A source of winners at the highest level, the ARQANA Breeze Up Sale reveals horses of the highest calibre that go on to showcase their talents on racecourses across the world. Group wins of SHAREHOLDER in the Norfolk Stakes (Gr.2) at Royal Ascot, as well as JE ZOUS, COLUMBUS, WITHOUT WORD and ENSUED, also last month’s Hong Kong Gold Cup (Gr.1) runner-up, that also won a Group race at the end of last year, bear witness to this. The 2024 crop is no exception, as RULING COURT, CATHEDRAL, DROPSHOT, GALLANT, BATAL YOUMZAIN, CARLA RIDGE, SHES PERFECT, MORENA QUEEN, RAFALE DESIGN and CENTRIGRADE have all showed a lot of quality on the racecourse and are entered in the Classics this season.
A catalogue with unparalleled sire power
The 2025 Breeze Up catalogue offers a selection of colts and fillies by a large range of stallions.
Among the leading European sires, Blue Point, Camelot, Dark Angel, Dubawi, Havana Grey, Kingman, Lope De Vega, Mehmas, New Bay, Night Of Thunder, No Nay Never, Sea The Stars, Siyouni, Starspangeldbanner, Too Darn Not, Wootton Bassett and Zoustar are all represented.
Of note among the catalogue:
- A colt by Dubawi out of Queen Mary Stakes (Gr.2) at Royal Ascot winner and Group 1 placed ANTHEM ALEXANDER (lot 8);
- A half-brother by Siyouni (lot 19) to Group 1 scorer ASPETAR, also a grandson of the dual Classic heroine ALEXANDROVA;
- A half-brother by Kingman to Group winner and Breeders’ Cup Turf (Gr.1) runner-up STONE AGE (lot 21), from the close family of BRIGHT SKY, BRIGHT MOON and BOARD MEETING;
- A half-sister by Wootton Bassett to Classic winner HAWKSMOOR and Group scorer ROYAL DORNOCH (lot 23) ;
- A daughter of Camelot (lot 116) from the close family of LEFT HAND and AVENTURE, as well as the dam of FIRST LOOK, runner-up in the Prix du Jockey Club (Gr.1) and the dam of AUDUBON PARK, unbeaten and a Listed winner from two starts;
- A sister to Group 1 winner ZELLIE (lot 149), from the family of the excellent performers SPECIOSA and PRIDE;
The most in demand American sires are also well represented at the sale, including American Pharoah, City Of Light, Constitution, Good Magic, Gun Runner, Justify, Kitten’s Joy, Medaglia d’Oro, More Than Ready, Not This Time, Practical Joke and Tapit.
Of note among their progeny in the catalogue:
- A half-brother by Tapit to IL PARADISIO (lot 55), placed in the Melbourne Cup (Gr.1), from the very close family of MASTERCRAFTSMAN;
- A first foal by Justify out of the black-type GINJA (lot 67), from the close family of Japanese Derby winner DANON DECILE;
- A son of Gun Runner (lot 88), a half-brother to Group winner SOLE VOLANTE, from the family of Group 1 winners SHIVA, LIGHT SHIFT and ULYSSES;
- A daughter of Justify (lot 117) out of a half-sister to Group 1 winning two-year-old DREAM TREE;
- A brother by Constitution to recent Tampa Bay Derby (Gr.3) scorer OWEN ALMIGHTY (lot 174);
- A half-sister to VALIANT FORCE (lot 185), a Group winner and runner-up in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (Gr.1);
Finally, a number of young sires are also represented in the catalogue, and buyers will have the opportunity to buy the first crops of Essential Quality, Knicks Go, Maxfield, Palace Pier, Silver State, Space Blues and St Mark’s Basilica, as well as second crop sires Earthlight, Ghaiyyath, Hello Youmzain, Kameko, Mckinzie, Mohaather, Persian King, Pinatubo, Romanised, Sergei Prokofiev, War of Will and Wooded.
Eligibility for the 2025 ARQANA Series
The 192 lots catalogued are eligible for the ARQANA Series, a race programme made up of five races open to two and three-year-olds that were offered at Deauville, with a minimum overall prize fund of €1,2 million.
