Plenty Of Demand Online
The latest sale to be held on the Tattersalls Online platform saw strong demand for breeding rights to two of Britain’s most exciting young sires
10th November 2021
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The latest sale to be held on the Tattersalls Online platform saw strong demand for breeding rights to two of Britain’s most exciting young sires
The Tattersalls Group has announced revised dates for the forthcoming combined Tattersalls Craven and Ascot Breeze Up Sale
A brother to ante-post Classic favourite Too Darn Hot became the most expensive yearling sold at auction this year
World’s Highest Yearling Price in 2018 on Opening Day of Tattersalls October Book 1
Horses of varying ages with a connection to Markus Jooste dominated the first day of the Tattersalls July Sale
The Tattersalls December Mare Sale came to close on Thursday with lower prices but plenty of competition for the fillies and mares on offer
M V Magnier has been busy buying up quality broodmare prospects this fall, his shopping list also including the $8-million Tepin and the $6-million Stellar Wind
The stony faces belied the moment as the hammer fell on lot 244 – a magnificent Frankel colt out of the dual Group 1 winner Peeress, sold by breeder Cheveley Park Stud for 1.3 million and bought by MV Magnier, alongside Markus Jooste’s Mayfair Speculators
Of four Frankel foals listed for sale, one was withdrawn and the other three failed to reach their reserve price. While the potential is obvious, the stallion has yet to pass the ultimate test – that of seeing his offspring succeed on the racetrack.
Connections “would have loved him to have won,” but “hope to see a better horse next time”
SARAH WHITELAW: Galileo is without question a great stallion, and is showing promise as a tremendous sire of sires. However, it is early days yet to concede that he is a better stallion than his sire, Sadler’s Wells.
‘I called the owner and before I could even make the offer he excitedly told me that a certain South African bookmaker had just called 10 minutes earlier to make an offer of R5m’
