€1.2 Million Filly For Wootton Bassett At Arqana

A Wootton Bassett half-sister to 2025 stakes winner Audubon Park continued the fine run of form for her sire in the sales ring when selling to Al Shira'aa Racing for €1.2 million.

The Ecurie des Monceaux-consigned filly is out of a Lope De Vega half-sister to Group 1 Prix Vermeille winner Left Hand and the multiple Group-winning Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe runner-up Aventure.

Her second dam is Group 2 Prix de Royallieu winner Balladeuse, while further back in the page are the likes of Group 1 scorers Plumania and Double Major, as well as Saturday’s Group 3 Prix Gontaut-Biron winner First Look.

The filly's Dubawi half-sister captured the Listed Prix Rose de Mai at Saint-Cloud this spring and was also second in the Group 2 Auguste Rodin Coolmore Prix Saint-Alary to subsequent Prix de Diane heroine Gezora.

Al Shira'aa’s racing and bloodstock manager Kieran Lalor said after the sale: “Wootton Bassett is the best sire in the world at the moment, he’s on a roll and she’s from a family we love with Rumi down at the bottom of the page. She’s a real Classic-looking filly and we’re very excited to have her. Hopefully our luck continues with Monceaux.

“She was one on our shortlist today. We tried on the Dubawi filly [out of Paix] and the Zarak half-sister to Vespertilio earlier. They obviously made plenty of money and we’re delighted for them.

“This is only the mare’s third foal so there’s plenty to come. She’s from a really great Wertheimer family so we’re very excited.”