Officials at Arqana have released the first 32 horses that will go under the hammer at The Arc Sale, set to be held Sunday, Oct. 1, following the conclusion of racing at Saint-Cloud Racecourse.
Among the offerings at this stage is lot 16, the 108-rated Master Gatsby (Fr) (The Grey Gatsby {Ire}), who is offered by trainer Fabrice Chappet. The 3-year-old son of Moonee Valley (Fr) (Aqlaam {GB}) has won three of his nine trips to the race, including a 9-1 surprise in the G3 Prix Gerald de Geoffre at ParisLongchamp Sept. 1.
Following that one into the ring will be the Markus Klug-conditioned Schwarzer Peter (Ger) (Neatico {Ger}), who nearly upset this year's G1 Deutsches Derby when missing by a head at longshot odds at Hamburg July 3. He exits a third in the G3 Preis der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe at Baden Baden.
Last year's G3 Prix Quincey hero Dilawar (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) is catalogued as lot 38 for His Highness the Aga Khan Studs, while Lady Mia (Fr) (Outstrip {GB}) (lot 8) is a three-time winner from six runs for Alessandro and Giuseppe Botti.
Additional wild card entries are to be taken over the coming weeks. Click here for the full catalogue.
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