Lily Hart (lot 207) came into Arqana's Vente d'Elevage a sought-after prospect; a Listed winner and Group-placed four-year-old filly, by Galileo and in foal to Wootton Bassett. She was, said Haras du Cadran's Pierre Talvard, his number one selection of the sale, and when the hammer fell and she was his at €1.05 million, he was temporarily too moved to speak.
“She was my selection of the sale,” he said, wiping tears from his face. “I would have done anything for her. She is a daughter of Galileo, winner of a Listed race, in foal to Wootton Bassett–everything that makes me happy. Unreal.”
Asked what his plans were for the La Motteraye Consignment member, he said, “I don't know yet, but I'm going to reflect a little bit on it.”
Bred by Coolmore, and raced by them in partnership with Masaaki Matsushima and Westerberg, and trained by Aidan O'Brien, the filly was the second on the day to reach seven figures. The Galileo—Wootton Bassett cross has produced 10 stakes winners and four Group 1 winners, including the recent dual Group 1 winner of the Prix Jean Luc Lagardere and Criterium International in Puerto Rico (Wootton Bassett).
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