Arqana staged the second renewal of its November Yearling Sale on Saturday, with figures in line with its 2020 edition held amid the pre-vaccine pandemic. Last year, 215 yearlings were offered and this year it was 207. More were sold this year, 167 compared to 155, allowing the clearance rate to rise to 80.6% from 72%. The aggregate settled at €1,057,500, while the average was €6,332 (down slightly from €6,981) and the median was the same at €5,000.
The top price was €30,000 compared to €57,000 last year, and that amount was paid twice by Guy Petit for the joint top lots: colts by Zelzal (Fr) (lot 100) and Dawn Approach (Ire) (lot 172).
The action continues in Deauville next week with the three-day Arqana Autumn Sale.
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