June 2007
Bid For Glory receives the Laurels
Colwick Park (Nottingham) has proved a happy hunting ground for Auction House’s progeny in the past, and so it proved again today (June 13th), with Bid for Glory’s win in the United Pallet Network Handicap (3yo, 0-95).
Having given the second placed horse three pounds, Bid for Glory put up a determined effort to beat the 2/1 favourite, Lady Gloria, by a head.
Bid For Glory had broken well and tracked the leaders until 2 furlongs out, when Richard Hughes decided to switch to right, after finding no room on the inside. Bid for Glory responded well to the jockeys urgings to catch the leaders and stay on to record his first Victory this term.
Richard Hughes after the race, said of the winner, that he thought he would get further and was a good prospect for pattern race company this year.
A step up in class would not be uncharted territory as Bid For Glory was 4th to subsequent Tattersalls Musidora (Gr3) second, Sweet Lilly, in a 2yr old listed contest at Pontefract last year.
A home bred, Bid For Glory was a 17,000gn yearling in Doncaster Bloodstock Sales’ October Sale, and is from the family of Listed scorer Amron and Gr3 placed Tinjar.
April 2007
Auction House’s first Winner for ‘07
The year on the grass got underway properly for Auction House at Nottingham on Saturday. In the balmy early evening light David Barron’s ‘Skye But N Ben’ stayed on well to win by 1¼ lengths from ‘David’s Cavalier’ in the visitnottingham.com Handicap for 3yr olds over 1m 2f.
Under a patient ride from Seb Sanders, ‘Skye But N Ben’ tracked the leading bunch until 2f out when he moved up to follow ‘David’s Cavalier’, the eventual second. ‘Skye But N Ben’ headed the leader 1f out and stayed on to record the first win of his career, having been placed four times this term.
‘Skye But N Ben’, a home bred by Stud manager David Hodge and his brother Charles, is the first foal out of the Pleasant Colony mare Island Colony, who is from the family off Gr3 placed Waki Music and Gr2 winners Nashmeel and Light Jig. SP 3/1F.
Doncaster Bloodstock Breeze Up sale.
Spring has defiantly sprung for Llety Farms and Auction House, with one of his sons making 66,000gns at the Doncaster Bloodstock Breeze Up sale.
Lot number 57 consigned by Willie Brown, the striking dark bay colt had already made heads turn at home and his appearance on the town moor for the breeze on Tuesday was not to disappoint. Many of the leading buyers noticed him and the racing post tipped him in their Breeze report.
When it came for the his moment in the ring, the fluid moving colt from the family of group scorers Hardgreen and Castle Green made a good start by opening at his yearling price of 30,000gns.
With numerous onlookers the price rose with David Minton of Highflyer Bloodstock and agent Steven Hillon, sitting with Kevin Ryan, being the principle protagonists. It was David Minton who prevailed seeing off his determined rival with the final bid of 66,000gns. The highest price paid for an Auction House at the sales so far.
The colt is to go into training with Richard Hannon having been bought by David for Christopher and Jenny Powell.
“We loved his breeze and thought we ought to have him” Said Mrs Powell. “We’ve had a lot of success from this sale with the likes of Goggles and Grand Fromage."
In keeping with their other horses in training the colt will get a name beginning with the letter G. “Our first horse was Gulsha, our second was Gaelstrom, who won the Sun Alliance Chase, so we decided to stick with the letter G - I get teased a lot about my G-string!" said Mrs Powell. "We'll have to start thinking of a name for this one now”.
February 2007
Auction House half sister to Johnny The Fish (2005 Doncaster St Leger Sales Winner) hits the ground running!
Auction House X Ewenny Bred by Usk Valley Stud
Born 21/2/07
January 2007
Preparation for the covering season is well underway, and mare owners are reminded that all mares will require swabs in accordance with the Thoroughbred Breeders Association (TBA) guidelines and additionally have a negative result from a Coggins test for Equine Infectious Anaemia (swamp fever) prior to travelling.
Please see TBA code of practice
more information on Coggins Test & EIA
December 2006
Another cold winter's day, another AUCTION HOUSE winner, taking the haul for the 2006 season to 12 individual winners of 13 races. This time a second win for ESTIMATOR in training with Pat Eddery making it 2 from 2 in classy efficient style by winning the 6f nursery at Wolverhampton for The Moonax Syndicate.
Having won his maiden on his debut at Kempton earlier in the month, the
2-y-o son of Auction House was running off a mark of 74 in the 0-75 contest
and there was a lot of confidence beforehand, judging by his odds which
shortened from an early 11/10 to an SP of 8/15. The horse made all and was
driven out in the closing stages under Dane O'Neill after again showing
signs of greenness. There is sure to be more improvement to come from this
very likeable colt.
(Simon Double at Pat Eddery Racing.com)
Infrastructure development continues apace at Llety Farms. This time on three all-weather paddocks spanning several acres to provide safe and spacious room for exercise whatever the weather. Further benefits will be more acres of the nursery paddocks in first class condition come the spring.
ESTIMATOR brought a touch of class to
yesterday's twilight meeting at Kempton when making a winning debut in the
two-year-old 6f maiden to the delight of the Moonax Syndicate. The Auction
House colt, who only cost £15,000 guineas, had always shown plenty of
natural ability at home and was due to make his racecourse appearance during
the summer when he unfortunately fractured a pelvis. However, the
combination of rest, mother nature and a patient approach by Pat and the
team has reaped dividends and Estimator definitely looks a colt with a
future. He took the preliminaries well but was rather green both going down
to post and when he jumped out of the stalls, veering markedly right.
However, he showed a lovely attitude during the race and hit the front
inside the final furlong to win readily by a length and a quarter from the
warm favourite, Mo.
November 2006
Llety Farms in the press again. This time in Horse & Hound for a feature article on the stud . AUCTION HOUSE sharing the front cover of the magazine alongside Coolmore's GALILEO.
July 2006
AUCTION HOUSE winner for Hugh Collingridge.
BID FOR GLORY (GB) 2yo ch colt (ex Woodland Steps (Bold Owl)) wins THE NSPCC
MEDIAN AUCTION MAIDEN STAKES 6f
