Sales

Harsh reality hits breeze-up market as Night Of Thunder colt stars

Temperatures were being taken upon entrance at the combined Tattersalls Craven and Tattersalls Ascot Breeze-Up Sales on Thursday, but after there were decidedly mixed fortunes in the ring it was the health of the market that provided the greatest cause for concern, with one leading vendor branding trade “a disaster.” By the close of trade,... Read More

Agents take to Newmarket as UK bloodstock sales ready for return

Buyers will be allowed back into the sales rings of Europe for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit when the combined Tattersalls Craven and Tattersalls Ascot Breeze Up Sales take place in Newmarket later this week, with the auction potentially providing a guide to the northern hemisphere buyers’ appetites to invest in new... Read More

Magic Millions National Sale catalogue goes live and so is the auction

The Magic Millions Gold Coast National Sale, the biggest breeding stock auction in the southern hemisphere, is certain to be conducted as a live event after the company released its catalogue and schedule for the major bloodstock trading market. A relieved Magic Millions managing director Barry Bowditch last night revealed a seven-session format for the... Read More

Inglis Weanling Sales Series catalogues released

The catalogues for July’s Inglis Weanling Sales Series have been released, with a first opportunity to purchase – at public auction – weanlings by exciting freshman sires like Russian Revolution (Snitzel), Merchant Navy (Fastnet Rock), Caravaggio (Scat Daddy), Hellbent (I Am Invincible), Pariah (Redoute’s Choice), Highland Reel (Galileo) and Almanzor (Wootton Bassett), among others. The... Read More

Negotiations under way as international buyers attempt to land Spinning Memories

High-class European Group-winning mare Spinning Memories (Arcano), who was on the verge of becoming the highest-priced thoroughbred to be sold at a digital auction, was last night passed in for $1.135 million at the Magic Millions Online Sale. Negotiations had begun between two international parties who helped see the potential Royal Ascot contender surge past... Read More

Easter in July as Inglis Round 2, Scone catalogues released

The catalogue for what is set to be the world’s first physical yearling sale in months has been released, with 94 lots to go under the hammer at Round 2 of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale next month.  They will be joined on July 5 by 156 yearlings who will be sold as part... Read More