Siyouni Colts Top Arqana Sale at Deauville
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Lot 440, a colt by Siyouni, brought €125,000.
Topped by three six-figure transactions, Arqana’s one-day v.2 yearling sale at Deauville Aug. 17 registered turnover of €3,481,000 ($3,933,300), a 14% gain from last year.
The average price set a record in the sale’s four-year history at €39,897 ($44,839), up 17.6% as 30 horses sold for €50,000 ($56,193), compared with 14 a year ago. The median price rose 13% from €30,000 ($33,716) to €34,000 ($38,211).
Top price of €125,000 ($140,483) was paid by Roger Marley, signing for Margaret O'Toole, for a son of Siyouni from Thierry de la Héronnière's Haras d'Ellon. The colt was produced from the winning juvenile Ponte Di Legno, with second dam Porlezza winner of the Prix Maurice de Gheest (Fr-I).
“We have two Siyounis at home and love them,” Marley said. “This one was my pick of the catalog, he is a handsome individual with a great page and will be re-offered here at one of the breeze up sales. We paid a bit more than we intended but we really wanted to buy this horse.”
Another Siyouni colt, from the draft of Haras d'Etreham, brought €105,000 ($118,005) when selling to Jim McCartan. He hails from the Aga Khan family of Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (Fr-I) heroine Zalaiyka.
He had been purchased for €37,000 by BB Ltd at last year's Arqana breeding stock sale.
“He is a beautiful colt with an exceptional walk,” McCartan said. “I am a big fan of the sire. He will probably be sent to Ireland first to be prepped for the breeze-ups.”
A colt from the first crop of Declaration Of War was bought for €100,000 ($112,386) by Jean-Claude Rouget, who trained the dual group I winner before he was turned over to Aidan O'Brien as a 3-year-old.
Offered by Haras des Capucines, he is the second foal out of the winning mare Super Pie and the first, a 3-year-old colt by Makfi, has already won four races. The second dam is group-placed Super Lina and the colt hails from the family of group I winners Steinlen and Stacelita.
“I know the sire well as I trained him,” commented Rouget. “This colt was top of my list and I am delighted to have him. Now we'll wait and see what the future holds.”