Sales

Entente cordiale prevails as £650,000 War Front filly tops Arqana Breeze-Up Sale at Doncaster

An opening bid of £400,000 isn’t a common occurrence in the Doncaster sales ring, but when that hand was played for the War Front (Danzig) filly out of Beauty Parlor (Elusive Quality) during the relocated Arqana Breeze-Up Sale in Doncaster on Wednesday, it was clear something big was brewing. However, even such strong-arm tactics weren’t... Read More

Frankels to the fore at Inglis Easter

Sunday’s Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale Round 2 will not only be a strange occurrence in a strange environment, capping off a strange year, but it will also offer a catalogue unlike any other Easter Sale in history. One noteworthy feature is that the sale will feature the largest consignment of Frankel (Galileo) yearlings offered... Read More

Jump jockey Andrew Lynch lands a £165,000 touch at Goffs UK Breeze-Up Sale

Alastair Donald purchased the Mehmas colt on behalf of King Power Racing Norman Williamson, Mark Dwyer and Katie Walsh are all successful jump jockeys who have transitioned into shrewd and skillful breeze-up consignors, and Grade 1-winning rider Andrew Lynch could be the next familiar name to follow the same career path after the Kilbrew Stables... Read More

Racing NSW puts foot down on eve of Inglis sales inspections

Victorians banned from Riverside Stables auctions as Queensland border set to reopen Victorian buyers and vendors have been locked out of next week’s Inglis sales series in Sydney, forcing the already rescheduled Great Southern to be pushed back to August, while the southern state’s stakeholders face 14 days of isolation before being allowed to attend... Read More

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