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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Son Of Goken Tops Friday’s Arqana Session

The first session of Part 3 of the Arqana October Yearling Sale was topped by a son of Goken (Fr) (lot 580) who went for €60,000 to MAB Agency on Friday.

Consigned by Haras de la Haie Neuve, the bay is a grandson of G2 Ribblesdale S. heroine Thakafaat (Ire) (Unfuwain). Dual Group 1 winner and sire Power (GB) is under the third dam, as is GI E. P. Taylor S. victress Curvy (GB) (Galileo {Ire}). The colt was bred by Haras des Pyrenees.

It is worth noting that Goken, who stands alongside his sire Kendargent (Fr) at Haras de Colleville, has eight stakes winners to his credit, and his Zorken (Fr), who won a listed race earlier in the year, doubled up at that level in Thursday's Criterium de Vitesse at Deauville.

Friday's leading buyer Marc Antoine Berghgracht's MAB Agency also signed for a €17,000 son of Romanised (Ire) (lot 546) from the draft of Haras de Bourgeauville earlier in the day.

From a consignor's standpoint, Haras de la Haie Neuve was on top with five sold for a total of €135,000 and an average of €27,000.

Just behind lot 580 on the buyers' sheets was a filly (lot 627) by Toronado (Ire), who sold for €55,000 to Broadhurst Agency/Capucines Bloodstock. That sire had topped Thursday's session with a €130,000 colt (lot 434). Part of the Haras des Sablonnets draft, the bay is a half-sister to the stakes-placed Best Win (Fr) (Red Dubawi {Ire}).

Friday's session boasted a healthy clearance rate, as 80 sold of 93 offered (86%). The gross was €1,277,500, while the average was €15,969 and the median was €13,500.

The fifth and final session of the sale begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday with 93 yearlings catalogued.

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‘Strong Prospect’ — Go Athletico Brings 165k On Auctav Platform

Group 3 winner Go Athletico (Fr) (Goken {Fr}) attracted a bid of €165,000 from Shamrock Thoroughbreds manager Stephen Thorne during Friday's Auctav Flash Sale. The price is a record for a Flat horse on the online platform.

Stephen Thorne, Shamrock Thoroubreds manager, said of the former AB Racing runner, “Go Athletico looks like a very nice and strong prospect. He is a solid horse to compete in Ireland in sprint races. He will go in training with Ado McGuiness. We are delighted.”

“We quickly found our niche in the NH discipline and quickly created a network in the Arabian thoroughbred market,” explained Arnaud Angéliaume, CEO of Auctav. “We have worked hard in recent months to make the Auctav brand better known among actors of Flat racing, trainers, owners, bloodstock agents, and this is a mission that will continue throughout the year. We thank the owners of Go Athletico for trusting us with the sale of this performer and Stephen Thorne as well as the other bidders for showing their interest in this very beautiful lot.”

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Arqana Online Releases Breeding Rights And Stallion Shares Catalogue

There will be a selection of stallion shares and breeding rights offered during the Arqana Online Sale on Nov. 22, and the catalogue is now online. Shares in the French Champion Sire Siyouni (Fr) (lot 2) and rising sire star Zarak (Fr) (lot 1) will both go under the hammer. The duo's stud fees of €150,000 and €60,000 were announced on Tuesday.

Other stallions with shares available include Group 1 sire Almanzor (Fr) (lot 3), high-quality jumps sire No Risk At All (Fr) (lot 4), group sires The Grey Gatsby (Ire) (lot 5), Goken (Fr) (lot 6), and Dariyan (Fr) (lot 11) and stakes-producing sire Al Wukair (Ire) (lot 9).

There are also breeding rights that will be offered from Darley stallions Ribchester (Ire) (lot 7), Territories (Ire) (lot 8), Harry Angel (Ire) (lot 10) and Cloth Of Stars (Ire) (lot 12).

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