Tattersalls

There were a few nervous moments for connections of Siskin (First Defence) as Friday's G1 Irish 2000 Guineas unwound, but class ultimately told in the first Curragh Classic of 2020 to end Ger Lyons's agonisingly long wait for his red-letter day. Unbeaten on Irish soil last term, having captured the important juvenile staging posts of the G2 Railway S. and G1 Phoenix S. here, Khalid Abdullah's homebred had lost his head in the stalls at the start of Newmarket's G1 Middle Park S. to put a question mark into the...

The catalogue for the Tattersalls Guineas Breeze Up Sale on July 8 is online, numbering 157 juveniles. The breeze will take place on the Rowley Mile on July 6 at 9 a.m. Graduates of the sale will be looking to follow in the footsteps of Far Above (Ire) (Farhh {GB}), the winner of last weekend's G3 Palace House S. and one of 49 stakes winners produced by the sale since 2015. Two-year-olds are catalogued by leading sires like Dark Angel (Ire), Kodiac (GB), Night Of Thunder, No Nay Never, Sea...

The field for Saturday evening's G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas has been set and 15 fillies are due postward for the €250,000 Classic. The Niarchos family's homebred G1 Prix Marcel Boussac victress and ante-post favourite Albigna (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) will depart from gate 13 while her Jessica Harrington stablemate and G3 Oh So Sharp S. runner-up Valeria Messalina (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) has drawn stall four. Aidan O'Brien saddles just two for this year's renewal with G1 Moyglare Stud S. third So Wonderful (War Front) due to exit the...

In order to compensate for the lack of opportunities in the revised racing programme, Tattersalls has added to its £25,000 Book 1 Bonus Scheme. Under the existing scheme, eligible Book 1 graduates take home a £25,000 bonus for wins in Class 2, 3, or 4 maidens or novice races. However, under the new 2020 race programme all 2-year-old maiden and novice races have been reclassified as Class 5, therefore all Class 5 maiden and novice races will for the time being qualify for the bonus, with all horses signed up...

Last year's G3 Sweet Solera S. winner West End Girl (GB) (Golden Horn {GB}) heads five lots for the inaugural Tattersalls Online Sale, which will open for bidding on June 13 and conclude on June 15. The Alan Spence-owned and Mark Johnston-trained West End Girl was third in the Listed Lingfield Oaks Trial on seasonal debut on June 5 and holds an entry for the G2 Ribblesdale S. at Royal Ascot on June 16. West End Girl boasts an attractive pedigree, too; she is out of a half-sister to dual...

There was unwanted drama during Tuesday's Listed Holden Plant Rental Trial S. at Leopardstown as Ballydoyle's 6-5 favourite Year of the Tiger (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) suffered an injury in the home straight. Jim Bolger's unbeaten Ten Year Ticket (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) got up late at 8-1 to deny Aidan O'Brien's other runner King of Athens (War Front) by a neck. Also coming on strong at the end of his Curragh maiden in October when successful at 33-1, the chestnut who was bred at owner Nicky Teehan's Bluegate Stud...

Prior to Leopardstown's G3 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial, Aidan O'Brien had already saddled the winner of the fillies' maiden and the first four home in colts' equivalent and so it was hardly a shock that his trio dominated the finish to Tuesday's blue riband pointer. What was surprising was that it was Michael Tabor's Cormorant (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) who held sway over the 11-8 favourite Russian Emperor (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Iberia (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), with the grey blown by a fair wind on a day for the front-runners. Left...

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Today's Observations features last year's Tattersalls October top-priced yearling. 1.15 Newmarket, Mdn, £6,400, 2yo, 6fT NOBLE DYNASTY (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) is the 3.6million gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1-topping sensation who represents the Charlie Appleby stable and is one of four Godolphin representatives. A half-brother to the yard's...

The Tattersalls Ascot Yearling Sale on Sept. 8 will this year be held at Park Paddocks in Newmarket due to COVID-19 precautions. All lots will be offered subject to the Tattersalls Conditions of Sale and the auction conducted in guineas. Matthew Prior, head of Tattersalls Ascot Sales, said, "With yearling inspections ongoing it was important to be able to provide our vendors with some clarity and a clear road map in what has been a period of uncertainty. By moving the Tattersalls Ascot Yearling Sale to our headquarters at Park...

Even in the midst of a pandemic, the show must go on for the breeders and pinhookers preparing to bring their investments to the yearling sales later this year. While lockdowns and heightened border controls threatened to put a damper on cross-continent inspections, Tattersalls auctioneer John O'Kelly wasn't about to leave his clients high and dry. With the familiar territory of hotel reservations and restaurant dining out of the question, O'Kelly devised an adventurous alterative: a campervan journey. Last week, O'Kelly set out from his home in Belgium in a...

Who has been the biggest inspiration in your career? JS: My first job in racing is the one I'm in now so Jimmy George has been my boss and biggest influence on my career for more than 20 years now. Whilst he's taught me a lot, I cannot name him as his head will explode. A couple of years before I started work at Tatts I was running a very amateur website on Australian racing and breeding and Susan Archer, who was working for the NZTBA at the time, offered...

Tattersalls and Goffs have agreed to a set of safety protocols to be utilised on farms during upcoming yearlings inspections, the two sales companies announced in a joint statement on Thursday. These inspections will begin on May 18, as a phased return of outdoor workers will then be allowed by the British and Irish governments as the coronavirus restrictions ease. These safety protocols will be closely followed by both companies' inspection teams and comply with all government guidance related to social distancing, hand sanitation, and the wearing of appropriate PPE...