Ace Impact And Grey Gatsby Join Stallion Sale
200 Black-Type Mares Covered So Far
The Online Stallion Sale, set to be held on 25 September 2026 on aktem.fr, has expanded its catalogue with the addition of a share in Ace Impact and a share in The Grey Gatsby, giving prospective buyers access to two further stallions ahead of the sale.
Ace Impact was crowned the World’s Leading 3-Year-Old in 2023 after an unbeaten six-race campaign that included victories in the Prix du Jockey Club (Gr.1) and the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Gr.1). By Cracksman, he comes from what the sale’s organisers describe as a first-class bloodline and has attracted strong support from breeders during his first two seasons at stud, with more than 200 black-type mares, or mares that have produced black-type performers, covered so far. His progeny have already reached prices of up to €220,000 (US$255,200) at public auction, and he is regarded as one of the most sought-after stallions of his generation. Organisers describe the addition of an Ace Impact share to the catalogue as a rare opportunity to gain access to the genetic potential of a champion of his calibre.
Grey Gatsby Already Sires Winners
The Grey Gatsby brings a different but similarly high-level profile to the catalogue. A son of Mastercraftsman, he competed at the top level of international racing, winning the Prix du Jockey Club (Gr.1) and the Irish Champion Stakes (Gr.1) during his own career. At stud, he has gone on to prove his worth as a sire, producing Group 3 winners Atomic Blonde, Mylady - who also finished third in the Preis der Diana (Gr.1) - and Master Gatsby. His stud record positions him as an established source of black-type performers rather than an unproven young sire, giving buyers a different kind of proposition to Ace Impact’s newer but rapidly rising profile.
The two new additions join a catalogue that, ahead of the 25 September sale, already comprised five stallions - Golden Horde, Bande, Van Beethoven, Taj Mahal and Dave - alongside one stallion prospect, Borna. The share offering was previously made up of six stallion shares - Armor, Sealiway, Puchkine, Jigme, Ace Impact and The Grey Gatsby - and a single breeding right in Latrobe. With Ace Impact and The Grey Gatsby now formally listed, the catalogue spans stallions and shares at different stages of their stud careers, from established sires with multiple graded winners on the board to younger stallions still building their first crops.
Bidding Opens Ahead Of September 25
Applications for approval to bid online are open now on aktem.fr, ahead of the sale’s staging on 25 September. The online format allows prospective buyers to review the full catalogue and register interest ahead of the sale date without needing to attend an in-person auction, a structure that has become an increasingly common route for stallion share sales.
Taken together, the additions of Ace Impact and The Grey Gatsby broaden the range of stallions on offer at both ends of the career spectrum. Ace Impact represents a stallion still in the early stages of his stud career but already carrying the international profile of an unbeaten champion racehorse, while The Grey Gatsby offers buyers a sire with a longer track record and multiple Group-level winners already on his page. For breeders weighing access to different types of stallion investment through the same sale, the expanded catalogue gives a wider set of options than was available when the sale was first announced.
Ace Impact’s covering numbers during his first two seasons - more than 200 black-type mares or mares that have produced black-type performers - point to the scale of breeder confidence already placed in him before his first foals have raced. That level of early support, combined with yearling prices already reaching €220,000 (US$255,200), sets a benchmark against which interest in his stud share at the online sale is likely to be measured.
The Grey Gatsby’s page, by contrast, already carries the proof points breeders look for once a stallion’s first crops have had time to perform: three Group performers in Atomic Blonde, Mylady and Master Gatsby, including a Group 1-placed effort from Mylady in the Preis der Diana. That combination of a Classic-winning racing career and a stud record now bearing fruit gives his share a different kind of appeal to buyers weighing proven results over long-term upside.
With the sale date set for 25 September and applications for bidding approval already open, attention now turns to how the market will respond to the addition of two stallions with contrasting profiles - one an emerging star of his generation, the other an established producer of graded-race performers - within the same online catalogue.