Breeze-Up Action Moves to Osarus

Osarus stages its breeze-up sale Tuesday , with around 100 2-year-olds–the highest number ever at this auction–joined by a section of horses in training for the first time. The company, in which Tattersalls has bought a major share, moved the breeze-up from Pornichet down to La Teste de Buch in Bordeaux last year and enjoyed improved figures all round, with turnover standing at €973,000 for the 44 horses sold at an average of €22,725.

Haras du Mezeray's Myboycharlie (Ire) (Danetime {Ire}) has had a good season so far in France, with a pair of Group 3 winners in Camprock (Fr) and Cheikeljack (Fr), and he is represented by five juveniles in the sale, including lot 23, a colt offered by Ecurie des Chamues out of the listed Prix Herod winner Joyce (Ger) (Chato), who is already the dam of two winners. Siyouni (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}) provided the top lot of the sale last year in the Jean-Claude Rouget-trained Koshka (Fr), who won last September and has finished runner-up in another three of his six starts. The sole lot by the Haras de Bonneval resident in this year's catalogue has been withdrawn, but other leading sires represented include Exceed And Excel (Aus) (Danehill), whose daughter out of the winning Red Ransom mare Banderille (Ire) hails from the family of the outstanding Australian galloper Might And Power (NZ) and is presented as lot 95 by Paul Basquin's Haras du Sabouas, which was the leading vendor at last year's sale.

Kendargent (Fr) (Kendor {Fr}) also features as the sire of lot 4, Divine Elodie (Fr), the second foal of the unraced Divine Melodie (Fr) (Lando {Ger}) from the Haras de Saint Arnoult draft. Yann Creff has brought the largest consignment to La Teste and his 20 2-year-olds include Elusive Lover (Fr), lot 57, a colt by Elusive City (Ire) (Elusive Quality) out of a half-sister to the G1 Diana S. and GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf winner Zagora (Fr) (Green Tune).

Among the 25 horses in training to be offered after the breeze-up section is a winning 4-year-old daughter of Siyouni named Chayouna (Fr) from the Pau stable of Luis Urbano. Horses breeze on the turf track at La Teste at 8:30 a.m. local time, with the sale starting at 1:30 p.m. local time.