09/11/2021. Aste Arqana: Autumn Sale catalogue sees further 11 Wild Cards added + calendar

 
 
 

With eye-catching recent performances on the racecourse, a further 11 horses-in-training have been added to the Autumn Sale catalogue as Wild Cards. They will go under the hammer on Monday 15 November together with the 184 horses already catalogued.

ISKAR D’AIRY will be offered by Hugo Mérienne as lot 406. A winner by three lengths on his debut over 2,400 metres, the three-year-old AQPS gelding by Sinndar is out of a half-sister to Auteuil Listed winner QUASKA D’AIRY.

Daniela Mele will offer six lots:

INTRANET (lot 418), a three-year-old son of Saddex, a very good winner on his debut over 2,400 metres at Durtal. An AQPS gelding, the M.L. Bloodstock representative is a half-brother to Group 3 AQ placed HARDERIE.

IRONICA DE THAIX (lot 419B), also a winner over 2,300 metres at Senonnes on his debut, the three-year-old son of Coastal Path is a half-brother to Grand Prix des AQPS (Gr.1 AQ) winner DICA DE THAIX.

- Prix de Craon (Gr.1 AQ) winner GUERRIER ROSE (lot 419E), also runner-up in the Prix de l’Union des AQPS du Centre-Est (Gr.3 AQ) at Vichy a little earlier in the season in the colours of M.L. Bloodstock. Very consistent, he has been in the first three in all seven of his starts. The five-year-old AQPS by Rail Link is out of a half-sister to Group 2 winner DAME ROSE.

GUERRIER ROSE, lot 419E © Scoopdyga

- A winner of the Prix Glorieuse (Gr.2 AQ) and Prix de l’Union des APQS du Centre-Est (Gr.3 AQ), GAZELLE D’AUTHIE (lot 419G), is a daughter of Dream Well that also finished runner-up in the Prix de Craon (Gr.1 AQPS) behind GUERRIER ROSE this season in the colours of Jean-Baptiste Andreani.

HAUT FOLIN (lot 419I), a winner of his latest start over fences for M.L. Bloodstock, the four-year-old son of Coastal Path is from the family of Group winners NATAL, BARON ALCO and HOTEL DIEU.

JUNTA POST (lot 419J), a winner over hurdles at Auteuil in the colours of Mauricette and Jose de Sousa. The four-year-old daughter of American Post is a half-sister to Prix Fleuret (Gr.3) placed JOIE DU NET, from the close family of dual Grade 1 winner YANWORTH.

A runner-up on her debut over 2,400 metres, ILARY DE L’ECU will be offered by his trainer Nick Littmoden as lot 419C. The three-year-old daughter of Great Pretender is from the family of Gran Criterium d’Autunno (Gr.1) ISATIS DE L’ECU.

François Nicolle will offer FOXFIRE GLOW as lot 419D. Runner-up on his second start over hurdles at Compiegne just behind KYROV that ran away with the Prix Cambacérès (Gr.1) this weekend at Auteuil, the son of Vadamos is a half-brother to Group placed INVOCATION.

Runner-up last time over 2,300 metres at Durtal behind the talented INTRANET in the colours of Vallée de l’Orne, ISSAR D’AIRY is offered as lot 419F by his trainer Hugo Merienne. An imposing four-year-old AQPS, the son of Sinndar is out of a half-sister to Auteuil Listed winner QUASKA D’AIRY.

Also runner-up last time, this time over 2,400 metres at Nantes in the colours of Philippe and Thérèse QuatrebarbesHACHASSON will be offered as lot 419H. A winner of two of his four starts to date for trainer Fabrice Foucher, the four-year-old AQPS by Chœur du Nord is out of the family of multiple Group winner BACHASSON.

They join the 16 flat and national hunt horses-in-training already catalogued as Wild Cards, and will be sold on Monday 15 November: QUESSIGNY (lot 367)WHIZZ KID (lot 368)ALASTOR (lot 369)AIGLE VAILLANT (lot 370)KEEP RUNNING (lot 391)DROP THE PILOT (lot 393)HOULANBATORDECHAIS (lot 395)ICE COAST (lot 402)HIGH GAME ROYAL (lot 403)HABANERO (lot 404)SI ELEGANT (lot 405)INNATENDUE (lot 415)HEROS (lot 416),  QUAIS DE PARIS (lot 417)LA RENOMMEE (lot 419) et IANIS JEM (lot 419A).

Calendar

 

Autumn Sale

15 – 16 November, Deauville

Autumn Sale – National Hunt Breeding Stock

17 November, Deauville