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Grand Glory to Be Offered at Arqana December

Group 1 winner Grand Glory (GB) (Olympic Glory {Ire}), who races for Albert Frassetto, John d'Amato and Mike Pietrangelo, will be offered at the upcoming Arqana Breeding Stock Sale from Dec. 4-7. Slated to sell on Dec. 4, the G1 Prix Jean Roment heroine and G1 Prix de Diane third also won the G3 Prix de Flore as a 4-year-old and the G3 Grand Prix de Vichy this term. In her most recent start, the Haras de Bourgeauville-bred was second by a nose in the G1 Prix de l'Opera on Oct. 3.

The daughter of the placed Madonna Lily (Ire) (Daylami {Ire}) was picked up for just €18,000 out of the Arqana October Yearling Sale in 2017. Madonna Lily is a half-sister to GII Canadian S. winner Minakshi (Fr) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}). Grand Glory's stakes-placed second dam Maria de La Luz (GB) (Machiavellian) is a half-sister to Happy Heart (Fr) (Exit to Nowhere), herself the dam of G1 Crown Oaks heroine Arapaho Miss (Aus) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}). Arapaho Miss, in turn, has foaled G1 VRC Oaks victress Miami Bound (NZ) to the cover of Reliable Man (GB).

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Arqana Releases October Yearling Sale Catalogue

Arqana has released a catalogue of 752 lots for its October Yearling Sale from Oct. 18 to 22 in Deauville. Among the highlights on paper are a Roaring Lion colt out of dual Classic and triple Group 1 winner Golden Lilac (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) (lot 10); a colt from the first crop of champion sprinter Harry Angel (Ire) who is a half-brother to two stakes winners, including this year's G3 Prix de Psyche victress Penja (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) (lot 30); a Galileo (Ire) colt out of a full-sister to Zoffany (Ire) (lot 39); a Galileo (Ire) half-brother to G1 Eclipse S. victor Mukhadram (GB) (Shamardal) (lot 55); a Dubawi (Ire) half-sister to G1 Prix Jean Prat scorer Intellogent (Ire) (Intello {Ger}) (lot 77); a half-sister by Recorder (GB) to G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares S. and G1 Prix de Royallieu winner Wonderful Tonight (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) (lot 108); a Shalaa (Ire) half-brother to G2 Prix Greffulhe winner Gold Trip (Fr) (Outstrip {GB}) (lot 112); a Lope De Vega (Ire) filly out of Group 3 winner and stakes producer Via Milano (Ire) (Singspiel {Ire}), whose descendants also include G1 Hong Kong Mile scorer Admire Mars (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}) (lot 160); a Kingman (GB) half-sister to this year's listed-winning 2-year-old New Science (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) (lot 177); a full-brother to dual Grade I winner A Raving Beauty (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) (lot 183); a full-brother to Group 3 winner and multiple Group 1-placed Lope Y Fernandez (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) (lot 205); and a Kingman (GB) colt who is the first foal out of the Listed Dick Hern S. and Listed Coral Distaff third Dancing Breeze (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) (lot 224).

Graduates of the Arqana October Yearling Sale will be looking to follow in the footsteps of prior graduates like last month's G1 Prix Jean Romanet one-two Grand Glory (Ire) (Olympic Glory {Ire}) and Audarya (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), the latter of which won last year's Romanet and G1 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf. The evergreen Lord Glitters (Fr) (Whipper) is an Arqana October graduate, and he added the G1 Jebel Hatta and G2 Singspiel S. in Dubai earlier this year, while on the opposite end of the spectrum exciting 2-year-old Armor (GB) (No Nay Never), winner of the G3 Molecomb S. in July and entered in Friday's G2 Flying Childers S. at Doncaster, also emanated from this sale.

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Deauville Bids Farewell With Sunday Card

Deauville's August festival comes to a close on Sunday, with the feature being the 12 1/2-furlong G2 Lucien Barriere Grand Prix de Deauville which is short on numbers and arguably quality. Godolphin's June 6 G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly runner-up Sublimis (Ire) (Shamardal) sets the form standard, but in Haras de Saint Pair's Glycon (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) he has an opponent who has yet to show his full hand at this trip. The Jean-Claude Rouget-trained homebred was racing beyond 10 furlongs for the first time when beating some smart 3-year-olds in the course-and-distance G3 Prix de Reux on his latest start Aug. 8 and may have finally found his metier.

Of the Classic generation, Gestut Hony-Hof's Sea of Sands (Ger) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) is worthy of respect having won Hoppegarten's Derby-Trial May 23, with a subsequent 13th in the G1 Deutsches Derby at Hamburg July 4 no reflection of his true ability.

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TDN Rising Star Shaikha in Action at Deauville

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Thursday's Observations features a 'TDN Rising Star'.

4:50 Tipperary, Mdn, €14,000, 2yo f, 7 1/2fT
HISTORY (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) was a highly promising second on debut at The Curragh earlier this month and has considerable scope for progression off that effort, being a daughter of the multiple graded-stakes winner Prize Exhibit (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) who is a full-sister to the high-class G1 Sussex S. hero Mohaather (GB). The second highest-priced lot at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 at 2.8million gns, the Aidan O'Brien-trained bay is joined by stablemate West Coast (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), a half-sister to the G2 Rockfel S. winner Just Wonderful (Dansili {GB}) out of another winner of that race in Wading (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) who is in turn a full-sister to Bracelet (Ire) and a half to Athena (Ire) by Montjeu's son Camelot (GB).

6.25 Deauville, Cond, €34,000, 2yo, 6 1/2fT
SHAIKHA (FR) (Ribchester {Ire}) earned TDN Rising Star status on debut here earlier this month and will be tested in this smart-looking test which includes four other winners. One of those to face Al Shaqab Racing's Andre Fabre-trained half-sister to the Listed Criterium de Lyon victor and G3 Prix la Force-placed Darkness (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) is Gerard Augustin-Normand's Bremontier (Fr) (Ultra {Ire}), a Stephane Wattel-trained son of the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud runner-up Brocottes (Fr) (Lando {Ger}) who opened his account at the first time of asking at Dieppe last month.

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