Face Time Bourbon retired; Arqana sale commences

Earlier this week the likely 2022 Prix d’Amerique favorite, Face Time Bourbon ,was withdrawn from the race and subsequently retired due to an injury during an early week training session.

The 2015 son of Ready Cash-Vita Bourbon won the last two Prix d’Amerique editions and recorded 35 victories and six seconds from 43 career starts. His life earnings are 3,392,880€.

A breeding Face Time Bourbon share (one of 90) sold today for 170,000€ to SAS Espace Trot at the Arqana Trot Prix d’Amerique Sale, held again this year at Deauville. Face Time Bourbon raced without shoes after January 2019 in France and his race record is 1.09.1kr.

Face Time Bourbon’s on track performance compares favorably with the recent top performers in France. His catalog page is shown below. Bold Eagle (2011 by Ready Cash-Reethi Rah Jet) earned 5,124,087€ from 47 wins in 85 career starts to go with 10 seconds and two thirds. His race record was 1.08.9kr and he raced from December 2014 forward without front shoes in most starts. A Bold Eagle share sold today for 35,000€ with SAS Espace Trot the buyer.

Their sire Ready Cash (2005 by Indy de Vive-Kidea) earned 4,282,300€ with a 40-8-3 slate in 70 starts and a 1.10.3kr record. He too raced without front shoes during his career after September, 2010. These three and the retired Timoko (2007 by Imoko-Kiss Me Coulonces) are the best racing France stallions I have seen in the last 15 years.

Timoko won 5,011,851€ with a 36-15-13 slate in 100 starts and a record of 1.09.1kr taken in his last start. He raced 59 times without shoes and 11 times without front shoes. He was a tough competitor as were the other rivals.

The Arqana Trot Prix d’Amerique first session today saw 94 head sold from 143 offered (65.7%) at an average of 15,385€ from gross sales of 1,446,200€. Last year gross was 1,784,000€ for an average of 19,604€ from 91 horses sold.

Some of the top sellers of interest today were hip 24 Ivy Crown (4f Love You-Jodie Crown-Bon Conseil) for 65,000€ to Jesper Hansen; hip 71 Cere Josselyn (10f Kaisy Dream-Kate-Cezio Josselyn) for 130,000€ to Panamera Racing, she in foal to Ready Cash; hip 73 a breeding share of Gu d’Heripre (6m Coktail Jet-Vedetta d’Heripre-Orlando Vici) for 47,000€ to SARL Trot Bloodstock, he a starter in Sunday’s Prix d’Amerique; hip 75 Goldie Crown (6f Boccador de Simm-Amy Crown-Love You) in foal to Timoko for 44,000€ to an anonymous buyer; hip 63 Liberty Fromentro (1f Propulsion-Forlane du Pommereux-Ready Cash) for 40,000€ to Christian Le Barbey.

The second sale session begins tomorrow morning.

LeTrot, Arqana Trot files/photos

by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink