Tattersalls Online August Sale

The placed Cristalino (lot 18), a full-sister to two stakes winners, topped Wednesday's Tattersalls Online August Sale at 80,000gns when selling to Tally-Ho Stud. Sold as a horse-in-training, the 3-year-old daughter of Fastnet Rock and the Galileo mare Stars At Night is a full to multiple group winner and G1 Jebel Hatta Stakes runner-up Poker Face, as well as the multiple stakes winner Star Devine, who was second in the GIII Intercontinental Stakes and third in the GIII Franklin Stakes. She was offered by Amo Racing, who bought the relation...

The annual partial dispersal of Gigginstown House Stud features six lots during the upcoming Tattersalls Online August Sale. Set for Tuesday, August 12 at 11 a.m., the sale concludes beginning at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 13. Featuring 120 horses in- and out-of-training, 16 broodmares, four stores, two yearlings and a breeding right in Group 1 sire Ardad, the 143-strong sale has received widespread support from 90 individual consignors spread across Great Britain, Ireland and France. From Gigginstown is the winning hurdler and IHRB 129-rated chaser Harsh (Dark Angel) (lot...

Gulf Legend (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) topped the Tattersalls Online August Sale when picked up by Qatar-based trainer Gassim Ghazali for 75,000gns on Thursday. Sold as lot 59 from the draft of James Ferguson Racing, the 3-year-old colt has been placed thrice in five starts and carries a rating of 80. He is also a half-brother to G1 Grand Prix de Paris winner Feed The Flame (GB) (Kingman {GB}) and the multiple group winner Sacred Life (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}). "The Tattersalls Online sales are good for an owner because they don't...

The annual dispersal of Michael O'Leary's Gigginstown House Stud is set to be a highlight of the Tattersalls Online August Sale when it takes place on August 14-15. The full catalogue will be published on Thursday, August 8. The dispersal comprises of eight lots and is headed by the Grade 1 winner Beacon Edge (Ire) (Doyen {Ire}), who was most recently seen finishing fourth in a Listed handicap hurdle at last week's Galway Festival. He gained his sole victory at the top level when winning the Drinmore Novice Chase at...

Seraphic (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) (lot 8), who won by 30 lengths at Clairefontaine on July 27, is one of 64 lots catalogued for the Tattersalls Online August Sale on Aug. 16-17. Bidding will begin at noon on the 16th and begin ending at noon on the following day. The son of the listed-placed Elle Galante (Ger) (Galileo {Ire}) is one of 48 horses in/out-of-training and he is a half-brother to Cheltenham's G1 Triumph Hurdle winner Pentland Hills (Ire) (Motivator {GB}) and Group 2 Royal Ascot winner Balios (Ire) (Shamardal). The...

Barbados Blue (Ire) (Getaway {Ger}) (lot 8) topped the Tattersalls Online August Sale on Wednesday, selling for 90,000gns to Richard Venn Bloodstock. In foal to Golden Horn (GB), the Crimbourne Bloodstock-consigned 8-year-old sports wins on the Flat, over hurdles and jumps, and was second in the Listed Lady Godiva Mares' Novices' Chase. She is also a half-sister to More Buck's (Ire) (Presenting {GB}), a listed-chase winner. A breeding right in successful Flat stallion Showcasing (GB) was offered as lot 34, and made 60,000gns on a bid from Tinnakill House Stud....

The catalogue for the Tattersalls Online August Sale is now online. Beginning at noon on Aug. 9 and lasting for 24 hours, the sale features 35 lots, divided between breeding rights, fillies and mares, yearlings, and Flat and National Hunt horses-in-training. Among the choicest lots is a lifetime breeding right to Group 1 sire Showcasing (GB) (lot 34) who has sired 60 group and listed winners to date. There are also breeding rights in young sires Aclaim (Ire) (lot 35), whose daughter and 'TDN Rising Star' Cachet (Ire) landed the...

The Tattersalls Online August 17th Sale concluded its one-day run on Tuesday with co-toppers at 26,000gns. The Kodi Kid (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}), lot 24, was the first of the pair to sell and was picked up by Paul Wildes from the consignment of Andrew Balding's Park House Stables. A two-time winner from six starts so far, the 3-year-old gelding is rated 87 and is out of a half-sister to Scandinavian champion sprinter Easy Road (GB) (Compton Place {GB}), who won the G3 Polar Cup. Matching The Kodi Kid's price...

The 32-lot Tattersalls Online Aug. 17 Sale catalogue is now online. Group-placed Eldrickjones (Ire) (Cotai Glory {Ire}), who was second in the G2 Coventry S., headlines the one-day affair as lot 10. He holds an entry in both the Aug. 20 G2 Gimcrack S. and the G2 Champagne S. at Doncaster in September. Joining him is the 109-rated listed winner Apollo One (GB) (Equiano {Fr}) (lot 26). Other lots of interest include Lady Ayresome (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}) (lot 16), who has won twice and is rated 88; Maiden's Tower...

G2 Coventry S. runner-up Eldrickjones (Ire) (Cotai Glory {Ire}) has been added to the Tattersalls Online August Sale on Aug. 17. Trained by Roger Fell, the colt sells with an entry in the G2 Gimcrack S. at York on Aug. 20 and in the G2 Champagne S. at Doncaster in September. Joining the bay colt is Apollo One (GB) (Equiano {Fr}). Rated 109 on Timeform, the Peter Charalambous trainee captured the Listed Spring Cup at Lingfield. The full sale catalogue will be published Aug. 6 and entries will be accepted...

Solfilia (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}), who is the dam of Saturday's GII Yellow Ribbon S. heroine and GISP Bodhicitta (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), will be offered by Salcey Forest Stud at the Tattersalls Online August Sale, the sales company announced on Monday. The 11-year-old mare is in foal to Showcasing (GB). She is joined by the winning 85p-rated Byford (Fr) (Toronado {Ire}) from Averham Park Stables. The pair bring the total entries to 15, with bidding beginning at 12 p.m. BST on Wednesday and ending at noon BST on Friday. For more...

Last month's G2 Airlie Stud S. winner Aloha Star (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) will be offered as part of the inaugural Tattersalls Online August Sale. Bidding will open on Aug. 12 at midday and close at midday on Aug. 14. Aloha Star will be offered from trainer Fozzy Stack's stable, as will Meaningful Vote (GB) (Pivotal {GB}), a 89-rated 3-year-old colt who won a premier handicap at Naas two starts ago. Also among the initial entries is the 7-year-old mare Akhania (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}) in foal to Golden Horn (GB) and...