Day 2 of the Arqana August Yearling Sale didn’t quite match the fireworks of the opening session, but it still showcased some impressive results. A filly by Sea The Stars (Ire) took top billing, fetching €730,000 (AU$1,213,000) and selling to bloodstock agents Alex Solis and Jason Litt.
Just 24 hours after John Stewart's Resolute Racing lit up Arqana by snapping up a Wootton Bassett (GB) filly for €1.4 million (AU$2.31 million), another American-based buyer took top lot status at the August Yearling Sale. Bloodstock agents Alex Solis and Jason Litt secured the winning bid of €730,000 (AU$1.2 million) for Lot 187, a Sea The Stars (Ire) filly out of an unraced half-sister to the multiple Group 1 winner The Fugue (GB) (Dansili {GB}).
While Solis and Litt signed for five yearlings worth €1.25 million (AU$2.06 million) on behalf of leading American owner Mike Repole, the pair remained tight-lipped about the future plans for the Saturday top lot. “It's Sea The Stars, a big-name stallion, and she was a beautiful filly,” Litt commented on the purchase. “We're happy to have her and hopefully we can get lucky.” He added, “Nothing is decided at this point in terms of future plans. They always have good horses here, and we were just fortunate to acquire her.”
The filly was consigned by Haras de Castillon and is the first foal out of the Shalaa (Ire) mare La Vie (Fr). La Vie’s exceptional sibling, The Fugue, won four races at the top level for John Gosden and Lord Lloyd Webber, including the Irish Champion S. and the Prince Of Wales's S. against male rivals. The second dam is the G2 Ribblesdale S. runner-up Twyla Tharp (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), who is a half-sister to the G1 Queen Elizabeth S. winner Summoner (GB) (Inchinor {GB}) and the G1 Coral-Eclipse S. winner Compton Admiral (GB) (Suave Dancer).
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