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less horses went through the ring than a year ago, which resulted in the
aggregate slipping from €15,349,000 to €14,531,000 (-5%), but the clearance
rate progressed from 78% to 80% and the average grew even more, gaining 5% to
reach €109,256. A total of 45 horses sold for six figures against 42 in 2015, and
went down to 33 individual buyers from a large variety of origins including
France, the UK, Ireland, Germany, America, Australia, Japan etc.
Million price tag for American-bound Gr.2 winner PARVANEH
Million price tag for American-bound Gr.2 winner PARVANEH
Already a Group performer as a juvenile,
Darius Racing's three-year-old filly PARVANEH (lot 178) was campaigned by
Waldemar Hickst to a trio of top class performances this season, which included
victories in the Gr.2 Badener Stutenpreis, Gr.3 Schwarzgold-Rennen and a 4thplace in the Gr.1 Preis von Europa. With a rating of 110 and a catalogue page
which featured the consistent Group winners NAYYIR and SKY HUNTER, the daughter
of Holy Roman Emperor raised plenty of hands and James Delahooke had to round
off his bid to €1 million to seal the deal for the Ecurie des Monceaux offering.
"I have bought her on behalf of American
owner Pursuit of Racing and she will be covered next year ", pointed
Delahooke. "She was obviously a
tremendous racehorse and is a prized addition to any broodmare band ."
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