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Zarak Share to Be Offered at Arqana Online

A 1/50th share in young sire Zarak (Fr) will be offered as lot 1 in the upcoming Arqana Online January Sale. Slated for Jan. 13 from 3-5 p.m. French time, the sale also features a breeding right in Territories (Ire) (lot 2); a half-share (1/100th) in Al Wukair (Fr) (lot 3); the listed placed broodmare Becquascenthe (Fr) (Nombre Premier {GB}) (lot 4); and a trio of National Hunt horses-in-training.

His Highness The Aga Khan's Zarak was the leading first-season sire in France in 2021, and among his 18 2-year-old winners were the Group 1-placed Times Square (Fr) and Purplepay (Fr), the latter a €2-million buy in the Arqana ring who is bound for America. The son of Dubawi (Ire) and the Arc heroine Zarkava (Ire) also has Group 3 winner Lizaid (Ger). He is fully booked at €25,000 at Haras de Bonneval this term.

Territories already is the sire of G1 Prix de l'Opera heroine Rougir (Fr), who brought a sale-topping €3 million at Arqana in December. He stands at Dalham Hall Stud for £10,000 in 2022, while Al Wukair has 15 juvenile winners, so far. The Group 1 winner is priced at €8,000 at Haras de Bouquetot.

Becquascenthe, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Grande Haya (Fr) (Solid Illusion) is offered in foal to Doctor Dino (Fr).

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Territories Breeding Right Part of Arqana Online Sale

A trio of stallion shares and a breeding right in Group 1 sire Territories (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) will be offered during the Dec. 16 Arqana Online Sale. Sold as lot 4, the breeding right in the sire of G1 Prix de l'Opera winner and €3-million Arqana December topper Rougir (Fr) entitles the buyer to one covering per year. The Darley stallion stands for £10,000 at Dalham Hall Stud near Newmarket.

Also selling are 1/50th shares in Zarak (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) (lot 1), who already has two Group 1-placed runners; Dariyan (Fr) (Shamardal) (lot 2), the sire of stakes winner Mister Saint Paul (Fr); and Almanzor (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) (lot 3), who already has the G3 Prix des Reservoirs runner-up Queen Trezy (Fr).

The sale will last from 3-5 p.m. on the online sale platform.

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Zarak Share Leads The Way at Arqana

Charlie Gordon-Watson purchased a 1/50th share in His Highness The Aga Khan's Group 1 winner Zarak (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) for €350,000 to top the Arqana Online Sale on Tuesday. Sold as lot 2, the promising young sire already has the Group 1-placed horses Times Square (Fr) and Purplepay (Fr).

Fellow first-season sire Zelzal (Fr) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) (lot 3) also proved popular, with Meridian International's Ghislain Bozo extending to €125,000 for a 1/50th share in the G1 Prix Jean Prat winner. The Haras de Bouquetot stallion has 10 winners from his first crop including the listed winner Zelda (Fr).

SARL Lemzar bought a 1/50th share in G1 Prix Jacques le Marois hero Al Wukair (Ire) (Dream Ahead) (lot 4) for €42,000. The dark bay, who also stands at Haras de Bouquetot, has 13 winners in his first crop.

Breeding rights to Territories (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) (lot 5) and lot 9, Havana Gold (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), brought €36,000 and €35,000, respectively from Jonathan Mitchell.

Rounding out the six lots that sold was a 1/50th share in Masked Marvel (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) (lot 6) for €45,000. Haras d'Enki added that share to their portfolio.

The overall aggregate was €633,000. A 1/50th share in French Champion Sire Siyouni (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}) did not sell at €620,000; nor did a breeding right to Showcasing (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) at €120,000.

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Stallion Shares and Breeding Rights For Sale on Arqana Online

A selection of stallion shares and breeding rights, anchored by 1/50th of a share in top French sire Siyouni (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}) (lot 1), will be offered at the Arqana Online Sale on Nov. 23. Seven lots have been revealed so far, and His Highness The Aga Khan's bay continues to go from strength to strength this season after his son Sottsass (Fr)'s victory in the 2020 G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. In 2021, Siyouni is responsible for St Mark's Basilica (Fr), a dual Classic winner of four Group 1 races this term and five overall. He covered 139 mares at a fee of €140,000, and his yearlings made up to €1,500,000.

There is also a 1/50th share in young Aga Khan Studs' stallion and Group 1 winner Zarak (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) (lot 2) available. Already represented by 12 2-year-old winners in his first crop, the son of Arc heroine Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar) has sired the Group 1-placed duo of Times Square (Fr) and Purplepay (Fr).

Shares of 1/50th each are also available for other first-season sires Zelzal (Fr) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) (lot 3) and Al Wukair (Ire) (Dream Ahead) (lot 4), who both won at the highest level and stand at Al Shaqab's Haras de Bouquetot. The former has 10 2-year-old winners including listed winner Zelda (Fr), while the latter has 11 juvenile winners so far.

A breeding right in Darley stallion Territories (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) (lot 5) will also be offered for sale. Based at Dalham Hall Stud, the bay has seven stakes performers in his first crop and sired his first Group 1 winner in Rougir (Fr) in the 2021 G1 Prix de l'Opera. She runs in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf on Saturday.

Two other 1/50th shares are available to date, to National Hunt stallions Masked Marvel (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) (lot 6) and No Risk At All (Fr) (My Risk {Fr}) (lot 7).

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