One of the most glorious eras in the history of Japanese bloodstock will come to a poignant end this week with the Japan Racing Horse Association select sale of yearlings and foals, which will mark the premier auction finale for offspring of the late leading global sire Deep Impact (Sunday Silence).  While the ongoing pandemic... Read More

All bets are off for the title of most successful pinhook of the year after a Dark Angel (Acclamation) colt picked up for a mere €6,000 topped the Tattersalls Ireland Goresbridge Breeze-Up Sale at a record-breaking £410,000 (approx. AU$755,560). Connections of the youngster, including owners Jerry Horan and Katharina Irmer and consignors Justin Timmons and... Read More

Returning to the scene where past glories were first conceived proved a running theme at a record-breaking edition of the Goffs UK Breeze-Up Sale, no more so than when Michael O’Callaghan capped a headlining day for Tally-Ho Stud by swooping for a £210,000 (approx. AU$376,630) Twilight Son (Kyllachy) colt. The sale’s joint top lot comfortably... Read More

After a frenetic opening session, intensity levels settled down a touch on day two of the Tattersalls Craven Sale, with the market headed by 14 six-figure two-year-olds. The most expensive offering sold on Wednesday was signed for by Alastair Donald, who went to 240,000gns for a colt (Lot 143) from the debut crop of bullet... Read More

Strong trade at Tattersalls as European breeze-up season gets under way Action rumbled on well into the evening on a lively day one of the Tattersalls Craven Sale, with the session-topping Practical Joke (Into Mischief) filly bringing a bid of 360,000gns (approx. AUD$677,930) just as the clock struck 9pm. Alex Elliott, stationed outside by the... Read More