Elite Performers Marhaba Ya Sanafi and Sibayan to be Offered at Arqana Arc Sale

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Classic winner Marhaba Ya Sanafi (Muhaarar) and multiple Group 2 scorer Sibayan (Blame) headline the initial entries for the Arqana Arc Sale, which will be held at Saint-Cloud Racecourse on Saturday, October 4.

Last year four lots sold for a seven-figure sum, including Deutsches Derby hero Palladium (Gleneagles), who went the way of Highflyer Bloodstock, on behalf of Lady Bamford, for €1.4 million. This year's sale will again offer the unique opportunity to buy a Classic-winning stallion prospect at public auction, with Marhaba Ya Sanafi, who won the 2023 edition of the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, set to go through the ring as lot 50. The Andreas Schutz trainee also won last year's Prix Bertrand du Breuil, while his best efforts this season include a runner-up finish in the latest running of that Group 3 contest.

As well as the four-year-old Sibayan (lot 21), the winner of this year's G2 Prix Maurice de Nieuil and G2 Grand Prix de Deauville, the Aga Khan Studs will offer Marhaba Ya Sanafi's Prix Bertrand du Breuil conqueror Zabiari (Wootton Bassett) (lot 43) and this year's G3 Prix de Fontainebleau victor Ridari (Churchill) (lot 56). Last year the Aga Khan Studs sold the high-class Zarir (Frankel) to Vin Cox, on behalf of Paulins Racing, for €1.3 million.

In total, 36 horses have been catalogued for the Arc Sale, with a series of wildcards expected to be added in the coming days and weeks. Other notable entries among the three-year-old contingent include the Listed Prix Moonlight Cloud winner Cacofonix (Lope De Vega) (lot 17); G2 Premio Grand Criterium scorer and G1 Deutsches Derby third Lazio (Make Believe) (lot 18); G3 Prix de Noailles winner Uther (Camelot) (lot 34); Listed Prix Caravelle heroine and G2 Prix de Malleret third Rabbit's Foot (Golden Horde) (lot 51); and Listed Prix de la Californie winner Silius (Dubawi) (lot 57), who has also filled the runner-up spot this season in the G3 Prix Djebel and G3 Prix Paul de Moussac.

Elsewhere, the recent Listed Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage winner Campacite (Zarak) (lot 41) headlines the promising two-year-olds set to go under the hammer, with the full catalogue available to view here.

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