Rahinston Stud won €62,000 (US$66,286) at the end of a charity auction for a nomination for camel in Arqana on February 14, with Coolmore donating all proceeds to funds that support humanitarian aid efforts in earthquake-hit areas in Turkey and Syria.
“I bought it for a ranch client, a breeder owner who wants to breed a candidate for a race if all goes well,” says Rahinston’s Harry Fowler.
“We are delighted to support such a worthy charity, especially one that is always at the forefront of our minds. When the opportunity arises for a lovely stallion and a good cause. as such, we feel we should support this very generous offer from Coolmore Arqana is also great at facilitating sales.
“A horse like Camelot is not easy to enter; it is a beautiful horse and has an extraordinary record.”
Fowler added: “We have an idea which mares to send him, but we’re not 100% sure, let’s see how they all turn into ponies. But the progeny will be kept for racing. .”
Camelot is the male of 10 individual group 1 winners and had another stellar year in 2022, with Luc-Tattoo win in the Irish Champion Stakes (G1) and Sammarco landed Deutsches Derby (G1) and Grosser Dallmayr-Preis (G1).
The Euro as of February 14 is equal to 1.0691 US dollars.
Nominations were made as Lot 70 during the opening session of Arqana’s February Mixed Sale in Deauville, with proceeds going to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The death toll from last Monday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake has risen to nearly 32,000 in Turkey, while the official toll in Syria is more than 5,700.
