Arqana’s mixed Summer Sale’s catalog is now online, with 92 pre-trained 2-year-olds, 162 2- and 3-year-old stores, 151 horses in training, and 80 fillies and mares in the breeding section cataloged.
Taking place from July 4-6 in Deauville, the opening day will be dedicated to flat-bred 2-year-old canters at the racecourse from 1 p.m. local time, with the following day selling flat-bred 2-year-olds and stores from 11 a.m. The third and final day will see breeding stock and horses in training go under the hammer.
Among the sires with 2-year-old breezers entered are Australia, Churchill , City Light , Dark Angel , Footstepsinthesand, Invincible Spirit , Kodiac , Night Of Thunder , No Nay Never , Sea The Moon , Sea The Stars , Starspangledbanner , Ten Sovereigns , and Wootton Bassett .
Among the highlights are full or half siblings to grade 1 winners Docteur de Ballon—Lot 253 and Diego Du Charmil—Lot 190, while there are also relations to graded winners such as Ambroise—Lot 99, Gin On Lime—Lot 105, Impervious—Lot 167, Botox Has—Lot 171, and Salsaretta—Lot 222.
Al Shaqab Racing, the Aga Khan Studs, and Wertheimer-owned horses are among those presented as horses in training, as well as those from trainers such as Yann Barberot, Nicolas Clement, Andre Fabre, Christophe Ferland, Francis-Henri Graffard, Edouard Montfort, François Rohaut, and Jean-Claude Rouget.
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The catalog can be viewed online here.