Arqana Arc Sale

Saturday's Arqana Arc Sale at Saint-Cloud will now feature the AQPS graded winner Livio (Fr) (Cokoriko {Fr}) (lot 50). A winner of the G3 Prix du Tremblay on debut for trainer Lucie Pontoir, the gelding joins 39 other horses-in-training in the catalogue. Consigned by Etoile du Berger, he is out of a half-sister to graded winner Jazz Manouche (Fr) (Nom De D'La {Fr}) from the family of graded winners SF Kario De Sormain (Fr) (Gunboat Diplomacy {Fr}) and AQPS Gitane Bleue (Fr) (Cokoriko {Fr}). The sale will begin at 6:30...

Four wildcards have been added to the catalogue for the Arqana Arc Sale and will go under the hammer at Saint-Cloud Racecourse on Saturday, October 5. They include the Hedi Ghabri-trained Al Jafara (GB) (lot 21), who shed her maiden tag at the second attempt at Chantilly earlier this month. The two-year-old daughter of Pinatubo (Ire) is out of a full-sister to the Oaks heroine Qualify (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and hails from the family of Group 1 winners such as Brian Boru (GB) and Workforce (GB). Alessandro and Giuseppe...

Sacred Spirit (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), a winner of the Listed Grand Prix de Lyon, anchors a quintet of wildcards that were added to Arqana's Arc Sale on Thursday. Consigned as lot 15, the gelding was second in the G3 Prix de Reux and third in the G2 Grand Prix de Deauville and is rated 106. Joining the Andre Fabre-trained son of listed winner and Group 1 producer Sahrawi (Ger) (Pivotal {GB}) is lot 29, listed scorer Rosa Salvaje (Ire) (Maximum Security); multiple group-placed and 109-rated Supercooled (Ire) (Lope De Vega...

The Arqana Arc Sale will provide the rare opportunity to buy a Classic-winning colt at public auction after it was announced on Tuesday that Deutsches Derby hero Palladium (Ger) (Gleneagles {Ire}) is one of 38 lots catalogued to sell at Saint-Cloud Racecourse on Saturday, October 5. Bred by Gestut Fahrhof, Palladium is out of the Listed winner and G1 Premio Lydia Tesio runner-up Path Wind (Fr) (Anabaa), who is now the dam of three winners after Path Of Soldier (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}) opened his account at Dusseldorf on Sunday...

A trio of staff have earned awards with the three best-presented horses at the recent Arqana Arc Sale, with Corinna Schwandt, who led up G1 Oaks heroine Muskoka (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), taking the grand prize of €500, Arqana announced on Thursday. Doric Binot, who led up Shalromy (Fr) (Shalaa {Ire}), was awarded second place and €350; while Marie Gast was presented with €150 for her efforts in presenting Winning Spirit (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}). A quartet of judges inspected all of the horses and evaluated the quality of...

After an action-packed day at ParisLongchamp, Arqana's Arc Sale beckoned at Saint-Cloud Saturday evening, and the unique nature of the sale, which annually offers buyers the chance to purchase horses with entries on Arc Day proper, proved an irresistible draw. One of two horses to make seven figures on the night and top the sale was G1 Preis der Diana heroine Muskoka (Ger) (Sea The Moon {GB}), who was knocked down for €1.3 million to leading buyer BBA Ireland. The price was the highest at the Arc Sale since 2016...

Three wildcards have been added to the Arqana Arc Sale, which is set to take place on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Saint-Cloud. Divin Propos (Fr) (George Vancouver), who has placed in all eight career starts and was most recently third in the Listed Coupe de Marseille, will sell as lot 10. Zulu Warrior (Fr) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) (lot 30), who will be consigned by Andre Fabre, won the Listed Prix Turenne at Saint-Cloud earlier this month. The Nicholas Clement-trained Monapia (Fr) (Harry Angel {Ire}), who has won six of his...

German Oaks heroine Muskoka (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) (lot 38) and dual German Group 1 winner Sammarco (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) (lot 41) are two of the highlights of Arqana's Arc Sale, which will be held at Saint-Cloud after the first day's racing on Sept. 30. Currently, the sale contains 44 lots, and remains open for additional entries. The former who won the G1 Preis der Diana this summer and is offered by trainer Henk Grewe, will be sold with an entry in the G1 Prix de l'Opera Longines. Another...

A field of 12 was declared Sunday for the fourth running of the £600,000 G3 Bahrain International Trophy to be run over the 2000 metres Friday, Nov. 19, at the Rashid Equestrian & Horseracing Club. Magny Cours (Medaglia d'Oro) was beaten less than one length into third behind the since-retired Lord Glitters (Fr) (Whipper) in last year's main event, and the US-bred galloper could be one of as many of four entrants this time around. The seven-year-old was victorious in the G3 Prix Perth at Saint-Cloud in 2021, but was...

Quality bloodstock has been in high demand at a range of venues and all price points on an international scale despite ongoing political upheaval in 2022, and Arqana's Arc Sale at Saint-Cloud on Saturday evening continued that trend. Dominating the buyers' sheets was Jean-Pierre de Gaste and Alexandra Saint Martin's International Thoroughbred Consultants (I.T.C.). The duo picked up a quintet of horses, including the Classic-placed Schwarzer Peter (Ger) (Neatico {Ger}) (lot 17)--the €1-million sales topper--exclusively on behalf of Sheikh Haif Mohammed Al Qahtani's Haif Company. Those five lots grossed €2.94...

After a frenetic Saturday of racing on opening day of Arc weekend at ParisLongchamp, the curtain rises on Arqana's Arc Sale at Saint-Cloud Racecourse at 6:30 p.m., Paris time. Thirty-five lots will go through the ring. One of the highlights is Schwarzer Peter (Ger) (Neatico {Ger}) (lot 17), second in the 2022 G1 German Derby, who has been placed in the G3 Preis der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe in August since his Classic near miss. Consigned by trainer Markus Klug, the 112-rated bay is out of the listed-placed Sovalla (GB) (Pomellato {Ger}), and...

Seven wildcards, including the listed winner Rozgar (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) (lot 21) from the Aga Khan Studs, have been added to the Arqana Arc Sale. Slated for Oct. 1 after racing at ParisLongchamp, the sale also counts fellow listed winner Enola (Fr) (Recorder {GB}) (lot 35) from the yard of Patrice Cottier; as well as Andre Fabre's Group 2-placed Mr De Pourceaugnac (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) (lot 29) among the new additions. Brigitte Re-Scandella's Perle Rouge (Fr) (Zelzal {Fr}) (lot 13) has placed twice in listed company; and Jerome...