Arqana February Mixed Sale opens in Deauville with breeding stock showcase

Arqana opened its February Mixed Sale in Deauville Feb. 17-18, 2026, and opening-session lots produced immediate results: Beauvoisinière’s Pepete (ARQFEB2024 Hip: 1) was RNA at ($40,934), Expertise (ARQFEB2024 Hip: 2) sold to Brigitte Re Scandella for $7,541 and Princess Child (ARQFEB2024 Hip: 6) fetched $86,177 for Blandford Bloodstock. The two-day mixed sale put breeding stock center stage on opening day while buyers such as Brigitte Re Scandella and Blandford Bloodstock moved early.

“Deauville’s sales ring is being dusted off for its first offering of the year,” the preview noted, and “the bit-of-everything February sales keep coming.” The sale’s opening day was described as focused on breeding stock: “The sale’s opening day will be given over to lots in the breeding stock section, with lots consigned by the likes of Al Shaqab, Wertheimer et Frère and the Aga Khan Studs, as well as yearlings, some of whom arrive as part of continued Al Shahania dispersals.”

Major consignors and dispersals framed the catalogue, with named houses Al Shaqab, Wertheimer et Frère and the Aga Khan Studs on the roster and continued Al Shahania dispersals noted among incoming yearlings. The preview also flagged “the dispersal of stock from the estate of Franck Leblanc,” including Lot 282 believed in foal to Beaumec De Houelle, Lot 289 believed in foal to Leon Du Berlais, Lot 292 believed in foal to Moises Has, Lot 285 believed in foal to Nirvana Du Berlais and Lot 293 believed in foal to Nirvana Du Berlais.

Stallion interests were offered on day one as well: “Stallion shares will also be offered on day one, including shares, through sealed bids, in Kendargent and Muhaarar.” The catalogue was billed as “eclectic” with wildcards such as Chiaraniya (Lot 9), “placed in a couple of Listed contests and is offered as a horse in training by the Fairway Consignment”, and Lot 31, Blumenfee: “The dam of a Listed winner, she’s Listed placed herself and will be presented in foal to Palace Pier.” Other preview highlights included Celebrite (Lot 99), “a three-year-old unraced filly out of training. By Camelot, she’s a half-sister to Touristic”, and Lot 188, Palencia Queen: “the unraced three-year-old Palencia Queen, half-sister to Siege Of Boston.”

BloodHorse’s session report and sales pages provided the first concrete price and buyer details for opening-session lots. The BloodHorse excerpt lists ARQFEB2024 Hip: 1 Pepete (FR) F 2021, Attendu - Painted Girl, consignor Beauvoisinière, Price ($40,934), Status RNA; ARQFEB2024 Hip: 2 Expertise (IRE) F 2020, Intello - Particule, consignor Donworth, Buyer Brigitte Re Scandella, Price $7,541, Status Sold; ARQFEB2024 Hip: 3 Dead of Night (GB) C 2021, Sea The Moon - Pearly Spirit, consignor Capucines, Buyer Paul Nataf, Price $1,077, Status Sold. The excerpt continues with ARQFEB2024 Hip: 5 Hoxton (IRE) F 2020, Price ($102,336), Status RNA; ARQFEB2024 Hip: 7 Pyrrhaa (FR) G 2021 sold to Brigitte Re Scandella for $5,386; ARQFEB2024 Hip: 6 Princess Child (FR) F 2021 sold to Blandford Bloodstock for $86,177; ARQFEB2024 Hip: 8 Red List (FR) RNA at ($19,390); ARQFEB2024 Hip: 9 Pete the Gardener (FR) sold to SEROR Racing Management for $7,002; ARQFEB2024 Hip: 42 Amadora sold to Enrique Leon Penate for $8,079; ARQFEB2024 Hip: 43 Rose Academy sold to Mandore International Agency, for Searching, for $48,475; ARQFEB2024 Hip: 45 Woodivine sold to Chauvigny Global Equine for $2,154; ARQFEB2024 Hip: 47 Kelly Key RNA at ($8,618). The BloodHorse listings display the lot-code label ARQFEB2024 despite the sale running Feb. 17-18, 2026.

Catalog scale and missing market metrics matter: “Now it’s ARQANA’s turn, with over 300 lots set to go through its Deauville ring during a two-day offering,” and yet aggregate figures such as gross receipts, average, median and clearance rate for opening day were not provided in the supplied session excerpt, nor was the currency context for the dollar signs clarified. BloodHorse’s lot-by-lot accounting gives immediate hard numbers for buyers and consignors to track, and the mix of sold lots, RNAs and sealed-bid stallion shares sets the tone for how pedigrees and race plans may be reshaped as the spring European season approaches.