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Arqana Release Catalogue for Breeze-up Sale

The catalogue for Arqana's annual Breeze-up Sale, set to be held May 9-11 at Deauville, is now available online.

This year 207 two-year-olds are on offer, including the progeny of leading European stallions such as Dubawi (Ire), Frankel (GB), Sea The Stars (Ire) and Siyouni (Fr), as well as top US-based sires such as Gun Runner and Justify. More than 80 stallions are represented altogether.

The breezes will take place on the grass at Deauville-La Touques Racecourse on Thursday, May 9, followed by a day of inspections on Friday, May 10. The sale takes place on Saturday, May 11, beginning at 11am.

All horses offered at the Breeze-up Sale are eligible for the Arqana Series which boasts guaranteed minimum prize-money of €1.2 million. Four races will be run at Deauville on the Thursday evening before the August Sale starts, including three two-year-old races and one three-year-old race. Another contest for juveniles will be run on the Saturday of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend.

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Arqana Series Best-Turned-Out Winners Revealed

A quartet of horses and stable staff have been honoured–one from each Arqana Series race–with a best-turned-out prize by the sales company.

The 2023 best-turned out winners are as follows:

Herve Billot and Atlantic Ways (Ire) (Ulysses {Ire}) in the Arqana Series des Pouliches
Guianand 'Suraj' Bissessur and National Interest (Fr) (Kingman {GB}) in the Arqana Series des Poulains
Willy Royer and Jasna's Secret (Fr) (Galiway {GB}) in the Arqana Series Criterium d'Ete
and Ger Wallis with Islandsinthestream (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) in the Haras de Bouquetot Arqana Series Criterium d'Autome in Memory Honour of Lady O'Reilly.

The Arqana Series kicks off its second year in 2024.

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Undefeated Jasna’s Secret Acquired By Wathnan Racing

The undefeated Jasna’s Secret (Fr) (Galiway {GB}) has been acquired by the Emir of Qatar’s Wathnan Racing, co-trainer Yann Lerner revealed to Jour de Galop on Thursday.

Bred by Haras de Quesnay, the daughter of Orpena (Ire) (Orpen) won over six furlongs at Deauville on debut in July, and then followed up with the 1200-metre Arqana Series Criterium d’Ete on Aug. 17 in the colours of Anja Wilde and F & O Hinderze Racing.

“The filly will stay with us,” Lerner, who trains with his father Carlos, told the French publication. “It’s great that his new owner trusts us and that we have the chance to keep the filly in training. She is doing very well, and we will prepare her for October. We will decide if we will go to the G1 Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac or [the] G1 Cheveley Park S.”

Wathnan Racing has already enjoyed considerable success this season with G1 Gold Cup winner Courage Mon Ami (GB) (Frankel {GB}), G2 Queen’s Vase hero Gregory (GB) (Golden Horn {GB}), and G1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains runner-up Isaac Shelby (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), among others.

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Arqana Series Prize-Money For Juvenile Races Rises to €1.5M

Over 300 colts and fillies have been nominated to the first edition of the four-race juvenile Arqana Series, and those fees plus Arqana's €500,000 contribution have increased the total prize-money for the races reserved for Thoroughbreds born in 2021 from €1.2 million to €1.5 million.

A total of €1.36 million will be distributed to the owners and €140,000 will be allocated to the vendors of the winning horses. Prize-money will be dispersed from first to fifth place. The four races will be held on Aug. 17–the €200,000 Arqana Series des Poulains, the €200,000 Arqana Series des Pouliches, and the €320,000 Arqana Series Summer Criterium–and Sept. 30, the 2-year-old finale–the €320,000 Arqana Series Criterium d'Automne.

In 2024, the first edition of the €320,000 Arqana Series for 3 Years, a 2000-metre conditions race for 3-year-olds, will be conducted for the first time that August. For more information on the series and the purse distributions, please click here.

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