The yearling sales, future famous racehorses gallop, held this weekend in Deauville continue Monday. And
an initial assessment of big sales this weekend, for the proposition that they should increase in 2014 compared to 2013, always with a strong presence of buyers side slightly Qatar, organizers said Monday.
Arqana, which organizes these sales foals of high pedigree 18 months old auction, expects to conclude the Monday night with a “not huge” increase of sales over three days, reported AFP Alexandra Saint-Martin, marketing manager of the agency.
In 2013, while sales were organized for the first time in three days instead of four, the number of Affairs (CA) has rebounded by 17% compared to 2012 to $ 34.682 million euros. The record for CA date of 2009 (40.99 million EUR).
2014 Arqana was up 14% of sales Saturday at € 16.2 million compared to the first day of 2013, Sunday and stability to EUR 12.89 million.
Sales for the third and final day on Monday expected to be completed in the evening at Deauville.
a record 1.2 million for the 2014 edition
The sale price record for this edition of Monday noon stood at 1.2 million euros, for a filly Following the influential Monsun and Sasuela acquired Saturday by Kuwaiti Al Saleh and Imad Al Sagar Hamaizi. This record should hold since the horses on sale Monday are “high quality, but less” than cellede Saturday and Sunday, according Arqana.
South Africa made a grand entrance from the vendors, through the company Mayfair Speculators.
Qatari, Chinese and Irish buy
The buyer “star” sale Sunday, says St. Martin, acquired a horse 1.1 million, origins and Prudenzia Invincible Spirit (record date price) at the end of a “duel of rhythmic auction “between him and a representative of the team of Qatari Sheikh Fahad Al Thani.
The cousin of the latter, Joaan Al Thani, the fifth son of the Emir of Qatar, has not made the trip this year in Deauville
but three people on the ground, it remains the “most influential” buyer of this sale in 2014, said Arqana.
In March, Mr. Al Thani, owner including Truce mare Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 2013 had told AFP that Qatar is fixed “no limit” to reach the top of horse racing.
To a lesser extent, “China Horse Club” s is also shown particularly “active” according Arqana, as Irish society “Coolmore.”
Haras heaps (Pays d’Auge) still pulls out of the game
seller side, “L’Ecurie des Monceaux” distinguished itself by selling Saturday nine yearlings for 4.5 million euros.
Deauville moves to the second rank of European sales Yearling Tattersalls behind those in England.
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