The Arc Sale

Set to run tomorrow in the Prix Marcel Boussac (Gr.1), NUNZIA was knocked down for €420,000. It was Nicolas de Watrigant (Mandore International) that had the final say for the filly, runner-up in the Prix des Jouvenceaux et des Jouvencelles (L.) this season.

“The filly has been bought for a partnership of Haras de Bourgeauville and Solomon Kumin,” said Watrigant. “She’ll run in the Boussac and then be exported to the United States.”

Third in the Premio Elena e Sergio (Gr.3) last time, Listed winner STONE TORNADO was knocked down for €300,000 to bloodstock agent Hubert Guy, who had the final say for the Christophe Ferland trained filly from the family PAS DE REPONSE. He said,

“I’ve bought her for an association of breeders. She’s got good acceleration, and a very good live family. She’s good looking, walks well, and still needs to mature physically. With a little time she’s going to be a lovely filly for the States next year.”

Runner-up in the Prix du Pin (Gr.3) after the catalogue was printed, the Yann Barberot trained GRAIGNES was knocked down for €600,000. A runner in the Prix de la Forêt at ParisLongchamp tomorrow, he will now go to post in the colours of English entity FTP Equine Holdings, for whom agent Sebastien Le Forban (ITS Bloodstock) was acting. 

“I’ve bought him for some English clients that have horses in training in France and in England. He will run tomorrow. We really like this horse. He’ll go to England and then we’ll decide on his career over there in the near future,” he said.

The Wertheimer Brothers’ eagerly awaited homebred FLOP SHOT was finally knocked down for €850,000 to Michel Zerolo (Oceanic Bloodstock). The three-year-old son of New Approach had not finished out of the first three this season, having notably won the Prix de Guiche (Gr.3) as well as finished third in the Group 2s Prix Guillaume d'Ornano and Prix Eugene Adam.

Australian Bob Scarborough, the breeder of this year’s 2,000 Guineas winner MAGNA GRECIA under his Woodnook Farm, went to €750,000 for three-year-old filly CARTIEM via telephone with Freddy Powell.  

A recent third in the Prix de la Nonette (Gr.2) on her latest start, the Jean-Claude Rouget trained filly is entered in the Prix de l'Opera (Gr.1) tomorrow at ParisLongchamp. 

Third in La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte (Gr.3) on his most recent outing, the Andre Fabre trained TRAIS FLUORS was knocked down for €370,000. Rupert Pritchard-Gordon had the final say for the son of Dansili, that will now run in the colours of Hong Kong based owner Robert Ng, whose colours made the headlines this season when ROMANISED won the Prix du Haras du Fresnay-le-Buffard - Jacques Le Marois.

He’ll be kept in training next year, said the agent. We’ll talk about his future this weekend with Mr NG and see where we’re at. He is a five-year-old but his career has been well planned by Andre Fabre. He’s a Group horse that is very consistent over a number of distances, which is what attracted us.