Tattersalls July Sale

Over 800 horses have been catalogued for the Tattersalls July Sale from July 7-9. Consisting of 803 lots, the sale is divided between 758 horses and fillies in/out-of-training, 41 mares in foal and four mares with foals at foot. Graduates of the sale include a Breeders' Cup winner, with GI Turf hero Ethical Diamond (Awtaad) picked up for 320,000gns out of the 2023 sale. Prominent owner-breeders Godolphin, Shadwell Estates and Juddmonte have 87 lots catalogued between them. Representing Godolphin is Wild Angel (Too Darn Hot) (lot 198), a half-sister to...

What's rare is wonderful. Royal Ascot winners coming on the market is certainly a rare thing and Quai De Bethune (Persian King), successful in the Golden Gates Stakes at the Royal meeting, was most certainly wonderful when selling to Blandford Bloodstock's Richard Brown for a record-high price of 775,000gns at the Tattersalls July Sale.  That sum eclipsed the previous best that was achieved just over 24 hours earlier for Calyx's sister that went the way of Badgers Bloodstock at 550,000gns. But Quai De Bethune was billed as the star attraction...

NEWMARKET, UK - Stuart Williams, rightly regarded as one of the finest practitioners of his craft, will train the top lot from the opening session of the Tattersalls July Sale after a new owner, TY Equine, went to 190,000gns to secure the 92-rated three-year-old Humam (Kodiac).  A three-time winner for Andrew Balding, Humam's latest performance was arguably his best, given he landed a seven-furlong York handicap in comfortable fashion.  That performance earned the Al Shaqab Racing-owned colt a career-high rating of 92 and Williams, best known for managing the career...

If you're looking for a single word to sum up the catalogue for the Tattersalls July Sale, chances are that 'mammoth' will do the trick.  In what other week would you find a recent Royal Ascot winner among the 17 horses who boast Timeform ratings in excess of 100, along with a list of mares as long as your arm that hail from deep Godolphin, Juddmonte and Shadwell families.  Don't forget Baroda Stud offering the first mare in foal to champion racehorse City Of Troy. Put simply, there is something...

Derby seventh Green Storm is one of nine additions to the catalogue for the Tattersalls July Sale, which takes place from July 8-10. The son of Circus Maximus and multiple Group winner Banimpire will be offered by Charlie Johnston's Kingsley Park, on behalf of owner Ahmad Al Shaikh, as lot 583E. Last seen finishing fifth in the G2 King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot, he was also a high-class juvenile when his efforts included a runner-up finish in the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud. The same owner's Green Team Racing will...

A total of 931 lots have been catalogued for the Tattersalls July Sale, which takes place from July 8-10 and features consignments from leading owner-breeders including Godolphin, Juddmonte and Shadwell Estate Company. The full catalogue is available to view here. Potential highlights among the breeding stock catalogued include Triggers Broom (Arcano), the dam of Group 1-winning young sire Supremacy, who will be offered in foal to Chaldean by the National Stud. Listed winner Miaharris (Zoustar) will be offered in foal to City Of Troy by Baroda Stud, while black-type producer...

NEWMARKET, UK--While Godolphin hogged the headlines on the opening day, it was the turn of a couple of members of the Juddmonte draft to share the limelight during Wednesday's session of the Tattersalls July Sale.  Sold consecutively as lots 558 and 559, the three-year-old fillies Anacapa (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and Calabria (GB) (Kingman {GB}) each brought the hammer down at 300,000gns.  The former, an unraced sister to G3 Prix de Lieurey winner Fount (GB), was bought by Grant Pritchard-Gordon of Badgers Bloodstock for a "long-standing European client". She is a...

Back down to three days after a bumper four-day run last year, the Tattersalls July Sale retains its earlier Tuesday start for this year. Despite the rise of online sales and pop-up offerings, this is a fixture in the calendar that retains its popularity and increases in success year on year. For breeders, it is a welcome pause after the foaling season and ahead of the start of serious yearling prep, offering the chance to stock up on a mare or two, while owners and trainers can rely on plenty...

Promising two-year-old colt Sands Of Marra (Ire) (lot 200B), an impressive winner for Ollie Sangster at Windsor last week, is one of six wildcards to have been added to the Tattersalls July Sale, the sales company announced on Wednesday. One of seven winners to date by first-season sire Sands Of Mali (Fr), Sands Of Marra is out of the dual winner Revived (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}) (lot 70) who, incidentally, is also set to be offered at the July Sale carrying a full-sibling. She in turn is out of a...

There will be something for everybody at this year's Tattersalls July Sale, according to Edmond O'Mahony, chairman of the sales company, who pointed to Group 1-winning sprinter Regional and classy broodmare Bumbasina as poster horses for what is one of the most diverse sales in Europe.  Regional, who provided trainer Ed Bethell with a day he will never forget when winning last year's Betfair Sprint Cup, was sold for just 3,5000gns at the July Sale while Bumbasina, dam of Australian star Amelia's Jewel, is another high-profile graduate.  This year's catalogue...

Tattersalls has been a happy hunting ground for Najd Stud in recent years and the powerful Saudi outfit struck for the 210,000gns top lot Tabaretta (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) on the final day of the July Sale. Tabaretta (lot 902) has good form under his belt and boasts a rating of 90 after eight starts for Charlie Appleby. The three-year-old's latest win came in a 1m4f handicap at Wolverhampton in January and it was that sort of form that led Jimmy George of Tattersalls, who was doing the bidding on behalf...

Royal Ascot-placed Balalaika (Ire) (No Nay Never) was the headline act at the July Sale on Thursday when selling to BBA Ireland's Eamonn Reilly for 330,000gns with the agent coming out best in an entertaining tussle for the Rebecca Menzies-trained filly.  Bred by the late Sir Robert Ogden, Balalaika is out of an unraced Frankel (GB) daughter of G1 Matron S. winner Emulous (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and boasts a rating of 90.  Also involved in the bidding for the Sandringham third were Gavin Hernon, Matt Coleman, and Mark McStay but...