Longstanding racing supporter Sir Robert Ogden is the proud new owner of a stand-out daughter of first-season sire Teofilo (pictured) after going to €400,000 to top the second session of Arqana's August Sale at Deauville.
"We've seen plenty of nice Teofilo yearlings and you've got to be prepared to take a chance on first-season sires," said Sir Robert's racing manager Barry Simpson. "She has a wonderful pedigree and she's a lovely mover."
Catalogued as lot 130, the chestnut filly from the Ecurie des Monceaux consignment is out of the Trempolino mare Delicieuse Lady and is a half-sister to Prix du Jockey-Club winner Blue Canari.
Teofilo's first yearling offered in Europe, a colt out of Zeiting (Zieten), fetched €200,000 on the opening day of the sale, while another colt out of Ailette (Second Set) went through early on Saturday and sold for €210,000. In the first two sessions, Teofilo has had six yearlings sell for an average of €190,000.
On the day that Shakespearean landed the G2 Hungerford Stakes in fine style, another son of Shamardal was impressing onlookers in the sales ring. Lot 144, a colt consigned by Haras des Granges out of Genevale (Unfuwain), was knocked down for €360,000 and was the highest priced of his sex on the day.
Shamardal is enjoying healthy returns at the sale with four lots having been sold for an average of €152,500.
Dubawi has had just one yearling offered thus far, a colt out of the Giant's Causeway mare Winesong, which fetched €160,000 on Friday.
Another of Darley's first-season sires, Authorized, has had a colt and a filly pass through the ring in the first two days. The filly, a half-sister to Group Two winner All Is Vanity, was sold to Francois Doumen for €115,000, while the colt is off to the yard of another top French trainer, Jean-Claude Rouget, after realising €75,000.
Doumen and Rouget also purchased first-crop sons of Manduro, as did Mark Johnston. Doumen's selection, a colt out of Fureau (Ferdinand), sold for €95,000 while Johnston snapped up Gazeley Stud's son of Listed winner Three Wrens (Second Empire) for €80,000 on Friday.
