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ANDRÉ Fabre is set to train the €2.4 million filly by Dubawi who topped Sunday’s session of the Arqana August Yearling Sale in Deauville.
The session saw 78% of the yearlings offered sold for an average price of €307,787, generating a turnover of €18,775,000. The clearance rate for the two days was 75% and the average price of €257,136 was down 11% on 2019. Last year’s sale was staged in Doncaster.
Sunday’s sale-topper was consigned by Haras d’Etreham and it was bought by agent Charlie Gordon-Watson. The filly is a half-sister to recent Group 2 winner Babylone and is a granddaughter of Prix Marcel Boussac winner Denebola. This is the famous Niarchos family of Coup De Genie.
“She’s an outstanding filly - I think that she is the nicest daughter of Dubawi that I have ever seen,” said the agent. “She’s a daughter of Dubawi and her dam has already produced two good horses including Babylone, who is now a group race winner. She’ll join Andre Fabre, who also liked her a lot.”
FRANKEL FILLY
A little earlier in the evening, Charlie Gordon Watson also signed for a daughter of Frankel out of listed winner Sotka, from Ecurie des Monceaux. The agent went to €525,000 to secure the half-sister to group winners Fas and Silva from the family of champion sprinter Sole Power.
Ecurie des Monceaux offered a half-brother to recent Goodwood Group 2 winner Angel Bleu. It was Oliver St Lawrence who had the final say for the Siyouni colt at €1.5 million. He is out of a sister to the very talented Highland Reel and from the well-known family of Australian performers Circle Of Gold and Elvstroem.
After signing the docket, the agent said, “He’s a lovely colt that had a very good update following the victory of his half-brother. If he’s as good as him then we have made the right choice! I’ve bought him for Fawzi Nass. He’ll go to England and we’ll see where he’ll go into training.”
Two lots later, Oliver St Lawrence was also successful in securing a daughter of Sea The Stars out of Prix Rose de Mai winner Childa. The gavel fell at €575,000 for the half-sister to Prix la Force winner Chilean from Baroda Stud.
“She’s a very athletic filly that really caught our attention,” said the agent. “We went a little further on price than we had in mind, but she’s worth it.”
JUDDMONTE PURCHASE
Simon Mockridge, manager of Juddmonte Farms in England, signed the docket at €900,000 for a daughter of Dubawi from Haras de l’Hotellerie.
The blue-blooded filly hails from the excellent German family of Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Waldgeist.
“She’s a lovely filly that walks well,” said Mockridge. “She’s from a family of several Group 1 winners, which really adds value to her pedigree. We’re very happy with the purchase and her future will be decided in due course.”
After purchasing a daughter of Kingman on Saturday for €950,000, Anthony Stroud secured another yearling by the Juddmonte sire during Sunday’s session, this time a colt for €850,000. Offered from Haras de SaintPair, the colt is out of Listed scorer Via Pisa, a half-sister to Japanese triple Group 1 winner Admire Mars.
Near the end of the sale, the agent also signed for a half-brother by Dubawi to Prix Miesque winner Devant for €650,000 from Ecurie des Monceaux.
“He’s a good-looking colt by Dubawi, that needs no introduction,” said the agent. “We really like him and are very happy to have got him.”
The Coolmore team went to €650,000 for a daughter of Siyouni from Ecurie des Monceaux. The granddaughter of group race winner Cloud Castle is from the close family of Breeders’ Cup Fillies and Mares Turf winner Queen’s Trust and this year’s leading US turf horse Domestic Spending.
“She’s a very nice filly that caught our eye, and by a very good stallion” said M.V. Magnier. “Henri Bozo and his team always do a great job.”
Arqana president Eric Hoyeau and executive director Freddy Powell issued a post-sale statement which said: “Following a year when the format was changed in 2020, the first part of the August Sale is back to levels close to those we experienced before Covid. Yesterday’s start was tentative, but today’s results were solid.
“The sale was conducted in a professional environment and we can already thank all the players in the sector who joined together with us to move in the same direction. Our vendors did a very good job. The buyers trusted us and were there, despite the travel constraints that remain for some of them.”
Part 2 of the sale takes place on Monday afternoon and the V2 sale is on Tuesday.
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