Tuesday 16 May 2023
A colt by SIYOUNI out of Stakes winner Isabel De Urbina was the star of the Arqana Breeze Up Sale over the weekend, selling to Oliver St Lawrence for €1.2 million – the top price for breeze up horse in Europe in 2023.
“He’s a lovely colt and was our pick of the sale,” said St Lawrence. “He breezed very nicely, on our clock he was the 38th fastest and did it in a lovely style. He’s by a proper stallion in SIYOUNI and he’s got a lovely, deep pedigree. He vetted cleanly. There just wasn’t anything to dislike about him. He’s a lovely horse.
"To me he looks like a two-year-old who could debut in August or September and hopefully he can run in a proper race at the end of the year.”
The colt was consigned by Grove Stud, who purchased him from last year’s Goffs Orby Sale.
“I knew I had a special horse,” said Grove Stud’s Brendan Holland. “From day one he was number one. He’s just so classy. You never dream about what they could make but I knew he’d do something good because he was the clear number one all year.
"It’s a great feeling when you’re on a home run and you’re watching it unfold after all that’s gone into it. It’s a great feeling for all the team involved because everyone is invested, so it’s a big buzz for everyone. It’s amazing really.
“All the lads have been with me for a long time so they’ve ridden all the good horses that we’ve sold before. They’re adamant that he’s equal to those. Now he has to go and prove that on the track, but the feeling we had at home was that he was equal to any good horse we’ve had before.”
