Diane Fourth Habibi To Be Offered During Arqana's Summer Sale

Habibi, fourth in Sunday's G1 Prix de Diane, is a new addition to the Arqana Summer Sale from June 30-July 1.

Set to sell as lot 400, the daughter of Le Brivido has won two of her four outings as a juvenile. Racing for Jan Romel and Ecurie Nicolato, she was runner-up in the Listed Prix Rose de Mai in March and was also fourth in the G2 Prix Saint-Alary. Currently rated 49 (rating 108), the Jean-Claude Rouget-trained filly is a versatile racing prospect and a granddaughter of G3 Prix Penelope third Hermance (Enrique).

Part-owner Romel said, “Habibi has all the qualities of a group filly, and with that a large capacity for improvement still. She is a very calm, easy filly that is good in her head and always gives her best. She really has that attitude that all trainers are looking for. What impressed me most after the Prix de Diane is how easily she has recovered from the race. Even though she ran in the second fastest edition of the Prix de Diane ever, she recovered almost straight away. That leads us to think that she did not use all her resources, and she still has room to improve.

“The tracking figures show her remarkable athletic qualities. Habibi registered the highest top speed out of any of the field, reaching 68,90 km/h. She also covered the last 400 metres in :23.88 seconds, with a remarkable fraction of :11.67 seconds from 400 to 200 metres, one of the best times registered in the Diane.”