Bobby Flay Buys Zarak Share For €710,000 On Arqana Online

A share in Group 1 winner and sire Zarak (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) brought €710,000 from American chef and owner/breeder Bobby Flay during Arqana Online's Pop-Up Sale on Friday.

A resident of The Aga Khan Studs' Haras de Bonneval, Zarak (lot 1) has produced a trio of top-flight winners led by G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains hero Metropolitan (Fr), G1 Prix Ganay victor Haya Zark (Fr), and G1 Grosser Preis von Baden scorer Zagrey (Fr). His worldwide stakes winners stand at 20. His 2024 fee was €60,000.

Also selling on Friday was a share in first-season sire Hello Youmzain (Fr) (Kodiac {GB}) (lot 2), which was knocked down for €160,000 on the bid of an anonymous buyer. The young sire's best progeny so far is G2 Coventry Stakes runner-up Electrolyte (Ire). He stood for €22,500 at Haras d'Etreham this term.