Just a handful of lots into Sunday's session, a filly by Lope De Vega (Ire) (lot 240) brought a cool €1 million from Oliver St Lawrence Bloodstock. The daughter of Normandel (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) is the second seven-figure lot of the 2024 Arqana August Yearling Sale. Her dam, best known for winning the G3 Park Express Stakes, is a half-sister to Group 1 winner Mont Ormel (Fr) (Air Chief Marshall {Ire}), who raced in Hong Kong as Helene Charisma. Normandel is also a half-sister to the dam of G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes hero Pyledriver (GB) (Harbour Watch {Ire}). The filly was bred and consigned by Ballylinch Stud.
The seven figure mark has been broken again at the ⛱️#AugustSale as lot 2️⃣4️⃣0️⃣, a filly by #LopeDeVega out of Stakes winner NORMANDEL offered by @BallylinchStud, was sold to @OStLawrence for €1,000,000. pic.twitter.com/kiD1amLxiU
— ARQANA (@InfoArqana) August 18, 2024
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