With some distinctive graduates from current renewals nonetheless contemporary within the reminiscence, expectations can be excessive in Normandy come Might when the Arqana Breeze Up Sale takes place in Deauville. Twelve months in the past, 4 completely different 2-year-olds made six-figure sums at a record-breaking affair, together with the sale-topping Distant Storm , who was purchased by Anthony Stroud on behalf of Godolphin for €1.9 million. The Night time of Thunder  colt out of George Washington’s solely daughter, Date With Future, gained the Tattersalls Stakes (G3) and was third behind Gewan , an €80,000 buy by the identical sire on the identical day, within the Dewhurst Stakes (G1). Ruling Courtroom, final yr’s Two Thousand Guineas (G1) winner, was the 2024 prime value of €2.3 million by Stroud and Godolphin.
Among the many 204 entries collected are:Â
Greenhills Farm’s New Bay colt (Lot 19), who’s a half brother to 2023 Grosser Preis von Baden (G1) winner Zagrey . The March 17-born grey colt was purchased at Arqana final August for €145,000.
A Siyouni  colt from CF Bloodstock (55) who’s out of a profitable Exceed And Excel half sister to a number of group 1 winner and Hong Kong legend Romantic Warrior . He’s a great-grandson of 2008 E. P. Taylor Stakes (G1T) winner People Opera.
Malcolm Bastard’s Frankel  colt (96), who’s a half brother to 2016 Classic Stakes (G2) winner Battle Decree and full brother of Skims , a grade 2 winner at Aqueduct Racetrack. The April-born colt went unsold for 250,000 guineas at Tattersalls final October.
CF Bloodstock’s St Mark’s Basilica half brother to 2019 Epsom Derby (G1) winner Anthony Van Dyck (174). His top-class Australian dam Consider’N’Succeed has additionally produced 2014 Ellerslie Railway Stakes (G1) winner Bounding.
There are 5 progeny of Night time of Thunder within the catalog, together with colts and fillies. Additionally listed are a spread of essentially the most in-demand American sires, together with a Kentucky-bred filly by Flightline  out of stakes winner Miss Mosaic , herself a half sister to triple grade 1 scorer Miss Temple Metropolis (60) and one other daughter of Flightline from the household of Marvellous, Gleneagles , and Large’s Causeway (69).Â
Virtually all of Europe’s main sires are included with representatives, from Darkish Angel , Dubawi , and Havana Gray to Kingman  , Lope de Vega  , Mehmas , New Bay, No Nay By no means , Sea The Stars , Starman , Too Darn Scorching , Wootton Bassett, and Zarak .
Different notable sires with progeny engaged are Baaeed , Blackbeard , Epicenter  , Golden Pal  , Jack Christopher  , Jackie’s Warrior  , Mandaloun  , Minzaal , Good Energy , Persian Power , Stradivarius , Thunder Moon , Cyberknife  , and Speaker’s Nook  .Join BloodHorse Each day
The 204 colts and fillies supplied on the sale can be eligible for the 2026 Arqana Sequence, a program of 5 races open to 2- and 3-year-olds supplied on the Deauville gross sales, with general prize cash of a minimal of €1.2 million.
The breeze side of the sale takes place at Deauville from noon Might 7, whereas the sale itself can be held Might 9 at 11 a.m. native time.
The catalog may be considered right here.
