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Arqana Summer Sale Catalogue Announced

The Arqana Summer Sale in Deauville, featuring 488 lots, will be held from June 30-July 1. Catalogued are 93 2-year-olds in pre-training, 143 2- and 3-year-old stores, 145 horses-in-training and 107 fillies and mares. Flat-bred 2-year-olds will canter at Deauville Racecourse at 1 p.m. local time on June 29. The next day, those Flat-bred 2-year-olds and stores will begin selling at 11 a.m. The breeding stock and horses-in-training session will begin at 11 a.m. on July 1.

Previous sale alumni include the globetrotting Group 1 winner Lord Glitters (Fr) (Whipper), listed winners Chez Pierre (Fr) (Mehmas {Ire}) and Nadette (Fr) (Outstrip {GB}); as well as G1 Irish Derby hero Santiago (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}), who was sold in utero.

Some of the sires of 2-year-olds featured are by Bated Breath (GB), Exceed And Excel (Aus), Kodiac (GB), Lope de Vega (Ire), Mehmas (Ire), Siyouni (Fr), Wootton Bassett (GB), Zarak (Fr), Zoffany (Ire) and Le Havre (Ire), while first-season sires like Expert Eye (GB), Havana Grey (Ire), Harry Angel (Ire), and Sioux Nation also have juveniles to sell.

Among the fillies and mares in the breeding stock section of the catalogue are 20 lots from the Aga Khan Studs. Catalogued mares are also in foal to the likes of Earthlight (Ire), Gleneagles (Ire), Sioux Nation, Victor Ludorum (GB), and Wooded (Ire).

A total of 145 horses-in-training on the Flat and over jumps coming from trainers such as Fabrice Chappet, Nicolas Clément, Henri-François Devin, Mikel Delzangles, André Fabre, Christophe

Ferland, Francis-Henri Graffard, Freddy Head, Carlos Laffon-Parias, Edouard Monfort, Jean-Claude Rouget, Mickaël Seror etc. will close the sale.

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Arqana Releases 2022 Online Sale Dates

Following the release of its Apr. 6 Pop-Up Sale, the schedule for the Arqana Online Sale calendar was announced by the sales company on Thursday. There will be four formal Arqana Online Sales set for the second half of the year and several pop-up sales, that have yet to be announced. The quartet of online sales are as follows:

Friday, Aug. 26
Thursday, Oct. 13
Thursday, Nov. 22
Thursday, Dec. 15

Since the creation of the Arqana Online Sale platform, 25 mixed sales have been held, with listed winners Vedevani (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Mascha (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) knocked down for €800,000 and €450,000, respectively. A share in French Champion Sire Siyouni (Fr) went for €960,000 and a share in rising sire star Zarak (Fr) made €380,000. In addition, broodmare Blissful Beat (GB) (Beat Hollow {GB}) found a new home for €235,000; and, in foal to Zarak, Burkina Faso (GB) (Mukhadram {GB}) hammered at €185,000 on Apr. 6. More details and closing dates for entries will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Arqana Online to Offer Magalen Bryant Dispersal Horses-in-Training

The next Arqana Online Sale will feature horses-in-training from the Magalen Bryant Dispersal. An owner, breeder, and a leading figure in the National Hunt World, Bryant's horses won at the highest level. Slated for 2:30 p.m.on Mar. 29, the sale has catalogued a total of 28 horses-in-training. Some of the offerings include Iamastar (Fr) (Balko {Fr}) (lot 12), a 4-year-old AQPS gelding out of listed winner Victoria's Star (Fr) (Poliglote {GB}), who was placed at the graded level in 2021; another 4-year-old AQPS gelding, In Love (Fr) (Great Pretender {Ire}) (lot 13), a winner on debut at Pau at the beginning of this year; and Hetre Rouge (Fr) (Saddex {GB}) (lot 19), a six-time winner over hurdles and fences.

Freddy Powell, Arqana's Executive Director, said, “For administrative reasons, the late Mrs. Bryant's estate must be auctioned off, however, some of her family members are determined to keep her silks on French racecourses once the legal issues are resolved. Please do not hesitate to contact the Arqana team, Richard Powell or the trainers for further information.”

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Robin Des Champs Mare Tops Tattersalls Ireland NH February Sale

Robin de Carlow (GB) (Robin des Champs {Fr}) (lot 298A), consigned by Closutton Stables, brought a sale-topping €70,000 from Simon Cox and Ballincurrig House during the Tattersalls Ireland February National Hunt Sale on Tuesday. The 9-year-old has won at the Grade 3 level over both hurdles and fences and her granddam is the Grade 1 hurdle heroine Nas Na Riogh (Ire) (Presenting {GB}).

Ballincurrig House Stud's Perfect Ball (Fr) (No Risk At All {Fr}) brought the next dearest amount, going for €62,000 to Kieran Shields. The yearling (lot 104) is out of the accomplished chaser/hurdler Princesse Kap (Fr) (Kapgarde {Fr}), who won three times in graded company.

Overall, the one-day sale saw 167 lots sold (60%) for a gross of €2,181,750. The average set a new record at €13,064 (+14%) and the median came in at €9,000 (-3%), the second-best median figure to date.

Tattersalls Ireland CEO Simon Kerins said, “We are delighted to kick off our first sale of 2022 with another record-breaking session, following last year's record-breaking renewals of the November NH Sale and the Derby Sale that returned the highest average and median on record for any store sale.

“The February NH Sale was cancelled in 2021 due to Covid-19 and it was fantastic to stage a sale today under more 'normal' conditions and witness the fierce competition for choice foals between buyers from near and far. It is very pleasing to see the figures reach new highs, proving the February NH Sale is worth the wait.

We look forward to sponsoring the €150,000 Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) at the Dublin Racing Festival this coming weekend and catching up with many of our loyal vendors and purchasers ahead of the Derby Sale inspections commencing. Derby Sale graduates dominated at the 2021 Dublin Racing Festival with four Grade 1 winners and we cannot wait to cheer them on this weekend on what is sure to be a superb weekend of racing.”

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