Many of us can’t seem to believe that a granddaughter of Zarkava could have been cataloged as a terrifying prospect, but that time has come and for most of the second and final session of Arqana’s February Mixed Sale on February 15, it seems that the Aga Khan Studs provide Fastnet Stone mare Zerziyna will hold the top spot at €200,000.
That Irish BBA eclipsed their own top seller by up to €315,000 ($338,269, €1=1,0738) for a daughter of Galileo consigned certificates by Haras de Bouquetot demonstrated the spending power of their acquiring customers, as the dealer-buyer combination effectively cornered the back end of the livestock market in Deauville.
bring mehmas , rasmiya got off the mare Danehill Crystal Valkyrie and has a bro the bet is classified in Granddukeoftuscany in Australia, as well as half-siblings in the group Above average And sent from heaven .
While declining to name his clients, Michael Donohoe points to their breeding operations in both Europe and Australia, which gives flexibility to mating plans for Rasmiya (Plot 308), who only was reported on May 28 of last year.
Donohoe said: “She had proven stake performers and came from a very good family and was a very nice mare. “It’s a good cover of Mehmas and I think he’s a good cross to Galileo.
“She’s going back to Ireland to give birth. The client I bought her from had mares in Europe and Australia, and because of the late calving we were able to deliver her according to the time in the Southern Hemisphere. and then send her to Australia. A choice of horse has yet to be made.”
Donohoe and fellow BBA Ireland Eamonn Reilly were pushed by Nicolas de Watrigant to defend Zerziyna (Lot 249). But the couple will not be rejected in their quest to find the right partner for Lucky Vega who is starting his second season standing at the Ireland National Stud.
Zerziyna out of the mare Dalakhani Zekaza —the first pony of the 2008 European champion Zarkava—and of course the half-sister to the rising star of the French stallion ranks in Zarak as well as black performers Zarkamiya And Zaykava .
Zerziyna is consigned as Lot 249 in Arqana’s February Mixed Sale
“We bought her for a client in Ireland and she was going to Lucky Vega,” Reilly said. “The client had him breed a very nice pony and he asked me to buy a mare. to send to the sire. As for the family, you can’t be better than Zarkava.”
Lucky Vega will also be the first day for island bay One dubawi mare sold by Gestut Ohlerweiherhof and dam of The star Bharani winner in Rothesay Stakes listed and fourth in Ribblesdale Stock (G2) at Royal Ascot for Peter Chapple-Hyam and Fairlawns Racing.
Bay of Islands (Lot 190), who obtained €58,000, is a half-sister of Saddex group 1 winner in Italy, while her second winner Aviance won Phoenix Stakes (G1) by 2 and created a pair of group 1 winners in Chimes of Freedom and Denon, as well as is the grandmother of the third in Breeders’ Cup Hero Mile (G1T) Spinning World.
“The client asked me to find a nice mare to send to Lucky Vega and she accommodated that request,” says Donohoe. “She’s in good physical shape and Dubawi has all the traits of a very good stallion. She made a bet winner from her first pony and she can represent that. a little bit of value.”
A short year of the king of Persia impresses
Away from the top of the broiler market, there is a third batch for six figures featuring a one-year-old pony by Normandie Breeding (Plot 264) by King of Persia get out Linngari mare Golden Alliance .
A pony in April 2022, this one-year-old foal is a half-brother to the Prix Texanita (G3) winner. Alistair and follows strong sales of ponies by the King of Persia last December, when the backpack grossed over €100,000 in the Deauville ring.
Hamish Macaulay had the final say at €105,000, the third highest price offered for a year in the history of the February sale.
“He was acquired by Tony and Roger O’Callaghan of Tally-Ho,” Macaulay said. “They’ll bring it back for resale. It’s an excellent horse, a lovely pony.
“From the moment I saw him, I wanted to buy him, so that’s why I called Roger and Tony. I haven’t met too many stallions, but if they all look like him. they’ll be fine.”
The King of Persia stood at Haras d’Etreham for 30,000 euros per season for the first two seasons and 25,000 euros this season.
Key indicators reveal healthy markets
This year’s catalog has 68 lots fewer lots than it did 12 months ago, and so Arqana executives will be assured of two-day sales, down just €223,000.
The business achieved a total turnover of €3,806,000 ($4,087,149), with 245 lots changing hands with an almost identical clearance rate of 79% compared to the rate achieved in 2022. The average increase from €13,475 to €15,535 ($16,682), while the mean also increased from €6,000 to €6,500 ($6,980).
