International Sales News
Down but not out: vendors pragmatic as Premier Sale turnover drops 38 per cent
An awful lot has changed in the last 12 months, both in the bloodstock world and far beyond. At last year’s Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale there was a record-priced top lot of £440,000 to toast, along with turnover of £18,468,000, an average of £46,520 and a median of £35,000. The bare facts of this... Read More
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Mixed start at Goffs UK as £170,000 colt stars but sale regulars Shadwell absent
Trade proved mixed at the curtain-raising event of the European yearling sales circuit, as the Goffs UK Premier Sale in Doncaster saw a string of six-figure transactions and a solid clearance rate but a sizeable drop in turnover and average price. While the sale is being held at a time when the British and Irish... Read More
A 650,000gns online spree sees Walkinthesand top Tattersalls August Sale
Ted Voute’s online shopping spree accounted for the top three lots at Wednesday’s session of the Tattersalls August Sale, with the 220,000gns Walkinthesand (Footstepsinthesand) claiming top lot honours at the three-day auction. Those in attendance at Park Paddocks scanned the ring to see where some punchy bids were being delivered from, but time after time... Read More
Hammer comes down at 150,000gns for talented sprinter at Tattersalls August Sale
Trade went up a gear during Tuesday’s session of the Tattersalls August Sale as Oliver St Lawrence and Fawzi Nass secured the top lot, the talented sprinter Swindler (Invincible Spirit), at 150,000gns. International trade has been a key feature of Tattersalls’ newest sale, and Bjorn Nielsen’s homebred son of Invincible Spirit (Green Desert) is now... Read More
Online bidder secures top lot on day one of inaugural Tattersalls August Sale
There was a look at the new normal at Tattersalls on Monday as Al Adiyat Racing landed the top lot during the opening session of the inaugural August Sale with a bid of 75,000gns struck online. The Bahrain-based outfit went to the session-topping sum for Cloud Drift, a two-time winner by Toronado (High Chaparral) who... Read More
Fort Myers the star attraction at first-ever Tattersalls August Sale
Three-day mixed auction takes place from Monday to Wednesday The inaugural Tattersalls August Sale will take place at Park Paddocks in Newmarket from Monday to Wednesday, with the three-day auction having attracted 774 initial entries plus an additional wildcard. With last year’s Gimcrack (Gr 2, 6f) and Champagne Stakes (Gr 2, 7f) scorer Threat (Footstepsinthesand)... Read More