Deauville Ground Chat suggests Dubai colt out Golden Valentine could be something out of the ordinary, and the whispers proved well-founded when the group that bought Godolphin went as much as 2,000,000 euros ($2,050,960) to turn away Charlie Gordon-Watson on the Ecurie des Monceaux showcases the much-touted youngster in the final session of blockbuster Arqana August Five Sale on August 15.
The increases come from a selection and combination of €50,000 ($51,274) and €100,000 ($102,548) increments as rivals push deeper into seven-figure territory. However, as often happens when well-bred batches of Dubawi appear on the public market, Godolphin is not rejected.
The foal was bred in partnership between Monceaux and LNJ Foxwoods of the Roth family and is the third pony of the Prix Minerve (G3) Golden Valentine, who in turn came out of the Gold Round, being the same pony. half-brother with brilliant Goldikova and Qatar Female Protagonist Prix Vermeille (G1) Galikova .
Anthony Stroud, who joined David Loder, said: “He is an exceptional horse and very gentle on his feet, said. “Dubawi is an outstanding steed and the team thought he was the one we really wanted to get.”
The Monceaux Draft is the source of three of the four seven-figure lots, including $2,153,571 in top brother sales Sottsass and chief executive Henri Bozo reflected on the ranch’s newest millionaire graduation by saying, “I think he’s a spectacular pony with lots of class and a great attitude. I was expected a good sale and we were not disappointed.
“Dubawi is a stallion that we have used as much as we can and hopefully they will become champions on the track because that’s really what matters. It was bred in partnership with Roths. , they are great partners. It’s great for France to have such supporters.”
Godolphin topped the buyer rankings with Sheikh Mohammed’s activity contributing €5.55 million ($5,640,305) to the total for a six-fold increase. This includes 1.6 million euros ($1,645,344) Shamardal colt head on Day One.
Monceaux has dominated the consignors’ charts for its 11th year of operation, with the 31-year-old selling for 12.38 million euros ($12,695,814). Bozo kept a cool face during the big horse bid in Dubawi during Golden Valentine’s Day but said: “I’m good at hiding my emotions! That’s fun and we don’t usually set expectations. The stock was high so I was very comfortable during the bidding process because I knew a lot of people were interested in this pony.”
Record profit
A remarkably strong last session helped post-Sell August record profits across all major market indexes. Sales hit 50 million euros ($51,275,500) for the first time for a total of 50,406,000 euros ($51,691,857), up 26% year-on-year.
The average rose even stronger, rising 28% to €210,025 ($215,383), the first time the €200,000 mark was broken by this metric, while the average was also a record at €140,000 (143,571). USD), a 40% increase from last year’s €100,000.
However, arguably the most impressive statistic, given the blue-chip nature of the shares offered for sale, is the liquidation rate of 84% when 240 lots were sold from the 285 lots presented, less in fact. 40 lots compared to 2021’s offering.
