Quality catalogue out for Arqana's two-day February Mixed Sale

The catalogue for Arqana's February Mixed Sale has been released, which includes horses-in-training, fillies, broodmares, two-year-olds, three-year-old stores and yearlings.

The sale, which takes place on February 15 and 16, is made up of
435 lots and will start at 11am local time both days. Five wildcards will be added to the horses-in-training and broodmare sections.

A total of 85 horses-in-training on the Flat and over jumps hail from stables such as Gianluca Bietolini, Mathieu Brasme, Simone Brogi, Nicolas Clément, David Cottin, André Fabre, Francis-Henri Graffard, Gavin Hernon, Carlos and Yann Lerner, Edouard Monfort, Jean-Claude Rouget, Antoine de Watrigant and Stéphane Wattel.

National Hunt fillies out of training include Henri Blois' Grade 3 Prix de Chambly winner Golden Park (Lot 145) and the Haras du Lieu des Champs-consigned Raffles Grey (152), a half-sister to dual Group winner Raffles Sun and Gray Steam.

On the Flat they include Anacronique (164), Wertheimer and Frère's daughter of Kizuna and Group winner Impassable, and Black Seed (176), Haras d’Ombreville's half-sister to Prix de l’Abbaye winner A Case Of You.

Among the 161 mares on offer are Balkis (154), a daughter of Galileo and dual US Group 1 scorer Harmonious who is in foal to Bated Breath; Helcia (231), a winning daughter of Olympic Glory and dual Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint winner Mizdirection who is carrying to Mehmas; Middle East (283), a stakes-placed Frankel three-parts sister to Nayef Road and in foal to Ectot; and Crystal Reef (411), a half-sister to Reefscape, Coastal Path and Martaline. She is offered in foal to Doctor Dino.

Progeny by Australia, City Light, Cloth Of Stars, No Nay Never, Saxon Warrior, Territories, Wootton Bassett and Zarak are among 84 yearlings and 31 two-year-olds that will go under the hammer from both disciplines.

Beaumec De Houelle, Doctor Dino, Goliath Du Berlais, No Risk At All and Saint Des Saints are some of the jumps sires with youngstock on offer.

Two three-year-old stores and the stallion Agent Secret complete the catalogue.

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