Treve's sister sold for €520,000 to Qatari owner and will stay in France

The brilliant Treve famously failed to sell at Arqana's October Yearling Sale nearly nine years ago but her sister had no such problem, attracting the attention of Qatari owner Sheail bin Khalifa Al Kuwari in a drawn out bidding match.

One of the star lots on a busy second day of the Select Yearling Sale, Haras du Quesnay's daughter of Motivator went the way of Gerard Larrieu of Chantilly Bloodstock for €520,000.

Larrieu has a long-standing association with the garlanded family, having purchased Treve for Al Shaqab Racing after her four-length Prix de Diane triumph in 2013, with two Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe victories among her six top-level wins.

She retired after finishing fourth to Golden Horn in a bid for a record-breaking third success in the Longchamp showpiece and has since produced the winning Dubawi colt Qous, owned by Al Shaqab and trained by Andre Fabre.

Larrieu said: "The first time gave us a lot of pleasure and hopefully this time will be the same. She will stay in France and she goes into training with Fabrice Chappet."

Treve's former trainer Criquette Head added: "The pedigree is very good and that's her price. We're very pleased and she'll be well trained there [with Chappet]."

Al Kuwari is a major owner of Arabian racehorses but also has a growing string of thoroughbreds, including several with the Chantilly-based Chappet.

A homebred Intello colt from the Head family's Haras du Quesnay, out of Terre - herself a sister to this filly and Treve - realised €85,000 to Jean-Claude Rouget.

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