YEARLINGS by the likes of Invincible Spirit, Sioux Nation and St Mark’s Basilica feature in a 133-lot catalogue to kick off a busy five days at Arqana. The November Yearling Sale takes place on Wednesday, November 13th, followed by a diverse offering at the Autumn Sale from November 17th to 19th, with National Hunt breeding stock concluding affairs on November 20th. Prices are expected to peak at the Autumn Sale, which was topped last year by Carlos and Yann Lerner’s listed-winning three-year-old Newlook. Australian trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young paid €480,000 for the son of New Bay, while Toby Jones went to €280,000 for group performer Westminster Moon, bought on behalf of John Breslin and Tony Martin.
Last year’s edition failed to match the highs of 2023, but has already produced a Group 1 performer in Jawwal. Bought by Ingrid Janackova Koplikova from Haras de Bouquetot for just €13,000, the Wooded gelding was beaten only half a length in the Prix de l’Abbaye won by Asfoora.
Hipop De Loire is another bargain buy, having been sourced at the Autumn Sale as a yearling for €22,000. The American Post gelding won a listed race before joining Willie Mullins, for whom he placed in the Group 2 Doncaster Cup this season.
At €140,000, Arapaho cost considerably more, but has repaid Bjorn Baker Racing, Avenue Bloodstock and Clarke Bloodstock with two Group 1 wins and earnings exceeding Aus$ 4 million.
Autumn Sale graduates El Clavel, Fact To File, Julius Des Pictons, Lanivtsi and Lossiemouth landed six Grade 1s between them during the course of 2025. El Fabiolo, Gentleman De Mee, I Am Maximus and L’Homme Presse are other notable graduates in recent years.
Of the 833 lots in the Autumn Sale, 263 are flat and National Hunt horses-in-training, 56 are two-year-old stores and 221 are National Hunt yearlings. This sale is preceded by the November Yearling Sale and concludes with 241 mares and foals in the Breeding Stock Sale.
On Friday, Arqana announced that seven late entries had been added to the catalogue to dissolve a partnership between Nicolas de Lageneste’s Haras de Saint Voir and Simon Munir and Isaac Souede. The will go under the hammer during the first day of the sale on Monday 17 November from 11am.
Lot 12: Half-sister to the multiple group-placed Mamba Noire, from the first crop of Keiai Nautique, a Group 1-winning son of Deep Impact
Lot 25: St Mark’s Basilica colt is a grandson of multiple group winner and Group 1 runner-up Candarliya
Lot 43: Wooded colt is closely related to listed winner and Flying Five Stakes third Iffranesia
Lot 44: Bated Breath filly out of a sister to Sydney Cup victor Circle Of Fire
Lot 76: Filly from the second crop of Soft Light is a half-sister to Melbourne Cup runner-up Heartbreak City
Lot 77: Victor Ludorum colt out of a full-sister to the top-class Laurens
Lot 125: Hello Youmzain colt out of blacktype mare from the family of Park Express
Lot 128: Hello Youmzain colt out of a Group 3 winner, from the family of Gay Gallanta
Lot 336: Mehmas colt Dhitjari was group-placed as a juvenile and finished third in the German 2000 Guineas
Lot 342: Columbus won a Group 3 and two listed races over a mile and seven furlongs. He finished third in the Preis von Europa on his sole Group 1 start
Lot 355: The progressive Chibitty was beaten a neck in a listed race and finished third in a Group 3 last time
Lot 356: Wildcard entry Love Me Tender finished fourth in a listed race won by Prix du Jockey Club fifth Azimpour
Lot 359: Rosapenna finished third to Woodshauna in a listed sprint
Lot 361: Siyouni colt Scandalo is twice stakes-placed over seven furlongs
Lot 363: Tolebi placed in a listed race over six furlongs this summer
