Quality catalogue unveiled for Classic winner-producing Arqana October Yearling Sale

The catalogue for the Arqana October Yearling Sale has been published online.

The second major sale of the season reserved for yearlings and a veritable showcase of French breeding, it has produced some exceptional performers, such as Metropolitan, this year’s Poule d’Essai des Poulains winner and runner-up in the Prix Jacques le Marois. Bright Picture, Borna, Almara, Jayarebe, Exxtra, Wootton Verni, Royalty Interest, Dare To Dream and Nadette are graduates who have all won at Group level this season.

Now online on www.arqana.com, the catalogue offers yearlings by leading established sires such as Camelot, Churchill, Dark Angel, Frankel, Galiway, Havana Grey, Invincible Spirit, Kingman, Mehmas, New Bay, Night Of Thunder, No Nay Never, Sea The Stars, Siyouni, Soldier Hollow, Starspangledbanner, Too Darn Hot, Wootton Bassett and Zarak. 

Buyers will also have the opportunity to buy colts and fillies from the first crops of Japan, Palace Pier, Space Blues, St Mark’s Basilica and Victor Ludorum, as well as the second crops of Hello Youmzain, Kameko, Mohaather, Persian King, Romanised, Pinatubo, Sergei Prokofiev, Sottsass and Wooded. 

The first part of the catalogue that offers 208 colts and fillies will kick off the sale. Underlining the quality of the session, nearly 40 per cent of the yearlings offered are siblings to black-type horses, including 40 siblings to Group winners. In addition, nearly 30 per cent of the colts and fillies offered in Part 1 of the catalogue are out of black-type mares.

Of note among the well-bred lots in the catalogue are:

lot 6: the first foal by St Mark’s Basilica out of Group 1 winner Tiger Tanaka;

lot 13: a son of Kingman out of the black-type Via Pisa, from the close family of the triple Group 1 winner in Japan, Admire Mars;

lot 22: a son of Victor Ludorum out of Listed scorer Alakhana, a half-brother to this season’s Group winner Jayarebe;

lot 23: a half-brother by Romanised to 2024 French 2,000 Guineas hero Metropolitan;

lot 37: a son of Night Of Thunder out of a sister to Group winner Blue De Vega from the family of Group 1 winners Borgia and Boreal;

lot 38: a half-sister by Camelot to Listed winner Gala Real, a granddaughter of dual Group winner Aigue Marine;

lot 43: the first foal by Sea The Stars out of Group winner Cloudy Dawn, from the family of Grey Lilas and Golden Lilac;

lot 64: a half-brother by Hello Youmzain to this season’s Group 1 winner Chili Flag;

lot 65: a son of Starspangledbanner out of Group 1 winner Forever Together, from the family of Lord Shanakill, Together Forever, City Of Troy, Spanish Fern and Al Bahathri, all Group 1 winners;

lot 129: a daughter of Wootton Bassett out of Group 2 winner Mission Impassible, from the close family of Group 1 winners Margot Did, Magic Attitude and Justin Milano;

lot 134: a daughter of Frankel out of Group winner and Group 1 placed Mrs Sippy;

lot 135: a half-brother by St Mark’s Basilica to Group 1 winner The Wow Signal and Group winners Unicorn Lion and Matrika;

lot 151: a half-brother by Zarak out of Group winner Pacifique and Group scorer Paix, from the leading family of Magic Wand, Chicquita, Philomene and Vespertilio;

lot 170: a son of Galiway out of dual Group winner Restiadargent, a half-brother to Group winner Kingentleman and the black-type Restiany.

The sale takes place from Tuesday, October 22 to Saturday, October 26.

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