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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Full-Brother To Sottsass Part Of Arqana’s October Yearling Catalogue

A full-brother to Arc hero Sottsass (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) (lot 59) is one of the highlights of the upcoming Arqana October Yearling Sale from Oct. 17-21.

Divided into three parts with a total of 731 yearlings on offer, the sale will feature 228 yearlings beginning at 11 a.m. in Part 1 on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Wednesday's session kicks off Part 2 with 119 lots, and Thursday's session sees another 190 lots set to sell, with both days beginning at 2 p.m. Part 3 begins at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20 with 101 lots, and the sale ends on Saturday, Oct. 21 with 93 yearlings at 11 a.m. Alumni from this sale including this season's multiple Group 1 winner Paddington (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) and Iresine (Fr) (Manduro {Ger})'s tally in the G1 Prix Ganay just to name a few.

Ecurie des Monceaux will consign lot 59, who is also a half-brother to Eclipse champion and Breeders' Cup winner Sistercharlie (Ire) (Myboycharlie {Ire}). Haras de la Perelle consigns lot 63, a son of Sea The Moon (Ger), who is a half-brother to German Group 1 winner Simca Mille (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}); while just two lots later, Haras de Castillon's draft contains a Mehmas (Ire) half-brother to the stakes-winning G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains second Texas (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). Other lots of note include a filly (lot 79) by Persian King (Ire) out of G1 Premio Vittorio di Capua heroine Waikika (Fr) (Whipper) from Elevage de Tourgeville. Frankel (GB) and Anabasis (Ger) (High Chaparral {Ire})'s colt is lot 95 from La Motteraye Consignment. He is a half-brother to multiple Grade I winner A Raving Beauty (Ger) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}).

All yearlings offered at the five-day stand are eligible for the Arqana Series. For more information and for the complete catalogue, please visit the Arqana website.

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