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The prices may have been reduced for the fourth, smaller session of the Autumn Horses-in-Training Sale at Tattersalls but the finale brought the curtain down on a blockbuster edition of the auction with record-breaking gains across most sectors. The 'Brexit' referendum divided Britain like no other issue of recent times but one positive which can be taken from the precarious situation is that the plunging value of sterling has enticed overseas visitors to Park Paddocks in far greater numbers than ever before. The final session was topped by a twice-placed...

G1 Qatar Prix du Moulin de Longchamp winner Vadamos (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}–Celebre Vadala {Fr}, by Peintre Celebre) will retire to Tally-Ho Stud in Ireland in 2017 after the stud purchased a majority interest in the 5-year-old for Northern Hemisphere duties. Campaigned over longer distances earlier in his career, Vadamos has hit his best stride this year when racing mostly over a mile. In addition to his career high in the Prix du Moulin Sept. 11, he bested Classic winner Ervedya (Fr) (Siyouni {Ire}) in the G2 Prix du Muguet May...

It's not unusual for Tattersalls to bustle with activity during October but the crowd in both the auditorium and at the walking ring has risen to unprecedented levels this week at Park Paddocks. Eager buyers from all corners of the globe have descended on Newmarket in an attempt to take advantage of the weak pound – or make that pound and fivepence, with Tattersalls remaining the last bastion of the guinea in horse trading. It took plenty of the cherished old currency to take home the sale's top lot––520,000 to...

5.40 Chelmsford, Mdn, £6,000, 2yo, 6f (AWT) Godolphin homebred SUNLIT FOREST (Bernardini), a Saeed bin Suroor trainee, is out of runaway 2009 GI Princess Rooney H. victress Game Face (Menifee) and she confronts seven rivals in this unveiling. They include John Dance's twice-raced Dream Reversion (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), a Tom Dascombe-trained son of G2 Nassau S. and G2 Sun Chariot S. winner Last Second (Ire) (Alzao), who has produced four black-type performers including MG1SW sire Aussie Rules (Danehill).

Twitter has partnered with the Victoria Racing Club to live-steam the G1 Melbourne Cup and an hour of buildup and commentary before the A$6-million race, as well as post-race commentary. The stream will begin at 2:30 AEDT on Nov. 1 at melbournecup.twitter.com, or through Twitter Moments. It is not necessary to have a Twitter account to watch the stream.

A share in French champion sire-elect Le Havre (Ire) will be offered on Arqana Online, with the auction beginning Nov. 2 from 3 p.m. with a 24-hour duration. Aged just 10, Le Havre has already sired two dual Classic-winning fillies in the form of Avenir Certain (Fr) and La Cressonniere (Fr). The Haras de la Cauviniere flagbearer has sired 17 listed and pattern winners, that tally also including G2 Prix de Chaudenay victor Auvray (Fr) and Suedois (Fr), a Group 3 winner who has been three-times Group 1 placed. Le...

Mount Nelson (GB) will relocate from Newsells Park Stud in the UK to William and John Flood's Boardsmill Stud in Co. Meath, Ireland, for 2017 as a dual purpose sire after a deal for the 12-year-old was brokered by Barry Lynch of Kern Lillingston Bloodstock. Mount Nelson has sired 32 stakes performers from his first four crops, including Librisa Breeze (GB), a Group 1 sprinting prospect for 2017, and Penhill (GB), the winner of four of five starts over hurdles. "We had been following Mount Nelson's progress at stud for...

The winners of all four of last year's Longines Hong Kong International Races have been signed up to defend their titles at Sha Tin on Dec. 11. Maurice (Jpn) (Screen Hero {Jpn}) (Mile), A Shin Hikari (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) (Cup), Highland Reel (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) (Vase) and Peniaphobia (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) (Sprint) are among a total of 184 entries for the four Group 1s, worth a combined HK$83-million (US$10,701,668/€9,791,624/ £8,754,396). Those include 135 overseas nominations, 49 local horses and a total 69 Group 1 winners. Maurice won last...

6th-SCD, €27,000, Mdn, 10-26, unraced 2yo, f, 8fT, 1:49.68, sf. +MUSAWAAH, f, 2, by Union Rags 1st Dam: Mudreqah, by Seeking the Gold 2nd Dam: Magical Allure, by General Meeting 3rd Dam: Rare Lady, by Never Bend Musawaah broke on the lead and settled in a stalking second after the initial exchanges of this unveiling. Looming large off the home turn, the well-backed 37-5 chance led passing the quarter-mile marker and ran on powerfully under whipless cajoling to account for the tenderly handled Terre (Fr), a full-sister to MG1SW dual...

The second installment in the ITBA Autumn/Winter Veterinary Lecture Series takes place Nov. 1 at the Shearwater Hotel in Galway. Professor Timothy Greet of Rossdales Equine Hospital in Newmarket will discuss topics pertaining to endoscopy and foals with bent legs. The lecture begins at 7:30 p.m., and is free to ITBA members. Non-members will be charged €10.

Haras de Colleville, home of sires Kendargent (Fr) and Galiway (GB), has expanded to 150 hectares after acquiring 33 hectares of land at Torquesne. The stud has also made 12 hectares available for broodmares of its clients, and all the land is situated within 10 to 20 kilometres of Deauville.

Wootton Bassett (GB), Europe's leading second-season sire thanks largely to the exploits of the triple Group 1 and Classic-winning Almanzor (Fr), will stand for €20,000 next year at Haras d'Etreham in France. "Wootton Bassett has been syndicated in the last few months; we have sold 20 shares in him and we have retained 30," explained Etreham's Nicolas de Chambure. "The idea was to get the shareholders involved and to make sure we were all on the same page regarding his stud fee. And I think the horse really deserves it,...