
TUESDAY, 22ND AUGUST 2017 EBN EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION: TEL: +44 (0) 1638 666512 • FAX: +44 (0) 1638 666516 • [email protected] • WWW.BLOODSTOCKNEWS.EU ACROSS THE POND | JAPANESE REVIEW | LEADING SIRES | PINHOOKING TABLE TODAY’S HEADLINES SALES ARQANA REPORT by SALLY ANN GRASSICK EBN Sales Talk Click here to is brought to contact IRT, or you by IRT visit www.irt.com MONCEAUX CONTINUE LEADING THE WAY picture courtesy of APRH The third and final day of the Arqana August Yearling Sale saw another successful session for Ecurie des Monceaux as Lot 234, a daughter of Invincible Spirit out of the Listed winner Polygreen (Green Tune), topped the day at €400,000. This was another successful purchase for David Redvers and Meridian International, who saw off underbidders Ross Doyle, Gerard Larrieu and Patricia Boutin, for the newly formed partnership between Qatar Racing, Laurent Dassault and a new Chinese client. Polygreen was a Listed winner and was placed on multiple occasions at Gr.3 and Listed The top lot on the final day of the Arqana August Yearling level in both France and the USA. There was a recent update to Sale, a filly by Invincible Spirit out of Polygreen, that was the page as this filly’s half-sister, Polydream (Oasis Dream), was sold as Lot 234 by Ecurie des Monceaux for €400,000. the impressive winner of the Gr.3 Prix du Calvados on Saturday at CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 1 SALES TALK EBN: TUESDAY, 22ND AUGUST 2017 Deauville. David Redvers explained: “I saw this filly at the stud two weeks ago and I have to admit I hadn’t heard of Polydream at that stage. I liked her then, but I liked her even more when I saw her again today. She is lovely mover.” Polygreen was bought by Ecurie des Monceaux carrying this yearling for €200,000 at the Arqana Breeding Sale. She had already produced Evaporation (Red Ransom), a dual Listed winner and placed multiple times in Gr.2 and Gr.3 company, as well as the Listed-third Ankle (Shamardal). picture courtesy Lupa of Zuzanna Ecurie des Monceaux continued their run with Lot 219, a son of Frankel out of a dual Gr.3-winning full-sister to the Gr.1 Prix de l’Abbaye winner and sire Namid. The Hong Kong Jockey Club acquired this colt for €300,000 and Mark Richards said afterwards: “I am very happy to get two Frankels at this sale. I would have bought some last year but they were too expensive! He is very immature, but that suits us as we are in no rush. He will come back to Hong Kong and we will give him time to mature. He is a nice and athletic type of David Redvers, who purchased the top lot on the day horse.” This colt is out of the dual Gr.3 winner Noelani (Indian (Lot 234) with Meridian International. Ridge), also the dam of Sufranel (Galileo), who was Gr.3 placed in Italy. The Hong Kong Jockey Club also signed for Lot 231, a Siyouni need time. He is a nice looking, athletic colt and we are delighted to colt from Haras de Montaigu, for €240,000. Richards saw off have got him.” underbidder Ted Voute to acquire this colt, who is out of Listed Lot 201, a daughter of the very popular Dabirsim, was bought placed Peinted Song (Unbridled Song) from the famous by Mandore International Agency for €270,000 on behalf of a new Wildenstein family of Peintre Celebre and Peinture Rare, who partnership. “She was the filly of the day,” explained Nicolas de are out of this colt’s third dam, the Gr.2 Long Island Handicap Watrigant. “I haven’t bought many at this sale, but I did my best to winner Peinture Bleue (Alydar). “We have been trying to buy a get a new partnership together. She is very racy and Dabirsim is a big Siyouni since the beginning of the sale,” explained Richards, “We plus. She is physically special as well as her catalogue page. She will were asked to bring one back to Hong Kong. He is a late foal so he will stay in France to be trained.” This is the second foal out of the Catalogue now online of 2017 Book 1 Bonus winners 70% purchased for 100,000 gns or less NYALETI Book 1 Bonus & Group 3 winner purchased for 40,000 gns £25,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus featuring the only for graduates of Tattersalls October Yearling Sale BOOK 1 October 3 – 5 Europe’s Premier Yearling Sale DISPERSAL T: +44 1638 665931 [email protected] www.tattersalls.com 2 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 SALES TALK EBN: TUESDAY, 22ND AUGUST 2017 into training with Jean-Claude Rouget.” Rouget was also in action himself throughout the day, including purchasing Lot 203, a daughter of Siyouni out