After Saturday's G2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein hero Ridari (Churchill) (lot 56) was among those who failed to find a buyer, it was another key runner from that card, Rabbit's Foot (lot 51), who took top billing at the Arqana Arc Sale, just a few short hours after the daughter of Golden Horde had finished third in the G1 Prix de Royallieu at ParisLongchamp.Offered by trainer Francois Rohaut, Rabbit's Foot was already a Listed winner at Toulouse and had finished third in both the G2 Prix de Malleret and G3 Prix Lady O'Reilly, before adding that all-important Group 1 black type to her record in the Prix de Royallieu. That was enough to capture the imagination of Michel Zerolo of Oceanic Bloodstock, who stretched to €625,000 to secure the filly when she went under the hammer at Saint-Cloud Racecourse.Rabbit's Foot is one of four winners from as many runners out of the unraced Harem Mistress (Mastercraftsman), with the others including last year's G2 Prix d'Harcourt hero and G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes second Zarakem (Zarak), another previous graduate of the Arc Sale when fetching €500,000 in 2023.Of the 39 lots offered at this year's Arc Sale, 23 sold (59%) for a total of €6,240,000. The average was €271,304 and the median was €255,000.Unlike last year when Ramadan (Le Havre) topped the sale at €1.5 million and was one of four horses to change hands for a seven-figure sum, the six most expensive horses to go through the ring on Saturday were all led out unsold. They included the aforementioned Ridari at €950,000, who had emulated Ramadan by winning the Prix Daniel Wildenstein earlier in the afternoon, plus Andre Fabre's two-year-old Seneque (Zarak) (lot 45), who was bought back at €1.2 million.Haras d'Etreham stallion City Light was responsible for a pair of €500,000 lots, namely the G3 Prix de Guiche second Al Aali (lot 22) and Listed winner Relaxx (lot 40). Lucie Pontoir's Al Aali, who was beaten just a short head last time in the Listed La Coupe de Marseille, was picked up by Billy Jackson-Stops on behalf of George Scott's Eve Lodge Stables, while Relaxx, a daughter of the G3 Prix Saint-Roman scorer Texaline (Kaldoun), went the way of Mandore International and Miguel Clement. She finished placed at Group 3 level for the fourth time in her career when third in last month's Prix Bertrand de Tarragon.“I've bought him for Fawzi Nass, who really liked his profile,” Scott said of Al Aali, with the trainer still on a high after saddling Caballo De Mar to win the G1 Prix du Cadran. “Winning my first Group 1 and having the opportunity to buy such a horse has made this a very special day.”Elsewhere, Quinteplus (Telecaster) (lot 31) could have the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival as a long-range target, after being bought by Willie Mullins, Harold Kirk and Pierre Boulard for €470,000. Consigned by trainer Henri-Francois Devin, he produced his best effort to date when finishing third in July's Listed Prix Frederic de Lagrange at Vichy.“He has an excellent profile for jumping,” said Boulard. “He's a horse that has stamina and is by a stallion that seems to produce nice horses. We're very happy.”Wertheimer et Frere, on the eve of Aventure (Sea The Stars) and Sosie (Sea The Stars) bidding to win the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, emerged as the leading vendor with four horses selling for a total of €980,000. They were headed by the Listed winner and G3 Prix des Chenes third Cacofonix (Lope De Vega) (lot 17), a BBA Ireland purchase at €460,000.In addition to Ridari, the Aga Khan Studs draft featured the dual Group 3 winner Zabiari (lot 43), who finished fifth when also contesting ParisLongchamp's Prix Daniel Wildenstein for his owner-breeder. The four-year-old son of Wootton Bassett was purchased by Louis Le Metayer of Astute Bloodstock for €460,000, while the Aga Khan Studs also sold the Listed scorer Surabad (Bated Breath) (lot 36), one of three purchases made by Blandford Bloodstock at €200,000.“He's a lovely horse who is well-bred and has been trained to perfection,” Le Metayer said of Zabiari. “I think he has everything to become a Group winner in Australia and that's what we hope. We're very happy.”The post Prix De Royallieu Third Rabbit’s Foot Tops the Arqana Arc Sale at €625,000 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.