The Fairway Consignment's Intello colt (lot 127) out of La Viette (Oasis Dream) topped the single-day Arqana November Yearling Sale in Deauville on Saturday. MAB Agency paid €45,000 for the relative of G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes hero The Revenant (Dubawi).
The second highest price of the day was €30,000 for the Sioux Nation filly Cite Bergere, who caught the eye of Pegasus Bloodstock. Offered by Haras de la Croix Sonnet, lot 83 is kin to the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and G1 Irish 1000 Guineas third La Nuit Rose (Rainbow Quest).
Stephane Wattel snapped up lot 131, a son of Persian King and Waterlilly (Galileo) for €28,000 near the end of the sale. The Fairway-consigned colt is out of a full-sister to G1 Irish 2000 Guineas and G1 Criterium International hero and sire Roderic O'Connor.
Rounding out the top five lots were a pair of colts by Sealiway and Persian King, who each brought €27,000. The former, lot 116, is a grandson of listed winner and G3 Prix Miesque second Barbayam (Stormy River) and part of the Hestia Farm draft. He was sold to FR Bloodstock. The latter was another bought by Wattel as lot 126. The February-born and Fairyway-consigned colt is a half-brother to G3 Grand Prix de Vichy hero Mont De Soleil (Siyouni).
Overall, 103 lots sold of 119 offered (86.5%) for a gross of €798,500 (+33%). The average and median also rose 51% (€7,752) and 43% (€5,000), respectively. The Fairway Consignment was the leading vendor with 10 lots sold for €182,000, while Nurzhigit Tabyldiyev was the leading buyer, picking up 16 head for €79,000.
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