CHIQUITA. Arqana organises the Deauville Intl. Yearlings sales. Arqana’s powerful shareholders.

Chiquita 2nd in the Prix de Diane Longines. 16/06/13. image copyright APRH Chantilly. Hamelin Antoine.  Chiquita bought by Badgers Bloodstock, on behalf of  Paul Makin, August 2011 at the Deauville Yearling sales,organised by ARQANA, & presented by the wealthy Ecuries Monceaux.                               Arqana is the leading race horse auction house in France, & the second player in Europe. Arqana formed in 2006, when Agence Francaise de Vente de Pur Sang  fusioned with Goffs.  Arqana was formed.                                                                      Son Altesse the Aga Khan, a noted race horse breeder, is a majority shareholder in Arqana,.     As is Artcurial, the auction house, amongst whose share holders are the powerful industrial group, Groupe Dassault.