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Sheikh Mohammed has marked his first visit to Deauville in 15 years by purchasing the top lot at the Arqana August Yearling Sale for 1.625 million euro.
Agent Anthony Stroud made the bid for the Godolphin supremo to secure a Dubawi filly from the Dansili mare Prudenzia, dam of the outstanding fillies Chicquita and Magic Wand.
Prudenzia has been phenomenal Deauville sale producer, having eight yearlings sell for a total of €8.195 million.
Her half-sister Pacifique (Montjeu) is also the dam of the highest priced lot ever sold at the Arqana August Yearling Sale, a colt by Dubawi also bought by Godolphin for €2.6 million in 2015.
Stroud said the Prudenzia filly had a wonderful pedigree and came from a great stud farm Ecurie des Monceaux.
"Hopefully she will be a good racehorse but she will also be a very nice addition to the broodmare band eventually," he said.
Sheikh Mohammed was on a high after watching his Shamardal 2YO Earthlight win Sunday's G1 Prix Morny at Deauville.
"Sheikh Mohammed has come to France for the sale for the first time in a long time but he remains incredibly enthusiastic and what a lot of people don't realise is that he's a very good judge of a horse.
"This isn't me buying these horses; I just listen to his instructions, he's the one who's key."
Japanese trainer Mitsu Nakauchida went to €1.5 million to secure a Galileo colt who is the first foal out of Prudenzia's winning sister Prudente (Dansili) also offered by Ecurie des Monceaux.
The select section of the August Sale ended with a 17% upturn in aggregate to €33,460,000 ($A54,815,008) for 113 lots sold.
The average of €290,487 rose by 24% and the median increased from €170,000 to €220,000.
Dubawi had two lots sell on for a total of €2.225 million ($A3.6 million) while Galileo had seven sell for €4,810,000 ($A7.8million) at an average of €687,143 ($A1.1million).
Phoenix Thoroughbreds paid the top price at the first session when going to €800,000 for a Galileo colt out of multiple G3 winner Steip Amach.
