Sales

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

Online transfer for Highclere as Great House is signed up for £175,000

Great House (Galileo), the colt who won a maiden at Limerick on his second racecourse outing in June, is to represent Highclere Thoroughbred Racing in Australia after being bought for £175,000 (approx AUD$320,000) at the Tattersalls Online August Sale. The Coolmore-bred half-brother to French Group 3 winner Aboulie (Exceed And Excel) and the placed Rifqah... Read More

A day on the Riverina roads with Magic Millions

They say what happens on a road trip, stays on the road trip and that could well ring true when a journalist is allowed on a tour with a rising bloodstock consultant and a knowledgeable veterinarian with worldly experience and considered views on all manner of topics. ANZ Bloodstock News on Thursday spent a day... Read More

Heading down under?

December-foaled Great House added to Online August Sale The Donnacha O’Brien-trained maiden winner Great House (Galileo) is likely to capture the attention of southern hemisphere buyers when the son of Galileo is offered as part of the Tattersalls Online August Sale next week.  Great House was one of four wildcard entries to be added to... Read More