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Zarak Stores Fill Top Two Spots At Arqana’s Summer Sale

A colt (lot 251) and a gelding (182), both by Zarak (Fr), make €240,000 and €125,000, respectively, to fill the first two places as the Arqana Summer Sale kicked off in Deauville on Wednesday. The pair of stores were both sold by the Channel Consignment.

Thursday's topper, who set a new record top price for a store at the sale, is out of a full-sister to G1 Prix Cambaceres hero Nirvana Du Berlais (Fr) (Martaline {GB}) and went to the session's leading buyer Guy Petit on behalf of Edward James. Sold as Nietzsche Has (Fr), the February-foaled colt is also related to Grade 3 winner and Grade 1-placed Aubusson (Fr) (Ballingarry {Ire}) and two-time graded-scoring jumper Triana Du Berlais (Fr) (Presenting {GB}).

“He's a lovely well-made colt,” said Edward James. “He'll go to England to be pre-trained and we hope that he can make into a good racehorse and then stallion in the future.”

About midway through the sale, the son of the Grade 3-placed Chata Joana Has (Fr) (Dream Well {Fr}) caught the eye of Bertrand Le Metayer of BLM Bloodstock. Named Nabab Has (Fr), the gelding is out of a half-sister to listed-winning jumpers Na Has (Fr) (Saint Des Saints {Fr}) and Namour Has (Fr) (Doctor Dino {Fr}).

“He's a colt that looks ready made to run at three at Auteuil,” said the agent. “I've bought him with Mr. Rolland and Arnaud Chaille-Chaille.”

The Channel Consignment was the leading vendor, with 16 sold for an average of €77,125 and a gross of €1,234,000.

Fresh off siring Sunday's G1 Deutsches Derby hero Fantastic Moon (Ger), Sea The Moon (Ger) was also the sire of note of the top-priced 2-year-old on the day, lot 36. Consigned by Knockanglass Stables, the son of Apura (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}) went to Nicolas de Watrigant's Mandore International Agency and Alessandro Botti for €85,000. His dam is a half-sister to the Domedriver (Ire) horse Three Bodies (Ire), who won the Listed Prix Ridgway and was second in the G2 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano. Japanese Oaks heroine Erin Court (Jpn) (Durandal {Jpn}) is under the third dam.

“I think he's one of the best colts in the sale, said Alessandro Botti. “He is by Sea The Moon, a good stallion, and his dam has already produced two winners. We've bought him for Mr. Jathiere and one of my clients. We're very happy and I'm looking forward to him joining my stable.”

Of the 222 offered on Thursday, 182 sold (81.9%) sold for a gross of €6,157,250. The average was €33,831 (+3%) and the median rose to €24,000 (+17%). Nine lots, all stores, sold for six figures.

 

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No Nay Never’s Frankel Relation Steps Out At Newbury

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 grandson of King (Ire) (Danehill).

18.05 Newbury, Novice, £10,000, 2yo, c/g, 6fT
ARRAY (IRE) (No Nay Never) wins the award for the day's best-bred newcomer, being the sixth foal out of Juddmonte's prized mare Joyeuse (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) who shares her famed dam Kind (Ire) (Danehill) with the great Frankel (GB). Not surprisingly, given his achievements with the Juddmonte giant's son Chaldean (GB), Andrew Balding has been handed care of homebred whose half-siblings include the Group 1-placed Maximal (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) and Jubiloso (GB) (Shamardal).

 

16.45 Haydock, Novice, £9,999, 2yo, 6f 212yT
HIDDEN PASS (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) was a big deal at the Arqana May Breeze Up, with Godolphin going to €400,000 for the Shadwell-bred half-brother to the G2 Let's Elope S. winner Turaath (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}). Charlie Appleby introduces the February-foaled chestnut in the race which saw Desert Hero

(GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) earn TDN Rising Star status 12 months ago and which also plays host to Coverdale Stud's Tribal Rhythm (GB) (Ulysses {Ire}), a James Horton-trained half-brother to last month's G1 King's Stand S. hero Bradsell (GB) (Tasleet {GB}).

