The catalogue has been released for Arqana's August Yearling Sale with 314 yearlings set to sell during the three-day sale, scheduled for Aug. 18-20. Beginning the day after the first running of the Arqana Series and during Deauville's La Touques August race meet, the sale includes 18 siblings to Group 1 winner, including Pearls Galore (lot 11, by Kingman), Wooded (lot 214, by Dubawi) and Native Trail (lot 308, by Cracksman).
The three sessions are scheduled to take place:
- Friday, Aug. 18 – 3pm – Lot 1 -134
- Saturday, Aug. 19 – 5:30pm – Lot 135 – 224
- Sunday, Aug. 20 – 5:30pm – Lot 225 – 314
Also included during this year's sale are Lot 91, the first foal by Frankel out of Group 1 winner Timepiece; Lot 116, a daughter of Wootton Bassett out of the Oaks winner Was; Lot 172, a colt by Kingman out of Classic-winning Channel, and Lot 300, a colt by Lope De Vega out of Group 2 winner and Group 1-placed Mission Impassible.
Graduates of the sale include Group 1 winners Ace Impact, Chez Pierre, Gold Trip, Meditate, Place Du Carrousel, Rougir, Sea La Rose and Sweet Lady.
A total of 40% of the yearlings on offer are out of black-type mares and about 1/3 of the catalogue are siblings to black-type winners.
Among the colts and fillies that will be included are lots by Camelot, Churchill, Cracksman, Dubawi, Frankel, Dark Angel, Galiway, Justify, Kingman, Lope De Vega, Mehmas, New Bay, Night Of Thunder, No Nay Never, Sea The Stars, Siyouni, Starspangledbanner, Wootton Bassett and Zarak, as well as the final crop of yearlings by the late Le Havre and yearlings by young sire Blue Point.
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