Arqana Releases October Yearling Sale Catalogue

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Arqana has released a catalogue of 752 lots for its October Yearling Sale from Oct. 18 to 22 in Deauville. Among the highlights on paper are a Roaring Lion colt out of dual Classic and triple Group 1 winner Golden Lilac (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) (lot 10); a colt from the first crop of champion sprinter Harry Angel (Ire) who is a half-brother to two stakes winners, including this year's G3 Prix de Psyche victress Penja (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) (lot 30); a Dubawi (Ire) half-sister to G1 Prix Jean Prat scorer Intellogent (Ire) (Intello {Ger}) (lot 77); a half-sister by Recorder (GB) to G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares S. and G1 Prix de Royallieu winner Wonderful Tonight (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) (lot 108); a Shalaa (Ire) half-brother to G2 Prix Greffulhe winner Gold Trip (Fr) (Outstrip {GB}) (lot 112); a Lope De Vega (Ire) filly out of Group 3 winner and stakes producer Via Milano (Ire) (Singspiel {Ire}), whose descendants also include G1 Hong Kong Mile scorer Admire Mars (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}) (lot 160); a Kingman (GB) half-sister to this year's listed-winning 2-year-old New Science (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) (lot 177); a full-brother to dual Grade I winner A Raving Beauty (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) (lot 183); and a Kingman (GB) colt who is the first foal out of the Listed Dick Hern S. and Listed Coral Distaff third Dancing Breeze (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) (lot 224).

Graduates of the Arqana October Yearling Sale will be looking to follow in the footsteps of prior graduates like last month's G1 Prix Jean Romanet one-two Grand Glory (Ire) (Olympic Glory {Ire}) and Audarya (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), the latter of which won last year's Romanet and G1 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf. The evergreen Lord Glitters (Fr) (Whipper) is an Arqana October graduate, and he added the G1 Jebel Hatta and G2 Singspiel S. in Dubai earlier this year, while on the opposite end of the spectrum exciting 2-year-old Armor (GB) (No Nay Never), winner of the G3 Molecomb S. in July and entered in Friday's G2 Flying Childers S. at Doncaster, also emanated from this sale.

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