Arqana to Sponsor Newmarket Races

French auction house Arqana will sponsor a pair of Group 2 contests on the opening day of Newmarket’s July Festival July 9. The two races are the Princess of Wales’s Arqana Racing Club S. for older horses over 1 1/2 miles, and the Arqana July S. for juveniles. 

“We are very proud to become a partner in one of the most internationally significant race meetings hosted by the Jockey Club, and held at British racing’s historic headquarters,” said Arqana President Eric Hoyeau. “Since the inception of Arqana 10 years ago, we have put a lot of effort into the internationalization of our sales. As a result, a significant number of British-bred horses now travel to Deauville and Saint-Cloud to be auctioned, while even greater numbers of horses bought at our sales, particularly yearlings and 2-year-olds in training, are exported to race in the UK.”