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A 1/50th share in rising sire star Zarak (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) (lot 1) made €350,000 from Peter Brant's White Birch Farm to top the Arqana January Online Sale on Thursday. Already the sire of 18 first-crop winners, the son of Arc heroine Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar) also has a pair of Group 1-placed runners, with one of them, Purplepay (Fr) bringing €2,000,000 at the Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale.

Paul Harley Bloodstock shelled out €25,000 for a breeding right in Group 1 sire Territories (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) (lot 2) and Xavier Malaviolle acquired a half-share in Group 1 winner Al Wukair (Ire) (Dream Ahead) (lot 3) for €21,000.

Unbeaten, the nine-length hurdle winner Why (Fr) (Tin Horse {Ire}) (lot 5) hammered at €125,000 to Davide Satalia Stables, while Dungarvan (Fr) (Dunkerque {Fr}) (lot 6) made €74,000 to the same buyer. Finally, Becquascenthe (Fr) (Nombre Prmeier {GB}) (lot 4), in foal to Doctor Dino (Fr), changed hands for €72,000 to Ecurie de Cachene.

Six of the seven lots sold for a gross of €667,000. For the full results, please visit the Arqana website.

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Charlie Gordon-Watson purchased a 1/50th share in His Highness The Aga Khan's Group 1 winner Zarak (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) for €350,000 to top the Arqana Online Sale on Tuesday. Sold as lot 2, the promising young sire already has the Group 1-placed horses Times Square (Fr) and Purplepay (Fr).

Fellow first-season sire Zelzal (Fr) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) (lot 3) also proved popular, with Meridian International's Ghislain Bozo extending to €125,000 for a 1/50th share in the G1 Prix Jean Prat winner. The Haras de Bouquetot stallion has 10 winners from his first crop including the listed winner Zelda (Fr).

SARL Lemzar bought a 1/50th share in G1 Prix Jacques le Marois hero Al Wukair (Ire) (Dream Ahead) (lot 4) for €42,000. The dark bay, who also stands at Haras de Bouquetot, has 13 winners in his first crop.

Breeding rights to Territories (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) (lot 5) and lot 9, Havana Gold (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), brought €36,000 and €35,000, respectively from Jonathan Mitchell.

Rounding out the six lots that sold was a 1/50th share in Masked Marvel (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) (lot 6) for €45,000. Haras d'Enki added that share to their portfolio.

The overall aggregate was €633,000. A 1/50th share in French Champion Sire Siyouni (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}) did not sell at €620,000; nor did a breeding right to Showcasing (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) at €120,000.

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