The penultimate lot in the ring at lot 54, Trafalgar Square (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}) duly attracted plenty of attention and hammered at €1.15 million to Sheikh Omar Ismil Ghrghar as the fourth seven-figure horse of the night. The 3-year-old gelding, a listed winner in April, also sports a trio of group placings on his record prior to a win in the valuable Arqana Series des 3 Ans on Aug. 15. The Ecurie X-bred was two lengths adrift of Illinois (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) when second in the G2 Prix Chaudenay on Saturday. An €80,000 Arqana August yearling when purchased by Yellow Agency, he is a half-brother to the stakes-winning G1 Prix Marcel Boussac second and G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches third Times Square (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}).
Not a subscriber? Click here to sign up for the daily PDF or alerts.
