THE 2021 GRAND PRIX D’AMERIQUE SALE CATALOGUE IS ONLINE ! The year 2020 having been exceptional in every way, the eagerly awaited Grand Prix d’Amerique Sale will take place in DEAUVILLE on the usual dates, Thursday (28) and Friday (29), preceding the last Sunday in January, the day of the big race. The original format of the sales has been retained: the first day (Thursday, January 28) is devoted to broodmares, foals and stallion shares (152 lots), while the Friday session will be for horses-in-training (153 lots). Breeding Section: Thursday, January 28, 2021 from 1pm The breeding stock session, that takes place on Thursday, January 28, is made up of 150 lots. These are divided into 74 broodmares or fillies out of training, 24 yearlings (letter K, born in 2020), 44 stallion shares, 1 breeding right and seven coverings, that will be sold at the beginning of the sale in aid of Barth Syndrome and Seniors du Trot. Among the consignors are SCEA des Bissons (Jean COTTIN), that will offer 17 lots (including 13 stallion shares), as well as Haras de Montaval (Gerard CHAUDEMANCHE) that will send six yearlings through the ring including a son of FACE TIME BOURBON, as well as three broodmares. Christophe GALLIER will offer a significant dispersal of some of his bloodstock and racing interests over the two days, with four broodmares including the excellent racemares FAIRY WHITE (lot 82) in foal to FACE TIME BOURBON and EASY ONE (lot 91) carrying to BIRD PARKER set to go under the hammer, together with nine further lots, mainly young horses, the day after. 24 “K” Yearlings to be offered Yearlings reappeared at the Prix d’Amerique Sale in 2017 when Sebastien DEWULF set his sights on the future champion GREEN GRASS (BOLD EAGLE), that went on to triumph in the Criterium des Jeunes (Gr.1). This year, the main attraction is likely to be the first crop of probable Prix d’Amerique favourite FACE TIME BOURBON, that is represented by five lots. Another well-bred stallion, FABULOUS WOOD (READY CASH & QUALITA BOURBON), will have three of his first yearlings also go through the ring, while the star READY CASH has one filly (lot 64) catalogued, from Lutfi KOLGJINI. She is a sister to Swedish Group 1 placed UBIQUARIAN FACE. A share in FACE TIME BOURBON, 48 hours before the Grand Prix d’Amerique A total of 44 stallion shares will be offered during the first day of the sale, the highlight being an opportunity to acquire a share in FACE TIME BOURBON (READY CASH), that will stand his third season at stud in 2021. Two shares in BOLD EAGLE (READY CASH) will also be auctioned, as well as in BILIBILI (NIKY) and ENINO DU POMMEREUX (COKTAIL JET). Shares in CARAT WILLIAMS (PRODIGIOUS), CRISTAL MONEY (COKTAIL JET) and FOLLOW YOU (READY CASH) are also some of the features. Quality broodmare offering A total of 74 broodmares and fillies out of training will go under the hammer, including the semi-classic QUECHUA DE CHARUE (lot 28), TOLERANCE (Iot 125) and TRINITE DES VALS (lot 131), that have all FACE TIME BOURBON ©Scoopdyga PRESS RELEASE Friday 18 December 2020 won at the highest level at Vincennes. In addition, the excellent performers ECLIPSE DESBOIS (lot 106) and REBECCA JET (lot 35), as well as the wellbred FEVER (lot 88), that hails from the prestigious “Bourbon” line, are all set to be in demand. Horses-in-Training: Friday, 29 January, 2021 from 1pm Usually divided into two sessions, the horses-intraining section will go under the hammer in one session this year, bringing together a group of very consistent performers aged from two to 10 years old. INDEPENDANCIA to follow in the footsteps of her sister? A sister to the 2020 top price HIGH QUALITA, INDEPENDANCIA (lot 228) (READY CASH & QUALITA BOURBON), that qualified in the excellent “chrono” of 1’18’’4 at Le Mans Racecourse, could be set to become the top price once again at the sale. An own sister to FABULOUS WOOD (a semi-classic stallion) is one of the 12 lots offered from Haras de la BEAUVOISINIERE (Jean-Pierre DUBOIS). She is one of 52 lots born in 2018 in the sale, that also includes the promising IHOLDY VEDAQUAIS (the impressive winner of two races this autumn), the very consistent IL PRINCIPINO, as well as the talented IN BETWEEN US. Catalogue online at www.arqana.com ARQANA info@arqana.com +33 (0)2 31 81 81 00 Among the more established horses-in-training is the on-form son of LOVE YOU, DIPLOMATE D’AM (a recent winner at VINCENNES), the improving GOLD RIVER (COKTAIL JET) and DERBY DU DOLLAR an eye-catching winner in the saddle on Sunday, December 13 at VINCENNES. The consistent CRAZY CHARM is also catalogued, as well as the semi-classic HARRAH DIBAH (BRILLANTISSIME) and the daughter of champions JAVA DARCHE & READY CASH, COMETE DARCHE. A further seven Wild Cards are still to be revealed (three for the Breeding Stock section, and four horses-in-training