Sales

Karaka sales dates set to be confirmed

Karaka sales dates set to be confirmed New Zealand Bloodstock managing director Andrew Seabrook yesterday confirmed that the date for the 2021 National Yearling Sales at Karaka will be announced on August 31. In a statement released yesterday, the auction house said that if there are no updates as to whether Australian borders will reopen... Read More

Kitten’s Joy filly helps breeze-up season to end on a high

Disruption to this breeze-up sales season from all directions has failed to alter the appetite for ready-to-run prospects and the trend continued as the swing drew to a close in Newmarket. The Tattersalls Ireland Goresbridge Sale tends to be more bread-and-butter than five-star fare and, after deciding to shift an already postponed event across from... Read More

New Tattersalls August Sale to attract international buyers

It is only by dint of fate that the Tattersalls August Sale has been added to this year’s sales calendar, but prominent figures on both sides of the docket have given the event their seal of approval, with some notable industry players suggesting the auction, which is due to take place at Park Paddocks on... Read More

Victorian agents expected to be allowed into Queensland

Victorian industry participants who are currently undertaking quarantine ahead of the Magic Millions National Sale on the Gold Coast will be allowed to enter Queensland despite the government banning residents from the southern state from travelling there. It is understood that those who have already been out of Victoria for an extended period will be... Read More

First crop sires to the fore in Inglis Australian Weanling Sale

It has been said that we need just three things in life: Someone to love, something to do and something to look forward to. (What about something to eat?) The third ‘something’, something to look forward to, certainly applies to thoroughbred racing and breeding. We are always looking forward to the next season, the next... Read More

All eyes on Inglis Australian Weanling Sale

With just a few weeks remaining of the 2019-20 Australian racing season, the top ten Australian-based sires on earnings have all surpassed the $10 million barrier and all but one – I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) – will be represented at the two-day Inglis Australian Weanling Sale, scheduled for tomorrow and Thursday. In some cases,... Read More