Arqana August Yearling Sale Three Weeks Away
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Photo: Zuzanna Lupa Photography
August 13, 14, and 15 in Deauville, the famous Arqana August Yearling Sale will take place, attracting buyers from all over the world who are looking for yearlings with exceptional pedigrees and conformation.
This year, all three days will offer the same quality of yearlings instead of being held in two parts as in the previous year. The sale will be organized as follows:
Saturday, Aug. 13 : 2:00 p.m. - Lots 1 - 145
Sunday, Aug. 14 : 5:30 p.m. - Lots 146 - 230
Monday, Aug. 15 : 5:30 p.m. - Lots 231 - 313
With exceptional sire power, the catalog brings together progeny in a range of outstanding international stallions such as Adlerflug , Arrogate, Camelot , Churchill , Dark Angel , Dubawi , Frankel , Galileo, Galiway , Justify , Kingman , Kodiac , Lope de Vega , New Bay , Night of Thunder , No Nay Never , Sea The Stars , Shamardal , Siyouni , War Front , Wootton Bassett , and Zarak . Among the stallions with their first crops are Advertise , Blue Point , Calyx , City of Light , Land Force , Magna Grecia , Ten Sovereigns , Too Darn Hot , Waldgeist , and Yoshida .
Among the lots that are out of black-type mares or siblings to black-type winners:
- Lot 12, a half brother by Wootton Bassett to listed winner Darkness , from Haras du Cadran.
- Lot 66, a daughter of Too Darn Hot out of group 2 winner Night Music , from the family of Night Magic and Night Wish , from Haras du Cadran.
- Lot 86, the first foal by War Front out of group winner Pollara , from the leading family of Arc (G1) winner Solemia , from Ecurie des Monceaux.
- Lot 98, a half sister by Blue Point to listed winner Alzire and black-type performers Tasman Bay and Palmyre from the family of group 1 winners Peeping Fawn and Thewayyouare , from Haras d'Etreham.
- Lot 105, a daughter of Justify, the first foal out of group 2 winner Raven's Lady , consigned by Haras de l'Hotellerie.
- Lot 183, a half brother by Kingman to group 2 winner Waldbiene from the family of the very talented Waldpark , Masked Marvel , and Waldgeist, from Domaine de l'Etang.
- Lot 191, a half brother by Churchill to Epsom Derby (G1) winner Wings of Eagles , from Haras de Montaigu.
- Lot 219, a daughter of Kingman out of the black-type mare Baltic Duchess , from the family of group 1 winners Baltic Baroness and Borgia , from Gestut Ammerland.
- Lot 265, the first foal by No Nay Never out of E.P. Taylor Stakes (G1T) winner Etoile , from the family of group winners Gagnoa , Ancient Rome , Pour Moi , and Dawn Patrol , from Coolmore Stud.
- Lot 311, a daughter of Blue Point out of listed winner and Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (G1)-placed Irish Rookie , from Haras de Saint-Pair.
The whole catalog as well as the first conformation videos and photos of the lots can be found here.