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Connie (Coningbeg) is on track to visit Dartmouth towards the end of the month.

In the meantime, I've acquired a share in Mountain Lake - Lot 1412 at Tatts in December...

Unfortunately, Connie has tested negative in today's scan. No dramas or mishaps, she's just absorbed it. Half expected because she showed the tiniest signs of being in season a couple of weeks ago....

Connie was covered by Dartmouth for the second time on 27th March. Scanned in foal on 12th April and today's scan revealed cells and a heartbeat.

It's going to be an interesting 10 months.

Thanks Ascot. It was a close call between Dartmouth and Walzertakt but shaded by my previous experience of Shade Oak. Maybe next year...

Connie has taken up residence at Shade Oak. Hopefully exciting times in a year or so.

Full pedigree:
https://secure.tattersalls.ie/cat/august/2018/122.pdf

Circumstances have conspired against me doing proper due diligence so I have gone with my heart and booked Connie in with Dartmouth.

Reasons?
He has decent figures; has produced 3yo winner with...

Thanks for the responses. Clearly, this is for next year and assuming she completes her recuperation in good time, maybe end of February.

To sharpen up on the parameters, she's only about...

Here's an intellectual exercise for those who are interested in breeding and especially those who have already dabbled in the dark arts.

I have a mare who won her point but was injured before she...

Probably best placed here:
https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/bloodstock-latest/just-before-i-bought-hurricane-fly-i-didnt-even-know-he-existed/425178

Friday's sale.
http://www.tattersallscheltenham.com/sales/cheltenham-november-sale/4DCGI/Sale/CNO%2019/Main

Lot 26 is a full sister to Laurina.

155k I think.

News of Arqana:

https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/bloodstock-latest/al-boum-photos-brother-up-for-grabs-as-arqana-offers-the-creme-de-la-creme/388296

https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/bloodstock-latest/son-of-martaline-is-king-of-the-ring-at-tattersalls-ireland-derby-sale/387791

Gigginstown's withdrawal from store acquisition maybe not as...

Willie sources all SHR horses, usually via the two people described in an old article from the Guardian:

Harold Kirk
Bloodstock agent, IrelandWith Pierre Boulard, Kirk is one of two bloodstock...

Usually, although I think they're moving away from stores because it's hard to syndicate a horse that you know won't run for the best part of a year.

Interesting starter lot at the Land Rover Sale:
https://www.goffs.com/sales-results/sales/land-rover-sale-2019/1

Grech and Parkin dispersal just going through the Goffs ring now.

https://www.goffsuk.com/sales-results/sales/spring-hit-p2p-sale-2019

Lots 695 - 723.

Nice to see. Well done.

https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/bloodstock-latest/gerard-larrieu-spending-spree-fuels-frenetic-afternoon-in-deauville/337794

Harold also bought #380 and PB Bloodstock (which is his French agent, Pierre Boulard) bought #88, #190 and #196, although only #190 has Willie's name attached.

https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/bloodstock-latest/altior-sibling-makes-eur365000-late-on-to-set-new-derby-sale-record/337175

Bonkers.

http://m.p2p.ie/news.php?news_id=17425

You'd love...

https://twitter.com/coolmaras/status/1011295059441004546?s=21

Daydream Beach (half sister to Airlie) has had a filly foal by Airlie's sire, Shantou.

...and maybe Arqana in early July. I'm more interested in what they buy privately.

Mad price for a store.

25k to 50k is the value window. It means that someone else wants it but the ego merchants aren't involved. No purchases for H Kirk/W Mullins. No surprise.