Tornadic (GB) (Toronado {Ire}), who went within a neck of winning the valuable Grand Handicap de Deauville when last seen Aug. 7, was sold for €150,000 to Youssef Mohammed Alturaif (YMT Farm) to top Friday's first edition of the Arqana August Online Sale.
The first of seven offerings during the online auction, the consistent 4-year-old, previously trained by Jerome Reynier, rode a three-race winning streak into the Grand Handicap, having won at handicap level at Compiegne in April before consecutive victories at Saint-Cloud in May and June.
YMT Farm was also the successful bidder on lot 2, Sahib's Joy (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}). The 5-year-old, offered from the stables of Peter Schiergen, is a winner of four from 17 lifetime, with a career-high in the G3 Fritz Henkel Stiftung-Rennen at Dusseldorf Aug. 7.
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