Sales

Buyers with Stars in their eyes at Tattersalls

Day two of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale brought some increasingly intense trade that reached boiling point shortly after 7pm when Roger Varian struck the day’s highest bid of 700,000gns (approx. AU$1,299,000) to secure the Sea The Stars (Cape Cross) colt out of Along Came Casey (Oratorio) from Longview Stud. The dam... Read More

Frankel mare tops Inglis Digital Sale

Romantic Road, a four-year-old daughter of champion sire Frankel (Galileo) out of Canadian Grade 1 winner Miss Keller (Montjeu), and Seagrove (Exceed And Excel) have topped the latest Inglis Digital sale, which concluded yesterday. The pair sold for $150,000, with the unraced Romantic Road purchased by Emma Smith on behalf of Valencia Park in New... Read More

‘Dreams do come true!’ – Sea The Stars colt brings 800,000gns at Book 2 opener

A new week but a familiar story as day one of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale saw a slew of punchy prices spent at Park Paddocks on Monday. It took all of 17 lots for last year’s high mark to be bested as Anthony Stroud and Coolmore’s MV Magnier clashed over the... Read More

International investors to play prominent role at Inglis Ready2Race Sale

Middle market to hold the key to depth of the buying bench at Riverside Stables as juveniles go under the hammer Inglis’ Sebastian Hutch is not making any bold predictions ahead of today’s Ready2Race Sale, Australasia’s opening two-year-old auction of the year, despite a large international buyer cohort being in Sydney for the first time... Read More

Hedge and Wheeler make Book 1 buys at record-breaking Tattersalls sale

Records tumbled at this week’s Book 1 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, with the unprecedented demand for horses lighting up the Park Paddocks sale ring on several occasions throughout the three days of trade – as 16 seven-figure lots captivated a vibrant audience.  Yet despite significant increases across all major metrics, Australian buyers were still able... Read More

Camilleri celebrates seven-figure yearling as Godolphin set year’s world record price

The Godolphin juggernaut has proved the headline act at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, with the Sheikh Mohammed-owned operation signing their name on the docket for six of the top ten highest-priced purchases through the ring across the opening two days of Book 1, including the second session’s sale topper and the most expensive yearling... Read More