Breeze-up

The Breeze-Up Consignors Association and Arqana have united to ensure there is no repeat of the unsavoury behaviour from earlier this month Brendan Holland, head of the Breeze-Up Consignors Association (BUCA), has spoken of his deep embarrassment about incidents of excessive drinking, fighting and damage caused at the recent sales in Deauville making it onto the pages of the national press after complaints made by Arqana president Olivier Delloye were leaked. However, Delloye vehemently stated on Monday that formal complaints made in a letter to BUCA were taken "completely out...

Spirits were raised at the Tattersalls Ireland Breeze-Up Sale on Friday when so many consignors who were feeling pain for the majority of the sale season enjoyed a much-needed shot in the arm on a day when when a Starman filly and St Mark's Basilica colt shared the spoils for top lot status at €360,000. Tally-Ho Stud supplied the joint sale-topping Starman filly, who was strikingly similar to high-profile 1,000 Guineas-winning graduate Sky Lantern, that went the way of Blandford Bloodstock agent Stuart Boman on behalf of trainer Joseph O'Brien. ...

More questions than answers have been generated from a shaky start to the breeze-up season and now the focus turns to Deauville, where the Arqana Breeze-Up Sale will provide the clearest barometer yet about the overall health within that sector.  Boutique by design, Arqana boasts a broad international reach underpinned by a stellar roll of honour - last year's 2,000 Guineas winner Ruling Court, the ill-fated champion two-year-old Gewan and even this year's 2,000 Guineas third Distant Storm were all sourced here within the past couple of years.  This is...

Trainer Michael O'Callaghan described the sliding figures at the Goffs Breeze-Up Sale on Wednesday as "refreshing" for buyers as Tally-Ho Stud once again dominated at the top end of a polarised market when selling a Mehmas colt to Anthony Stroud at £880,000. Amo Racing and Richard Brown, who filled the role as underbidder, were involved in the running on the Mehmas colt who was out on his own as the most expensive horse sold at this year's sale. Still, he fell £120,000 short of the record-breaking Mehmas colt [Rapid Force]...

Kia Joorabchian has outlined shopping plans for this week's Goffs Breeze-Up Sale, where he says the focus will be on securing colts that Freemason Lodge-based trainer Kevin Philippart de Foy can point towards Royal Ascot.  The Amo Racing boss was a high-profile absentee from the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale last week. Instead, he elected to make the trip to Ocala for the OBS breeze-up sale.  His no-show at Tattersalls, where he spent over £3 million on seven horses last year, was keenly felt by a market that returned to 2024...

Ryan Conran has exploded onto the breeze-up scene with She's Perfect (Sioux Nation), who finished first past the post in the French 1,000 Guineas, Group 3 scorer Coto De Caza (Sioux Nation) and Lincoln runner-up Rogue Diplomat (Calyx) just some of the high-profile graduates that have flown the flag for the 32-year-old's Lacka House Stables operation.  On the eve of the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale, Conran shares all about his approach to breezing, philosophy towards risk and much more in the latest breeze-up focused Q&A. You've had a lot of...

The catalogue for the Tattersalls Ireland Breeze-Up Sale, the source of top stayer Onesmoothoperator and Irish 1,000 Guineas fifth City Of Memphis, has been released.  It features juveniles by top-notch stallions Kingman, Sioux Nation, Wootton Bassett, Starspangledbanner, Night Of Thunder, Sands Of Mali, Sea The Stars, Starman, New Bay, Siyouni, Justify and more.  The sale takes place between Thursday 21 and Friday May 22, with a total of 252 two-year-olds catalogued.  Tattersalls Ireland CEO Simon Kerins said, "The Tattersalls Ireland Breeze Up Sale continues to go from strength to strength,...

It may not have rivalled the headline acts Romantic Warrior, Ka Ying Rising or even Sosie, but for Justin Timmons, the success of his graduate Helene Supafeeling (City Light) in Hong Kong on Sunday provided the popular breeze-up consignor with reason to celebrate. And why wouldn't it? Helene Supafeeling, formerly known as Port Light in Europe, landed a £107,160 cheque when making his debut at Sha Tin a winning one on what is one of the most important fixtures of the year in that jurisdiction. Not only that, but the...

Nobody wants to be late to the party. That statement applies to just about every aspect in business and is especially pertinent with a view towards breeding.  Everyone would love to send mares to Mehmas and Starman but, the reality of the situation is that many breeders' mating plans are dictated just as much by their pockets as it is by their head. The trick is cottoning on to the next Mehmas and the next Starman before they go north - and that can be easier said than done.  Luckily...

Valdi de Souza, a popular figure within the breeze-up community who died at the age of 49 following a freak accident at work, will be remembered at Cork on Friday, July 25 when a race will be run in his memory.  De Souza rode over a couple of hundred winners as a professional jockey in his native Brazil and also enjoyed stints on the Saudi Arabian circuit. His finest hour in the saddle came when he partnered Rock Of Rochelle to win a Listed race at the Curragh for trainer...

Tattersalls has released the catalogue for the Craven Breeze-Up Sale, of which dual Group 1 winner Vandeek (GB), Champion Two-Year-Old Native Trail (GB) and more recently G1 Futurity Trophy winner Hotazhell (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}) are alumni. The sale is set to take place between Monday 14 and Wednesday 16 April.  A total of 182 juveniles have been catalogued for the Craven Breeze-Up Sale, which features progeny by top-class sires like Dubawi (Ire), Blue Point (Ire), Kingman (GB), Mehmas (Ire), Too Darn Hot (GB), Wootton Bassett (GB), Havana Grey...

DEAUVILLE, France--As of Tuesday morning it's been six days since Adam Potts landed in Deauville, but there's no time to slow down as the newest recruit to the team of bloodstock agents at BBA Ireland. With the Arqana August Sale fast disappearing in the rear-view mirror, attentions now turn to the v.2 Yearling Sale and the catalogue of 189 lots scheduled to go through the ring when bidding gets underway at 11am local time. For Potts the task until then is simple: to get through as many of the lots...