Arqana August 2023 Day 1

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00:00A Simpac, Meditate, Little Big Bear, Recent, August Sales, Graduate have more than earned

00:21their way on the Arcana Walk of Fame.

00:23Who will come next?

00:24The first lot to go over the seven-figure mark in 2023 was lot 21, on the first of three

00:31days of sale.

00:32The Colt by Dubawi, out of a half-sister to Persian King, sold to Godolphin for 1,250,000

00:37euros.

00:38It was a very good sale.

00:41I'm very happy.

00:42It was a lovely walking Dubawi colt with a great temperament and a good family, a stallion

00:49family with Persian King.

00:51So I'm very happy, and Godolphin has been a long-time supporter of the farm, and it's

00:56very nice.

00:57I think it's great.

00:58It's a great buzz to have the principals here, John Magner, Sheikh Mohammed, and all the

01:04others.

01:05And it's very good news, and well done to Arcana for welcoming those people.

01:11Lot 111, the son of Franco, out of black-type winner Villa Pisa, came 50,000 euros short

01:17of a million.

01:18The full brother to Greenfly, presented by Arad Saint-Père, was knocked down to Richard

01:23Brown.

01:24You know, pivotal mare, and she's already done it with the stallion.

01:28He's obviously a world-class sire.

01:31As he was racehorse, it was a real stretch.

01:35We were absolutely lights out, but obviously delighted to get him.

01:39Lot 118, out of the black-type heavy German family of Wild Coco and Weltmarth, was acquired

01:44for a transatlantic partnership.

01:46I know.

01:47He was a very nice Wooten Basset, and like everybody knows, Mons will do a brilliant

01:53job racing horses and everything, and listen, he's a very nice horse, and thankfully, Wooten

02:00Basset is absolutely flying at the moment.

02:03Nine yearlings sold for 500,000 euros or more, including lot 33.

02:08The filly, out of the group winner Quiet Oasis by Wooten Basset, was secured on behalf of

02:13baseball player Alex Bregman and his racing family for 550,000 euros.

02:19Alex is racing some nice fillies and hopes to be a significant breeder, both here and

02:26in the US in the future, and we're very happy with what we bought.