Barberot Lands Top-Priced Siyouni Filly at Arqana
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The Siyouni filly consigned as Lot 467 at the Arqana Select Sale
The third and final day Sept. 11 of Arqana's rearranged Select Yearling Sale was dedicated to part two of the catalog, with a handful of lots realizing three-figure sales on a day that is traditionally a chance for home trainers and agents to stock up.
Trainer Yann Barberot came out on top of a protracted bidding war with Jean-Claude Rouget, among others, when signing for Ecurie des Monceaux's Siyouni filly at €290,000 (US$342,619), concluding an excellent week for the consignor, who topped trade with two millionaire lots.
The filly consigned as Lot 467 is out of the unraced New Approach mare Special Gift, whose best offspring to date is the three-time winner Global Gift. Among her relations is Irish One Thousand Guineas (G1) heroine Halfway To Heaven, the dam of the mighty Magical and Rhododendron, as well as Qatar Prix Niel (G2) scorer Brundtland.
Barberot said: "We loved her and I'd already seen her in the company of Olivier Thomas and Philippe Allaire. I bought her for Normandy Spirit, which is a partnership.
"I loved her, but I didn't think she'd make that much. She walks really well and she carries the stamp of Siyouni."
Barberot also took aim when purchasing a Churchill relation to the brilliant Danedream and Great Voltigeur (G2) runner-up Venice Beach for €100,000 ($118,145).
Bought for Philippe Allaire, a major breeder and trainer of trotting horses, the filly offered as Lot 370 is the third offspring from Ignis Away, a 10-year-old daughter of Gold Away whose first produce was the winning Australia filly Heart Reef.
Barberot said: "When the mare's first produce is a winner, it's a pretty straightforward decision to buy. She's from a good family and is a nice breeding prospect. I don't see her as being especially precocious, and I hope she will make a nice 3-year-old. She certainly has the build for that."
Friday's session concluded the sale, and overall turnover amounted to €37,671,500 ($45,398,913), an average of €121,915 ($142,764), and a median of €70,000 ($82,664). There was a 74% clearance rate with 309 of 415 lots selling. The figures are not directly comparable with the results from last year's August and V2 sales.