Arqana Pop-Up Sale

Juana Ines (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}--Wild Irish Rose {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}) led Arqana Online's third Pop-Up Sale of the season with a €180,000 final bid from Stuart Stuckey Monday. A recent winner at Clairefontaine, the 3-year-old will continue her career in England. Out of listed winner Wild Irish Rose, the bay hails from the prolific family of Group 1 winners Hellenic, Islington, Greek Dance, Moutain High and Fiorente. For more information, click here.

Lot 1, Mistergif (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), brought €190,000 from Pierre Boulard (PB Bloodstock Services), Harold Kirk and Willie Mullins to top the first Arqana Pop-Up Sale on Friday. A novice over jumps, the Sylvain Dehez-trained gelding was second in the Prix Ventriloque on his comeback in March over hurdles at Auteuil. The 4-year-old comes from the family of G1 Prix Ganay winner Execute (Suave Dancer) and group scorers Ing Ing (Fr) (Bering {GB}), Tot Ou Tard (Robellino), Olympico (Fr) (Rajsaman {Fr}) and Success Days (Ire) (Jeremy).

Arqana's first Pop-Up Sale was topped by lot 1, Burkina Faso (GB) (Mukhadram {GB}). In foal to Zarak (Fr), the half-sister to Group 2 winner Angel Power (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) was knocked down to Anita Wigan for €185,000. Second on the buyers' sheet was Impaire Et Passes (Fr) (No Risk At All {Fr}) (lot 3) at €155,000, who went to Highflyer Bloodstock. The 4-year-old gelding ran second in an AQPS contest at Moulins last year. The third and final lot that sold was lot 5, a breeding right...