French yearling sale

Godolphin struck for a €1.6-million son of Wootton Bassett midway through Arqana's second session. Sold as lot 107, the bay is out of the G3 Prix de Lutece heroine Paix (Muhaarar). Juddmonte was underbidder on the half-brother to multiple stakes winner Parachutiste (Dubawi), placed in both the G2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil and G3 Prix de Reux this season. Co-bred by consignor Ecurie des Monceaux and Skymarc Farm, the May foal is a grandson of fellow Lutece heroine Pacifique (Montjeu), herself a half-sister to stakes-winning blue hen Prudenzia (Dansili). After...

Just the second lot in the ring on Sunday took the overall lead at Arqana's August Yearling Sale, with lot 82, a son of Wootton Bassett, bringing €2.4 million from Anthony Stroud for Godolphin. Coolmore were the underbidders. He is the second millionaire at the sale, with Saturday's session topped by a son of Justify at €1.25 million which was also purchased by Stroud on behalf of Godolphin. The full-brother to multiple group winner Top Gear is out of the winning Giant's Causeway mare Miss Lech. Consigned by Haras de l'Hotellerie,...

Paddy Twomey bought a Frankel filly (lot 63) for €800,000 at the Arqana August Yearling Sale on Saturday. Twomey purchased the bay online. The daughter of G1 Cheveley Park Stakes heroine Lightening Pearl (Marju) was offered by Ecurie des Monceaux. The bay is a full-sister to G3 Athasi Stakes winner Lightening Quick (Frankel) and a half-sister to Matenro Diva (Deep Impact), who was listed-placed in Japan. Her granddam is the Silken Glider Stakes heroine Jioconda (Rossini), who left Japanese standout Satono Crown, winner of the G1 Takarazuka Kinen and G1...

Baroda Stud's son of Wootton Bassett was the second lot to breach the €500,000 mark during the first session of Arqana's August Yearling Sale. He sold to Peter and Ross Doyle Bloodstock for €800,000 on Saturday afternoon and was bred in Ireland by Coolmore. Lot 43 is a son of G3 Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial heroine Just Pretending (Giant's Causeway), who also finished second in the G2 Ribblesdale Stakes and third in both the G1 Irish Oaks and G1 Irish 1000 Guineas. From the family of Caerleon and a...

A total of 238 lots will be offered at the Osarus Yearling Sale, held for the first time in partnership with Arqana. The catalogue's release was reported by Jour de Galop. Set for September 8-9, the catalogue features yearlings by established sires like Calyx, City Light, Galiway, Goken, Hello Youmzain, Intello, Kendargent, Mehmas, Muhaarar, Persian King, Pinatubo, Romanised, Saxon Warrior, Sioux Nation, Sottass, Territories, Victor Ludorum, Wooded, and Zelzal. A host of young sires also have yearling selling, among them: Ace Impact, Angel Bleu, Belbek, Chaldean, Erevann, Kenway, Lone Eagle,...

The catalogue for the Arqana v.2 Yearling Sale, featuring a Dark Angel filly from the family of Immortal Verse (Pivotal) is now online. The sale will take place Wednesday, August 19, beginning at 11 a.m. Featuring 166 colts and fillies selected for their maturity and precocity, the catalogue follows the Arqana August Yearling Sale on August 15-17. Set to sell as lot 475, the filly is out of German Group 3-placed Chaussons Roses (New Approach). Multiple Group 1 winner Immortal Verse is under the third dam, and she has already...

A Siyouni half-brother to €1.7-million Arqana August graduate and dual French Classic winner Diamond Necklace (St Mark's Basilica) leads the 325-strong catalogue for the 2026 edition of the sale in Deauville. The sale will take place from Saturday, August 15 through Monday, August 17. Sessions for the first two days will begin at 5:30 p.m. local time, while Monday's session will start at 11 a.m. Set to sell as lot 128, the colt is out of stakes winner Prudenzia (Dansili) and is a half-brother to four stakes winners, with Irish...

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...

Late in the day, a son of Siyouni and the G1 Cheveley Park Stakes heroine Lightening Pearl (Marju) brought a winning bid of €1.25 million from the American Racing Corporation, bidding online. Sold as lot 140 from the Tweenhills draft, the colt is a half-brother to the G3 Athasi Stakes victress Lightening Quick (Frankel), and the Japanese stakes-placed Matenro Diva (Deep Impact). Under the second dam is the two-time top-level winner Satono Crown (Marju). The bay was bred by Qatar Bloodstock.   A new top lot at #TheAugustSale, as American...

The first yearling to break seven figures during the Arqana August Yearling Sale was lot 104, an elegant son of Wootton Bassett and the Invincible Spirit mare High Celebrity, a winner of the G3 Prix d'Arenberg. Bred by Jean-Philippe Dubois and consigned by Haras des Capucines, he was knocked down to MV Magnier for €2.3 million. His dam, already responsible for the stakes-placed Galileo duo of Friendly Face and G2 Queen's Vase second Highbury, was also second in the G2 Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes and third in the G1 Cheveley...

Wednesday marked the third day of the Arqana Autumn Sale, and the session, which featured National Hunt-bred yearlings, was topped by lot 650, a son of Galiway (GB) who sold to Mandore International Agency for €255,000. Consigned by The Channel Consignment and already named King Dalee (Fr), the bay is a half-brother to G1 Deutsches Derby hero Sisfahan (Ger) (Isfanhan {Ger}). Under the second dam is Grade 1-winning jumper Beaumec De Houelle (Fr) (Martaline {GB}). "I've bought him for some clients of Nicolas de Watrigant," said Yannick Fouin. "His family is...

After five days of selling that saw a pair of €500,000 yearling colts by Night Of Thunder (Ire) and Kingman (GB) share topper honours, the Arqana October Yearling Sale concluded with a second day of Part III in Deauville. The clearance rate for 604 sold from 730 offered was 83% for an aggregate of €29,413,000 (+12%). This year marked the fifth consecutive October Sale reached 80% or higher. In addition, the total average was €48,251) (+9%), nearing the elusive €50,000 mark for the first time. The median also rose 14%...