Breeze Up Sales
The newly established Avenue Bloodstock, comprised of industry professionals John Ferguson, Mark McStay and Sam Haggas is off the mark at the 2018 Breeze-Ups purchasing two top-class individuals at the Tattersalls Ireland Ascot Breeze-Up Sale and the Goffs UK Doncaster Breeze-Up Sale.
The athletic Dark Angel filly purchased at Ascot is from the family of Champions Grey Swallow, Designs On Rome and Covert Love. She’s a good-looking filly and has a fantastic pedigree that is hard to match. She was purchased on behalf of Classic-winning trainer, Hugo Palmer.
Also active at the Doncaster Sale, they purchased an exceptional colt by Intello out of the Listed-winning Libys Dream for multiple Group One-winning trainer Marco Botti. He’s a strong individual and breezed very well.
G2 success for Arapaho
G1 winner Arapaho added a ninth success to his record on Saturday when successful in the G2 Sandown Classic at Caulfield. The son of Lope De Vega, who was a €140,000 purchase by Avenue Bloodstock at the 2020 Arqana Autumn Sale in conjunction with his trainer Bjorn Baker and Clarke Bloodstock, prevailed under Rachel King […]
‘A summer we’ll never forget’ – Porta Fortuna is crowned Cartier Champion
Porta Fortuna’s remarkable season gained deserved recognition on Wednesday when she was named Carter Champion 3yo Filly of 2024. Owned by Barry Fowler/Medallion Racing ’20/Steve Weston/Dean Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, for whom she was a private purchase by Avenue Bloodstock in conjunction with Philip Shelton of Medallion Racing, Porta Fortuna has mixed it with the best […]
Grade 1 star Anisette sells for $1.8 million
Anisette sold for $1.8 million at Keeneland on Tuesday to close a chapter that took in three Grade 1 victories and close to a million dollars in earnings. Anisette was a private purchase on behalf of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners out of Kevin Philippart de Foy’s yard in late 2022 in conjunction with Aron Wellman. Sent […]
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