October Criterium

Purplepay (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}), winner of the Haras de Bouquetot - Criterium Arqana on Saturday, will be offered as part of an Auctav Flash Sale on Friday, Oct. 8. Trained by Cedric Rossi for Jean-Pierre-Joseph Dubois, Purplepay broke her maiden at third asking on Sept. 4 at Marseille Borely before following up in the race for graduates of the Arqana October Yearling Sale. Arnaud Angeliaume, managing director of Auctav, said, "We thank Jean-Pierre Dubois for his trust. Our Auctav Flash Sale offers quality horses such as Purplepay a chance to...

The closing date of the second confirmation stage for the €250,000 October Sale Criterium has been postponed to June 30 from it initial date of May 31 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the prior suspension of racing. The October Sale Criterium is a one-mile race for 2-year-old graduates of Arqana's October Yearling Sale at ParisLongchamp on Arc weekend and pays out first through eighth place.