Tattersalls Ireland

Britain had not had a prior runner in the first two editions of Monday's €200,000 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Gowran Classic, which is part of the Smullen Series, and Richard Hannon trainee Bunyola Bay (Ghaiyyath) broke new ground to become the first and took a €100,000 prize back across the Irish Sea after making virtually all in the 9 1/2-furlong feature. "He's relatively inexperienced and it was his first time going around a bend today, but it was impressive and he had to be," said rider Sean Levey. "We've always...

Dan De Champ (Old Persian) (lot 15) was sold for a record price of €210,000 to top Thursday's Tattersalls Ireland May Point-to-Point and Horses-in-Training Sale. Offered by Redbridge Stables, the four-year-old won on debut at Ballindenisk on May 17. He caught the eye of Tom Morgan for Damian Tiernan's CDL Racing. "I have bought a few from Redbridge before and I always tell Michael [Murphy] that if he has a nice one to let me know," said Morgan. "I respect his judgement because he always buys a nice foal and...

Four wildcards have been added to next week's Tattersalls Ireland Breeze Up Sale, in addition to the initial 22 wildcards that have already been announced. The four additional wildcards are: Lot 276 - Cormac Farrell's CF Bloodstock will offer a Siyouni colt out of a dual-winning Exceed And Excel half-sister to the 14-time Group 1 winner Romantic Warrior. Lot 277 - A Ten Sovereigns filly out of a winning half-sister to the Group 2-winning sprinter Family One. She will be consigned by Dermot Kilmartin's Kildallan Farm. Lot 278 - Ryan...

The Johnston barn had not annexed Newmarket's Listed Pretty Polly Stakes since Marie De Medicis won in 2010 and bridged a 16-year gap with an impressive front-running performance by Russell Trew and Townbraccan's Jennifer Jane (New Bay) in the 10-furlong Oaks trial at HQ. "I wasn't certain the step up in trip would work, but you have to be adaptable and think on your feet," said Charlie Johnston. "The plan at that point was to start in the [Listed] Michael Seely [Memorial] at York in a couple of weeks, but...

Tattersalls Ireland has been announced as the new sponsor of the Norwegian 2,000 Guineas, which will take place on one of the most important days in Norwegian racing at Øvrevoll Galoppbane on Thursday, July 2. This initiative builds on the long-standing support of Tattersalls, which has sponsored the 1,000 Guineas at the same meeting for many years. In 2026, the races will be titled the Tattersalls 1,000 Guineas and the Tattersalls Ireland 2,000 Guineas. Simon Kerins, CEO of Tattersalls Ireland, said, "We are delighted to extend our support to the...

A total of 15 wildcards have been added to the Tattersalls Ireland Breeze-Up Sale catalogue. The sale is set for Friday, May 22 at 10 a.m. The breezes take place the day prior. During last year's sale, a son of Night Of Thunder topped proceedings at €580,000, and this year, a filly out of an Invincible Spriit sister to G1 Prix Saint-Alary heroine Queen's Jewel (Pivotal) has been added to the catalogue. Other late additions include a Havana Grey filly, herself a half-sister to the stakes-placed Jaliyah (Mehmas) and out...

The John Oxley-owned Star Prospect (Starman), Joseph O'Brien's first juvenile runner of the year, made a stylish winning debut in Sunday's Arizona Blaze Standing At The Irish National Stud Irish EBF Race at the Curragh. "He had been showing plenty of natural speed at home and it's always nice when your first two-year-old runner runs well," said O'Brien. "He was green enough and off the bridle, but I thought he was very impressive to the line. It's all speed and I don't think he'd be going further than five [furlongs]...

The catalogue for the Tattersalls Ireland Breeze-Up Sale, the source of top stayer Onesmoothoperator and Irish 1,000 Guineas fifth City Of Memphis, has been released.  It features juveniles by top-notch stallions Kingman, Sioux Nation, Wootton Bassett, Starspangledbanner, Night Of Thunder, Sands Of Mali, Sea The Stars, Starman, New Bay, Siyouni, Justify and more.  The sale takes place between Thursday 21 and Friday May 22, with a total of 252 two-year-olds catalogued.  Tattersalls Ireland CEO Simon Kerins said, "The Tattersalls Ireland Breeze Up Sale continues to go from strength to strength,...

Tattersalls Ireland has confirmed its continued sponsorship of the Treo Eile Showing Pathway Series 2026.  The partnership celebrates a shared commitment to the retraining and development of former racehorses, providing a prestigious platform to showcase their versatility and potential as riding horses beyond the racetrack. Now entering its fourth year, and with a prize fund of €10,000, the series will feature a number of qualifiers across the country, beginning at Midleton Agricultural Show on May 25th, and culminating at the Tattersalls Ireland July Show on 26th July.  With the diverse...

Former Champion Hurdle hero Constitution Hill (Blue Bresil) attracted a bumper crowd for his Flat debut at Friday evening's Southwell fixture and sent supporters home contented after witnessing the nine-year-old romp to an impressive 9 1/2-length tally in the 12-furlong SBK Road To Cheltenham Novice Stakes. Bounding along within range of the pace through halfway, the 6-4 favourite was accompanied by raucous cheers when surging forward on the bridle in the home straight and lengthened clear in imperious fashion to easily overpower Square Necker (Zarak) by daylight. "He felt like...

After an announcement that starting letters would be harmonised across sales companies in 2026, a change in position by one of those sales companies has resulted in a revision to the Tattersalls Group's starting letters for this year. All Tattersalls sales in Newmarket will are catalogued alphabetically, either by lot name or dam name and will remain on F, apart from the Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale which will revert to its unique starting letter of K. Tattersalls Ireland will revert to starting letter P for Flat sales at Fairyhouse and...

If you bump into Edmond Mahony over the next few days at Park Paddocks and congratulate him on his ITBA Wild Geese Award, the chances are that it will be greeted with mild embarrassment and an assertion that there are other more deserving recipients out there. Mahony is famously averse to fuss. He has, equally famously, guided the good ship Tattersalls to extraordinary growth, even through some choppy waters, in his long-running tenure as chairman. There was the not insignificant matter of a global pandemic which somehow the bloodstock sector...