The G1 Prix de Diane winner Sparkling Plenty (Fr) has been added to the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale as a wildcard entry. The daughter of Kingman (GB) will sell on the Saturday of the auction as lot 200 through Haras de Bouquetot to dissolve the partnership between Al Shaqab Racing and Sparkling Plenty's breeder Jean-Pierre Dubois.
The filly was first offered as a yearling at Arqana in August 2022 and was unsold at €600,000. In June, the day after her Classic victory in the colours of Dubois, she was offered during the Goffs London Sale. She was again bought in, at £8,100,000, before a private sale was agreed at £5,000,000, with Al Shaqab taking a 50% share.
Unbeaten in both her starts at two for Patrice Cottier, Sparkling Plenty earned her first black type in the listed Prix Delahante on her second outing. Victory in the G2 Prix Sandringham preceded her Diane triumph.
A full-sister to the G3 Jersey Stakes winner Noble Truth (Fr), Sparkling Plenty is out of the unraced Frankel (GB) mare Speralita (Fr), a half-sister to the outstanding Stacelita (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}), whose six Group/Grade 1 wins also includes the Prix de Diane. Stacelita has in turn become an accomplished broodmare in Japan and produced Frankel's first Grade 1 winner, Soul Stirring (Jpn).
“We are delighted to present a Prix de Diane winner at the upcoming Arqana Vente d'Elevage,” said Benoit Jeffroy, manager of Haras de Bouquetot. “A Classic winner with such a pedigree represents a rare opportunity and an exceptional racing and breeding potential.”
Arqana president Olivier Delloye added, “It's an exceptional opportunity to be able to offer a Classic winner at the end of her three-year-old season. Sparkling Plenty has demonstrated her class since her debut and has fantastic opportunities on the racecourse at four, being just as brilliant over a mile as she is over 2,100 metres. Sparkling Plenty also comes from one of the finest European families that includes Stacelita, Sauterne and Soul Stirring, that have shone at the highest level both in Europe and Japan. She is an absolute rarity at public auction and we are honoured to be able to offer her in the Arqana ring on December 7.”
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