Proven stallions Dabirsim and Shamalgan to sell at Arqana's Breeding Stock Sale

High-class proven stallions Dabirsim and Shamalgan, alongside seven broodmares, will be sold by owner-breeder Simon Springer at Arqana's Breeding Stock Sale in December. 

Springer's representative, Daniel Haeser, told Jour de Galop: "They will be selling at Arqana in December. Mr Springer has bred over 150 horses in France and had a lot of success. But he now wants to buy yearlings on the public market instead. 

"Breeding is a very time-consuming activity and he doesn't have the time to run his professional business at the same time, it must be said he is at the head of a very large company. His involvement in horse racing remains very strong, but it takes a different form." 

Springer, who owns Ecurie Normandie Pur Sang. is most notably associated with Dabirsim, the best two-year-old of his generation in Europe after victories in the Prix Morny and the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere. He also owned Gloomy Sunday, the winner of the Henry II Stakes, as well as fellow black-type performers Not Mine, Frohsim, Watayouna, Bavaria Express, Walec and Bavaria Baby.

Shamalgan: a regular fixture at the Arqana salesCredit: Arqana

Dabirsim, an unbeaten top-class two-year-old by Hat Trick, is the sire of 24 black-type performers, including seven stakes winners. Leading them is Horizon Dore, a winner of the Prix Dollar, Prix Eugene Adam and Prix du Prince d'Orange, as well as placing in the Prix d'Ispahan, Champion Stakes and Prince of Wales's Stakes. Another notable performer is Different League, a winner of the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot who placed in the Cheveley Park Stakes and Prix Morny. 

He stood at Haras de Montaigu for €4,000 in 2024. 

Shamalgan, a Group 1-winning son of Footstepsinthesand, is responsible for Toskana Belle, a winner of the Preis der Diana. He stood at Haras des Granges for €2,000 this year. 

The broodmares set to go under the hammer at Arqana include Tristane, the dam of Toskana Belle and Frohsim, and Group scorer Gloomy Sunday. Other mares include Prix Lydia Tesio runner-up Moonoon; Celestville, the dam of dual stakes winner Celestin; plus black-type performers Bavaria Baby and Bavaria Express, the latter two with foals by Torquator Tasso.

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