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October Sale's Book 2 Opens at Tattersalls

October Sale's Book 2 Opens at Tattersalls

A colt by Kyllachy and a son of Exceed and Excel topped the opening session of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October yearling sale, each bringing 150,000 guineas ($253,103 in U.S. funds).

 Monday, October 15, 2012

Filly Appeal Tops Tattersalls February Sale

Appeal, a winning 4-year-old daughter of Selkirk, brought the top price of 110,000 guineas ($182,325 in U.S. funds) to top the Tattersalls February mixed sale in England.

 Thursday, February 02, 2012
Rises Across The Board At Tattersalls

Rises Across The Board At Tattersalls

Gross, average, and median were all up significantly on day three of the Tattersalls December Mare Sale, continuing the upward trend since the auction began.

 Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Galileo Filly Sells for 1.7 Million Guineas

Galileo Filly Sells for 1.7 Million Guineas

A half sister to two champions by Galileo sells for 1.7 million Guineas ($2,770,000) on last day of Book One at the Tattersalls auction in England.

 Friday, October 07, 2011
Gross Jumps 26% During Tatts Dec Second Day

Gross Jumps 26% During Tatts Dec Second Day

Gross sales rose dramatically during the Tattersalls December Mare sale due to a strong Bloomsbury Stud dispersal and two mares that sold for more than 1 million guineas each.

 Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Galileo Yearlings Top 'Tatts' December Sale

Galileo Yearlings Top 'Tatts' December Sale

The offspring of Galileo commanded the highest prices during the Tattersalls December yearling sale Nov. 22 in England.

 Monday, November 22, 2010
Galileo Filly Brings Nearly $2 Million

Galileo Filly Brings Nearly $2 Million

Demi O'Byrne purchased a Galileo filly for nearly $2 million during the opening session of the Book 1 portion of the Tattersalls October yearling sale.

 Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Tattersalls Cools on Day Three

The Tattersalls December Breeding Stock sale lost considerable momentum on Wednesday, when gross sales fell 47% but overall the sale is still quite strong.

 Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Electric Tattersalls Cracks $70M

An electric day's trade in Newmarket at the December Sale yesterday produced an aggregate of over 36 million gns ($70,718,740), the highest turnover ever seen in a day at a European bloodstock auction with no less than three lots making 3 million gns ($5.89 million) or more.

 Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Record Begin Falling at Tatts

John Ferguson purchased a quartet of 3-year-olds for a total of 10.1 million gns ($19,840,540) on a lively opening breeding stock session of the Tattersalls December Sale in Newmarket yesterday. He also set a new European record for a filly when he bought Satwa Queen for 3.4 millin gns (nearly $6.7 million).

 Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Record Filly Fuels Tattersalls Business

Record Filly Fuels Tattersalls Business

With a world-record yearling filly in the mix, business during the final session of Book One of Tattersalls' 2007 October sale is strong with an 18% upswing in gross over last year's total.

 Friday, October 12, 2007

Goffs Million Sale Ends With 600,000-Euro Topper

London-based agent Charlie Gordon-Watson enjoyed a busy final day of the Goffs Million yearling sale in Ireland Oct. 3, spending 600,000 euros ($845,292) on an Indian Ridge half-brother to Goodwood Cup (gr. II) winner Allegretto.

 Wednesday, October 03, 2007
El Prado Son Goes for $750,000

El Prado Son Goes for $750,000

A son of El Prado sold for $750,000 to keep the train moving on the fourth day of the 2007 Keeneland September yearling sale.

 Thursday, September 13, 2007

Montjeu Colt, Compton Place Filly Set Pace at Tattersalls

Trade at the upper end of the market stepped down a level at Part 2 of Tattersalls' October yearling sale Thursday, with two 100,000-guinea lots sharing the top billing.

 Friday, October 13, 2006

Tattersalls Part 2 Action Slows Thursday

Trade slowed some at Tattersalls' October Sale Oct. 12 with two 100,000 guineas lots sharing the top billing.

 Thursday, October 12, 2006

Sadler's Wells Filly Stands Out at Tattersalls

Fillies by Sadler's Wells and Key of Luck topped the final day of the Tattersalls October yearling sale part 1, realizing 1.2 million guineas and 900,000 guineas, respectively.

 Sunday, October 08, 2006

Japanese Breeder Leads Tattersalls Buyers

Sun Chariot Stakes (Eng-I) runner-up Summitville (GB) (Grand Lodge) led Wednesday's penultimate session of the Tattersalls December Sale when bought by Japanese breeder Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm for 450,000 guineas.

 Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Sadler's Wells Colt Tops Tattersalls Yearling Auction

The one session devoted to yearlings in Tattersalls' December sales produced records for gross revenue and average price.

 Monday, November 21, 2005

Red Ransom Filly Tops Tattersalls Yearling Sale

The second day of Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Part Two did even better in percentage increases than the first day.

 Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Fraam Colt Tops Tattersalls Part 2 Tuesday Session

There were two six-figure transactions Tuesday during the second day of Tattersalls October yearling sale (Part 2) in Newmarket, England.

 Tuesday, October 12, 2004

Acatenango Colt Sells For $206,363 at Deauville

An Acatenango colt brought 170,000 euros (approximately $206,363 in U.S. funds) Tuesday to top the third session of L'Agence Francaise's Deauville August yearling sale in France.

 Wednesday, August 25, 2004

Singspiel Colt Lights Up Tattersalls Sale

A February-born Singspiel colt out of champion racemare Bosra Sham set the Tattersalls sale ring alight in Newmarket Friday night when selling for 525,000 guineas to Sheik Mohammed at the December Foal Sale.

 Friday, November 28, 2003

Tattersalls Opens on High Note

Tattersalls rebranded October Yearling Sale (Part One) started on a high Tuesday, with records being posted all round. The top-priced yearling, a French-bred colt by Kingmambo out of Irtifa set a new record for the sale.

 Tuesday, October 07, 2003

Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Starts Strongly

The Tattersalls October yearling sale, the largest yearling sale in Europe, started in strong style on Tuesday in England.

 Wednesday, October 16, 2002

Highest Honor Filly Leads Goffs Challenge Sale

Following the two-day Orby sale, there was a lively trade at the one-day Goffs Challenge Sale at Kill, Co Kildare, Ireland, Thursday with a 180,000 euros ($178,173) daughter of French stallion Highest Honor heading the way.

 Thursday, October 10, 2002

Solid Start to Tattersalls Breeze-Up Sale

The opening day of the Tattersalls Breeze-Up Sale saw solid international trade with buyers from throughout Europe and the Far East all making a significant impact on proceedings and Irish based vendors dominating the top of the market with the top four lots all coming from across the Irish Sea. Average for the day was up 1% to 23,223 guineas for an aggregate of 1,184,400 guineas.

 Thursday, April 19, 2001