Arqana

The Fairway Consignment's Intello colt (lot 127) out of La Viette (Oasis Dream) topped the single-day Arqana November Yearling Sale in Deauville on Saturday. MAB Agency paid €45,000 for the relative of G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes hero The Revenant (Dubawi). The second highest price of the day was €30,000 for the Sioux Nation filly Cite Bergere, who caught the eye of Pegasus Bloodstock. Offered by Haras de la Croix Sonnet, lot 83 is kin to the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and G1 Irish 1000 Guineas third La Nuit...

Arqana, Goffs, Goffs UK, Tattersalls and Tattersalls Ireland have agreed to harmonise the starting letter for sales catalogues from January 1, 2026. The agreement will see all sales which are catalogued alphabetically, either by lot name or dam name, start with the same letter across the participating sales companies. The starting letter for the next three years will be as follows: 2026 - F 2027 - K 2028 - P This change will apply to both Flat and National Hunt sales, with the agreement designed to provide clarity and consistency...

G2 Prix Saint-Alary heroine Birthe leads four other wildcards for Arqana's Vente d'Elevage catalogue, which takes place from December 6-9. The daughter of Study Of Man, also second in the G2 Prix de la Nonette, will sell as lot 248E. All five will sell during the first session on Saturday, December 6. Samibaya (Wootton Bassett) (lot 248B) is a half-sister to dual group winner and Classic hopeful Samangan (Blue Point), as well as listed winner Simeen (Lope De Vega). The trio's dam is a half-sister to G1 Prix de Diane,...

The Arqana Autumn Sale catalogue has grown by nine lots with the addition of wildcards under both codes including 1200-metre winner Mataki (Goken) (lot 323). Deauville will host the sale from Monday, November 17 through Thursday, November 20. Besides that 92-rated runner and grandson of group winner and Group 1-placed Mare Nostrum (Caerleon) is Stolen Kiss (Chachnak) (lot 339), a seven-time winner this season. Lot 340 is Amilcare (Wooded) and, rated 98, he is out of a half-sister to multiple Group 1 winner Covert Love (Azamour). National Hunt horses abound,...

Seven wildcards and three supplementary lots have been added to the Arqana Autumn Sale, completing the dissolution of the partnership between the ownership duo of Simon Munir and Isaac Souede and Haras de Saint Voir. The wildcards include the three-year-old Mets Ta Ceinture (Hunter's Light), the recent winner of the G3 Prix du Tremblay for APQS-bred horses, who will be offered as lot 380 with an entry in the G1 Prix Jacques de Vienne. Trained by Anne-Sophie Pacault, she is out of the black-type mare Rien De Plus (Video Rock), from...

A total of eight wildcards have been added to the Arqana Autumn Sale catalogue. The trio of Flat performers are led by Group 3 winner Columbus (Oasis Dream) (lot 342), who is rated 111 and from the family of Group 1 winners Coronet (Dubawi) and Aussie Rules. G3 Prix Perth third Chibitty (Zelzal) (lot 355) is a three-time winner this season, while listed winner Tipinso (Victor Ludorum) (lot 365) is a grandson of Group 1 winner Molly Malone (Lomitas). For the National Hunt sphere are five more wildcards led by...

A total of nine wildcards, including group winner Half Sovereign (Ten Sovereigns), have been added to Arqana's Vente d'Elevage catalogue. They will be offered on the first evening of the sale on Saturday, December 6. Offered as lot 195 from Consign, Ltd., the G3 Prix Miesque winner is from the same family as dual Group 1 winner Jack Hobbs, as well as group scorers Pollenator (Motivator), Stellaria (Kizuna), and Golden Pond (Don't Forget Me). Arcadia Elevage consigns G3 Prix de Flore second Ginalyah (Chachnak) (lot 205). Rated 106, she is...

The group-placed Dioptase leads a trio of wildcards for the upcoming Arqana Autumn Sale from November 17-20 in Deauville. Trained by Jean-Claude Rouget, the son of New Bay (lot 376) was runner-up in the G3 Prix Greffulhe and was also third in the Listed Prix Pelleas. Rated 100, the three-year-old is from the family of group winner and Classic-placed Survie (Churchill), as well as Group 1 winners and sires Contributer and King Of Steel. Another Flat entry is Listed Grand Prix du Nord fourth Love Me Tender (lot 356). Consigned...

A trio of fillies-in-training and a pair of broodmares have been added to the Arqana Vente d'Elevage catalogue.    Kiamba (lot 190), a winner of the Listed Prix de Thiberville, will be offered by Mario Baratti. Also placed in the G3 Prix Penelope this year, she was most recently second in the G3 Prix Belle de Nuit last weekend. Rated 102, the daughter of Australia hails from the family of Group 1 winner Milan. Rated 92 is the Francis-Henri Graffard-trained Dune (lot 150). By Wootton Bassett, she is a sister...

3rd-BEL, $85K, Msw, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 2:11 p.m. ET. A $900,000 Keeneland September purchase, STRONG EFFORT (Practical Joke) goes out for St Elias and trainer Chad Brown. Responsible for MGISP Reinvestment Risk (Upstart), dam Ridingwiththedevil (Candy Ride {Arg}) was a $210,000 buy for Gainesway at the Fasig-Tipton Fall Mixed sale while Strong Effort was in utero. The first-time starter's extended female family includes Canadian MGSW My List (Banker's Gold). TJCIS PPS 1st-BEL, $85K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:10 p.m. ET. Trainer Todd Pletcher has a pair of uncoupled entries set...

The Arqana October Yearling Sale concluded with Part 3 on Saturday when another 184 lots went under the hammer, including a Texas colt who achieved the day's top price when knocked down to KGS for €63,000. Consigned by Haras de Bourgeauville, lot 768 is from the family of Group/Grade 1 winners Adayar, Ave and National Defense. Of the 184 yearlings offered, 155 sold (84%) for a total of €1,649,500. The average was €10,642 and the median was €8,000. Over the five days of the October Yearling Sale, 600 of the...

A Bayside Boy colt from Haras de la Louviere topped Friday's session at Part 2 of the Arqana October Yearling Sale when knocked down to Sebastien Desmontils, on behalf of Chauvigny Global Equine, for €67,000. Lot 538 is out of an unraced daughter of the G1 Preis der Diana heroine Penelopa (Giant's Causeway), whose other offspring include the Listed River Eden Stakes winner Pennymoor (Frankel) and G1 Irish 1,000 Guineas runner-up California Dreamer (Mehmas). Towards the end of the session, a Zelzal colt (lot 610) offered by the Fairway Consignment...