05/03/2025. Tattersalls Online March Sale (4/5 Marzo) // Soul Of Angel, OBS Delays Start of Under-Tack Show… by TDN

 

March 5, 2025

IN TODAY’S TDN

In TDN America:.

  • Chris McGrath examines the pedigree impacts from the weekend’s big racing in this week’s Breeding Digest.
  • Reigning Eclipse Champion Female Sprinter Soul of an Angel (Atreides) set a new record price for the Fasig-Tipton Digital platform Tuesday, selling to Australia’s Chatsworth Stud for $2.6 million in a one-horse flash sale.  
  • GI Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike (Keen Ice) is being relocated to Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions LLC in Stillwater, New York to start the 2025 breeding season. He will stand his initial season at stud for an introductory fee of $6,500.

 

In TDN Europe:

  • A total of 57 horses were entered in the G1 Betfred 2000 Guineas and another 43 in the G1 Betfred 1000 Guineas.
  • The Gary and Lesley Middlebrook-owned Wood Farm Stud features in the latest Mating Plans by Emma Berry.
  • A catalogue of just over 200 horses for the Goffs Breeze-Up Sale at Doncaster was released on Tuesday.
 
 

At $2.6 Million, Soul of an Angel Sets New Fasig-Tipton Digital Record

Reigning Eclipse Champion Female Sprinter Soul of an Angel (Atreides–Factor One, by The Factor) set a new record price for the Fasig-Tipton Digital platform Tuesday, selling to Australia’s Chatsworth Stud for $2.6 million in a… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

 

OBS Delays Start of Under-Tack Show

With heavy rain and wind expected in the area Wednesday, the under-tack show for the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training has been condensed to three days and will commence Thursday… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

 

‘Outstanding’ Donny Breeze-Up Catalogue Released By Goffs

A 206-strong catalogue for the Goffs Breeze-Up Sale on Apr. 23-24 at Doncaster was revealed on Tuesday. Known for its graduates supplying 10 wins at Royal Ascot in the last nine years, the sale also… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

 

Zelzal’s We’ll Defend Impresses with TDN Rising Star Display at Chantilly

There were fireworks on Chantilly’s Tuesday afternoon card as Carlos and Yann Lerner trainee We’ll Defend (Fr) (Zelzal {Fr}–Skysweeper {Fr}, by Hurricane Run {Ire}) illuminated proceedings with a taking four-length ‘TDN Rising Star‘ performance in… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]

 

 

IN TODAY’S TDN

In TDN America:.

  • In the latest Week in Review, T.D. Thornton offers a deeper dive into some of the potential challenges when comparing the final times of future races at Gulfstream Park after the track implemented a significant run-up distance to the start of two-turn races on the main track.
  • Katie Petrunyak sheds the spotlight on the Nymue, Horse of the Year Zenyatta’s last foal.
  • Game Winner’s Maysam gets the nod over Supa Speed in Sunday’s GIII Fasig-Tipton Santa Ysabel at Santa Anita.

 

In TDN Europe:

  • Frances Crowley speaks to Emma Berry about the ongoing work of the Pat Smullen Pancreatic Cancer Fund.
  • The National Hunt Chase staged at the Cheltenham Festival has been permanently named in honour of HRH The Princess Royal, the Jockey Club announced on Sunday.
  • Rubylot (Aus) (Rubick {Aus}) produced a stellar performance to win Sunday’s HK$13-million Hong Kong Classic Cup at Sha Tin.
 
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