Sales

Hedge makes the most of first trip to Tattersalls

Suman Hedge made his first visit to Park Paddocks count, taking home two colts from Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale for an aggregate of 135,000gns (AU$271,650).  The agent made his first purchase of the year in the final stages of Tuesday, teaming up with Annabel Neasham to buy a colt by Cambridge... Read More

Ferguson and Waller strike once again at Tattersalls

Newmarket-based trainer James Ferguson and Chris Waller will be hoping to reap dividends again after they purchased two youngsters at Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, with the duo headed by a Night Of Thunder (Dubawi) colt, who they snapped up for 120,000gns (approx. AU$241,300) yesterday.  The duo have been familiar names on... Read More

Dubawi filly from a famous family takes a dramatic trip to 725,000gns Book 2 transaction

A filly by Dubawi (Dubai Millennium) led the way during the opening stages of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale after Godolphin parted with 725,000gns (approx. AU$1,456,600) to secure the Lodge Park Stud-consigned youngster.  The filly was originally bound for Book 1 of the auction last week, but after a last–minute setback, she... Read More

Trapeze Artist colt kept under wraps but Harvey has big opinion of two-year-old

Timely reminder as Baystone Farm Ready2Race sales-topper breaks through Last year Dean Harvey and his breeze-up partner, Group 1-winning trainer Troy Corstens, went to the Inglis Ready2Race Sale with a jump-out-winning colt who would go on to top the 2022 two-year-old auction at $750,000. That sale-topping now gelding by Dundeel (High Chaparral) named Nondisclosure won... Read More

Shadwell swoop for 1.6 million guineas Frankel filly

Day three of Tattersalls October Yearling Book 1 burst into life late in the session when a daughter of Frankel (Galileo) and Cheveley Park Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) winner Millisle (Starspangledbanner) brought a bid of 1,600,000gns (approx. AU$3,219,308).  It was Angus Gold, standing by the partition opposite the rostrum, who pushed the price into seven... Read More

Spicer snares son of Sea The Stars 

Spicer Thoroughbreds’ Brad Spicer made his second buy of the week at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale yesterday when he purchased a colt by Sea The Stars (Cape Cross) for 180,000gns (approx. AU$361,760).  The Gilltown-based sire advertised his credentials in Australia last Saturday when his son Just Fine landed the Metropolitan Handicap... Read More