo, c/g, 7 1/2f (AWT), 1:31.13, st. TAAREEF (c, 2, Kitten's Joy–Sacred Feather {SP-US, $187,177}, by Carson City), a $675,000 KEESEP yearling who was professional when winning on debut over a mile at Bordeaux-le-Bouscat Sept. 22, was tardy from the gates and dropped to last exhibiting signs of greenness. Gradually worked [...]

7th-DMR, $53,500, Msw, 11-29, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 1:16.57, ft. ARABIAN LEOPARD (c, 2, Scat Daddy–Antoinette, by Silver Hawk), off the board in his previous four trips to the post, was coming off the best finish of his career when fourth going one mile over the Del Mar turf Nov. 8. He prepped for this fifth [...]

9th-DMR, $53,750, Msw, 11-29, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 1:16.28, ft. UNCLE LINO (c, 2, Uncle Mo–Haysee, by Orientate) set the pace and was caught late by Rockin Bayou (Forefathers) in his five-panel unveiling here July 18, while crossing the wire 5 1/4 lengths clear of subsequent GSW Toews on Ice (Archarcharch). Returning off a four-month hiatus [...]

Stormy Lucy (Stormy Atlantic), a 65-1 longshot, upset the GI Matriarch at Del Mar Sunday in thrilling fashion, giving her trainer Ed Moger, Jr., the first Grade I win of his career. The 6-year-old bay mare was away well from the stalls, as MGISW Hard Not To Like (Hard Spun) stumbled badly and was essentially [...]

Dressed in Hermes was ready for his close up in Sunday's GIII Cecil B. DeMille S. at Del Mar with his fashionable win. Sydney Belzberg's Budget Stable homebred began his career on dirt where he finished fourth here July 25. He was third when trying the turf Aug. 12 behind subsequent Del Mar Juvenile Turf [...]

10th-CD, $56,731, Alw, 11-29, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:16.61, wf. WRATH OF RUTHIE (f, 3, Distorted Humor–Remember, by Forest Wildcat), acquired for $650,000 as a FTSAUG yearling, made her belated career debut in Louisville Nov. 5 and was much the best, scoring by 9 1/2 lengths to be named a 'TDN Rising Star.' Taking [...]

Conditioner Chad Brown is hopeful that Lewis Bay (Bernardini)'s GII Demoiselle S. win is a good indicator of her budding talent. The Alpha Delta homebred graduated in her second start at Belmont Oct. 18 and took Saturday's Demoiselle in her first route. “I think she learned something going around two turns for the first time, [...]

8th-CD, $54,440, Msw, 11-29, 2yo, f, 7 1/2f, 1:32.11, wf. +ROYAL OBSESSION, f, 2, by Tapit 1st Dam: Rote, by Tiznow 2nd Dam: Song to Remember, by Storm Cat 3rd Dam: Wedding Reception, by Round Table Royal Obsession was acquired by Stonestreet Stables for $1.15 million as part of the Regis Farms dispersal at Keeneland [...]