Full Brother to Sottsass on Sale at Arqana

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00:00Most people would agree that the two most important races on the annual French racing

00:06calendar are the French Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and the last horse

00:11to win them both was Sotsas.

00:13Now his breeders, Écuret et Demonceau, are back at the Arcana sale where they sold him

00:19in 2017, this time with his full brother.

00:23And the bidding figures to be fierce.

00:27This year, this full brother to Sotsas is really characteristic of him is his presence

00:33and his chestnut, like Sotsas, and he's got a lot of strength in front, a very deep shoulder.

00:42He walks well and I think he really has confidence, self-confidence.

00:49He walks well, he's happy, he does everything without question and without stress.

00:56He's very easygoing.

00:58I think they both have the same temperament and they're really cool, easygoing, and Sotsas

01:08is very easy to race because they never put a foot wrong.

01:13So they've been both bred, raised at Monceau, and they've been very easy to deal with, really.

01:21Nice yearlings, going well, doing what they were asked, and happy with life.

01:26We had a lot of people coming to see all the yearlings at the farm, and I really tried

01:32to encourage that because for the first year we've got many yearlings at the same stage,

01:38on site at the same time, so it's going to be quite hectic in the coming few days.

01:46I try to get as many French buyers on the farm as possible, and it's also nice to welcome

01:52people in the place where the yearlings were raised.

01:57The purchase of Starlet's sister, I mean, it's been luck, really.

02:00There's no special talent there, it's just been a lucky move.

02:04She's been amazing.

02:05So we bought her at the beginning and I wanted to use a proven stallion at an affordable

02:13price, that's why we sent her to my boy Charlie, who brought some strength and speed, and it

02:20turned out to be sister Charlie.

02:23And the story keeps going the way you know, it's amazing.

02:29We've seen all the right French people, and now we are looking forward to seeing all the

02:35foreigners coming here, but I think they will be present, they will be on site, the market

02:41is good, and this sale has been extremely successful and good value, so I think no reason

02:48why people shouldn't be here.

02:50I'm really happy with him and I'm confident regarding expectations, you know, I'm not

02:54putting too much pressure.

02:56We are known as breeders who put reasonable reserve prices, and I'm just hoping people

03:03like him as much as I do.