€1.2 Million Penja Tops Arqana Arc Sale
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Penja wins the Prix de Psyche at Deauville
Group 3 winner Penja , entered in the Oct. 3 Prix de l'Opera Longines (G1) on the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) card at ParisLongchamp, topped the Oct. 2 Arqana Arc Sale when she sold to German connections for €1.2 million (US$1,391,020).
The 11th of 34 horses to pass through the ring, Penja was the cause of a long bidding battle between Stuart Boman of Blandford Bloodstock and an online bidder. The daughter of Camelot won the Prix de Psyche Sky Sports Racing (G3) in August and was second that month in the Prix de la Nonette (G2), both at Deauville.
"I bought her for Mr. Jurgen Sartori, a German customer," Boman said. "We are very happy with this purchase, it is an exceptional filly with a very nice acceleration. We had to fight, but it was worth it. We are delighted."
There were 19 horses sold for an average price of €261,842 ($303,522) and a turnover of €4,975,000 ($5,766,920).
In a joint statement issued after the sale, Arqana president Eric Hoyeau and executive director Freddy Powell commented: "We would like to thank all of our salespeople for their loyalty as well as all buyers who have shown active on site or on Arqana Online for their confidence. We now wish good luck to all who have starters tomorrow and hope everyone will enjoy a beautiful day of racing."