460,000€ topper at Arqana-Trot Amerique sale

This evening was the final Arqana Trot Amerique Sale session, this one at Paris-Vincennes and it produced fireworks with eight lots selling for 100,000€ or more led be recent Prix Pardieu monte winner Lovissime who won that event in 1.12.1kr for owner Frederic Sauque and the Martin/Allaire team. This night she moved to Anders Strom and  trainer Sabine Kagebrandt for 460,000€.

Overall the sale saw 155 lots sold, 56.6% of the 274 presented, for 3,964,500€, average of 24,503€. That’s well above last years’ 21,286€ when 173 lots sold for 3,734,500€. The record 4,298,500€ occurred in 2023 when 185 lots sold (69% of 268 presented.

In the evening the Etalons Show took place in the Vincennes lower level grandstand. Fans were on hand awaiting the Saturday-Sunday racing programs.

Prix d’Amerique Prep

The lineup:

The favorites:

Paris-Vincennes fans are arriving.

Paris-Vincennes, Arqana Trot, Trotteur Francais files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink