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Prix de l'Opera winner Barnavara (Calyx) and Listed-winning sprinter Saratoga Special (Mehmas) are set to shine at the upcoming Sceptre Sessions of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale. Both fillies are trained by Jessica Harrington and have carried the colours of Alpha Racing to some notable successes this year. Few fillies boast as progressive a profile as Barnavara, who went from strength to strength this season, culminating with that victory at the highest level in the Prix de l'Opera.  She is one of the standout offerings at the Sceptre Sessions and...

The Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (TBA) has announced the line-up for its annual Forum at Tattersalls on Thursday, November 27. Entitled Building Bloodlines; Broodmare Evaluation and Purchase, it will take place on the 'dark day' of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale, starting at 5pm. Free to attend, the event will examine the process of buying a mare and building foundation bloodlines, with consideration of pedigree, racing form, physical attributes and setting a budget. The expert panel will be hosted by Gina Bryce and consists of Newsells Park Stud general manager Julian Dollar, TBA...

Matthew Prior, an associate director of Tattersalls since the beginning of 2024, has been appointed to the new role of managing director. Prior joined Tattersalls in the bloodstock sales department in 2012 and has developed into a senior member of the Tattersalls management team, combining yearling inspections and horse recruitment with the position of head of sales at Cheltenham. He has also represented Tattersalls on a number of industry committees, as well as sitting on the Board of Tattersalls Ireland since 2021. "It is an enormous privilege to be appointed...

Trade was down marginally at this year's Autumn Horses-In-Training Sale, with Tattersalls boss Edmond Mahony acknowledging many sectors of the market had been "challenging", as play came to a low-key close on Friday.  The Horse Watchers, well known for unearthing bargains, paid 42,000gns for the most expensive horse sold on the fifth and final day of the sale - that was the winning Kieran Cotter-trained sprinter Arklow Lad (Kuroshio).  Martin Dixon confirmed that the Irish recruit would join trainer Mick Appleby, and said, "He hadn't shown a lot in his...

The beauty of modern technology allowed agent Jamie Piggott to get in on the action on the penultimate day of the Autumn Horses-In-Training at Tattersalls, with the jet-setting bloodstock agent going to 150,000gns to secure recent Redcar winner Skiathos (Wootton Bassett) whilst on board a flight to America for the Breeders' Cup. Piggott has been quite active this week and signed for seven horses to the tune of 464,000gns on behalf of various different clients - but Skiathos was by far the most expensive and the Thursday sale-topper will join...

Powerhouse jumps trainers Willie Mullins, Dan Skelton and Nicky Henderson clashed on potential Triumph Hurdle candidate Fantasy World (Make Believe) on day three of the Autumn Horses-In-Training at Tattersalls, with the 103-rated gelding destined for Seven Barrows after agent Jerry McGrath struck the 600,000gns winning bid. McGrath had to see off a determined challenge from Harold Kirk on behalf of Mullins - who has drawn a blank this week - while Ryan Mahon, bidding on behalf of Skelton, filled the role as underbidder.  Fantasy World was sourced by Luke Lillingston...

Siblings to the top-class performers Emily Upjohn, Sea Of Class and Dreamloper (Lope De Vega) feature among the potential highlights in the catalogue for the Tattersalls December Yearling Sale, which takes place on Monday, November 24. Lot 75, a Sea The Stars full-brother to the G1 British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes and G1 Coronation Cup heroine Emily Upjohn, and lot 76, a Sea The Stars full-brother to the G1 Irish Oaks and G1 Yorkshire Oaks scorer Sea Of Class, both feature in the 24-strong draft from The Castlebridge Consignment....

NEWMARKET, ENGLAND - Be it at public auction or the private market, Wathnan Racing has ripped up the playbook in a short space of time and signaled yet another statement of intent at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses-In-Training Sale by adding recent Group 3 runner-up Gladius (Night Of Thunder) to its squad at 950,000gns. It was Blandford Bloodstock's top agent Richard Brown who landed a colt the Wathnan team knows well given he chased home the Qatari-based owner's Damysus (Frankel) in the G3 Darley Stakes at Newmarket when last seen. According...

The bulk of the 271 horses offered on day one of the Autumn Horses-In-Training Sale at Tattersalls were sold to continue their careers abroad, including the 375,000gns August George (Night Of Thunder), who was snapped up by Qatari-based trainer Gassim Ghazali.  Runner-up to subsequent Group 3 scorer Dorset (Wootton Bassett) in the Goffs Million, the Ivan Furtado-trained juvenile boasted one of the most attractive profiles on Monday and the market responded suitably with Ghazali - a regular visitor to Park Paddocks - outlasting a number of leading buyers on the...

Karl Burke trainee Half Sovereign (Ten Sovereigns) had bagged four of six prior starts and was rewarded for earlier groundwork with a first black-type success in Monday's G3 Prix Miesque at Chantilly. "She was very good as we weren't convinced she wants really soft ground, although she's got a bit of form with give in it," said Burke. "I don't know what the strength of the race was, but she did it nicely. We couldn't believe at the time we got her for that [12,000gns] price, to be honest. We...

No British-based trainer was more active at last year's Tattersalls Autumn Horses-in-Training Sale than Julie Camacho, who came away from the five days at Park Paddocks with 10 new recruits for a total spend of 575,000gns. Chief among them was Naqeeb (Nathaniel), a half-brother to the multiple Group 1 winners Baaeed and Hukum, who fetched 170,000gns from the Shadwell draft. Seven starts later, the five-year-old will go through the ring again on Tuesday as lot 726B, having recently gained a deserved success in a Listed race at Goodwood following a...

A quartet of top-level winners headline the catalogue for the Tattersalls December Mares Sale, which takes place from Monday, December 1 to Wednesday, December 3. A total of 885 lots will be offered across the three days, with the cream of the crop set to go under the hammer during the fourth edition of the Sceptre Sessions scheduled for Monday, December 1 and Tuesday, December 2. Heading the stellar cast in 2025 are the four-time Group 1 winner Porta Fortuna (Caravaggio) (lot 1734), the first Cartier Champion Three-Year-Old Filly ever...