A documented tradition of the August sales: champagne reception on opening night, consignors' cocktail parties and buyers' dinners at Deauville's finest tables. The 2026 programme of these receptions has not been published online.
Line-up : Owners, breeders and agents from the international circuit
Arqana (thoroughbred auction house, Deauville, chaired by Olivier Delloye); receptions co-hosted with the consignor stud farms on their stands
The realistic route: register as a buyer — the 'application for approval' (bank references) is sent to compta@arqana.com; once approved, you gain access to the ring, the consignors' yards and the buyers' receptions. A simpler alternative: appoint a bloodstock agent or accredited broker, who registers their client and brings them along to the stud farms' cocktail parties (Écurie des Monceaux, etc.). The sales are public; the cocktail parties are earned through the consignor relationship, not through paid tables (no prices published).…
Between glasses of champagne at the Arqana sales and strolls along Les Planches, experience Deauville in a palace hotel: Norman art de vivre on the edge of the turf.