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WEDNESDAY, 18 OCTOBER, 2017 AIt=s just great to be able to buy a really lovely horse by a NEW OCTOBER RECORD fantastic sire. He=ll almost certainly stay in France to be trained,@ said Anthony Stroud. A son of the unraced Zaneton (Fr) (Mtoto FOR DABIRSIM FILLY {GB}), the colt=s six winning siblings include not only Zagora but also the listed winner and Group 2-placed Asmar (Fr) (Cape Cross {Ire}) and the listed-placed Zanet (Fr) (Enrique {Ire}). The previous October record-holder at i400,000 for a matter of hours was the Galileo filly (lot 86) consigned by Ecurie des Monceaux and bought by Robert Nataf on behalf of MV Magnier. Like the Siyouni colt, the filly was out of a mare whose offspring are more usually found in Arqana=s August Sale. In this case, Sasuela (Ger), a Dashing Blade (GB) half-sister to the German Classic winners Schiaparelli (Ger), Samum (Ger) and Salve Regina (Ger), topped August in 2014 when her Monsun (Ger) filly, later named Fadillah (Fr) was bought by Tony Nerses for i1.2 million, while last year her Frankel (GB) filly was sold to Kenji Ryotokuji for i600,000. Cont. p2 Eric L'hermite of Haras de Grandcamp with the record breaking IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Dabirsim filly | Alayna Cullen VIOLENCE TO STAND FOR $25,000 IN 2018 First-season sire Violence (Medaglia d’Oro) will stand for $25,000 at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms in 2018. The son of Violent Beauty By Emma Berry (Gone West) has already sired three stakes winners. Click or tap Arqana=s four-day October Sale started in ebullient fashion here to go straight to TDN America. with a new record price set three times during the afternoon, the third through the sale of a filly by France=s leading freshman sire Dabirism (Fr) for i500,000. The Godolphin team made a concerted attempt to secure the first foal of the unraced Amour Eternel (Fr) (Elusive City {Ire}) (lot 147), but Charlie Gordon-Watson=s resolve was stronger and, bidding from the restaurant, the agent had the final say. AShe is an exceptional individual--a strong, powerful March foal with a great attitude and great conformation. She has everything,@ said Gordon-Watson, who divulged that the filly from Dabirsim=s home farm of Haras de Grandcamp would go into training in Britain with Richard Hannon for a new client. Not half an hour earlier, a Siyouni (Fr) half-brother to the GI Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Turf winner Zagora (Fr) (Green Tune) had also brought a record price of i420,000 when selling to Godolphin. The Haras des Capucines-consigned colt (lot 133) was the subject of some intense bidding between the two teams of Godolphin and Hong Kong Jockey Club, with the former throwing in an extra bid past the i400,000 mark set earlier in the day by a daughter of Galileo (Ire). TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 15 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 18 OCTOBER, 2017 Figures Climb... A session which brought 42 six-figure yearlings, just seven fewer than for the entire October Sale of 2016, also saw improved figures in all sectors except for a small drop in the clearance rate, which was 79%. With 166 of the 210 horses offered finding new homes, the day's aggregate of i12,274,500 was up by 5%. The average also rose by 5% to i73,943 and the median was up from i50,000 to i58,500 (+17%). Cont. p3 ARQANA OCTOBER YEARLING SALE DAY 1 Lot 86, a filly by Galileo (Ire) | Arqana SESSION TOTALS 2017 2016 $ Catalogued 224 222 New October Record For Dabirsim Filly cont. $ No. Offered 210 206 AWe wanted to give her a little more time,@ explained Henri $ No. Sold 166 167 $ RNAs 44 39 Bozo of Ecurie des Monceax, which ended the day in its $ % RNAs 21% 19% customary position of leading vendor. AShe=s from a $ No. €200K+ 7 8 late-maturing family--one of the very best in the German $ High Price €500,000 €260,000 studbook--and she was was bred by Monceaux in partnership $ Gross €12,274,500 €11,730,000 $ Average (% change) €73,943 (+5.3%) €70,240 @ with Andreas Putsch of Haras de Saint Pair. $ Median (% change) €58,500 (+17%) €50,000 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 15 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 18 OCTOBER, 2017 Arqana October Yearling Sale Cont. A Pair From Putsch... Andreas Putsch's Haras de Saint Pair consigns solely at the Arqana October Sale and was rewarded with decent transactions for two colts from the six-strong draft. Lot 106, a Dark Angel (Ire) son of the Group 3-winning Galileo mare Sub Rose (Ire) was initially led out of the ring unsold at i240,000 but a private sale at i300,000 was later agreed with Vice President, International Operations Michel Zerolo of Oceanic Bloodstock. Sub Rose was herself the Gary King winner of the G3 Prix de Royaumont at Saint-Cloud and Twitter: @garykingTDN produced the G3 Prix AndrJ Baboin winner Subway Dancer (Ire) [email protected] + 1.732.320.0975 from a 2011 mating with Shamardal. That colt's 3-year-old half-brother Secret Advisor (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) has won twice this International Editor season for Charlie Appleby and was third in the G2 Queen's Vase Kelsey Riley at Royal Ascot. Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] European Editor Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Marketing Manager Alayna Cullen Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected] Lot 106 from Haras de Saint Pair | Arqana Contributing Editor Alan Carasso Arqana October Yearling Sale Cont. Twitter: @EquinealTDN Saint Pair also sold the only Frankel (GB) colt in the catalogue Cafe Racing (lot 55) out of Putsch's G1 Prix Vermeille winner Pearly Shells Sean Cronin (GB) (Efisio {GB}). The half-brother to black-type winners Pearl Tom Frary Banks (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}) and Pearls Or Passion (Fr) (Monsun [email protected] {Ger}) was knocked down at i250,000 to trainer Marc Pimbonnet on behalf of Fabrice Petit. Irish Correspondent "The owner wanted a Frankel yearling and he really liked this Daithi Harvey horse," said Pimbonnet. "The mare has already produced some very good runners so I didn't think I'd be able to get him for this Regular Columnists price." Andrew Caulfield John Berry DID YOU KNOW? Kevin Blake Zarak (Dubawi) was tabbed Tom Peacock as a “TDN Rising Star” Visit the TDN Rising Stars section on our website! TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 OF 15 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 18 OCTOBER, 2017 Arqana October Yearling Sale Cont. Family Affair For Coulonces... Godolphin enhanced its leading buyer claims with the purchase of lot 95, a colt by the ever-popular Darley stallion Iffraaj (GB) from Anna Sundstrom=s Coulonces Sales draft for i210,000. Bred by Sundstrom=s parents Jan and Maja of Team Hogdala, the half-brother to the black-type earners Toofi (Fr) (Henrythenavigator) and Silver Meadow (Fr) (Teofilo {Ire}) is out of the winning Royal Applause (GB) mare Silver Bark (GB), a sister to the dual American Grade I winner Ticker Tape (GB). AHe=s a beautiful colt with a lovely pedigree and will go into training in France,@ confirmed Godolphin buyer Anthony Stroud, who later went to i180,000 for lot 161, a Le Havre colt out of the winning Galileo mare Blue Blue Sea (GB) from Lady Chryss O=Reilly=s Haras de la Louviere. Coulonces struck again later when lot 149 was another to go the way of Robert Nataf=s Horse France operation at i190,000. The Oasis Dream (GB) filly hails from the Wildenstein family of GI Breeders= Cup Classic winner Arcangues (Fr) and G1 Prix de Diane winner Aquarelliste (Fr) and is out the unraced Alzao mare Angelita (Ire), a sister to GI Beverly D S. winner Angara (Ire). Bright Start To Big Day... A sign of what was to come was given in the first few minutes of the sale when two of the first three lots through the ring returning six-figure prices. Haras de Montaigu=s Dabirsim (Fr) half-brother to the Derby de l=Ouest winner Fauguernon (Fr) (Martaline (GB) (lot 1) will join the sizeable Al Shaqab Racing string after being knocked down to Nicolas de Watrigant at i100,000, while lot 3, a Siyouni filly out of the G3 Prix Vanteaux winner Just Little (Fr) (Grand Slam) was bought from the Haras des Capucines draft by Jean-Claude Rouget for i150,000. The trainer signed for a total of 10 lots throughout the first session for a total of i721,000. Darley=s Julian Ince, manager of Haras du Logis | Zuzanna Lupa Trade continued in pretty consistent fashion, with Sylvain Vidal going to i140,000 for the first Australia (GB) yearling of the sale (lot 15). Crisford Strikes Late... AHe will race in partnership for Gerard Augustin-Normand and Four lots from the end of the session, Newmarket trainer Mr. Marinopolous,@ said Vidal, adding, AHe=s a really good walker Simon Crisford went to i220,000 to secure a Lope De Vega (Ire) and the mare has produced some good horses already.@ colt from Haras d=Etreham (lot 220), which was bred by the stud The May-born colt is a son of the Quest For Fame (GB) mare in partnership with Eric de Chambure. The neat chesnut is the Light Quest, whose seven winners include G3 Prix Fille de l=Air second foal of the multiple winner and G3 Prix Allez France winner Skia (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) and dual Singapore listed runner-up Harem Lady (Fr) (Teofilo {Ire}), a half-sister to two winner Tropaios (GB) (Excellent Art {GB}).