Arqana will on Mar. 21 partner with leading Argentinean breeders Haras Abolengo and Haras Vacacion to host their annual yearling sale at San Isidro Racecourse.
The sale will comprise 91 yearlings, 11 of which are siblings to Group 1 winners and five that are out of Group 1 winners. Fifty-six are by Argentina's four leading sires: Roman Ruler, whose final crop of yearlings will be offered; Equal Stripes (Arg), Hurricane Cat and Orpen.
Haras Abolengo, which stands Equal Stripes, is the breeder of Argentinean and American Grade I winner and leading sire Candy Ride (Arg) as well as international Grade/Group 1 winners like Vale Dori (Arg), Empress Club (Arg), Emerald Beauty (Arg) and Bambina Stripes (Arg). The stud also bred Si Que Es Buena (Arg) (Equal Stripes {Arg}), winner of the GIII La Prevoyante S. on Pegasus World Cup day at Gulfstream Park.
Haras Vacacion raised the Breeders' Cup winner and Eclipse champion Paseana (Arg), as well as Argentinean champions like Caldine (Arg), Cursora (Arg) and Balada Sale (Arg).
Pablo Zavaleta of Haras Vacacion said, “The main objective here is to get some international actors to know Argentinean racing and breeding better. We have quality stock from families who proved themselves internationally and the expertise of Arqana on the international market will certainly help us to get this event known globally.”
Freddy Powell, executive director of Arqana, said, “I have been going to Argentina for years now and I couldn't be more impressed by the quality of the breeding and horsemanship in this country. The racing world is facing many new challenges including the emergence of new countries, sanitary barriers in other places, more global quest for top-quality stock–and the South American continent might be the answer to a lot of these new requirements.”
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