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The winner Wapeka (Dubawi) (lot 26) is one of two new wildcards for Saturday's Arqana Arc Sale. Consigned by Jamie Railton, the son of Wekeela (Hurricane Run), herself a €1-million Arc Sale grad, won his second start at Craon on September 28. Wekeela was successful in the G3 Prix Chloe and GIII Matchmaker Stakes and was placed in the G1 Prix Saint-Alary, GI Jenny Wiley Stakes, and GI Gamely Stakes. The other new wildcard addition to the catalogue is Fire Warning (The Grey Gatsby) (lot 52), who ran second in...

Stewards will be able to declare a horse a non-runner in any race without starting stalls if they deem that contender has been denied a fair start after a rule change was made by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). Beginning next Wednesday, the rule change brings both NH and Flat together. There was already a similar rule in place since last May for horses jumping from the starting stalls. Stewards will be able to deem a horse a non-runner if they believe the horse did not get a fair start...

Goffs has catalogued 75 lots for its upcoming British NH Breeders Showcase, which takes place Friday, Oct. 31. In its third year, the sale will offer 65 NH foals in addition to 10 breeding stock lots, several of which at offered in foal to NH sires. The sale will feature foals by Bathyrhon, Capri, Choeur du Nord, Cracksman, Frontiersman, Jack Hobbs, Jeu St Eloi, Logician, Moises Has, Order of St George, Poet's Word, Postponed, Stradivarius, Subjectivist and Yeats. The breeding stock segment of the sale will follow the foal session....

A number of changes to the upcoming 2025/2026 National Hunt programme, including a minimum rating requirement for Grade 1 novice and juvenile hurdles, were announced by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) on Thursday. Horses will only be allowed to run in the top-level contests should they have achieved a rating of 110 or higher, either through a published handicap mark or as assessed by the BHA handicapper to have to raced to that level in at least one hurdle run. There is also an increase in the number of weight-for-age...

The catalogue for the Arqana Summer Sale, featuring over 560 horses bred under both codes, is now available online. Past graduates include Mgheera (Zoustar), a multiple group winner on the Flat, while in the jumping sphere, Game Of Storm (Motivator), Haiti Couleurs (Dragon Dancer), Mambonumberfive (Born To Sea) and Nietzsche Has (Zarak) all won over hurdles in France and across the channel. Set for June 30-July 3, the sale features 73 Flat-bred 2-year-olds, 160 2- and 3-year-old NH stores, as well as 88 mares and fillies-out-of-training. Juveniles will be put...

Almanzor (Fr)'s Miss Manzor (GB) brought a sale-topping 29,000gns from Conor McGlone during the final day of the Tattersalls Online April Sale on Wednesday. Offered as lot 23 by Willie Mullins's Closutton Stables, the 5-year-old mare has placed at Grade 2 level. Closutton was the sale's leading consignor, with the 120-rated chaser Iris Emery (Fr) (Spanish Moon) (lot 19) making 25,000gns to trainer Neil King; and the Grade 3 winner Uncle Phil (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}) (lot 36) hammering for 14,000gns to Chester Williams. On the Flat side...

Grade 3 winner West Balboa (Ire) (Yeats {Ire}) (lot 38) leads a 62-strong catalogue for the Tattersalls Online April Sale. Scheduled for Tuesday Apr. 1 through Wednesday Apr. 2, the sale features 45 horses in- and out-of-training, nine broodmares, four yearlings, three point-to-pointers and one store. West Balboa was runner-up in the G1 Challow Novices' Hurdle and is out of the Fleminsfirth mare Rostellan (Ire), herself a half-sister to Grade 2 winner Clew Bay Cove (Ire) (Anshan {GB}). Another Grade 3 winner in the jumps sphere is Uncle Phil (Ire)...

A total of 93 lots have been catalogued for the Tattersalls Online March Sale on Mar. 4-5, including Willie Mullins's Closutton Stables-consigned Horantzau D'Airy (Fr) (Legolas {Jpn}) who holds an entry in the Grand National. Sold as lot 25, the gelding is one of 66 horses in- and out-of-training in the sale. He was third in the G3 Novice Hurdle at the Galway Festival last summer, and was also second in both the G3 Kerry National at Listowel in September and the G3 Munster National at Limerick a month later....

Never Risk (Fr) (No Risk At All {Fr}) is one of seven wildcards that have been added to the Tattersalls Online February Sale. Set for Feb. 11-12, the sale now features 137 lots across both Flat and National Hunt spheres. Offered as lot 136, the bay has won two races over hurdles at Pau in his past three starts and is a half-brother to listed-winning hurdler Loquas (Fr) (It's Gino {Ger}), who also ran second in the G3 Grande Course de Haies de Printemps Handicap Hurdle. Other entries include Enjoy...

A total of 390 lots have been catalogued for the two-day Goffs February Sale, which begins on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The mixed catalogue features both Flat and National Hunt horses including short yearlings, 2-year-olds, horses-in-training, stores, and fillies and broodmares. Some of the Flat-bred short yearlings on offer were sired by Baaeed (GB), Blue Point (Ire), Sioux Nation, Camelot (GB), Dark Angel (Ire), Havana Grey (Ire), Mehmas (Ire), and No Nay Never (Ire) among others. Among the National Hunt short yearlings, sires Blue Bresil (Fr), Goliath Du Berlais (Fr), Nirvana...

A 16-strong catalogue for the Tattersalls Cheltenham December Sale, which will be held after racing on Dec. 13, is now available. Featuring a boutique group of point-to-pointers and horses-in-training, the sale will remain open to supplementary entries through Dec. 9. G2 Albert Bartlett Novices' Chase winner Potters Charm (Ire) is an alumni of the 2023 edition of the sale, while other graduates include Grade 1 winners Shishkin (Ire), Sir Gerhard (Ire) and Fayonagh (Ire). Some of the select offerings for the 2024 edition are as follows: Heron In The Park...

Listed winner Newlook (Fr) (New Bay {GB}) (lot 443) and three other wildcards have been added to the Arqana Autumn Sale, which will be held on Monday, Nov. 18. This brings the total number of lots over 260, with Flat winner Delire (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) (lot 424) another late addition. He is a brother to group winner Devil (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) and a half-brother to dual group winner Sober (Fr) (Camelot {GB}). Lot 442, Bibe Mus (Fr) (Camelot {GB}), is a winner over 2000 metres at second asking from the...