2026 Arqana August 🏖️ One we’ll never forget! ✨ The French yearling record was smashed when Coolmore paid €4.6 million for Ecurie des Monceaux’s Wootton Bassett colt, eclipsing the €3m record set by a Monceaux-consigned Night Of Thunder filly last year. ✨ For the 15th consecutive year, Ecurie des Monceaux finished as leading vendor, selling 35 yearlings for €19.97m. ✨ There were 10 seven-figure yearlings across the three days, surpassing last year’s total of eight. ✨ The average rose 4.6% to €279,283, while the median dipped slightly from €165,000 to €160,000. The clearance rate held steady at 79%, with 233 of 294 yearlings offered finding buyers. Read more 🗞️ thetdn.com/europe . . . #france #deauville #arqana #august #thoroughbred