Laskalin

Arqana has an advantage over its counterparts in Britain and Ireland in so far as the company is able to stage a live sale in Deauville this week, with some encouraging returns posted from the first of two sessions of the February Sale on Monday. Two six-figure lots were at the head of the action, and trade was fairly lively throughout, with the average being boosted by 22% to €13,669, while turnover was also up, by 23%, at €1,654,000 thanks to a much improved clearance rate of 77.5%. From a...

Following online trade at Tattersalls and Goffs during the past fortnight, winter mixed sale trade moves to Deauville on Monday and Tuesday, where horses in training, broodmares, fillies, 2-year-olds and short yearlings will be offered at a physical Arqana February sale with strict COVID safety protocols in place. The catalogue includes offerings from the reduction of Haras du Mont-dit-Mont, and the dispersal of the late Fabrice Petit. Mont-dit-Mont brings 13 lots, including Akemi (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) (lot 232), an 11-year-old listed winner who is the dam of the winning Mastercraftsman...

A further two wild cards have been added to the first day of the Arqana February Sale which takes place on Monday, Feb. 15. The 6-year-old gelding Laskalin (Fr) (Martaline {GB}), whose form since the new year includes victory in the listed Prix Bernard de Dufau ever fences at Pau, will be offered by trainer Mikael Mescam as lot 70. The sibling to black-type jumps winners Laskaline (Fr), who is also by Martaline, and Kinglaska (Fr) (Kingsalsa {Fr}) has won five of his 13 starts over the last two seasons....