European sales

TDN's Brian Sheerin catches up with John Foley and Sean Grassick to review the 2024 yearling sales. What went well and where was there room for improvement? They cover all this and more.

During a particularly fruitful week for European influences at Saratoga this August, three black-type winners in the space of four days had made their first public appearances during Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in Newmarket, England. First, the 5-year-old Technical Analysis (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) won the De La Rose S. on the Wednesday, marking her third consecutive year of stakes victories at the Spa, having won the GII Lake Placid S. in 2021 and last season's GII Ballston Spa S. This was followed 24 hours later, and...

In line with Government guidelines relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tattersalls has released safety protocols for the upcoming Tattersalls Craven and Ascot Breeze Up Sale in Newmarket June 25. The sale will be restricted to attending professionals, who will all be required to complete a Medical Declaration Form and have it submitted to Tattersalls well in advance of the sale. To review the safety protocols and access the Medical Declaration Form, visit www.tattersalls.com.

We are in the midst of a global pandemic unprecedented in modern times. The global stock market is plummeting. Lives are being lost before their time right across the globe, numbers compounding by the day.  A trivial question emerges--but an acutely important one for those in our industry--who is going to buy our horses? The global financial crisis saw yearling prices drop more than 40% overnight. It's not unrealistic to see a similar drop this year and we need to face that reality now, not later. However, there is a...