The seventh edition of the La Teste September yearling sale recorded good results thanks to the quality of horses presented and to the increasing number of buyers.
The aggregate went from €2,982,500 in 2013 to €3,680,000 (+23%). The average and median were down slightly on last year, going respectively from €18,437 to €17,609 and from €15,000 to €14,000.
The clearance rate of 81% was satisfactory, the catalogue being superior by 30% compared to last year.
The new format of the sale over 2 days was well appreciated again this year, allowing vendors and purchasers to settle in La Teste for a few days and to work in a dynamic and relaxed atmosphere.The sale was topped by a filly by Le Havre sold for €130,000, becoming the first six-figure sale for Osarus. Consigned by La Motteraye Consignment, she was knocked down to  MAB Agency for Pandora Racing, following a head to head battle with Mandore International Agency (Nicolas de Watrigant).For the second year, MAB Agency and Jean-Claude Rouget were the leading purchasers, followed by Con Marnane, Frédéric Rossi (purchaser of lot 170 a colt by Kendargent out of Freeze Frame, granddam to Prix d’Arenberg (Gr.3) winner Kendam),  and SackvilleDonald Ltd  (buying for the second time at La Teste, and purchasing a total of 5 lots for trainers Ed Dunlop, Ed Walker and Harry Dunlop).

 

Rank	Purchaser	Lot	Average	Aggregate
1	MAB Agency	13	€30,692	€399,000
2	Jean-Claude Rouget	9	€25,778	€232,000
3	Con Marnane	10	€17,100	€171,000
4	Frédéric Rossi	4	€41,750	€167,000
5	Sackville Donald Ltd	5	€23,600	€118,000

 

The diverse buying bench included: William Walton (7 lots), Didier Guillemin (7 lots), Hautières Bloodstock (7 lots), Fabrice Chappet (5 lots), Imperial Bloodstock (5 lots), Christian Baillet (4 lots), Karl Burke (4 lots), Arnaud Bedouet (4 lots), Guy Petit, Sylvain Vidal, Henri-Alex Pantall, Patrick Monfort (3 lots), Yann Poirier, Joel Boisnard (3 lots), Richard Venn Bloodstock (2 lots), Christian Delcher Sanchez, BBA Ireland, The Channel Consignment, Tina Rau Bloodstock/Nicolas Clément (purchaser of lot 202, a colt by Linngari consigned by Haras du Petit Tellier), Georges Mullins (lot 232 knocked down for €85,000, a filly by Champs Elysees, consigned by Haras de Grandcamp) and Lamont Racing (purchasing 4 yearlings with Ilka Gansera Leveque).

Among new buyers figure: Artemis Bloodstock (4 lots), Carlos & Yann Lerner (5 lots), Christian Scandella  (4  lots),  Tarik  Driss  (4  lots),  Olivier Sauvaget  (3  lots),  Christophe  Lotoux  (3  lots), Christophe Escuder (3 lots), Marc Pimbonnet (2 lots), Liam Norris/W.Huntingdon (2 lots), Charel Bloodstock (2 lots), Stéphane Wattel (1 lot), Katie Walsh (lot 89, a colt by Siyouni sold by Haras de Bernesq), Alessandro Botti (1 lot) and William Jarvis (1 lot).