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Share In Zarak Anchors Arqana November Online Sale

A 1/50th share in Zarak (Fr) (lot 1) is one of nine stallion shares or breeding rights catalogued for the Arqana November Online Sale from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28.

The Aga Khan Studs' stallion is the leading stallion in France by number of winners in 2023 and has a percentage of 70% winners to runners. He sired his first Group 1 winner, Zagrey (Fr), in Germany this year and five other horses have placed at the highest level.

Other stallion shares on offer include first-season sire City Light (Fr) (lot 2) who is off to a bright start with his first runners; a 1/70th share in Group 1 sire Galiway (GB) (lot 3); lot 4 is a 1/60th share in Goken (Fr); a 1/50th share in crack sprinter Hello Youmzain (Fr) (lot 5), a 1/60th share in G1 Champion S. winner Sealiway (Fr), and a 1/60th share in group sire The Grey Gatsby (Ire) (lot 8) will also go under the hammer.

There are also breeding rights available in Group 1 sire Cracksman (GB) (lot 6) and G2 Prix Chaudenay hero Doha Dream (Fr) (lot 9).

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Freshman Sire City Light Off The Mark At Saint-Cloud

Haras d'Etreham resident City Light (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) became Europe's latest first-crop sire to get off the mark when his Rod Millman-trained daughter Denruth Diamond (Fr) graduated over 6 1/2 furlongs in Wednesday's Prix de la Rablais at Saint-Cloud.

2nd-Saint-Cloud, €30,000, Mdn, 6-14, 2yo, f, 6 1/2fT, 1:24.44, sf.
DENRUTH DIAMOND (FR) (f, 2, City Light {Fr}–Jeune Et Jolie {Ire}, by Verglas {Ire}), who claimed minor prizes in outings at Windsor in April and May, was well away from the outside stall to race in an early second and assumed control after the initial exchanges. Headed turning for home, the 37-10 second choice was nudged along with 500 metres remaining and kept on in resolute fashion under continued whipless rousting to prevail by 1 1/4 lengths from Vive La Reine (Fr) (Recorder {GB}), becoming the first winner for her freshman sire (by Siyouni {Fr}). Denruth Diamond is the latest of five foals and third scorer produced by a winning half-sister to G3 Sapporo Nisai S. second Fast Approach (Jpn) (Dawn Approach {Ire}). The April-foaled bay's second dam, G3 Tyros S. third Jolie Jioconde (Ire) (Marju {Ire}), is kin to four black-type performers headed by her dual Group 1-winning full-brother Satono Crown (Jpn) and G1 Cheveley Park S.-winning full-sister Lightening Pearl (Ire). Sales history: €60,000 Ylg '22 ARQOCT. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-1, €16,458. Video, sponsored by TVG.
O-Middleham Park Racing CXVI; B-Ecurie Skymarc Farm (FR); T-Rod Millman.

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Improved Clearance Rate At Arqana November Yearling Sale

From a smaller catalogue than 2021, Arqana's November Yearling Sale posted an improved clearance rate of 84% for 115 sold from 137 offered. As a result, the gross was €730,500, while the averaged edged up to €6,352 (+0.3%). The median was unchanged at €5,000. There were over 200 yearlings offered in 2021.

Topping proceedings was a filly by Toronado (Ire) (lot 74B) who was knocked down to Equos Racing/Josephine Soudan for €27,000. The bay was offered by Haras d'Ellon, and she was out of the winning Lawman (Fr) mare Valombreuse (Fr), herself a half-sister to the dual Group 3-placed Rajastani (Ire) (Zamindar). This cross has already produced the stakes-placed Miss Cleopatra (Fr).

The other lot on the day to break the €20,000 barrier was lot 79, a chestnut son of G1 Derby winner Ruler Of The World (Ire) out of the Dansili (GB) mare Ababeel (Fr), who won a ParisLongchamp 1600-metre race at three. Consigned by Haras de Castillon, the Jan. 18 foal was snapped up by Zdeno Koplik for €24,000. His second dam is the G3 Oh So Sharp S. second Light Up My Life (Ire) (Zamindar), who was also third in the G2 May Hill S. Farther back, this is the extended family of G1 Coronation S. heroine Fallen For You (GB) (Dansili {GB}).

Young sire City Light (Fr), who has his first juveniles in 2023, also provided one of Saturday's highlights in lot 53, a dark bay son of Sea Life (Fr) (Anabaa). From the Ecurie d'Auge draft, the half-brother to the multiple stakes-placed Sea Trial (Fr) (Panis) went to Gerard Larrieu for €18,000.

A brace of yearlings went for €16,000 each. First in the ring was lot 28, a colt by Guignol (Ger), who was the first foal out of New York (Ger) (Declaration Of War). Paul Nataf bought the relative of dual listed heroine North America (Ger) (Pivotal {GB}) from AK Presentation. Another son of City Light made the same price from Haras de Montaigu later in the session. Lot 107, a half-brother to the stakes-placed Dani Wallon (Fr) (Martaline {GB}) and the GIII Cliff Hanger S. third Il Segreto (Fr) (Turtle Bowl {Ire}) found a new home with the MAB Agency.

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