Lot 365: Listed-winner miler Tipinso is a grandson of Prix du Cadran winner Molly Malone
Lot 366: Wildcatd Tiznit made a winning chase debut at Auteuil. Half-brother to Grade 1 winner Juntos Ganamos
Lot 368: Kermanshah made a perfect start over hurdles for Gabriel Leenders at Fontainebleau last month
Lot 372: Group 3 winner Misunderstood placed in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere
Lot 374: Midak was sent off 9/1 for the Epsom Derby following a comfortable Group 3 success
Lot 376: Wildcard entry Dioptase gained his third blacktype placing last time out
Lot 377: Karaktar three-year-old Maharaja placed in a listed hurdle at Auteuil in September
Lot 378: Merci Mam recently made a winning debut in a Class 2 hurdle at Lyon
Lot 380: Mets Ta Ceinture won a Grade 3 AQPS flat race by eight lengths last month and will be sold with an entry in the Grade 1 Prix Jacques de Vienne
Lot 398: Le Nez Creux, who bolted up by 12 lengths last time at Auteuil, is entered in the Grade 1 Prix Maurice de Gillois on November 16th
Lot 476: Saint Des Saints two-year-old is a half-sister to Grade 1 hurdler Nassalam, who won two graded chases
Lot 514: Doctor Dino yearling is a half-brother to two graded winners, including Grade 1 performer Jet Blue
Lot 534: Masked Marvel yearling half-brother to three blacktype horses, led by Prix Cambaceres victor St Donats
Lot 540: Doctor Dino yearling is a full-brother to dual Grade 1 winner Jade De Grugy. Their half-brother by No Risk At All sold for €150,000 last year
Lot 558: No Risk At All yearling colt out of dual graded winner Genola. Pierre Boulard and Harold Kirk bought the full-sister for €40,000 12 months ago
Lot 574: Yearling filly out of Grade 1 hurdler Hook Up, by Magic Dream
Lot 603: Doctor Dino yearling full-brother to Grade 1-winning chaser Ches Demonmirail and a listed winner
Lot 609: Great Pretender yearling is a half-sister to multiple blacktype winner Ma Beaute, out of a dual Grade 3 winner that placed at the highest level
Lot 612: Latrobe yearling half-brother to Grade 1 heroine Stormy Ireland and dual graded scorer Game Of Storm
Lot 634: Yearling colt by popular young sire Telecaster, out of Grade 1 chaser Nanosecond
Lot 688: Nathaniel yearling colt is the second foal out of Stormy Ireland. Half-brother sold for €105,000 last year
Lot 690: Beaumec De Houelle yearling filly is closely related to top juvenile hurdler We Have A Dream
Breeding stock highlights
Lot 721: Jigme foal is a half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Gaillard Du Mesnil
Lot 755: Flying Chaser, a dual Grade 1 winner in Italy, carries her first cover to well-bred Grade 1 winner Jigme
Lot 808: Listed winner and Grade 3 performer Horabora Has is responsible for two blacktype horses. In foal to Nietzsche Has
Lot 825: Verona Du Berlais is a half-sister to four graded winners, including Grade 1 winner Nirvana Du Berlais. In foal to Nirvana Du Berlais
Lot 848: Latrobe half-brother to Grade 1 heroine Stormy Ireland and multiple blacktype winner Game Of Storm
Lot 857: Dual listed winner Eximia is offered in foal to Nietzsche Has
Lot 888: Doctor Dino filly foal out of Grade 1-winning hurdler Paul’s Saga
Lot 907: Mamisuz De Houelle won the Grade 2 Prix Magalen Bryant last year
Lot 912: Goliath Du Berlais filly foal is a half-sister to three blacktype horses, including Pic D’orhy
Lot 953: Flintshire filly foal out of Wildriver, winner of the Grade 1 Prix Alain du Breil
November 15th: November Yearling Sale
November 17th: Horses in training
November 18th: Two-year-old stores and National Hunt yearlings
November 19th: National Hunt yearlings continued
November 20th: National Hunt Breeding Stock (fillies, mares, foals, stallions)
Selling gets underway at 11am each day