Sales
‘Getting the better of him hasn’t been easy this week’ – Boughey digs deep to secure 800,000gns Night Of Thunder colt
Anthony Stroud has proved a hard man to pass at Tattersalls over the last week, particularly when bidding on behalf of Godolphin. However, George Boughey served the leading agent a rare reversal of fortune when landing the Night Of Thunder colt out of Quenelle D’Or at 800,000gns early in the final session of Book 2.... Read More
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Vendors confident of strong trade at Inglis Ready2Race Sale
A select catalogue of 166 two-year-olds will come under the hammer at Riverside Stables on Thursday for the 2025 Inglis Ready2Race Sale, with strong buyer interest and a polished vendor line-up shaping what is expected to be a good edition of the auction. Inglis Bloodstock CEO Sebastian Hutch described this year’s offering as the company’s... Read More
Australian buyers active early in Book 2 at Tattersalls
Australian interest was strong on the opening day of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale on Monday, with John Foote Bloodstock partnering with some of Australia’s leading trainers to secure three promising yearlings, writes Tayla Dyke. Lot 595, a colt by Darley shuttler Harry Angel (Dark Angel), was knocked down to Foote and... Read More
Hunters Lodge set for confident debut at Inglis Ready2Race Sale
Inspections are well underway at Riverside Stables ahead of Thursday’s Inglis Ready2Race Sale, where the newly formed Hunters Lodge partnership of Cade Hunter and Liam Ruddy will make their first foray as vendors. The partnership, which brings together Hunter’s pre-training expertise and Ruddy’s racing management experience with Ciaron Maher, has assembled a seven-lot debut draft... Read More
‘We couldn’t do it without him’ – Sheikh Mohammed leads the Godolphin charge at Book 1 with 19.625 million guineas spend
Sheikh Mohammed has cut an understated figure standing by the Tattersalls parade ring over the three days of Book 1. Dressed in his customary sportswear and often in conversation with John Gosden, David Loder or other members of his inner sanctum, the ruler of Dubai could almost blend into the crowd if not for the... Read More
‘This is my best day in the sales ring, it’s very emotional’ – a new high for Luca Cumani as Frankel colt fetches 2,200,000gns
Godolphin picked up where they left off on day one by securing a 2.2 million guineas son of Frankel during the opening hour of selling at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale on Wednesday. The opening session saw Sheikh Mohammed’s operation invest 9.3 million guineas on ten yearlings, and the ruler of Dubai... Read More