 

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Wednesday’s Observations: Warm Heart’s Brother Debuts at Tipperary

18.10 Tipperary, Cond, €18,000, 2yo, 7f 100yT
BREMEN (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is one of three newcomers in this Glenvale Stud Race, with Donnacha O'Brien happy to pitch him in against Vincent Gaul's impressive Roscommon maiden winner Spanish Flame (Ire) (Phoenix Of Spain {Ire}) and Ballydoyle's Curragh third Portland (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), a son of the G2 Debutante S.-placed Zagitova (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Bremen, the sixth foul out of the triple Australian group 1 heroine Sea Siren (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), is a full-brother to last month's G2 Ribblesdale S. winner Warm Heart (Ire) so might need more time to be seen to best effect.

 

HOW THEY FARED
7.50 Roscommon, Listed, €40,000, 3yo/up, 11f 154yT
Espionage (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the son of the G2 Ribblesdale S. winner Even Song (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) who was second in the G1 Criterium International in October, was not flashy in this winning return but could turn out one of Ballydoyle's St Leger prospects now he is back on track.

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Galileo’s TDN Rising Star Espionage Back With A Win In The Lenebane

Up markedly in trip and racing for the first time since October, TDN Rising Star Espionage (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) made it a winning return in Roscommon's Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Lenebane S. on Tuesday evening. Tracking the leading duo throughout the early stages with Ryan Moore navigating the track for the first time, Ballydoyle's 11-10 favourite took time to pick up but after gaining the advantage inside the final furlong asserted for a 1 1/2-length success from Young Ireland (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}). “He had very good form as a two-year-old, but it's taken a while to get him back and I was delighted with him today,” Moore said. “It was a nice performance and I think he's a quality colt who stays well. He got that mile and three quarters well and will be very comfortable up to fourteen.”

Stable representative Chris Armstrong added, “We'll probably look at something like the [G2 Great] Voltigeur from here. He's one to look forward to. It was a good renewal of this race. Over the last few years three-year-olds maybe didn't have the strongest record and it is tough for a three-year-old coming here against some solid older horses.”

The dam Even Song (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), who captured the G2 Ribblesdale S., also has the unraced 2-year-old filly Maenad (Ire) by Galileo and a yearling daughter of Wootton Bassett (GB). She is a half to Simple Verse (Ire) (Duke Of Marmalade {Ire}), who was successful in the G1 St Leger and G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares S. as well as the G2 Park Hill S. and G3 Lillie Langtry Fillies S. The family includes Red Stars (Ire) (Manduro {Ger}), whose two listed wins included the 2016 renewal of his race and who is alongside her relative two of three 3-year-olds to beat their elders in this in the last 10 runnings.

IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF LENEBANE S.-Listed, €40,000, Roscommon, 7-4, 3yo/up, 11f 154yT, 2:13.45, g/y.
1–ESPIONAGE (IRE), 124, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Even Song (Ire) (GSW-Eng, $181,130), by Mastercraftsman (Ire).
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Westerberg,Mrs J Magnier,M Tabor,D Smith; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. €24,000. Lifetime Record: G1SP-Fr, 4-2-2-0, $94,997.
2–Young Ireland (Ire), 124, c, 3, New Approach (Ire)–Ard Fheis (Ire), by Lil's Boy. O-Mrs J S Bolger; B/T-J S Bolger (IRE). €8,000.
3–Jackfinbar (Fr), 136, h, 8, Whipper–Anna Simona (Ger), by Slip Anchor (GB). (€41,000 Ylg '16 AROYRG). O-Haven't A Pot Partnership; B-Larissa Kneip & Sandrine Grevet (FR); T-Willie Mullins. €4,000.
Margins: 1HF, HF, SHD. Odds: 1.10, 22.00, 18.00.
Also Ran: Serious Challenge (Ire), Kingswood (GB), Angels Wrath (Ire), Sionnach Eile (Ire), Imaginarium (Ire), Vega Magnifico (Ire). Scratched: Harbour Wind (Ire).

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