Arqana December, The Proven Stakes Source

Media Release - Thursday November 22
The 2018 Arqana Breeding Stock Sale (December 8 – 11) is fast approaching offering local bloodstock investors their final chance of the year to snap up quality European bred fillies and broodmares such as Suspicieuse (Fr), the dam of Group III ATC Breeders Plate winner Dubious.

The dam of G3 Breeders Plate winner Dubious was bought from Arqana in December for 55,000 eurosAstute Victorian agent Sheamus Mills swooped on well related stakes-placed mare Suspicieuse at the 2013 Arqana Breeding Stock Sale in December paying just 55,000 euros for the half-sister to Group III winner Sediciosa.

She raced on for another season in Australia before retiring to stud in 2015 and her first foal, a colt by Not a Single Doubt, fetched $350,000 at the Magic Millions when knocked down to Aquis Farms /Ciaron Maher Bloodstock P/L.

Named Dubious, he provided the fairytale start for her stud career when coming out to win the Group III ATC Breeders Plate on debut in September for the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable.

The Autumn Sun is by Redoute's Choice from an imported European bred daughter of GalileoDiverse European bloodlines matched with Australian speed sires is an attractive breeding plan that has also delivered the best three year-old colt in Australia this season in The Autumn Sun (by Redoute's Choice from an Irish bred daughter of Galileo), so do you need a better reason to start thinking French and book a ticket to Deauville!

The catalogue features 1030 lots (fillies, mares and weanlings) offered over three days with entries by appealing sires such as Acclamation, Dark Angel, Dubawi, Frankel, Galileo, Invincible Spirit, Kendargent, Kitten's Joy, Lope de Vega, Monsun, Montjeu, Oasis Dream, Pivotal, Sea the Stars, Shamardal, Siyouni and Teofilo.

 

Click here for the Arqana Catalogue Preview featuring a mouthwatering selection of race fillies including the gorgeous girls pictured below.

Lot 133 Toujours – Winner at Chantilly at two from just two starts. By champion sire Galileo from Black Type family and grand-dam is German Oaks winner Que Belle.




Lot 153 Shabana – Aga Khan Studs bred unraced daughter of Pivotal from multiple Group II placed stakes-winner Shamanova from the family of Epsom and Irish Derby winner Shergar.




Lot 6 Tingu– Winning grand-daughter of Galileo and closely related to Group I winners The United States and Hydrangea.

Lot 186 Lilac Fairy – Stakes-winning 2YO by Redoute’s Choice, grand-dam a Group II winner in Ireland.




Lot 65 Totally Mystic – Three-quarter sister-in-blood by Invincible Spirit to multiple Group I winner Moonlight Cloud, the horse who nearly beat Black Caviar at Royal Ascot. Offered in foal to Southern Hemisphere time to Siyouni in her first season at stud.

For more information visit Arqana and contact their Australian representative Damon Gabbedy - Mobile: 0408 007 786 Email: damon@belmontbloodstock.com

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