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Six Wildcards Added to Arqana Autumn Sale

Two flat performers and four National Hunt horses have been added as Wild Cards to the catalogue for Arqana's Autumn Sale, which is set take place from Monday, Nov. 20 to Thursday, Nov. 23 in Deauville. The latest additions will sell during the first session, in addition to the 260 horses-in-training that are also catalogued for the day and the 12 Wild Cards already published.

Lot 408 is the 3-year-old winner Belafonte (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), who is out of a sister to G1 Irish Derby winner Trading Leather (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) and from the family of Group 1 winners and full siblings Irish Prize and Hatoof, both by Irish River (Fr). He is consigned by Escuder.

Two-time winner No More Bolero (GB) (Protectionist {Ger}) will sell as lot 432. The 4-year-old gelding is out of a sister to Group 1 winner Novellist (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}) and G1 Irish Oaks (Gr.1) heroine Magical Lagoon (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). He will sell as part of the Shadowville consignment.

To view the entire catalogue, including all of the Wild Card entries, visit the Arqana website.

The Autumn Sale gets underway every day at 11:00 a.m.

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Arqana Autumn Sale, November Yearling Sale Catalogues Now Online

The Arqana November Yearling Sale and Autumn Sale Catalogues are now available online. The November Yearling Sale will take place on Saturday, Nov. 18 while the Autumn Sale gets underway on Nov. 20 and runs through Nov. 23.

Flat yearlings, lots 1 to 181, will sell on Saturday, Nov. 18. The Monday, Nov. 20 catalogue features horses-in-training selling as lots 201 to 483. An even 10 lots will be offered through the Aga Khan's draft during the Flat portion, including the stakes-placed Behtar (Fr) (Kitten's Joy) (lot 428), while Andreas Schutz consigns Dawn Intello (Fr) (Intello {Ger}) (lot 373), who has won twice at group level.

Two-Year-Old Stores and National Hunt-bred yearlings will go through the ring (lots 484 to 606) on Tuesday, Nov. 21, while additional National Hunt-bred yearlings are set to sell as lots 607 to 728 on Wednesday, Nov. 22. The final day of the sale will offer National Hunt breeding stock (foals, mares, fillies) catalogued as lots 729 to 964. A total of 259 National Hunt and Flat prospects will be on offer in the horses-in-training section with 24 wild cards slots still available.

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Arqana Autumn Sale Concludes With Strong Clearance Rate

The four-day Arqana Autumn Sale ended on Thursday with a session devoted to National Hunt breeding stock comprised of foals, broodmares, and fillies. Three horses broke the six-figure mark, and Grade 3 heroine La Boetie (Fr) (Saint Des Saints {Fr}) (lot 820) hammered at a session-topping €190,000 to Guy Petit, who had been active earlier in the sale. Petit signed for 17 lots on Thursday alone, which grossed €584,000. His total by the end of trade was 32 lots for a gross spend of €983,000.

Presented by David Cottin, the 4-year-old mare has won the G3 Prix Sagan and is a half-sister to Libueno (Fr) (Martaline {GB}), who is stakes-placed over jumps at Auteuil.

Petit said, “I've bought her for an Irish client, said the agent. She'll be a broodmare in France. She ticks all the boxes and she's a lovely mare–she has everything that you could look for in a broodmare.”

Thierry Cypres's Bridge Consignment, Ltd. was in action for both a €160,000 colt foal already christened Mondoctor Jem (Fr) (Doctor Dino {Fr}) and the winning €105,000 AQPS Glady (Fr) (Rail Link {GB}). Haras de Cordelles consigned the Feb. 22-born foal. His half-brother Theleme (Fr) (Sidestep {Aus}) succeeded in the G1 Prix Renaud du Vivier. The latter, from Elevage Cypres, is a half-brother to AQPS Bipolaire (Fr) (Fragrant Mix {Ire}), who won the G1 Prix la Haye Jousselin over fences. She is pregnant to Karaktar (Ire).

A total of 214 horses passed through the ring on Thursday, with 156 (73%) finding new homes for an aggregate of €3,231,000. The median was €12,500 and the average was €20,712. Overall, 515 sold of 675 offered (76%) for a gross of €14,531,500. The average was €28,217 and the median was €15,000.

Eric Hoyeau, President of Arqana and Freddy Powell, Executive Director, commented, “We would like to thank all our buyers who came to the sale at this very busy time of the year. It is difficult to draw any conclusions about the Autumn Sale as a whole, as each day had its own distinct class. The horses-in-training at the start of the sale were marked by a buoyant market, with very strong international demand for all profiles.”

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Doctor Dino Yearling Sets the Mark at Arqana NH Session

Once again Doctor Dino (Fr) headlined the National Hunt scene, with a trio of yearlings by the sire topping Wednesday's third session of the Arqana Autumn Sale. Consigned by Haras des Pierre Follets, Lot 655 led the day with a record price of €200,000 from Saubouas Bloodstock's Paul Basquin, who was bidding on behalf of Genetique Obstacle. Bred by Ecurie Cerdeval, the April foal is out of Caprika Bella (Fr) (Poliglote {Fr}). He hails from the family of Kapgarde (Fr) and Barney Dwan (Ire).

“We buy horses with the aim of either re-selling them or to make stallions,” explained Basquin. “He will most likely be gelded. He's a beautiful son of Doctor Dino. He's perfect physically with a walk that is out of the ordinary. His dam is by Poliglote and has already produced winners. He has everything that you want to see at a sale.”

Earlier in the session, Basquin also signed the docket for Lot 606, a son of Saint Des Saints (Fr) from Haras du Lieu des Champs.

Also attaining six figures yesterday was Lot 663, who realized a €150,000 final bid from Spincourt Bloodstock. Out of Cue to Cue (GB) (King's Theatre {Ire}), the March foal is a half to recent winner St Donats (Fr) (Saint des Saints). She was offered by Haras de Maulepaire.

At the conclusion of Wednesday, a total of 144 yearlings sold for an aggregate of €3,736,500, up from €3,705,500 one year ago. Average for the session was €25,948, down 6% from 2021, and a median of €15,000, down from €20,000 last year.

The sale continues Thursday with the National Hunt breeding stock session, which begins at 11a.m. (local time).

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