The catalog for the Arqana October Yearling Sale has been published online.
The second major sale of the season reserved for yearlings and a veritable showcase of French breeding, it has produced some exceptional performers, such as Metropolitan, this year's Poule d'Essai des Poulains (G1) winner and runner-up in the Prix Jacques le Marois (G1). Bright Picture, Borna, Almara, Jayarebe, Exxtra, Wootton Verni, Royalty Interest, Dare to Dream, and Nadette are graduates who have all won at group level this season.
The catalog offers yearlings by leading established sires such as Camelot, Churchill, Dark Angel, Frankel, Galiway, Havana Grey, Invincible Spirit, Kingman, Mehmas, New Bay, Night Of Thunder, No Nay Never, Sea The Stars, Siyouni, Soldier Hollow, Starspangledbanner, Too Darn Hot, Wootton Bassett, and Zarak.
Buyers will also have the opportunity to buy colts and fillies from the first crops of Japan, Palace Pier, Space Blues, St Mark's Basilica, and Victor Ludorum, as well as the second crops of Hello Youmzain, Kameko, Mohaather, Persian King, Romanised, Pinatubo, Sergei Prokofiev, Sottsass, and Wooded.
The first part of the catalog that offers 208 colts and fillies will kick off the sale. Underlining the quality of the session, nearly 40% of the yearlings offered are siblings to black-type horses, including 40 siblings to group winners. In addition, nearly 30% of the colts and fillies offered in Part 1 of the catalog are out of black-type mares.
Of note among the well-bred lots in the catalog are:
- Lot 6: the first foal by St Mark's Basilica out of group 1 winner Tiger Tanaka
- Lot 13: a son of Kingman out of the black-type Via Pisa, from the close family of the triple group 1 winner in Japan, Admire Mars
- Lot 22: a son of Victor Ludorum out of listed scorer Alakhana, a half brother to this season's group winner Jayarebe
- Lot 23: a half brother by Romanised to Metropolitan
- Lot 37: a son of Night of Thunder out of a sister to group winner Blue de Vega from the family of group 1 winners Borgia and Boreal
- Lot 38: a half sister by Camelot to listed winner Gala Real, a granddaughter of dual group winner Aigue Marine
- Lot 43: the first foal by Sea The Stars out of group winner Cloudy Dawn, from the family of Grey Lilas and Golden Lilac
- Lot 64: a half brother by Hello Youmzain to this season's group 1 winner Chili Flag
The sale takes place Oct. 22-26.
