Federation of Bloodstock Agents

Updated guidelines for the preparation and sale of thoroughbred breeding and young stock at public auction were published Wednesday by the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (TBA), Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (ITBA), Goffs, Tattersalls and the Federation of Bloodstock Agents, ahead of the forthcoming yearling sales season. Available digitally, the guidance aims to help new and existing participants navigate the sales preparation and selling processes for optimum equine health and welfare, whilst also providing transparency on thoroughbred care before, during and after the sale. "The British and Irish thoroughbred breeding industries remain...

The banishment from British and Irish sales of bribery-'luck money' or otherwise--of individuals acting for both sides on a sale without prior consent and of the practice of collusive bidding-up are the key themes of the updated Bloodstock Industry Code of Practice, which was released on Wednesday. The Code, which was drawn up in response to recommendations from the British Horseracing Authority's Review of the Buying and Selling of Bloodstock and Racehorses in British Racing released in December 2019, will be formally incorporated into the rules of British Racing on...