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Chacun Pour Soi’s Sister To Arqana

The Arqana Summer Sale, which starts its two-day run on June 30, now has a total of 18 wildcard entries after a further seven late additions were announced on Tuesday.

The 4-year-old filly Historique Reconce (Fr) (Lauro {Ger}), a half-sister to the multiple Grade 1-winning steeplechaser Chacun Pour Soi (Fr) (Policy Maker {GB}), is to be sold as a broodmare prospect as lot 327 from the stable of Emmanuel Clayeux.

The remaining sextet are all horses in training, including the Edouard Monfort-trained Parmenion (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), a winner on debut earlier this season over 2,400m who will be sold at lot 490.

The dual winner Pomahaka (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) (lot 504) will make his way north to Deauville from Christophe Ferland's stable at La Teste de Buch. The 3-year-old colt is a half-brother to G2 Prix du Muguet winner Don Bosco (Fr) (Barathea {Ire}).

Extra jumping stock will be supplied to the mixed sale by three entrants from the stable of leading French National Hunt trainer Francois Nicolle, including Epic Tale (Fr) (Doctor Dino {Fr}) (lot 527), a winning 4-year-old hurdler who is from the family of the classy jumper A Plus Tard (Fr) (Kapgarde {Fr}). Also among the young jumpers on offer is 4-year-old Hititi (Fr) (Great Pretender {Ire}) (lot 505), the winner of an AQPS bumper in May for owner/trainer Hugo Merienne.

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Arqana May Breeze-Up Catalogue Online

A total of 158 2-year-olds have been catalogued for the 2021 Arqana Deauville Breeze-Up Sale, to be held Friday, May 14, beginning at 1pm, one day after all the lots will perform their under-tack breezes at Deauville-La Touques Racecourse.

The catalogue is enriched with pedigrees to appeal to an international buying bench, with many prominent sires from either side of the Atlantic strongly represented. European stalwarts include the likes of Dark Angel (Ire), Dubawi (Ire), Exceed and Excel (Aus), Galileo (Ire), Invincible Spirit (Ire), Mehmas (Ire), No Nay Never, Sea The Stars (Ire), the late Shamardal, successful dual-hemisphere stallion Showcasing (GB), Siyouni (Fr) and Wootton Bassett (GB). The young progeny of first-crop sires such as Almanzor (Fr), Caravaggio and Churchill (Ire) are also set to go under the hammer in Deauville.

The May Breeze-Up Sale can proudly boast of having sold American Classic winner War of Will (€250,000, 2018 sale), who added last year's GI Maker's Mark Mile to his victory in the 2019 GI Preakness S. There is no shortage of American horse power in this year's event, as Triple Crown winner American Pharoah–sire of the €1.1-million sales-topping Ocean Atlantique–the reliable Distorted Humor, leading sire Into Mischief, Medaglia d'Oro, More Than Ready, Speightstown and War of Will's sire War Front all feature in the catalogue.

Seven of the sale's offerings are either out of Group 1 winners or are related to top-level scorers, including lot 22, a Dark Angel (Ire) son of G1 Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Jet Setting (Ire) (Fast Company {Ire}) from the draft of Star Bloodstock; and lot 143, a Caravaggio half-sister to dual South African Grade 1 winner Queen Supreme (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) from Kilbrew Stables.

Brendan Holland's Grove Stud was responsible for last year's €715,000 sales-topping daughter of War Front–Beauty Parlor (Elusive Quality) and that operation will be represented by 10 juveniles, chief among them lot 76, a colt by American Pharoah and the second produce of Queen of the Sand (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}), a Grade III winner and Grade I placed in America. A total of 35 vendors will travel from France, Ireland and Britain to Deauville.

Already in 2021, Arqana Breeze-Up graduates have made their mark at the Dubai World Cup Carnival. Al Tariq (Fr) (Oasis Dream {GB}), a €150,000 graduate of the 2018 sale, took out the G3 Al Shindagha Sprint and is one of 14 entered for Saturday's US$1.5-million G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen at Meydan. Midnight Sands (Speightstown) made a successful Dubai return in the G3 Burj Nahaar S. on Super Saturday Mar. 6 and the €80,000 grad figures to take plenty of beating in the G2 Godolphin Mile earlier on World Cup Saturday. Summer Romance (Ire) (Kingman {GB}), the €800,000 second-dearest lot in 2019 when purchased by Godolphin, added the G2 Balanchine S. to her success in last year's G3 Princess Elizabeth S. at Epsom.

Click here for the complete catalogue.

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Saturday Observations: Full-Brother to Deauville Debuts 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. Saturday’s Insights features Tides of War, a full-brother to GISW Deauville (Ire).

11.45 Deauville, Mdn, €22,000, unraced 2yo, c/g, 9 1/2f (AWT)
Fitri Hay, Michael Tabor and Susan Magnier’s TIDES OF WAR (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}), an Andre Fabre trainee, is a full-brother to GI Belmont Derby Invitational hero Deauville (Ire) and encounters one dozen fellow newcomers in this debut. Opposition features Fabrice Chappet’s Royal Regard (Fr) (Shalaa {Ire}), who is a half-brother to MGSW sire Free Port Lux (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) out of GI Beverly D. S. victress Royal Highness (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}).

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Arqana Adds Wild Card Quartet

A quartet of wild cards, to be auctioned on Dec. 5, have been added to the Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale. There is a 1/50th share in young stallion and champion Almanzor (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) (lot 190) on offer.

Three fillies have also joined the Dec. 5-8 sale, with Petite Folie (GB) (Australia {GB}) being offered by La Motteraye Consignment as lot 150. She is a half-sister to Classic winner and MG1SW Persian King (Ire) (Kingman {GB}). Andrea Marcialis sends Listed Prix de la Vallee d’Auge heroine Bonita Queen (Fr) (Arcano {Ire}) (lot 180) through the ring. Rounding out the quartet of wild cards is lot 200, Marly (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}). Also consigned by Marcialis, she ran third in a German listed race earlier this year and is from the extended family of GSW Louve (Irish River {Fr}).

The Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale will begin at 10 a.m. local time each day in Deauville.

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