Top jockey Olivier Peslier is set to retire from the saddle on Thursday after his final rides at La Teste!

🏅4x Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
🏅2x Prix du Jockey Club
🏅2x Japan Cup
🏅165x Group 1 wins

What a career! 🙌

End of an era 🫡

Olivier Peslier, the hugely successful French rider, will retire on Thursday at the age of 51.

What a supreme talent he was 👏

Olivier Peslier retires from the saddle on Thursday. His CV includes:

🇫🇷 French Derby
🇫🇷 French 2000 Guineas
🇫🇷 French 1000
🇬🇧 Derby
🇬🇧 2000 Guineas
🇬🇧Ascot Gold Cup
🇮🇪 Irish Derby
🇮🇪 Irish 2000 Guineas
🇯🇵 Japan Cup
🇯🇵 Arima Kinen
🇦🇪 Sheema Classic
🇭🇰 HK Cup, Mile & Vase

BIRTHE is SW2 for Study Of Man in the Prix Caravelle

Dam a 3/4 to Gr3 Ride Like The Wind

4th dam Kostroma

Laura Vänskä aurelien Lemaitre Nicolas de WATRIGANT Goffs Sabah Al-Sabah Tara Stud JD MOORE Lanwades Stud

🥇BIRTHE (Study Of Man) wins the Prix Caravelle Fillies Listed Stakes at Toulouse under aurelien Lemaitre for Mr Jathiere & Laura Vanska. Purchased privately by Nicolas de WATRIGANT. Congrats to all involved!

BSA Yearlings Flying High 2024 BSA National Yearling Sale, now also selling kites 🪁

📷: Romi Bettison Photography

Top Price OSARUS 80.000€
🔹N°41 - F. Mehmas x Heavenly Bliss
Mayfield Stables à Nicolas de WATRIGANT

🔹N°2 - 47.000€ - M. Profitable x Teijei
Mayfield Stables à Nicolas de WATRIGANT

🔹N°40 - 35.000€ - F. Bleu Point x Grandee Daisy
Mayfield Stables à Rouget/Capucines Bloodstock

Wet tracker.

Didn't realise I needed to say but - horses aren't allowed on our trains, sorry folks.

I can confirm the horse has returned home, safe and sound.

👉 A trio of juveniles from the MAYFIELD STABLES consignment filled the top three positions during Wednesday's OSARUS Breeze-Up Sale at La Teste Racecourse, with a filly by Mehmas (@HoStud), taking top honours at €80,000 from Nicolas de WATRIGANT.
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🌟 At 6pm (UK time) the Top Lots at the OSARUS La Teste Breeze-Up Sale so far are... 👇

🔶 Lot 2 - colt by PROFITABLE was consigned by MAYFIELD STABLES and sold to Nicolas de WATRIGANT for €47,000.

📰 Full report in tomorrow's EBN

#ReadAllAboutIt

💥 At the end of the OSARUS La Teste Breeze-Up Sale the Top Lots are... 👇

✨ Lot 41 - filly by MEHMAS consigned by MAYFIELD STABLES & sold to Nicolas de WATRIGANT for €80,000.

A successful day for the Mayfield Stables team 👏

📰 Full report in tomorrow's EBN

#ReadAllAboutIt

🗣️ 'She’s always shown a lot of speed at home, while she has a good temperament and a very good mind. I just hoped she would look as good in the sales ring.'

Souza celebrating as Mehmas filly leads the way at Osarus Breeze-Up 👉 bit.ly/3Ubs8T3

🥇LAULNE (Starspangledbanner) wins the Angels Flight Stakes Santa Anita Park 🇺🇸 for Philip D'Amato, MadaketStables , Panic Stable, Mr Agustin-Normand, Robert V. LaPenta Racing , Mr W.Strauss.
Sourced from the ARQANA Arc sale 🇫🇷 Congrats to all involved ! John Panagot Antonio Fresu

Battle Cry (NO NAY NEVER) registers a first stakes success with NO NAY NEVER's Samuel Colt in second in the Group 3 Red Rocks Stakes for Ballydoyle Racing, Westerberg, and the Coolmore partners. Bred by Lynch Bages.
#CoolmoreSires #HomeOfChampions

🥇ZARAKEM takes the PRIX D'HARCOURT G2 ParisLongchamp for Ecurie J.Reynier & Maxime Guyon !
Purchased by Mandore Agency from the ARQANA October yearling sale on behalf of Mr Seroul.
Congrats to his new connection Ecurie Benaroussi !

𝒁𝑨𝑹𝑨𝑲𝑬𝑴🔥 triumphs in the Prix d’Harcourt (Gr.2) for Jérôme Reynier Ecurie Benaroussi @Haras_d_Etreham!

The 4yo was sold twice in Deauville:
1️⃣October Sale🍂 (@Haras_d_Etreham to Nicolas de WATRIGANT & Alain Decrion)
2️⃣The Arc Sale✨(Jérôme Reynier to NBB Racing @Haras_d_Etreham)

Unquestionable is another exciting colt from this year’s Classic generation. He was driven out to land the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf and with that became a 9th top-level winner for Wootton Bassett Coolmore. The colt was purchased by Nicolas de WATRIGANT ARQANA Aug…

Thx Sue Morris Finley to travel the world just to meet me and ask me these 10 well thought questions 🤪

🥇 𝐊𝐎𝐕𝐑𝐎𝐕

Purchased at the #osarus La Teste September Yearling sale by Nicolas de WATRIGANT from Haras du Buff, KOVROV #Toronado wins the Prix Hippocampus-2eme étape du Défi du Galop (class 1) at La Teste for JC.Rouget, JB.Eyquem and Alain Jathiere.

Congrats to all involved! 👏

Great first start in Australia 🇳🇿
for PLACE DU CARROUSEL (Lope de Vega) taking the🥈place in G1 Ranvet Stakes.
Purchased as a yearling by Nicolas de WATRIGANT on behalf of Al Shaqab Racing from the ARQANA August yearling sale 🇫🇷.
Congrats to Yulong Investments !