Haras du Mont Dit Mont's Big Week Continues at Arqana

Having sold the joint session topper at the opening session of the Arqana October Yearling Sale, Haras du Mont Dit Mont continued a spectacular week when Ross Doyle landed their son of Showcasing (GB) for €170,000 (US$183,285, €1=US$1.08) early Oct. 23, the first of two days which form Part 2 of the sale. The colt (Lot 235) is the third foal out of the Dream Ahead mare Vivid Dream, a half sister to the listed-winning Shamtee, and boasts stallions Territories (IRE), Street Cry, Victor Ludorum, and Shamardal further back in the pedigree. Having already tasted success on the track with Shamtee—a €240,000 yearling purchase who raced for its sister operation Prime Equestrian—Mont Dit Mont gave €125,000 for Vivid Dream at the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale in December 2020. Doyle was active on Day 1 in acquiring stock for Magne Jordanger's Stall Perlen, and this colt will be co-owned by Jordanger with Finn Blichfeldt in a repeat of the partnership which has enjoyed listed success this year with Tiego The First. Doyle said: "He's just a lovely individual. He was our pick of the day, very nice, very racy. I think he should hopefully be an early-season 2-year-old; he's a very good mover, very strong and a typical good Showcasing. "He comes from a good farm and a good family and we bought him for a partnership of Scandinavian clients to stay in France with Pia Brandt." Six yearlings sold for €100,000 or more Wednesday, compared with four at the corresponding session last year. In total 125 yearlings were offered at the session, with 97 reported as sold for total sales of €4,341,000 (US$4,680,227), a 24% increase. Average price was €44,753 (US$48,250), up 25% from last year.