The third day of the Arqana October Sale finished with a turnover of €2,315,000. Difficult to compare with last year due to a different format, of the 159 yearlings offered, 72% changed hands for an average price of €20,307.
The total turnover from the first three days can however be compared to that of 2018, adding up to €16,865,000 (-4%). The percentage of horses sold also fell to 74% (-4 points), while the average remained solid at €46,836.
Daughter of Bated Breath for a Libyan owner
Bidding beside trainer Romain Le Dren-Doleuze, Zied Romdhane had the final say at €72,000 for the top lot of the day, a daughter of Bated Breath (lot 416). Consigned by Barbara Moser (Haras du Long Champ), the filly is a half-sister to triple Group winner FINSBURY SQUARE.
“I’ve bought her for a Libyan client,” said Romdhane. “He recently won in Dubai and decided to reinvest straight away! She’s a lovely filly, and we like her sire a lot. She’ll go into training with Romain Le Dren-Doleuze.”
Two daughters of Territories sold for €50.000 and more
Paul Basquin showed his presence around the ring when he picked up a daughter of Territories (lot 495) from Haras des Granges. After signing the docket for €60,000 for the granddaughter of a Group 2 winner from the family of the talented TAMAZIRTE, the owner of Haras du Saubouas said, “She’s a lovely filly by a stallion that seems to produce well. She also resembles a Pivotal. She’s very racy and mature. She’ll come back to Saubouas and then we’ll take it from there.”
Earlier in the day, another filly from the first crop of the young Darley stallion (lot 389) was sold for €54,000. Offered from Haras de Maulepaire, the daughter of Group placed ALKHANA comes from the family of the excellent US Grade 1 winner A RAVING BEAUTY.
“She’s a filly with an interesting pedigree,” said Sebastien Desmontils (Chauvigny Global Equine), who had the final say. “I’ve bought her for some new French clients. She’ll go into training with Edouard Montfort at Luché-Pringé,” he added.