French yearling sale

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...

Late in the day, a son of Siyouni and the G1 Cheveley Park Stakes heroine Lightening Pearl (Marju) brought a winning bid of €1.25 million from the American Racing Corporation, bidding online. Sold as lot 140 from the Tweenhills draft, the colt is a half-brother to the G3 Athasi Stakes victress Lightening Quick (Frankel), and the Japanese stakes-placed Matenro Diva (Deep Impact). Under the second dam is the two-time top-level winner Satono Crown (Marju). The bay was bred by Qatar Bloodstock.   A new top lot at #TheAugustSale, as American...

The first yearling to break seven figures during the Arqana August Yearling Sale was lot 104, an elegant son of Wootton Bassett and the Invincible Spirit mare High Celebrity, a winner of the G3 Prix d'Arenberg. Bred by Jean-Philippe Dubois and consigned by Haras des Capucines, he was knocked down to MV Magnier for €2.3 million. His dam, already responsible for the stakes-placed Galileo duo of Friendly Face and G2 Queen's Vase second Highbury, was also second in the G2 Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes and third in the G1 Cheveley...

Wednesday marked the third day of the Arqana Autumn Sale, and the session, which featured National Hunt-bred yearlings, was topped by lot 650, a son of Galiway (GB) who sold to Mandore International Agency for €255,000. Consigned by The Channel Consignment and already named King Dalee (Fr), the bay is a half-brother to G1 Deutsches Derby hero Sisfahan (Ger) (Isfanhan {Ger}). Under the second dam is Grade 1-winning jumper Beaumec De Houelle (Fr) (Martaline {GB}). "I've bought him for some clients of Nicolas de Watrigant," said Yannick Fouin. "His family is...

After five days of selling that saw a pair of €500,000 yearling colts by Night Of Thunder (Ire) and Kingman (GB) share topper honours, the Arqana October Yearling Sale concluded with a second day of Part III in Deauville. The clearance rate for 604 sold from 730 offered was 83% for an aggregate of €29,413,000 (+12%). This year marked the fifth consecutive October Sale reached 80% or higher. In addition, the total average was €48,251) (+9%), nearing the elusive €50,000 mark for the first time. The median also rose 14%...

Part II of the October Yearling Sale kicked off on Wednesday with another 124 lots going through the Arqana sales ring, headed by a Showcasing (GB) colt from the Haras du Mont Dit Mont consignment who went the way of Ross Doyle and Meridian International for €170,000. It was another notable result for the Mont Dit Mont team after they sold the Night Of Thunder (Ire) colt who shared top billing on Tuesday when bought by trainer Yann Barberot for €500,000. Lot 235 is out of the Dream Ahead mare...

While torrential rain had poured over Deauville in the last few days, a late summer atmosphere floated around the Arqana sales complex when the first lot made its way through the ring for the October Yearling Sale. In the wake of buoyant renewals of the Tattersalls October Book 1 and Book 2 sessions, the opening day set new records for both average and median price, at €104,882 (+15%) and €73,500 (+5%), respectively. Eighty-six percent of the 197 yearlings on offer changed hands, a 4% increase from a year ago, and...

The second seven-figure yearling tracing to Platonic (GB) (Zafonic) to sell on Sunday and the new sale topper, lot 270, a filly by St Mark's Basilica (Fr), caught the eye of MV Magnier for €1.7 million. Another consigned by Ecurie des Monceaux, the bay filly is a half-sister to Group 1 winners Chicquita (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) and Magic Wand (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Out of listed winner Prudenzia (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), herself a half-sister to Group 3 winner Pacifique (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), the filly is also a half-sister to Group 3...

Over halfway through Friday's session of the Arqana August Yearling Sale, a son of Wootton Bassett (GB) (lot 105) was the first yearling to breach the seven-figure mark, hammering for €1.4 million to John Stewart of Resolute Bloodstock. Consigned by Haras d'Etreham, the dark bay is a full-brother to GIII Franklin-Simpson Stakes hero Guildsman (Fr). Their dam, Dardiza (Ire) (Street Cry {Ire}), is a half-sister to the dam of world-beater and current Etreham stallion Almanzor (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}).   The seven figure mark has been broken at the ⛱️#AugustSale...

A total of 179 yearlings have been catalogued for the Osarus La Teste Yearling Sale on Sept. 9-10. The sale, to be held at La Teste de Buch racecourse, will begin at 1 p.m. during Monday's session, and at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 10. A Muhaarar (GB) half-sister to G3 Prix du Bois winner Cosachope (Fr) (Soave {Ger}) (lot 68) is one of 11 in the sale by her sire. There are another 71 sires represented at the sale, with past graduates including 2024 listed winner Chic Columbine (Fr) (Seahenge),...

Mandore International Agency only purchased one yearling at the Arqana November Yearling Sale on Saturday, but they made it count, selecting the day's top lot, a colt by Group 1 sire Almanzor (Fr) for €85,000. Sold as lot 186 and already named Override (Fr) to Mandore International's Nicolas de Watrigant, the Haras des Capucines-consigned bay is out of Zarza (Fr) (Charm Spirit {Ire}), herself a half-sister to His Highness The Aga Khan's undefeated Arc heroine and top-level producer Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar). "He's a lovely colt," said the agent. "He walks...

The first session of Part 3 of the Arqana October Yearling Sale was topped by a son of Goken (Fr) (lot 580) who went for €60,000 to MAB Agency on Friday. Consigned by Haras de la Haie Neuve, the bay is a grandson of G2 Ribblesdale S. heroine Thakafaat (Ire) (Unfuwain). Dual Group 1 winner and sire Power (GB) is under the third dam, as is GI E. P. Taylor S. victress Curvy (GB) (Galileo {Ire}). The colt was bred by Haras des Pyrenees. It is worth noting that Goken,...