Arqana has catalogued 42 horses in training-with space for nine wild cards-for its boutique Arc Sale at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 5 at Saint-Cloud Racecourse following racing at nearby ParisLongchamp. Thirty-two of the horses offered for sale have won or been placed in stakes company. The seven 2-year-olds thus far catalogued include Helter Skelter (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) (lot 12), a listed winner and one of the highest-rated juveniles in France at 103 with an entry in the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere; and Les Hogues (Ire) (Bated Breath {GB}) (lot 29), a listed-winning filly who holds an entry in the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac which, like the Lagardere, takes place the day after the sale. Last year, Lily's Candle (Fr) (Style Vendome {Fr}) was sold at the Arc sale for €390,000 before going on to win the Boussac less than 24 hours later. Two months later she was bought by Katsumi Yoshida for €1.1-million at the Arqana December sale.
The seven black-type winning 3-year-olds catalogued include Wertheimer et Frere's Flop Shot (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) (lot 21), winner of the G3 Prix de Guiche and placed in both the G2 Prix Eugene Adam and G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano; German Group 3 winner Bristano (GB) (Dansili {GB}) (lot 14) and G3 Prix Penelope winner and G2 Prix de la Nonette third Cartiem (Fr) (Cape Cross {Ire}) (lot 19).
The current selection of older horses includes the 5-year-old Stunning Spirit (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) (lot 8), a dual listed winner last year and this year second in the G3 Prix Quincey; and 4-year-old filly Style Presa (Fr) (Style Vendome {Fr}) (lot 6), a listed-winning half-sister to G1 Sun Chariot S. winner Sahpresa (Fr) (Sahm).
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