THIS year’s renewal of the Arqana Deauville Yearling Sale had a lot to live up to, with records set in 2015 which were always going to be hard to beat. Nonetheless the management team were more than pleased to post the second highest turnover in Part 1 of the sale since it was held over three days.

There was no danger of the €2.4 million paid for a son of Dubawi and Pacifique being threatened this time, though it was a close relation that set the mark for this year’s sale.