International Sales News
Talent spotting at Tattersalls as Classic winner’s daughter makes 575,000gns
The daughter of Coolmore shuttler St Mark’s Basilica (Siyouni) and English Oaks (Gr 1, 1m 4f) winner Talent (New Approach), ranked as one of the best-bred offerings in the Tattersalls December Foal Sale catalogue, and Ashbrittle Stud’s filly was duly the subject of the biggest bidding battle at Friday’s headline session. Tom Goff, standing by... Read More
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Australasian buyers expected to descend on Tattersalls December Mare Sale
The Tattersalls December Mare Sale gets underway at Park Paddocks in Newmarket on Monday and as has always been the case for a number of years, buyers from Australasia are expected to descend on the breeding stock auction in 2023. The 2022 edition of the sale saw buyers from Australia and New Zealand dramatically up... Read More
Alpine Star and Alpha Centauri sell for record sums as Coolmore splash jaw-dropping €19m on Niarchos mares
What unfolded at Goffs on Friday evening will be talked about for years to come. Group 1-winning siblings Alpha Centauri (Mastercraftsman) and Alpine Star (Sea The Moon) sold for €6 million (Approx. AU$9.98 million) apiece, equalling the record price for a thoroughbred at an Irish public auction not once but twice. The event was, quite... Read More
Weld’s brother to Ghaiyyath tops the charts at €700,000
Bidspotters were on their toes when Springbank Way Stud presented the Dubawi (Dubai Millennium) brother to Darley shuttler Ghaiyyath shortly before 8pm during Wednesday’s session of the Goffs November Foal Sale. However, for every bid in the ring there were twice as many online and when the hammer eventually fell at €700,000 (approx. AU$1,163,000) auctioneer... Read More
€200,000 sale-topping Ghaiyyath colt strengthens links between Goffs and their longest-standing foal vendors
A posse of high-rolling pinhookers appeared when the half-brother to recent Listed winner Pipsy (Kodiac), who was by Darley shuttler Ghaiyyath (Dubawi), was presented on day two of the Goffs November Foal Sale. The Morrins from Pier House Stud were involved beyond the €175,000 mark, as were Michael Fitzpatrick and Barry Mahon, who operate under... Read More
Yulong’s Lucky Vega makes a splash at Goffs
Vegas magic was on display over the weekend as the F1 circus performed under the neon glare of the Strip, but it was the razzmatazz of Vega magic that dazzled at Goffs on Monday when the first crop of Yulong’s Phoenix Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) winner Lucky Vega (Lope De Vega) starred on the opening... Read More