Tattersalls

Oh to be a bigger fish in a smaller pond. Coming in at 170,000gns, West Moor Stud's Havana Grey colt didn't just stand out on the final day of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale, he towered above the opposition. Bought on behalf of Yeomanstown Stud by bloodstock agent Hamish Macauley, the Havana Grey colt was said to have stacked up well even against the Friday foals.  "The best foal here today and he would have stood up well yesterday," Macaulay said shortly after signing the docket. "He has size and...

Right arms and legs were made to be given for the Tattersalls December Foal Sale-topping Frankel colt who, at 1.15 million gns to Coolmore Stud, became the most expensive foal sold anywhere in Europe this year.  Like two old gunslingers facing off at dawn, MV Magnier took his position at the back of the cage while his opposition and eventual underbidder, Juddmonte's Simon Mockridge, sat almost directly opposite the Coolmore posse in the seats close to the exit of the ring.  Flanked by Barry Mahon, Mockridge did not go down...

A grey son of Frankel became the first seven-figure lot of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale when selling for 1,150,000gns to MV Magnier. Lot 882 was consigned by West Blagdon Stud and is a son of the G3 Prix de Lieurey heroine Cloudy Dawn (Kodiac). He was bred by James Wigan. Under the third dam is Group 1 winner and celebrated producer Grey Lilas (Danehill). "A great result for James Wigan - he is one of the best breeders there is," said MV Magnier. "It's a great farm and they...

He called it a "once-in-a-lifetime" experience, smiling in the Paris sunshine, spry and dapper in his bow tie and blazer. And then he added: "I mean, I'm 90 years old, so I don't know how much more lifetime there is!" That helped the interview go fairly viral. But there was much else besides: the sheer joie de vivre, the sense of just how much living Russell Jones has crammed into that lifetime; plus an infectious sense of the fulfilment available, when you invest in a horse in a purely sporting...

If Tuesday's opening session of the December Foal Sale at Tattersalls was all about Dragon Symbol, then Wednesday was the day that the young upstart received a sharp warning should he wish to assume the throne as Whitsbury Manor Stud kingpin, with the present incumbent, Havana Grey, taking his turn to play the starring role on a day of fierce trade at Park Paddocks. By the close of play, Havana Grey accounted for five of the day's top 18 lots, headlined by lot 650 from the Whitsbury Manor draft. The...

NEWMARKET, UK--Improved trade punctuated by a steady stream of notable results for the progeny of Dragon Symbol would be a neat summation of Tuesday's opening session of the December Foal Sale at Tattersalls, with Whitsbury Manor Stud's first-crop sire alone accounting for nearly 25% of the 1,684,200gns that changed hands on the day. That total turnover represented a 23% increase compared to 12 months ago, while the average and the median also painted a much prettier picture as opposed to what was a sluggish start to last year's December Foal...

Champion filly Porta Fortuna still has "plenty of racing left in her" according to trainer Donnacha O'Brien, who admitted that he will be experiencing "mixed emotions" when his stable star goes through the ring at the forthcoming December Mares Sale at Tattersalls. The daughter of Caravaggio made it to the racecourse only once in 2025, when registering her eighth career win in May's G2 Lanwades Stud Stakes at the Curragh, but she has been given a clean bill of health by O'Brien ahead of her appearance during the second of...

Arqana, Goffs, Goffs UK, Tattersalls and Tattersalls Ireland have agreed to harmonise the starting letter for sales catalogues from January 1, 2026. The agreement will see all sales which are catalogued alphabetically, either by lot name or dam name, start with the same letter across the participating sales companies. The starting letter for the next three years will be as follows: 2026 - F 2027 - K 2028 - P This change will apply to both Flat and National Hunt sales, with the agreement designed to provide clarity and consistency...

Ed Harper has admitted to wrestling with the decision to part with Whitsbury Manor Stud's outstanding producer Suelita (Dutch Art) at the forthcoming December Mares Sale at Tattersalls. The dam of the 2,000 Guineas winning-sire Chaldean, among others, Suelita will go under the hammer as lot 1726 during the second of the two Sceptre Sessions on Tuesday, December 2. Harper stressed that the team at Whitsbury Manor will forever be indebted to the now-16-year-old, whilst acknowledging that, if she was ever going to be sold, now was the time.  ...

David Menuisier says that he is convinced his star mare Tamfana, who is one of the prize lots in the upcoming Sceptre Sessions of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale, is as good as ever.  The daughter of Soldier Hollow landed a memorable Group 1 triumph in the Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket last year and, ahead of the Sceptre Sessions, her trainer recalled how he realised she was something out of the ordinary from a very early stage in her career.  He said, "The way she won her maiden at...

Unbeaten listed winner Pintara (Pinatubo) (lot 1760A) and Group 1 producer Wouldntitbelovely (Kodiac) (lot 1760B) have been added as wildcards to the Tattersalls December Mares Sale which takes place from December 1-3. They will both sell during the Sceptre Sessions on December 1-2. A winner of the Montrose Fillies' Stakes at Newmarket, Pintara is out of a half-sister to G1 Prix du Moulin runner-up Akatea (Shamardal) and is a half-sister to G2 Italian Derby second Juan De Montalban (Lope De Vega). Wouldntitbelovely is the dam of G1 British Champions Sprint...

Trainer Simon Crisford has hailed Choisya as "an absolute pleasure and a real joy to have in the stable" ahead of her appearance at the forthcoming December Mares Sale at Tattersalls. The daughter of Night Of Thunder is set to be one of the star attractions when Park Paddocks plays host to the second of the two Sceptre Sessions on Tuesday, December 2. An eight-time winner from 23 career starts, Choisya registered her career high when winning April's GI Jenny Wiley Stakes at Keeneland, a victory which sets her apart...