The first crop of yearlings by Frankel will shortly be offered for sale. There is much anticipation with the first six on offer at the Arqana Yearling Sale in France which runs 15-18 August. I’ll try to keep up to date with the prices achieved and the purchasers, but for now here are the details of those being offered: Click on dam's name for its full pedigree Arqana (15-18 August) Lot 41 colt ex Danceabout - sold to Al Shaqab for €300,000 Lot 117 colt ex Noelani - sold to Willie Browne (pinhooker) for €350,000 - he will be reoffered at a Breeze Up sale next spring Lot 125 colt ex Piping - sold to agent Tony Nerses for €750,000. New owners confirmed as Saleh Al Homaizi and Imad Al Sagar, the owners of Authorized Lot 127 filly ex Platonic - sold to agent Charlie Gordon-Watson for €1,150,000. New owner not named but will be trained by Ed Dunlop Lot 159 filly ex Soignee - sold to French agents Oceanic Bloodstock for €450,000 Lot 165 colt ex Straight Lass - sold to Peter Doyle & Mayfair Speculators (South African owners) for €400,000 Arqana have set up a dedicated website where you can view videos and pictures of the yearlings on offer: http://frankel.arqana.com/ Arqana Sales Averages 6 offered, 6 sold Aggregate: €3,400,000 Average: €566,666 Colts (4): €450,000 Fillies (2): €800,000 ********** Keeneland (14-26 September) 5 catalogued: Lot 183 colt ex Compelling sold to Hugo Merry (Nawara Stud) for $500,000 Lot 332 colt ex India - reserve not achieved at $275,000 Lot 548 colt ex Reaching - withdrawn Lot 571 colt ex Rose of Summer sold to Teruo Ono for $800,000 Lot 698 colt ex Tashzara - reserve not achieved at $250,000 The colt out of Reaching also holds an entry in Tattersalls October Book 1. Keeneland Sales Averages 4 offered, 2 sold Aggregate: $1,300,000 Average: $650,000 ********** Goffs Orby Sale (29-30 September) 6 catalogued Lot 23 filly ex Alexander Goldrun sold to China Horse Club for €1,700,000 Lot 133 colt ex Dookus sold to Mark Johnston for €130,000 Lot 138 colt ex Drifting reserve not achieved at €190,000 Lot 186 colt of Guessing - withdrawn Lot 303 colt ex Musical Treat - withdrawn Lot 381 filly ex Rose Bonheur - withdrawn Goffs Orby Averages 3 offered, 2 sold Aggregate: €1,830,000 Average: €915,000 ********** Tattersalls October Book 1 (7-9 October) 18 catalogued: Lot 23 colt ex You'll Be Mine reserve not achieved at 190,000gns - Private Sale to Dermot Farrington for 150,000gns Lot 113 filly ex Cassydora reserve not achieved at 285,000gns Lot 125 colt ex Chrysanthemum reserve not achieved at 280,000gns Lot 148 colt ex Dar Re Mi sold to Al Shaqab Racing for 750,000gns Lot 160 colt ex Diary - withdrawn Lot 163 filly ex Discreet Brief - withdrawn Lot 167 colt ex Dorcas Lane (vendor buyback @ 200,000gns as a foal) Reserve not achieved at 160,000gns Lot 174 filly ex Dynaforce sold to Al Shaqab Racing for 450,000gns Lot 230 colt ex Heaven Sent bought by Juddmonte for 620,000gns Lot 241 colt ex Icon Project - withdrawn Lot 246 colt ex Intrigued - withdrawn Lot 268 filly ex Kirinda sold to Al Shaqab Racing for 300,000 Lot 288 colt ex Latin Love sold to Rabbah Bloodstock for 130,000gns Lot 339 colt ex Model Queen sold to China Horse Club for 670,000gns Lot 356 colt ex Noahs Ark - withdrawn Lot 404 colt ex Reaching - vendor buyback for 500,000gns Lot 482 colt ex Swiss Lake sold to David Elsworth for 235,000gns Lot 487 colt ex Tariysha sold to Shadwell for 700,000gns
Cheers Princess. On the first one (Danceabout) I've added a link to the full pedigree. Is that something that might be of interest?
I will have to have a look down the back of the sofa and see if I can cobble together enough change to put in a bid for that colt ex Dar Re Mi (lot 148). Lloyd Webber will not want that much for him – he is already loaded...
Will be interesting to see if the punters think Frankel has passed on his looks. Whether he's passed on his engine is another thing.
Ron, assuming Mickey Mouse money (Euros) are still worth anything and in circulation by October, do you reckon Lord of the Musicals would accept them?
I've not seen any offspring up close myself, Juddmonte have kept their band firmly under wraps for a start! However I have heard that he's been stamping them, a lot seem to have his powerful hindquarters which he inherited from his dam.
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They've just announced that six yearlings will be offered at the Goffs Orby Sale too, so I'll add those in to my opening post.
In advance of the first yearlings going under the hammer tomorrow, the Racing Post have put out this article which gives a bit of an insight into what people think of them so far.
Arqana sale now on. First Frankel yearling is lot 41 due in the ring in about 10-15 mins.... Sale live on youtube
From the RP Arqana blog Lot 41) Frankel-Danceabout colt The first Frankel yearling to go under the hammer goes the way of Peter and Ross Doyle for €300,000. The colt - bred by Qatar Bloodstock and offered by Ecurie des Monceaux - is out of Sun Chariot Stakes heroine Danceabout, making him a half-brother to Listed winner Rainbow Dancing. Ross Doyle said: He's been bought for Al Shaqab Racing, he looked very racy and the most precocious lot by Frankel in the sale. The Frankels are all different shapes and sizes - this horse really moved well and I hope he can be successful.
Thanks Janabelle, I was too busy to check in yesterday as we were hosting a birthday party! The colt was the fifth top lot of the session, which was topped by a daughter of Invincible Spirit at €610,000.
The colt out of PIPING has made €750,000 sold to agent Tony Nerses. The filly out if PLATONIC has made €1,150,000 sold to agent Charlie Gordon-Watson The current sale topper is a Dubawi colt sold to John Ferguson for €2,600,000. Funnily enough he's out of a daughter of the aforementioned PLATONIC!
