La Teste Racecourse

Tally-Ho Stud resident Persian Force (Mehmas), who has registered six placings from his first nine runners, made a breakthrough when his gelded son Dragon Force prevailed on debut in Wednesday's Prix de l'Appe, a five-furlong claiming race, for Amy Murphy at La Teste. "All three of mine ran well and that's the first winner for the sire," Murphy said. "We've just moved to La Teste, so I'm delighted to get that first winner on the board. It's a very good result all-round and, hopefully, it's the first of many." Breaking...

The hitherto undefeated Fraise Des Bois (Fr) (Zelzal {Fr}--Artifix {Ire}, by Lawman {Fr}) registered a hattrick of 5 1/2-furlong victories at Tarbes earlier in the campaign and continued on an upward trajectory with a career high in Sunday's Listed Criterium du Bequet at La Teste. The eventual winner recovered from a stuttering start to track the leaders in fifth after the initial strides of this black-type debut. Fanning wide to the stands' side off the home turn, she seized control with 300 metres remaining and powered clear inside the final...

A total of 179 yearlings have been catalogued for the Osarus La Teste Yearling Sale on Sept. 9-10. The sale, to be held at La Teste de Buch racecourse, will begin at 1 p.m. during Monday's session, and at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 10. A Muhaarar (GB) half-sister to G3 Prix du Bois winner Cosachope (Fr) (Soave {Ger}) (lot 68) is one of 11 in the sale by her sire. There are another 71 sires represented at the sale, with past graduates including 2024 listed winner Chic Columbine (Fr) (Seahenge),...

A trio of juveniles from the Mayfield Stables' consignment filled the top three positions during Wednesday's Osarus Breeze-Up Sale at La Teste Racecourse, with a filly by Mehmas (Ire) (lot 41), taking top honours at €80,000 from Mandore International Agency. The March foal is out of Heavenly Bliss (GB) (Intello {Ger}), herself a daughter of G3 Dahlia S. winner and triple Group 1 placegetter Heaven Sent (GB) (Pivotal {GB}), a full-sister to U.S. turf star and dual Grade I winner Megahertz (GB) (Pivotal {GB}). Mandore was also the name on...