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Zarak Share Leads The Way At Tattersalls Online January Sale

Aga Khan Studs' sire Zarak (Fr) continued to prove popular at the sales, as Tom Goff's Blandford Bloodstock shelled out 350,000gns on behalf of Chasemore Farm for a 1/50th share (lot 63) in the rising sire star to top the Tattersalls Online January Sale on Thursday.

The son of Arc heroine Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar) has gone from strength to strength with his progeny in the past few years. Among his many stakes winners are group winners Purplepay (Fr), Sirjan (Ger), Baiykara (Fr), Lavello (Ire), and Lizaid (Ger), while La Parisienne (Fr) was runner-up in the G1 Prix de Diane.

Goff said, “I'm delighted to have secured the share in Zarak on behalf of Chasemore Farm. Andrew and Jane Black have a number of mares that they would like to send to France to be covered by Zarak over the next few seasons so, after some discussion, the decision was to give it a go.

“The sire has done tremendously well so far. At 11% stakes winners to runners and 68% winners to runners to date, his statistics sit comfortably with Dubawi (Ire)'s other successful sons Night Of Thunder (Ire) and New Bay (GB) at the same stage. In addition to his stakes winners, Zarak has also sired La Parisienne (Fr), who was second in the [G1] Prix de Diane, so I'm sure it's only a matter of time before he sires his first Group 1 winner.

“The fact that he is managed by Georges Rimaud at Haras de Bonneval is another massive plus for me personally. We have first-hand experience of their stallion syndicates–they are absolutely blue chip and are exceptionally well managed.”

The other lot to make six figures was a breeding right in one of last year's star first-crop sires, Whitsbury Manor Stud's Havana Grey (GB) (lot 66). Heather Raw came out the winning bidder at 105,000gns. The grey already has 16% stakes performers to runners, highlighted by group winners Rumstar (GB), Eddie's Boy (GB), and Lady Hollywood (GB), as well as listed winners Shouldvebeenaring (GB) and Cuban Mistress (GB).

Other breeding rights also went under the hammer, with one in Time Test (GB) (lot 62) making 32,000gns to WebBloodstock, and Stephen Hillen secured a breeding right to Harry Angel (Ire) (lot 65) for 30,000gns.

Overall, 31 of the 67 lots sold for a gross of 656,500gns. The average was 21,177gns and the median was 2,600gns.

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Observations: Aga Khan Royalty Graces Saint-Cloud

2.25 Saint-Cloud, Debutantes, €27,000, 3yo, c/g, 10fT
DOLAYLI (FR) (Siyouni {Fr}) is the latest progeny of the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic heroine Dolniya (Fr) (Azamour {Ire}) to hit the track, with Christophe Soumillon on The Aga Khan's half-brother to last year's G3 Prix Quincey winner Dilawar (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). Francis-Henri Graffard also saddles Edzel (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}), a son of the G3 Give Thanks S. scorer Edelmira (Ire) (Peintre Celebre).

3.35 Saint-Cloud, Debutantes, €27,000, 3yo, f, 10fT
ZARKA (FR) (Dubawi {Ire}) is a standout on the day as the 10th foal out of The Aga Khan's legendary Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar), whose only prior offering by Dubawi was the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud-winning sire Zarak (Fr). Francis-Henri Graffard saddles the April-foaled bay, whose rivals include the Wertheimers' Kind Juliet (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), an Andre Fabre-trained daughter of the dual G2 Prix de Royallieu winner The Juliet Rose (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}).

5.10 Curragh, Mdn, €16,500, 2yo, c/g, 7fT
AUGUSTE RODIN (IRE) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) is the latest product of a mating between Deep Impact and a selected Coolmore broodmare, this time being the triple Group 1 winner Rhododendron (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Aidan O'Brien introduces the January-foaled bay, whose opponents include Zhang Yuesheng's Dubawi Spectre (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), a Jessie Harrington-trained son of the G3 Prix Imprudence winner Spectre (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) who cost 410,000gns at the Book 1 Sale.

6.15 Curragh, Mdn, €13,000, 3yo, f/m, 12fT
OVER THE RAINBOW (IRE) (Dubawi {Ire}) is the first foal out of the G1 Irish and Yorkshire Oaks heroine Seventh Heaven (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) who holds an entry in the former Classic. Also from Ballydoyle is the fellow newcomer Butterfly Rose (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a daughter of the GI Ogden Phipps S. winner Awesome Maria (Maria's Mon).

HOW THEY FARED

14.10 Newbury, Mdn, £6,500, 2yo, 6 1/2fT

Bresson (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), the son of Shutter Speed (GB) (Dansili {GB}), put up an encouraging debut display and only gave best late to be third.

13.35 Newbury, Mdn, £6,500, 2yo, 6 1/2fT
Jeff Smith's homebred Stormbuster (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), a full-brother to G1 Juddmonte International heroine Arabian Queen (Ire), made late headway from the pace to finish a never-nearer third.

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Zaskar Celebrates First In Foal Mare

Zaskar (Fr) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) had his first mare scanned in foal, Haras de Cercy announced via Twitter on Friday. A son of the undefeated G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe heroine Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar), he stands for €2,200 at Haras de Cercy this year.

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Champion Zarkava Produces Siyouni Colt

Undefeated G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe heroine Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar) foaled a Siyouni (Fr) colt at Sheshoon Stud in Ireland on Apr. 16, The Aga Khan Studs announced on Wednesday. The bay is the 12th progeny of the remarkable mare and a full-brother to listed winner Zaykava (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}).

According to Pat Downes, who manages The Aga Khan Studs in Ireland, the colt is “an attractive, correct colt with plenty of quality. He has a lot of presence.”

A winner of two French filly Classics and another two Group 1s in her seven-start career, Zarkava's best progeny is the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud hero Zarak (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}), who has his first 2-year-olds this year, while Zarkava also has the black-type winner and G1 Prix Vermeille third Zarkamiya (Fr) (Frankel {GB}).

Still to come is an 3-year-old colt named Zaskar (Fr) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), a juvenile filly by Dubawi (Ire) named Zarka (Fr) and a yearling filly by Frankel (GB). She will be covered by Lope de Vega (Ire).

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