of the winning Authorized mare Milena’s Dream from Haras des Capucines for €160,000, and Lot 216, a son from the first crop by Anodin, who is out of an unraced Grand Slam half-sister to the Gr.3 Musidora Stakes runner-up Gold Bubbles (Street Cry), from Coulonces Sales for €150,000. picture courtesy Lupa of Zuzanna He also signed for Lot 225, a daughter of Le Havre presented by Haras de Castillon, with Sylvain Vidal for €180,000. This filly is for a partnership between Gerard Augustin-Normand and Jean-Louis Tepper. She is the second foal out of the unraced Pacific Queen (Sunday Break), who is herself a half-sister to dual Gr.3 winner and sire Dobby Road (Grape Tree Road), who was also third in the Gr.1 Grand Criterium. This is also the family of the Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains winner and sire Style Vendome. The leading purchaser Sheikh Hamdan, whose Lot 318, a daughter of Le Havre presented by Haras de Grandcamp Shadwell France Snc bought nine lots for €2,400,000. was knocked down to OBI Agent for €255,000. It was Leonardo Gatto who did the bidding in sums of €5,000, to get the better of underbidder Laurent Benoit, on behalf of an unnamed friend of his. winning mare Mi Vida Loca (Sakhee), who is a full-sister to dual The filly is a half-sister to the Listed winner Calling Out (Martaline) Listed winner and Gr.2-placed Shujoon. and her page received an important update last month, when her Michel Zerolo of Oceanic Bloodstock went to €260,000 for Lot half-sister Vue Fantastique (Motivator) won the Gr.3 Prix de 313, a daughter of Iffraaj from Ecurie des Monceaux on behalf of Psyche. They are out of an unraced Exit To Nowhere half-sister to owner Martin Schwartz. This filly is the first foal out of the Listed the Gr.3 Prix de Cabourg scorer and sire Mazameer. placed Delhi (High Chaparral), whose dam is the Gr.3 Fred Freddy Powell of Arqana did the bidding on Lot 193, a daughter Darling Stakes runner-up Dream Day (Oasis Dream). “Martin of Kodiac from Haras du Mezeray, on behalf of Roger Varian, who Schwartz has not bought yearlings for a long time but we are starting was already on his way back to Newmarket after his Gr.1 success to do so once again this year. He liked this filly a lot and she will go with Ajman Princess at Deauville the previous day. By phone 9% STAKES WINNERS/RUNNERS! Rio de la Platais excelling with his first two crops, and is level with Dubawi by percentage of See our short film Stakes winners to runners this about Rio: 30 seconds year. Must-see third-crop you won’t regret. yearlings at the sales now. Blushing Groom lives... ContactJulian Ince:+33(0)233362120 orAnthony Picot:+33 (0)6 16 87 35 84 or Antonin Pelsy:+44 (0)7436 283583 CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 3 SALES TALK EBN: TUESDAY, 22ND AUGUST 2017 Supported by: Al Basti TOP LOTS AL BASTI EQUIWORLD - DUBAI Equiworld ARQANA AUGUST YEARLING SALE – DAY THREE Lot Sex Sire – Dam Vendor Purchaser Price (€) 234 f INVINCIBLE SPIRIT – Polygreen Ecurie des Monceaux Meridian International/David Redvers 400,000 219 c FRANKEL – Noelani Ecurie des Monceaux The Hong Kong Jockey Club 300,000 201 f DABIRSIM – Mi Vida Loca Haras des Capucines Mandore International Agency 270,000 313 f IFFRAAJ – Delhi Ecurie des Monceaux Oceanic Bloodstock 260,000 318 f LE HAVRE – Exit The Straight Haras de Grandcamp OBI Agent 255,000 CLICK HERE FOR SALE RESULTS Varian explained: “She is for an existing client. I thought she was very price increased by 4% to €86,060 and the median also rose by racy and I liked her very much.” This is the second foal out of the €4,000 from last year to €65,000. Alix Choppin of Arqana three-time winner Lucrece (Picotal), who is a half-sister to Gr.1 commented afterwards: “The figures for this day of the sale have Prix Maurice de Gheest winner Signs Of Blessing (Invincible remained stable for the past two years which is encouraging. The Spirit). The first foal out of Lucrece, a Lawman filly named Lutetia, numbers of horses sold also remained constant despite the catalogue was purchased by Oceanic Bloodstock for €160,000 at this sale being tightened slightly. The average price for the entire sale of last year and is in training in France. €167,491 is a record for this sale. The success of this sale is in large There were 22 fewer horses offered on Monday than on the part thanks to the vendors who have invested in both their equivalent day in 2016 so it was only to be expected that the total broodmare bands and their stallion choices.
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