Arqana Arc Sale

A Group 3 winner and Group 2-placed, 3-year-old filly Penja (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) (lot 11) brought star quality to Saturday night's Arqana Arc Sale at Saint-Cloud Racecourse, and she duly topped proceedings at €1.2 million when Stuart Boman of Blandford Bloodstock prevailed over a remote bidder on Arqana's online platform. Boman noted Penja had been bought for German owner Jurgen Satori. "We're very happy with the purchase," Boman said. "She's an exceptional filly with a fantastic acceleration. We had to fight to get her but she's worth it. We're delighted."...

The stakes placed Dubawi (Ire) colt In Crowd (GB) has been added as a wild card to the Arqana Arc Sale on Oct. 2. Offered as lot 20, the George Strawbridge homebred is trained by Frederic Head and was runner-up in the Listed Prix Haras de la Haie Neuve. Out of the Group 1 producer and G3 Prix de Flore heroine In Clover (GB) (Inchinor {GB}), the chestnut is a half-brother to Group 1 winners We Are (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), Call The Wind (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and With You (GB)...

The well-related  listed Prix la Sorellina winner Lady Day (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) is one of two 3-year-olds to have been added to the Arqana Arc Sale as wildcards. Owned by Ecurie Rose de Ganay, the Freddy Head trainee, who will be sold as lot 15, boasts a top-drawer pedigree: her dam Toride (Fr) (Fuisse) is a half-sister to the dual Arc winner Treve (Fr), who, like Lady Day, is also a daughter of the Haras du Quesnay stallion Motivator.  Also joining the 40-strong line-up for the sale at Saint-Cloud on...

A total of 40 horses-in-training, 31 of which have already earned black-type, have been catalogued to go under the hammer at Arqana's Arc Sale on Saturday, Oct. 2. Among the select lots on offer is Colosseo (Street Boss) (lot 38), who was runner-up in the G1 Emirates Poule d'Essai des Poulains to five-time Group 1 winner St Mark's Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) and holds an entry in the G1 Qatar Prix de la Foret. Other horses sure to generate plenty of interest are: G3 Prix de la Force winner Adhamo...

Arqana has awarded Lena Goedde with first prize of €500 for the best turned out horse at last week's The Arc Sale. Goedde looked after Virginia Joy (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}) on behalf of Gestut Auenquelle. Laura Delage, who earned €350 as the runner-up, was responsible for Dick Whittington (Fr) (War Command) for Yann Barberot's Stable, while Lea Winzenrieth came in third, collecting €150 for Hercule Point (Ire) (Network {Fr}). All horses were inspected at the sale and a jury rated the quality of their presentation according to the following...

Gestut Auenquelle's Virginia Storm (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), a full-brother to Saturday's €975,000 Arqana Arc Sale topper Virginia Joy (Ger), registered a narrow debut verdict tackling 8 1/2 furlongs at Dusseldorf on Sunday. 1st-Dusseldorf, €5,100, Mdn, 10-4, 2yo, 8 1/2fT, 1:46.43, g/s. VIRGINIA STORM (GER) (c, 2, Soldier Hollow {GB}--Virginia Sun {Ger} {Hwt. Older Mare-Ger at 14f+ & GSW-Ger}, by Doyen {Ire}) was allowed time to find a comfortable rhythm and raced in a prominent second for most of this debut. Rowed along at the top of the straight, the...

Arqana staged its annual boutique Arc Sale of horses in training at Saint-Cloud Racecourse on Saturday evening following a day's racing at ParisLongchamp, and it was a current star of the German turf that proved the breakout horse, with Virginia Joy (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}) (lot 24) selling to Michel Zerolo's Oceanic Bloodstock for €975,000. Having raced thus far as a homebred for Gestut Auenquelle, Virginia Joy won the July 12 G3 Mehl-Mulhens-Trophy by a head before finishing third, beaten three-quarters of a length, in the G1 Preis Der Diana...

Two wildcards have been added to the Arqana Arc Sale on Oct. 3 at Saint-Cloud, bringing the catalogue up to 28. Nat King (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) is a 3-year-old entire who was placed twice at Deauville this summer before winning a mile turf handicap at Chantilly on Sept. 18 for trainer Carlos Laffon-Parias. He was also a winner last year at two, and will be offered as lot 27. The 4-year-old Deacon (GB) (Dansili {GB}) is being offered as lot 28 by Christopher Head's stable. The 4-year-old gelding has won...

Three 3-year-olds have been added as wildcards to the Oct. 3 Arqana Arc Sale at Saint-Cloud Racecourse. Gestut Auenquelle homebred Virginia Joy (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}) is among the best of her generation in Germany, having won the G3 Mehl-Mulhens-Trophy in July before placing in both the G1 Preis der Diana and G2 T von Zastrow Stutenpreis. She will be offered as lot 24. Yann Barberot offers his 3-year-old colt Step By Step (Fr) (Sidestep {Aus}) (lot 25), a listed winner in June going 2400 metres and most recently second...

The catalogue for the Arqana Arc Sale, featuring 23 lots, is now online. Arqana is still accepting entries for the sale, held at Saint-Cloud Racecourse after racing on the eve of the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Oct. 4. In the selective catalogue, one of the standout lots is MGSW Chachnak (Fr) (Kingman {GB}) (lot 21) from Fabrice Vermeulen; while Fabrice Chappet offers lot 14, the G1 French 1000 Guineas third Mageva (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). Other 3-year-olds of note are: Measure of Time (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) (lot...