RoR showcase

If we can have December in November, why not have February in January? That is the case for the two-day Tattersalls February Sale which takes place over this Thursday and Friday, January 30 and 31, and offers a mixture of broodmares, short yearlings and horses in training. This is always a good way to kick off the sales year, as much for the social occasion as for the trade itself. For a start, dry January is almost over, and it's a great chance to get back out on the circuit...

Nine British Flat stallions will parade at Tattersalls on Thursday, January 30 ahead of the February Sale. As reported in TDN last week, A'Ali (Ire), Bangkok (Ire), Bradsell (GB), Caturra (Ire), El Caballo (GB), Isaac Shelby (GB), Lope Y Fernandez (Ire), Stradivarius (Ire) and Ubettabelieveit (Ire) will be available for viewing at Park Paddocks. They will be joined by nine former stars of the track for the inaugural RoR Showcase, which includes Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Native River (Ire). "The Retraining of Racehorses charity is a vitally important asset to...

Stallion viewings have continued apace this week throughout Europe, with many breeders descending on Newmarket farms following the Irish Stallion Trail, while the Route des Etalons is currently underway in Normandy. There remains no official stallion trail in Britain despite there having been a number of calls over the years for an emulation of the popular incentive which began in France and was swiftly picked up by Irish Thoroughbred Marketing. There was apparently no appetite to get behind this in England, though many stallion studs in Newmarket open their doors...