Tattersalls

Tattersalls has appointed Tina Rau as its representative in Germany, and Tina Henriksson as its representative in Scandinavia. Rau, who operates Tina Rau Bloodstock, has purchased multiple Classic winners, including 2020 German 2000 Guineas winner Fearless King (GB) (Kingman {GB}) from Tattersalls. "Tattersalls has always been held in the highest esteem by German breeders, owners and trainers and I am excited to be joining the Tattersalls team," she said. "Tattersalls is recognised in Germany as the European market-leader and I am looking forward to promoting Tattersalls in Germany and to...

Three more wildcards have been added to the Tattersalls February Sale catalogue after the addition of White Marlin (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}). Rated 93, the Michael Bell-trained Dairerin (GB) (Spill The Beans {Aus}) (lot 375B) will be offered by Bell's Fitzroy House. The 3-year-old was a dual winner last year and also ran in the G3 Prix de Cabourg in Deauville, although he did not hit the board. From the family of the Classic-placed G2 Geoffrey Freer S. hero Mr Combustible (Ire) (Hernando {Fr}) and the G2 Ribblesdale S. winner and...

The two-for-two White Marlin (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) has been added to the upcoming Tattersalls February Sale on Feb. 3-4. Consigned as lot 375A by Ronald Rauscher, the 4-year-old colt is rated 93p by Timeform after winning a Dec. 15 Dundalk maiden and a Jan. 14 handicap there, both over 1 ½ miles on the all-weather for trainer Joseph O'Brien in the colours of Ms. M. McDowall. In addition, the grey is a half-brother to G1 Flying Five S. heroine Romantic Proposal (Ire) (Raven's Pass). The duo are out of the...

The Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Flat Stallion Parade will return after a two-year hiatus at Tattersalls in Newmarket on Feb. 3. Free to attend, the event will feature 12 stallions embarking on their first and second seasons at stud in Great Britain and will begin at 11 a.m. prior to the start of the Tattersalls February Sale. Hosted by racing broadcaster Gina Bryce and Tattersalls' Shirley Anderson-Jolag, the parade's dozen stallions are: A'Ali (Ire) (Society Rock {Ire}), who stands at Newsells Park Stud; Bangkok (Ire) (Australia {GB}), a resident of Chapel...

A breeding right (lot 1) and a nomination (lot 4) to promising young stallion Time Test (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) will be offered at the Jan. 19 Tattersalls Online Sale of Breeding Rights and Nominations. Bidding will open at 10 a.m. and will close at noon. The National Stud's Time Test already has the G3 Dick Poole Fillies' S. winner Romantic Time (GB) and the German Group 3 victor Rocchigiani (GB) to his credit. In addition, his Sunset Shiraz (Ire) placed in the G1 Moyglare Stud S. Of his 11 winners,...

A 2-year-old half-sister to Classic winner and champion filly Taghrooda (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) by Awtaad (Ire) is among the highlight lots of the Tattersalls February Sale on Feb. 3 and 4, for which the catalogue was released on Wednesday. Consigned by New England Stud, the daughter of the multiple listed-winning Ezima (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) (lot 82) is part of a continued reduction from breeder Shadwell. Shadwell consigns two broodmares and eight yearlings at the sale under its own banner, with many more spread out among other drafts. New...

Amid the frenzied trade of the Tuesday evening session at last month's Tattersalls December Mares Sale, there were plenty of plaudits being passed around, and rightly so, for the sellers and the purchasers of the session's most sought-after mares. Partaking in a lower-profile-but equally deserved--celebration was the Grassick family of Newtown Stud, which had bred two of the top five lots at the sale: the Group 1-placed 2-year-old filly Flotus (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) (lot 1798), sold to Katsumi Yoshida for 1-million gns, and the listed-winning and group-placed Shades Of Blue...

Thursday's Tattersalls Online NH & P2P December Sale saw six lots sell for 940,000gns, a record turnover for a Tattersalls Online Sale. Leading the way at 350,000gns was the debut point-to-point winner Jet Powered (Ire) (Jet Away {GB}) (lot 5), who was bought by Anthony Bromley of Highflyer for 350,000gns. "He's been bought for an established client of Nicky Henderson's," Bromley said. "The time of his Borris House win was excellent and he's a fine stamp of a horse. We thought the female side of the pedigree was good and...

A judge has ruled in favour of Tattersalls over trainer Tom George and bloodstock agent Alex Elliott after Tattersalls brought legal action against them over George's refusal to pay for a horse purchased at Tattersalls that he later found had wind problems. Elliott, on George's behalf, purchased Lariat (GB) (Poet's Voice {GB}) for 90,000gns out of trainer Andrew Balding's consignment at the 2019 Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale. Shortly after he arrived at George's yard, Lariat was allegedly declared unfit for National Hunt racing by a veterinarian. Lariat, who...

Demand for bloodstock continued in Newmarket on Thursday, albeit at a lower price bracket, as Adaalah (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), a member of the Shadwell draft, brought 82,000gns to top the fourth and final session of the Tattersalls December Mare Sale as the curtain fell on the sales season at Park Paddocks for 2021. Thanks in part to larger drafts from the aforementioned Shadwell, Juddmonte and Godolphin, the former pair having lost their patrons earlier this year, turnover at the December Mare Sale was in excess of 60 million gns,...

Newsells Park Stud offered group winner Waldlied (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) (lot 1839), a half-sister to G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe scorer Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), and Jill Lamb shelled out 2.2 million guineas for the G3 Prix Penelope victress. The new Tattersalls December topper, who is also a half-sister to Group 3 winner Waldkonig (GB) (Kingman {GB}), is in foal to Kingman (GB). Her Kingman yearling colt brought 425,000gns from Mike Ryan at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale earlier this autumn.   👑 WALDLIED, the G2 winning half-sister...

Sunday Times (GB) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), best known as the dam of dual Grade I winner Newspaperofrecord (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), was knocked down for 1.8 million gns to MV Magnier to become the new Tattersalls December Mare Sale topper. Consigned by Goldford Stud, agent, lot 1810 is carrying a full-sister to the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf heroine and will visit Wootton Bassett (GB) next year. Also the dam of listed winner and G3 Chipchase S. victress Classical Times (GB) (Lawman {Fr}), Sunday Times won the...