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Shares in stallion Beaumec De Houelle and Onesto were added to Arqana Online's November Sale set for Thursday, November 27 from 4-6 p.m. A son of Martaline, Beaumec De Houelle won the G1 Prix Cambaceres over hurdles and is one of the leading sires in France with 42% winners to runners. He is based at Haras de Montaigu and has already produced Grade 2 winner Mamisuz De Houelle, and the Grade 1-placed Bellodam among others. G1 Grand Prix de Paris hero and G1 Irish Champion Stakes second Onesto was also...

Arqana Online's November Pop-Up Sale featured an 100% clearance rate, as eight lots sold for a gross of €782,000. The lone Thoroughbred offering was listed-winning jumper Nador (Gemix) (lot 1), who sold for €200,000 to Nicolas de Watrigant of Mandore International Agency. Successful in the Listed Prix Noirot over fences at Auteuil, the Noel George and Amanda Zetterholm offering sold with an entry in the G2 Prix Congress that takes place on Saturday, November 15. He is from the family of N'Avoue Jamais (Marignan), No Risk At All and Nickname....

The catalogue for Arqana Online's November Sale, featuring 19 lots including a breeding right in Group 1 sire Mehmas (lot 1) is now online. The sale will be held from 4-6 p.m. French time on November 27 and features stallion shares and breeding rights. A total of 15 shares and breeding rights are Flat oriented, with a breeding right to fellow Group 1 sire Space Blues (lot 4) also on offer, beside a breeding right to group sire Palace Pier (lot 8). Mehmas has 47 stakes winners, nine of them...

Juvenile colt Gentlemanlike caught the eye of Mandore International Agency's Nicolas de Watrigant for €250,000 during Arqana Online's August Pop-Up Sale on Wednesday. De Watrigant signed for a French partnership consisting of Alain Jathiere, Gousserie Racing, Ecurie David Layani and Gerard Augustin-Normand. He was originally sold for €12,000 from the Baroda Stud draft during the Arqana October Yearling Sale last year to owner/trainer Igor Endaltsev. Consigned by Endaltsev on Wednesday, the Al Shira'aa Racing-bred son of Group 1 sire Australia and the Kodiac mare Samskara won his only start by...

Equos Blond, a half-sister to the G1 Coronation Stakes winner Cercene (Australia), will be offered by Arqana Online in a pop-up sale scheduled for Friday, July 4. Bidding will take place between the hours of 3pm and 4pm (French time). The once-raced daughter of Zoustar is out of the winning Acclamation mare Tschierschen, whose other progeny include the G3 Sovereign Stakes third Perotto (New Bay). Tschierschen herself is a half-sister to five black-type performers, including Roodeye (Inchinor), the Listed-placed dam of the G1 Sussex Stakes-winning sire Mohaather. Consigned by Haras...

Topping the Arqana March Online Sale was Siyouni (Fr)'s Why Not Again (Fr) (lot 1), who went for €250,000 to Yulong Investments signing as Willingham on Wednesday. Sent through the ring by Fabrice Chappet, the winning bay is out of dual Group 1 winner Watch Me (Fr) (Olympic Glory {Ire}). City Light (Fr)'s Scapecity (Fr) (lot 13) made €155,000 on the bid of Willingham, once again. The 3-year-old filly, also offered by Chappet, was third in the Listed Prix Zeddaan in November of 2024. Blue Seabhac (Fr) (Seabhac) was knocked...

A breeding right in Goliath du Berlais (Fr) topped the Arqana Online January Sale on Monday when going the way of Bertrand Le Metayer (BLM Bloodstock) for €80,000. The leading sire of three-year-old jumpers from his first crop, the Haras d'Etreham stallion was beaten just once in eight starts as a chaser in France, notably winning the G1 Prix Ferdinand Dufaure on his final appearance as a four-year-old. Of the seven lots offered, four sold for a total of €180,000. A 1/60th share in City Light (Fr) was bought by...

A nomination to the Aga Khan Studs stallion Zarak (Fr) has been added to the Arqana Online January Sale, which is due to take place between the hours of 3pm and 5pm (local time) on Monday, January 20. For conditions of sale and to view the full catalogue, click here. Zarak stood his first season at Haras de Bonneval in 2018 and is set to command a career-high fee of €80,000 in 2025, having produced three Group 1 winners from his early crops, including last year's Poule d'Essai des Poulains...

The catalogue is now available for the Arqana January Online Sale, which is scheduled to take place between the hours of 3pm and 5pm (local time) on Monday, January 20. A potential highlight of the sale is the Monsun (Ger) mare North Sun (Ger), who will be offered by Gestüt Schlenderhan in foal to Torquator Tasso (Ger). The 12-year-old is the dam of three winners from four runners to date, including the G2 Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft hero Northern Ruler (Ger) (Ruler Of The World {Ire}). North Sun, in...

A 1/60th share in City Light (Fr) will be offered as lot 13 of Arqana Online's December Sale, the sales company announced on Wednesday. The leading sire of 3-year-olds in France by number of winners, the son of Siyouni (Fr) stands at Haras d'Etreham. The share gives the right to two coverings per year. City Light's third crop will race next year, and he has sired 60 winners to date. Mimos (Fr) took the G3 Prix Miesque, while listed winner La Guapisima (Fr) was second in the G3 Preis der...

A 1/50th share in the Aga Khan Studs stallion Zarak (Fr) has been added to the Arqana December Online Sale. A breeding right to Haras de Bouquetot's Thunder Moon (Ire) has also been catalogued, as has a 1/40th share in National Hunt sire Castle Du Berlais (Fr). The auction takes place on Tuesday, December 17 from 3pm to 5pm, French time, with all 12 lots being shares or breeding rights in French-based stallions, including Hello Youmzain (Fr).

The catalogue for the Arqana Online November Sale is now available, with 13 lots features either breeding rights or stallion shares that will go under the hammer on Nov. 26 from 5-7p.m. local time. Lot 1 is a 1/50th share in rising French sire Zarak (Fr). The sire of multiple Group 1 winners including G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains Metropolitan (Fr), Zarak's share will entitle the buyer to one covering per year, plus an additional covering every other year. A share (1/50) in exciting French first-crop sire Hello Youmzain (Fr)...