Tattersalls
In the coming months, Godolphin Flying Start trainees will provide insight into practices experienced and observations taken on their worldwide travels. Today, first-year trainee Rachel Wade takes us through her time in Newmarket. What does an American learn while living in the epicentre of UK racing as a Godolphin Flying Start trainee for eight weeks? The simple answer is, a lot. My experience in Newmarket began on the morning of Oct. 30 when I decided to go for a run. I realized quite quickly that the town was unlike any...
Tattersalls has released the catalogue for its two-day February Sale on Jan. 30 and 31, with the listed-winning and Group 3-placed Sivoliere (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) (lot 136), in foal to Kingman (GB), expected to be among the highlights of the 401 fillies, broodmares, colts and geldings, yearlings and 2-year-olds catalogued. The 8-year-old Sivoliere is carrying her fourth foal. Her third foal, a Frankel (GB) filly, realized 360,000gns at last year's Tattersalls December Foal Sale before Sivoliere herself sold for 575,000gns the following week. Sivoliere is a granddaughter of...
NEWMARKET, UK--On the one hand, their advent in Newmarket this week represented an entirely new venture in the diversifying portfolio of Bradley Weisbord and Liz Crow. On the other, both partners see a seamless efficiency between the things that have worked for BSW Bloodstock in the U.S., through Crow's domestic selection of young stock, and the novel challenge of the Tattersalls October Sale. Because Crow has made her name in their homeland, at an accessible level of the market, by focusing on physicals and treating pedigrees just as a guide...
Charles Briere's Fairway Consignment seems to have sailed a smooth upward trajectory since its establishment four years ago, hitting one target after the next. This June, a significant milestone was achieved when Fairway pinhook graduate Arizona (Ire) (No Nay Never) took Royal Ascot's G2 Coventry S. Fairway Partners purchased the dark bay for 65,000gns at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale and sold him to MV Magnier for €260,000 at last year's Arqana August sale. From the second crop of No Nay Never, Arizona is out of the placed English Channel...
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 the debut of a full-brother to Churchill and Clemmie. 5.15 Curragh, Mdn, €17,500, 2yo, 7fT PARADISO (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is a full-brother to Churchill (Ire) and Clemmie (Ire) who may be down the Ballydoyle pecking order if jockey bookings are to be believed. Seamie Heffernan takes...
Fifth in the G2 Coventry S., AlMohamediya Racing's Golden Horde (Ire) (Lethal Force {Ire}) saw off TDN Rising Star Theat (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) in tenacious fashion to secure the G2 Qatar Richmond S. at Goodwood on Thursday. Behind Threat in that June 18 Royal Ascot contest, where he hung under pressure, the 15-2 shot had first run on Cheveley Park's 11-8 favourite here and after tracking the early pace took over passing the two-furlong pole and held him off to prevail by 3/4 of a length. "He was still very...
The catalogue for the Sept. 10 Tattersalls Ascot Yearling Sale, for which there are 167 yearlings catalogued, is online. Last year's Tattersalls Ascot Yearling Sale has thus far turned out 16 winners this season, headed by black-type winners Liberty Beach (GB) (Cable Bay {Ire}), Flippa The Strippa (Ire) (Outstrip {GB}) and Shadn (Ire) (No Nay Never). This year's class features yearlings by the hot young sires of both Liberty Beach and Flippa The Strippa, as well as accomplished stallions like Dandy Man (Ire), Dark Angel (Ire), Farhh (GB), Holy Roman...
A filly by Dark Angel (Ire) Lot 91 is one of the stars on paper of the Tattersalls Ascot Yearling Sale catalogue, which is now available online. One of 167 slated to sell at Ascot Racecourse on Sept. 10, the Plantation Stud-consigned bay is out of the SP Loaves And Fishes (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}). Some of the other sires with yearlings on offer are Holy Roman Emperor (Ire), Showcasing (GB) and Starspangledbanner (Aus). Graduates of last year's edition have already left their mark and include £250,000 Weatherbys Super Sprint...