Book 1 Bonus

Roll up, roll up. It's the bloodstock equivalent of the Taylor Swift Eras Tour, live and exclusive in Newmarket for three days only.  Yep, it's Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and doors open this year on Tuesday, October 7. That is indeed if there are any doors left, as they were blown right off last year with the most sensational yearling trade ever witnessed in Europe. Turnover reached a new high of almost 128 million gns, and while on first glance that tally is only just above...

One doesn't need to delve too far into the Group 1 results to find a graduate of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, and come Saturday afternoon another may be added to the list, with the G2 Coventry S. winner River Tiber (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and G2 Gimcrack S. winner Lake Forest (GB) (No Nay Never) among those favoured to go well in the G1 Juddmonte Middle Park S. at Newmarket. By that stage, there will be frenetic action of a different kind just a mile up...

The Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus will be boosted from £20,000 to £25,000, covering all yearlings catalogued for this year's sale.  The popular scheme, which was launched in 2015, has already paid out more than £7.5 million in bonus prize-money to owners racing eligible horses in Britain and Ireland. Of the 329 October Book 1 Bonus winners to date, more than a third of the horses have been purchased for 100,000gns or less.  "The Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus scheme has been a real success story from the very beginning...

In order to compensate for the lack of opportunities in the revised racing programme, Tattersalls has added to its £25,000 Book 1 Bonus Scheme. Under the existing scheme, eligible Book 1 graduates take home a £25,000 bonus for wins in Class 2, 3, or 4 maidens or novice races. However, under the new 2020 race programme all 2-year-old maiden and novice races have been reclassified as Class 5, therefore all Class 5 maiden and novice races will for the time being qualify for the bonus, with all horses signed up...