The opening day of the 2017 Arqana Breeding Stock sale saw buoyant trade in the Deauville sales ring which materialized in a record-setting turnover for this session.
With a larger offer than in previous years, 175 mares, fillies and foals sold for a cumulated €21,593,000, a whopping 47% rise from last year’s opening session, while the average price increased 13% to €123,389.
The clearance rate also progressed at 81%.
| 2017 | 2016 | % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offered | 216 | 165 | |||||
| Sold | 175 | 133 | |||||
| % Sold | 81,02 % | 80,61 % | |||||
| Average | 123 389 € | 109 203 € | + 12,99 % | ||||
| Median | 75 000 € | 70 000 € | |||||
| Total | 21 593 000 € | 14 524 000 € | + 48,67 % | ||||
| Private sales | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Agg. Private sales | 0 € | 125 000 € | |||||
| Agg. + Priv. | 21 593 000 € | 14 649 000 € | + 47,40 % | ||||
| Top 5 lots – Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot | Name | Sex | Sire | Dam | Vendor | Buyer | Price |
| 0174 | HAGGLE | F. | PIVOTAL | BARTER | Devin | WERTHEIMER ET FRERE | 1 300 000 € |
| 0034 | PHIZ | F. | GALILEO | PEACE TIME | Monceaux | DELAHOOKE James | 600 000 € |
| 0163 | MOLLY MALONE | F. | LOMITAS | MOONLIGHT MELODY | Monceaux | REDVERS David | 600 000 € |
| 0189 | TROARN | F. | WOOTTON BASSETT | DARKOVA | Rouget | EQUINE ADVISORY AGENCY | 600 000 € |
| 0202 | MAIMARA | F. | MAKFI | HIDEAWAY HEROINE | Quesnay | BALLYLINCH STUD | 520 000 € |
| Top 5 Buyers – Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buyers | Bought | Average | Aggregate | |
| 1 | WERTHEIMER ET FRERE | 1 Product(s) | 1 300 000 € | 1 300 000 € |
| 2 | BLANDFORD BLOODSTOCK LTD | 7 Product(s) | 161 429 € | 1 130 000 € |
| 3 | EQUINE ADVISORY AGENCY | 3 Product(s) | 350 000 € | 1 050 000 € |
| 4 | MERIDIAN INTERNATIONAL SARL | 5 Product(s) | 193 000 € | 965 000 € |
| 5 | KATSUMI YOSHIDA / NARVICK INTERNATIONAL | 3 Product(s) | 310 000 € | 930 000 € |
| Top 5 Vendors – Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendors | Sold | Average | Aggregate | |
| 1 | Monceaux | 21 Product(s) | 155 524 € | 3 266 000 € |
| 2 | Wertheimer & Frère | 11 Product(s) | 206 727 € | 2 274 000 € |
| 3 | Aga Khan Studs | 16 Product(s) | 110 625 € | 1 770 000 € |
| 4 | Saint Pair | 10 Product(s) | 141 000 € | 1 410 000 € |
| 5 | Godolphin | 14 Product(s) | 93 214 € | 1 305 000 € |
