Via Sistina’s Half-Sister Added To Arqana’s Vente d’Elevage

[Wandering Eyes]

Via Sienna (GB), a Bated Breath (GB) half-sister to multiple Group 1 winner Via Sistina (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), has been added to the Arqana Vente d'Elevage.  An unraced 2-year-old, lot 120 will be consigned by Baroda Stud and will sell in Deauville on Saturday, Dec. 7. The sale runs from Dec. 7-10.

Via Sistina won the G1 Pretty Polly Stakes in the Northern Hemisphere before selling for 2,700,000gns at last year's Tattersalls December Mares Sale where she was bought by Yulong. In Australia, she has triumphed five times at the highest level: in the Ranvet Stakes, Winx Stakes, Turnbull Stakes, Cox Plate and in the Champions Stakes.

The half-sisters are out of the Galileo (Ire) mare Nigh (Ire), who is a half-sister to G1 Golden Jubilee Stakes and G1 Nunthorpe Stakes hero Kingsgate Native (Ire) (Mujadil). Via Sienna was bred by Wes Melcher, and was a 20,000gns Tattersalls December foal. She did not meet her reserve when passed in for 75,000gns at last year's Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.

The post Via Sistina’s Half-Sister Added To Arqana’s Vente d’Elevage appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

View the full article