Doctor Dino Colt Leads Arqana Autumn Session On Tuesday

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During the second session of the Arqana Autumn Sale, a yearling son of Doctor Dino (Fr) (lot 577) brought €130,000 to top the day's trade in a private sale to Joffret Huet of JH Bloodstock for Ecurie Papot. Tuesday's session featured 55 2-year-old stores, and 67 NH yearlings.

Consigned by Haras de l'Hotellerie, the bay is out of the listed winner and Grade 3-placed Aterisk (Fr) (No Risk At All {Fr}). This is the extended family of Listed Prix Vulcain winner Abajo (Ire) (Sillery), and Grade 2 winner Astonville (Fr) (Top Ville {Ire}).

Also popular at €90,000, a Doctor Dino filly (lot 603) caught the eye of BLM Bloodstock from the Fairway Consignment. She is a half-sister to G2 Prix Chaudenay winner Doha Dream (Fr) (Shamardal) on the Flat and Grade 2 victor Matfog (Ire) (Style Vendome {Fr}) over jumps. Top NH sire Martaline (GB) is under the second dam, as is G1 Prix du Cadran winner Reefscape (GB) (Linamix {Fr}), and multiple group winner and sire Coastal Path (GB).

“I've bought her for Haras du Berlais, said Bertrand Le Metayer. “She's a filly that ticks all the boxes–she is good looking, athletic, and well-bred. She's just the type of filly that we are looking for–we're very happy.”

A pair of colts by Saint Des Saints (Fr) each brought €75,000, with lot 616 going to Thomas Maudet from the Haras de la Tuilerie draft. The half-brother to G1 Triumph Hurdle hero Farclas (Fr) (Jukebox Jury {Ire}) was joined at that price by lot 618b. The latter, sold by Haras de Clairefontaine, was knocked down to Guy Petit and is a full-brother to the Grade 3-winning filly La Boetie (Fr).

Topping the stores was AQPS Messire Corton (Fr) (Cokoriko {Fr}) (lot 541), who brought €62,000 from Tom Malone from Haras de la Tuilerie. He is a half-brother to Grade 1 winner and AQPS Black Corton (Fr) (Laverock {Ire}).

A total of 122 lots visited the ring on Tuesday, with 87 marked as sold (71.3%) for a gross of €2,001,500 (-8.6%). The average decreased to €23,006 (-10.7%) and the median dropped to €15,000 (-25%).

The third session of the Autumn Sale will continue at 11 a.m. local time on Wednesday.

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