As in the past fortnight at Kildare and Newmarket, it was His Highness the Aga
Khan’s
offerings that once again lit up the market, with Suprina Bloodstock snapping up the session-topper DARASA
(Barathea [Ire]). Consigned as Hip No. 286, the five-year-old
mare is in foal to Domedriver (Ire),
the 2002 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) winner, and was knocked down to
Patricia Boutin’s
agency for 160,000.
Later in the afternoon, Gilles Forien’s FIPS stepped in to
secure Hip 330,
the four-year-old HALEEMA (College Chapel). A half-sister to the
stakes place-getter Halawanda (Ashkalani) is carrying a foal by Barathea (Ire) and was purchased for 130,000.
Carlos Laffon-Parias also bought two from the draft, headed by Hip 349, KERAKA
(Storm Bird). About to turn 15-years old, the mare from the family of Kalanisi (Ire)
(Doyoun) has produced two stakes
performers in
Kermiyana (Green Desert) and Keramani (Linamix) and was knocked down to the trainer for
80,000. He added
KENTUCKY KAPER (The Prime Minister) later for 60,000. Consigned as Hip 452, the
11-year-old
graded scorer has produced two winners and is in foal to Linamix.
Despite
the average being
down on the equivalent session in 2004, the overall figure stayed up by over three percent due to
the buoyant first day’s trade. Monday’s final session includes yearlings.
Full
results can be found on www.deauville-sales.com.