Wildcard Toronado filly tops Arqana November Yearling Sale at €27,000

Arqana's November Yearling Sale on Saturday saw Haras d'Ellon's Toronado filly out of the dual-winning Lawman mare Valombreuse top the session when selling to Equos Racing and Josephine Soudan for €27,000.

Catalogued as wildcard lot 74b, the January-born yearling's dam is a half-sister to Group 3 Prix d'Aumale runner-up Rajastani. She is from the extended family of Group 3 Chartwell Fillies' Stakes winner San Sicharia and Listed winner and Norfolk Stakes runner-up Spin Cycle.

Under the fourth dam, the stakes-placed winner Vadsa, is Listed Prix Thiberville winner Vadsa Honor, the dam of Prix Jacques le Marois scorer Vahorimix as well as Breeders' Cup Mile winner Val Royal, the sire of Cockney Rebel.

She was soon followed into the ring by Haras de Castillon's colt by 2013 Derby hero and Allevamenti della Berardenga sire Ruler Of The World, who made €24,000 to Zdeno Koplik as lot 79.

Haras des Castillon's Ruler Of The World colt out of Dansili mare Ababeel sold to Zdeno Koplik for €24,000Credit: Zuzanna Lupa

The chestnut is out of the winning Al Shaqab-bred Dansili mare Ababeel, a daughter of Group 3 Oh So Sharp Stakes second and Group 2 May Hill Stakes third Light Up My Life.

Further back in the page is Philippa Cooper's wonderful family of Coronation Stakes heroine Fallen For You, multiple Group winner Glorious Journey and Listed Radley Stakes scorer Love Is You.

Another high-class performer down the page is American Grade 2 winner and Grade 1-placed Serve The King, a son of Kingman who sold from Cooper's Normandie Stud to Peter Brant for 260,000gns at Tattersalls Book 1.

Overall, 115 lots from 137 presented sold (an 84 per cent clearance rate) for turnover of €731,300, an average of €6,352 and a median of €5,000.

The Arqana November Autumn Sale starts on Monday from 11am local time (10am GMT), with the first session selling National Hunt and Flat horses in training.

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