A 1/50th share in the Aga Khan Studs stallion Zarak (Fr) took top billing in the Arqana December Online Sale when going the way of Alex Elliott for €800,000. Of the 13 stallion shares and breeding rights offered, nine sold for a total of €1,323,000.
A four-time winner when trained by Alain de Royer-Dupré, notably landing the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, Zarak boasts an exceptional pedigree as a son of Dubawi (Ire) and the unbeaten G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe heroine Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar).
Zarak stood his first season at Haras de Bonneval in 2018 and is set to command a career-high fee of €80,000 in 2025, having produced three Group 1 winners from his early crops, including this year's Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner Metropolitan (Fr). Haya Zark (Fr) also struck at the top level this year in the Prix Ganay, while Zagrey (Fr) became his sire's first Group 1 winner when successful in the Grosser Preis von Baden in 2023.
The share gives the right to one covering per year, plus an additional covering every odd-numbered year, meaning two coverings in 2025 followed by one covering in 2026, and so on.
A 1/50th share in Haras d'Etreham resident Hello Youmzain (Fr) was the most expensive of the other lots offered at €250,000. The Broadhurst Agency's Laurent Benoit was the successful bidder.
The leading first-season sire in France in 2024, Hello Youmzain has produced 20 individual two-year-old winners in Europe, including the G3 Prix des Chines scorer and G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere third Misunderstood (Fr). He will stand for a fee of €40,000 in 2025.
Not a subscriber? Click here to sign up for the daily PDF or alerts.
