Offering 13 stallion shares and breeding rights, the ARQANA December Online Sale took place on Tuesday 17 December.
Following the sale, nine lots were sold for a total of €1,323,000.
Making the highest price of the year at an online sale, a share in ZARAK (lot 10) was knocked down for €800 000 in favour of Elliott Bloodstock Services.
Dubawi stallion Zarak photographed at Haras de Bonneval (Pic – Zuzanna Lupa)
The sire of 16% stakes winners or placed horses for his whole production to date, Zarak is notably the sire of Poule d’Essai des Poulains (Gr1) winner METROPOLITAN as well as Group 1 winners HAYA ZARK and ZAGREY and Group 1 placed LA PARISIENNE, SPANISH EYES, STRAIGHT, TIMES SQUARE, ZARAKEM, CROWN PRINCESS and PURPLEPAY.
A son of the excellent Dubawi out of the incredible ZARKAVA, the Aga Khan Studs stallion was also a Group 1 winner.
Laurent Benoit (Broadhurst Agency) had the final say at €250,000 for a share in HELLO YOUMZAIN (lot 1).
The leading first crop stallion in Europe by number of winners as well as black-type performers, the Haras d’Etreham sire has already produced two Group winners including MISUNDERSTOOD, a Group winner and placed in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère (Gr1).
